Posted on 06/06/2007 9:25:15 AM PDT by DogByte6RER
Lucy pin-ups banned by RAF
ROYAL Air Force chiefs have risked a bust-up with their pilots by forcing them to black out pictures of pin-ups painted on their planes - including Hampshire glamour girl Lucy Pinder.
In the 1940s it was common to see the likes of Rita Hayworth and Jane Russell adorning the fronts of Lancaster bombers and flying fortresses setting off en route to their German targets.
Countless more pictures of anonymous girls were splashed across aircraft, in poses almost as risque as their crews' missions were risky.
Sixty years on, when British airmen fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan decided to bring the practice into the 21st century, one of their first choices was Lucy, from Winchester.
But their plans were shot down before even getting off the ground - by politically correct bosses worried about offending female crew members and Muslim locals.
Senior commanders got hot under the collar when they heard about the paintings, and immediately ordered that any drawings on Harrier jets be blacked-out to silhouettes only.
RAF Strike Command feared that having too much flesh on display ran the risk of putting off female recruits, who could view the images as sexist.
And in a country where many women wear full burkhas, there was also the worry that pictures offending local culture could spark a diplomatic incident.
Concerned that even the outlines were too provocative, they have now ordered the images be removed completely.
Saints fan Lucy is disappointed the troops weren't allowed to have their fun. Last November she visited Afghanistan with pal Michelle Marsh as part of a morale-boosting tour, and even signed one of the planes carrying her picture.
She was shocked to hear of the enforced cover-up, saying she thought the pictures were "harmless fun".
"It's very flattering, and it's nice that they get to do something that takes their minds off things for a while," the 23-year-old told the Daily Echo.
"It's a shame they've got to change them to silhouettes. Rules are rules, but I don't think it's offensive.
"It's just the way it goes these days. They're doing a very hard job out there and we should all appreciate it.
"It's a very serious situation out there and it's a bit of frivolity, but it's just the lads having a bit of fun and light relief.
"Anything that can cheer them up for a bit must be nice."
Last night RAF bosses defended the ban as entirely appropriate, saying in a statement: "The Royal Air Force values and recognises the contribution of service personnel regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or social background.
"To this end, the RAF promotes working in an environment that is free from harassment and where personnel are respected both for the contribution they can bring to the team and the value and potential they offer as individuals."
9:00am Tuesday 5th June 2007
By Jon Reeve
Oh I’ve read it .... studied it .... read multiple comentaries on the Sermon on the Mount ... meaty stuff. Not sure how he took it out of context ... all he did was quote it without comment. The words are truth ... hard truth ... but truth none the less. God’s standard is high ... and none of us can reach it. Hence the need for the cross. Yet none of it is void ... He Himself commands be ye Holy as I am Holy. The commandments of our Lord stand, and because of this we are undone. As Paul lamented, who can save me from this body of death? Hence the very need of the cross ... not because the command is void, but because we can’t reach it.
Of course, you probably know this ... it’s just that these words are still in effect ... not for salvation, but for Holy living. God’s standard has not nor will ever change. Again, Jesus said, he who loves me will obey my commandments. The need is there to follow Christ’s teachings.
... having a painting of Sylvester the Cat wearing a squadron cap and holding a screwdriver on MY F-86F Sabrejet
Was Sylvester Nekkid?
Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
No. He was wearing a Red Baseball cap with white numerals 311.
That ain’t nekkid is it?
No. He was wearing a Red Baseball cap with white numerals 311.
If you included a tie it would be a bit more dignified.
Dignified? Possibly. But certainly overdressed for the time and locale.
Of course every aircraft had the squadron logo. An aqua colored roundel with a green rattlesnake’s head with the mouth open and fangs displayed on the coiled body made of .50cal ammo belt.
A rocker below said “SIDEWINDERS”.
Amazing how much can be recollected when challenged.
Does not apply against Jesus' own teaching about not taking what is meant for marriage (testifying even to God's relationship with the bride of Christ) and slopping it all over and wallowing in it like a drunk in his spilled barrell -- but thanks for the holy scripture.
LOL!
http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/militarynoseart/ww2-3.htm
A good overview with the bsckstory on most of this nose art.
BTW, some of these were painted by women.
I didn’t even consider that one reason nose art went away is because planes are repainted more often in the past few decades.
Ironically, right now at the Air and Space museum they have a special display up that has a bunch of random historical items like Washington’s uniform, Lincoln’s hat, and....those ruby slippers.
That’s a great story. I bet I could easily go back there and spend the entire day just in that museum again. There is some really fantastic items in there.
Probably not, to the muzzies dogs are unclean animals, so Snoopy will probably offend them also and we can't have that
Was it a surrender or we’re they just overrun from within? Sounds familiar.
The whole maiden/victory over death thing goes back to the Middle Ages - of course Western Civ classes probably aren’t PC anymore either.
I dunno. With this girl the silhouette may be sufficient.
So use Lucy from I Love Lucy, or from Peanuts.
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