Nose Art

Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:21 pm

I had these from my buddy Harlan Short Nose Art from Midland Texas.

Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:29 pm

Man, yankee girl scared me a little,ok maybe alot..

Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:42 pm

Do you reckon Yankee Girl completed the transgender process and got the full meal deal? Scary yes, no wonder the CAF liked them Southern Girls with the way they talk.

Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:41 pm

Yankee Girl's pilot to his co-pilot: "You think maybe we should have given him the six bottles of whisky after he finished painting the nose art?"

Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:10 am

great stuff Paul - thanks a lot....

may I add a panel of a B-24 on display at the Swiss AF Museum ?

it's from B-24J-150-CO 44-40168 from the 492nd BG 857th BS, coded 9H-R - it arrived in Switzerland on 11th July 1944

http://492ndbombgroup.com/cgi-bin/pagep ... e=44-40168

Martin

Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:01 am

kenlyco wrote:Man, yankee girl scared me a little,ok maybe alot..

me too......... she needs a little botox or that's corporal klinger from m*a*s*h* woof woof!!!

Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:09 am

tom d. friedman wrote:
kenlyco wrote:Man, yankee girl scared me a little,ok maybe alot..
me too......... she needs a little botox or that's corporal klinger from m*a*s*h* woof woof!!!

Soldier-"Hey Doc, How come my nurse needs a shave?"

Hawkeye-"War is hell."

Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:44 am

I could spend days in that room. Hallowed ground for me. There still are a few not pictured.

I've never seen Tequila Daisy before. Cool!

Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:57 pm

When will Jack post pix of the original airplanes when still all-in-one-piece???

Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:23 pm

My favourite spot in Midland! Hallowed ground indeed!

RE: Yankee Girl... I don't think her rivet's are in the right place...

Thanks for posting from Switzerland Swiss Mustang...
Always nice to get a shot of Tequila!
:lol:

Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:04 pm

What "Genius" had the forsight to salvage and preserve these? Wow!

I trust that they all are original?

Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:52 pm

Question: Some WWll nose art looks airbrushed, such as "Mutz" shown here. Did they ever do that? If not, how was the effect ... well, effected?

I rejoiced when Texas Raiders switched from an airbrushed pistol-packin' cowgal to a brush-painted beauty some years back, but then have wondered ever since if maybe some extra fancy nose art wasn't shot using a detail gun or something by the occasional especially ambitious and talented artist?

Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:55 am

Very cool! Thanks, Paul.

Anybody have group/squadron info on any of those?

Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:39 am

They are all original and yes that is airbrush. Pretty rare though. I was surprised too when I saw that.

Another great thing about standing there in person and basking in the glory of these treasures... is seeing the OTHER side too.

Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:57 am

sdennison wrote:What "Genius" had the forsight to salvage and preserve these? Wow! I trust that they all are original?

A Mr. Pratt, an employee of Texas Railway Equipment Company (the firm that scrapped all the surplus at Walnut Ridge) was responsible for saving those sections. The Walnut Ridge Army Flying School Museum has photos of at least some of the aircraft prior to their scrapping.