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Aircraft nose art makes quiet comeback, reviving Air Force tradition
Fox News.com ^ | May 15, 2016

Posted on 05/15/2016 5:11:34 PM PDT by Kaslin

Air Force fighters and bombers are soaring into the wild blue yonder with new paint jobs, quietly reviving an old tradition.

The decorative painting and designs on the noses and wings of Air Force planes may not be as racy as they were during World War II, but they are just as meaningful, the Air Force Times reports.

“This is a tradition across the Air Force," Col. Jeff Smith, commander of the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Ore., told the newspaper. “This truly is a source of morale and pride, especially for the dedicated crew chief to know that they have a little mark of themselves on the airplane.”

It took 31 days to transform one of the unit’s dull gray F-15 Eagles into a colorful work of art, commemorating the Oregon Air National Guard’s 75th Anniversary, the Air Force Times reported.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: airforce; art; aviation; military
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To: Oatka

Interesting. Like the contrast in these two film excerpts from the early 30s

America:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJOjTNuuEVw

Germany
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec0clERjQ5A


61 posted on 05/15/2016 7:40:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: DesertRhino

My Dad’s PBY was dubbed “The Black Pussy”, and I have the picture to prove it! If I only knew how to post it...


62 posted on 05/15/2016 7:55:44 PM PDT by pingman (Cruz lost me. Go Trump!)
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To: Sasparilla

Should make a request to president Trump that among his first Executive orders he declare Nose Art to return to Traditional WW II standards!!! Trump would declare it an homage to the Greatest Generation from the Make America Great Again Crew Chief!!!


63 posted on 05/15/2016 8:08:34 PM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: DesertRhino

Wow. That psycho clown thing...it answers so many questions.


64 posted on 05/15/2016 8:24:25 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: Mollypitcher1

...Trump would declare it an homage to the Greatest Generation from the Make America Great Again Crew Chief....

Sadly, most of the values of the Greatest Generation have been kicked to the curb in the last 8 years.


65 posted on 05/15/2016 8:30:47 PM PDT by Sasparilla (Hillary for Prison 2016)
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To: Sasparilla

Sadly, most of the values of the Greatest Generation have been kicked to the curb in the last 8 years.
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Isn’t that exactly why millions upon millions are supporting Trump? We see the possibility of getting our country back again with Trump! All the others are Globalists. Trump is a Nationalist. America FIRST!


66 posted on 05/15/2016 8:34:15 PM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: pingman
My Dad’s PBY was dubbed “The Black Pussy”, and I have the picture to prove it!

Was your dad, mayhaps, part of the Black Cat Squadron.?

67 posted on 05/15/2016 8:50:47 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: DesertRhino

I saw Miss behavin’ in a large color photo on a B-17 with an olive drab finish. She was rendered in an original neo-Vargas like style complete with G-string and nylons. Hubba hubba was all I could say. Her name was spelled out as “Miss Bea Haven’’. Another name you can add to your list is “Sack Time’’.


68 posted on 05/15/2016 8:56:20 PM PDT by jmacusa ("Dats all I can stands 'cuz I can't stands no more!''-- Popeye The Sailorman.)
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To: Lazamataz

If its a long enough airstream might I offer the suggestion of “The dragon and his tail.” B-24 in the south pacific.5th air force.


69 posted on 05/15/2016 9:43:08 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: pingman

was your Dad in the black cat squadron? The catalinas were painted all black and were used for night attacks on shipping with torpedos and whatever else they could throw at ‘em.


70 posted on 05/15/2016 9:50:58 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: ExNewsExSpook

That is quite interesting. Thanks for the update.


71 posted on 05/16/2016 4:56:17 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him. He got them and now we have to pay the consequences)
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To: JoeProBono

Very nice


72 posted on 05/16/2016 4:57:52 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him. He got them and now we have to pay the consequences)
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To: Kaslin

I love that one!

Wasn’t there some tactical reason in the 1980s they started to make aircraft more “dull”? To make them less visible?

Regardless, I love the colorful artwork like this, and i wonder if the pride it creates is not more valuable.


73 posted on 05/16/2016 6:39:09 AM PDT by Wildbill22 (They have us surrounded again, the poor bastards- Gen Creighton Williams Abrams)
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To: rlmorel

I was told that nose art got more violent, vulgar, and sexual as the war went on because of the increasingly fatalistic worldview of the crews.

They knew they were gonna die, so what’s the point of restraint?


74 posted on 05/16/2016 7:00:22 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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To: T-Bone Texan

That makes sense to me...


75 posted on 05/16/2016 9:06:12 AM PDT by rlmorel ("Irrational violence against muslims" is a myth, but "Irrational violence against non-muslims" isn't)
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To: okie01

Unknown. Very few records of his Pacific theater time. I know that he did search and rescue. He was based out of Peleliu for awhile. Yes, the PBY was painted all flat black. As was common with most veterans of that time, he rarely spoke of his experiences. Wish I knew more.... a lot more.


76 posted on 05/16/2016 10:29:12 AM PDT by pingman (Cruz lost me. Go Trump!)
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To: All

I had the fortune back in ‘85’ to work with a couple of ex WWII artists at a sign shop. Quite colorful characters. One drank a beer every day with his lunch. Helped smooth out his brush hand.


77 posted on 05/16/2016 10:37:34 AM PDT by Pollard (TRUMP 2016/2020)
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To: pingman

Did you follow the link? It has the history for the Black Cats and a number of stories about their exploits. Perhaps your dad’s squadron is identified.


78 posted on 05/16/2016 12:20:04 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: okie01

Great stuff. I’ll see if I can read the plane’s tail
numbers in the photo.


79 posted on 05/16/2016 6:29:27 PM PDT by pingman (Cruz lost me. Go Trump!)
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