"It's been an impossible journey — just should never have been able to get to this day. And here we are, 81 years later." ...

Whether pilots and crews drew pinups or painted sharks on their military aircraft, something was often painted to personalize WW2 planes. In Germany, things regarding nose art were different from ...

The plane, a U.S. Navy Douglas R4D-6S Skytrain dubbed "Ready 4 Duty" with the vintage nose art of a ... the vintage aircraft is a treat. But he says the conversations with WWII veterans and ...

A World War II bomber ... the aircraft was submerged at the nose, and sea water was up to my neck. I released my safety harness, stood up and the aircraft submerged under me. “I swam over the spot ...

In this second episode of the series, we explore even more incredible WWII aircraft nose art and the personal stories ... over recent DCA incident: ‘No more helicopter rides for VIPs ...

Like most new technologies, humanity soon set about fitting the aircraft ... When World War II broke out in September 1939, it swiftly became a total war. The practice of using nose art to build ...

No matter where you sit ... who bring to life pinup models from World War II aircraft “nose art.” Locations are open 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. for lunch, happy hour, dinner, and a late night ...

Visitors to Airbase Arizona Flying Museum at Mesa’s Falcon Field often ask why our majestic B-17 and B-25 bombers have pictures of scantily ... But it was in WWII that nose art found its widest ...

As the aircraft ... nose art. Moreover, it is also impossible to think of the U.S. Army Air Force’s B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers and its various fighters of World War II ...

"What stories did WWII aircraft nose art tell? ️ From fierce animals ... Wallace on Trump's new tariff threats: 'There are no deals' 'He never once said a word to me': Green Bay Packers ...

Many WWII veterans are no longer with us ... a hallmark of WWII aircraft involved in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, as well as nose art inspired by Kunkle’s own P-38 Lightning.

Decorated World War II captain and accomplished graphic ... You've hit it on the nose, I am going to art school to become a commercial artist.'" And that was how Nelms moved to Seattle.