Air Force F-15 Aircraft Nose Art from Tour of Duty Over Afghanistan

E-mail | Fri, 26 Apr 2002 | James Oberg

[anymouse]

Air Force F-15 aircraft nose art from tour of duty over Afghanistan. Wish this could be preserved in a museum someplace, but photos might be all we have to remember this war art.

[VOA]

The fact that anything like "Cruel Intentions" would be allowed on any United States Military
craft in the 21st Century tells me:

1. There is still hope for this country

2. Maybe Patsy Schroeder and her merry band didn't win after all.

[demlosers]

These F-15s just rotated stateside and will have to paint over the art -- but it'll be preserved somewhere.

No thanks to the PC feminist of the world, which is the reason why the nose art is being removed.

[VOA]

Somebody should get the American Airpower Heritage Museum in Midland, TX to document all
this nose art.
(They have a collection of WWII-era preserved nose art)

[VOA]

Other thought...a dozen of the best ones would make a dandy 2003 calendar!

[Pistolshot]

Here is an earlier posting on nose art.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/623288/posts

HERE.

[TaxPayer2000]

check out the tail art from days gone bye

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Great pictures .

[IronJack]

"You reap what you sow" gets my vote for most compelling.

[StormEye]

I like "No Where To Hide." Pretty damn funny!

[MediaMole]

They're pretty mild compared to some WWII nose art... or one infamous F-105 from Vietnam.

I hope someone will make a set of decals for model builders.

[cpdiii]

That aircraft belonged to Eric Mingledorf of Monroe, Lousiana before it was sold and the last time I saw the craft it was at Santa Rita Air Museum in Elpaso, Texas.

Anybody know anything more about the Aircraft or Eric?

[Incorrigible]

Wow! That's cool! Thanks for posting these.

The 9-11-2001 stencil is very well done. I haven't seen anything like that before.

[aruanan]

So the idea didn't originate in a Calvin and Hobbes rip-off!

[VOA]

So the idea didn't originate in a Calvin and Hobbes rip-off!

It's probably an idea as old as man-at-arms (even when the arms were just the
jawbone of an ass)! And even in peacetime, there is that famous statue of the
little boy in Europe (Belgium? Germany?) that is joyfully relieving himself
(as part of a fountain display).

Kind of amazing that sort of logo was put on a plane in a more moralistic time.
But when the bullets and bomb fly -- anything goes!

[VOA]

They're pretty mild compared to some WWII nose art... or one infamous F-105 from Vietnam.

Agreed!
But I'm suprised that anything at all made it onto the noses of today's warbirds!
I won't be suprised at some Arab-American advocacy group to make a squack
over a few of these paintings!

You (and others may have already seen the webpage for the nose-art section of
The American Airpower Heritage Museum in Midland, TX...here's a link to click for
those who haven't.
Oh...and a bit of warning...some of the nose-art does include bared parts of the
female anatomy. I suspect a few of these (even though some are good examples of
Vargas/glamour art) would have scandalized the Ma and Pa back home (well, at least Ma!).
I suppose the WWII-nostalgia connection has kept the "church ladies" of Midland
quiet enough to allow this display to stand.


Click for link to Nose Art section at the American Airpower Heritage Museum

[aruanan]

And even in peacetime, there is that famous statue of the little boy in Europe (Belgium? Germany?) that is joyfully relieving himself (as part of a fountain display).

And don't forget the beer that is named after this statue, Manneken Piss.

Note here the story from a couple of years ago in Ohio that demonstrates once again the deep level of moron-like behavior (because it is unthinking and reactionary) that has characterized so much of contemporary American society (eg., zero-tolerance policies in schools that gets kids kicked out for drawing a picture of a gun, the list is practically endless).

Breaking News - Banned in Ohio

March 31, 2000 -- Liquor Police Ban Belgian Beer

Why has the Ohio Division of Liquor Control banned a certain little Belgian boy from crossing their state line? It's a sordid story of how state censors have banned a century-old, world-renowned statue of a little boy from gracing beer bottles in Ohio.

In November of 1999, the State of Ohio Division of Liquor Control revoked Brasserie Lefebvre's Manneken Pis beer label and ordered that the importers Paulaner North America, not ship Manneken Pis into the state of Ohio. Ohio authorities balked when they reviewed the label with its impish mascot. "Offensive and not in good taste," the Ohio liquor censors fumed, and a beer label that has been distributed around the world was "banned in Ohio."

The Manneken Pis is not merely a portrait of a "child who is obviously relieving itself," nor is it a "play on words" (ostensively, "mannequin piss") for sly humorous effect. Rather, it is a world-renowned sculpture, and a cherished symbol of the city of 'Brussels. The Manneken Pis is to Brussels as the Eiffel Tower is to Paris and the Buckeye is to Ohio. The statue's fame and appeal are not limited to Europe, as a replica stands on the platform of the Hamamatsucho train station in Tokyo, Japan. This is one of Belgium's best-selling beers, brewed by Brasserie Lefebvre.

To provide you with a brief history, the Manneken Pis is an early 17th century bronze and is considered Brussels' official mascot. The statue is as well known in Brussels, as Leonardo da Vinci's David is known in Italy. The statue, which depicts a small boy urinating atop a fountain, is located near the famed Grand-Place in the center of historic Brussels, the capital of Belgium. The first mention of this statue dates back to 1377, but the current version is a copy; the original was kidnapped by French soldiers in 1747. In restitution, King Louis XV of France presented the statue with a gold-embroidered suit.

Currently, Paulaner North America, importers of the disputed brew, is waiting to appeal this decision in front of the Ohio Liquor Control Commission.

Paulaner North America is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado and imports Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr, Fuller's and Brasserie Lefebvre. For more information on Paulaner North America visit its Web site at http://www.paulaner.com. We have attached a fact sheet on Paulaner North America to provide you with background on the company and its specialty import brands.

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[VOA]

The Manneken Pis is to Brussels as the Eiffel Tower is to Paris and the Buckeye is to Ohio.
The statue's fame and appeal are not limited to Europe, as a replica stands on the
platform of the Hamamatsucho train station in Tokyo, Japan.

Thanks for jump-starting my recollection of this famous statue.
I think I learned of it on some travel show...they showed numerous incarnations of
the little fellow in various forms of attire.
It was the Elvis Las Vegas outfit with the jeweled jumpsuit and sunglasses that slayed me!

Oh, and a bump for the nose art again!

[kayak]

fyi

[VOA]

kayak,
thanks for pinging some folks for this thread!