Pin-up nose art on F4U Corsairs?

Skyraider3D · **Posted:** Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:12 am

I wondered if you could help me? I am looking for photos of Corsairs with pin-up nose art. It seems there weren't too many. So far I've found the famous "Marine's Dream" and this unnamed machine: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/ ... edited.jpg (photo credit: Jack Cook). Were there any others?

Thanks!

Ronnie

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:31 pm

Tons!!! BTW Don's a/c was "Dragon Lady"

Michel C-GNCJ · **Posted:** Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:39 pm

Here are a few, photographed at Oshkosh in 04 & 06:

FG-1D "Marine's Dream":

F4U-5N "Annie Mo":

CAPFlyer · **Posted:** Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:44 pm

There weren't many Navy fighters (or aircraft overall) with nose art as it was very heavily frowned upon by the US Navy. Add to that that pilots typically only got a plane in name, they were much less apt to have an "attachment" to an airframe like the European Theater pilots did.

billtate · **Posted:** Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:02 am

It is true that Naval and Marine Corps aircraft did not have an over abundance of nose art as compared to the 8th Air Force
in Europe. And it is also true the pilots and crew usually took what ever aircraft were available, but these services did have
more “nose art” than most believe.
I have been researching data for a book on US Navy Nose Art and Special Marking and have complied a large data base of such
nose art. The following is a list of Corsairs with “pinups”:

Type Artwork Name Squadron Modex BuNo
F4U-1 pin-up "MARINE'S DREAM" VMF-214 # 576 #02576
F4U-1 pin-up "RING DANG DO" VMF-217 # 033 ??033
F4U-1A Hawaiian pin-up (tail) none VF-17 # ? 17677
F4U-1A pin-up (tail) none VF-17 # 28
F4U-1A pin-up "HEAVENLY BODY" VMF-321 # 842
F4U-1A pin-up "KATY DID" VMF-422
F4U-1A pin-up, Vargas' cowgirl none VMF-422 # 8
F4U-1D pin-up none Iwo Jima
F4U-1D pin-up "FLAK BAIT" VMF-? Ie Shima
F4U-1D Milt Caniff's Dragon Lady none VMF-122, CA Div. 24? # 600
F4U-1D pin-up "LUSCIOUS LIL-NAN" VMF-321 # 831
F4U-1D pin-up "THUNDERING HOG II" VMF-422 # 20
F4U-1D pin-up "DAISY JUNE" VMF-511 I m 82
F4U-4 pin-up "PASSIONATE SHIRLEY" VF-871 B 306
F4U-4 pin-up "PEG O' MY HEART" VF-871 B 309
F4U-4 pin-up "LORIE" VF-871 B 310?
F4U-4 pin-up "REBEL'S DELIGHT" VF-871 B 312 97053
F4U-4 pin-up "HOT TO GO" VF-871 B 313
F4U-4 pin-up under a palm "MEMORIES" VF-871 B 311
F4U-5NL 35mks/5 kills/girl in skirt "ANNIE-MO" VC-3 NP 21 124453
F4U-5NL mission marks "ANNIE-MO" VC-3 NP 21 124???
FG-1 pin-up none VMF-114 # 056
FG-1A pin-up "VIRGIN JACKIE" VMF-222 # 993 13993
FG-1D nude pin-up "HARD HEARTED HANNA" VMF-512,USS Gilbert Is.
FG-1D hula girl pin-up none censored maybe VMF-321 # 056
FG-1D pin-up "SKIPPER'S ORCHID" HQSS-22 # 99
FG-1D pin-up "TWIN ACRES" VMF-422 # 22
FG-1D pin-up "MISS-CONDUCT" VMF-422 76481

Owen Miller · **Joined:** Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:28 pm **Posts:** 614

Bill,
When is that book gonna be ready?

Owen

billtate · **Posted:** Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:24 pm

Thanks for asking, Owen. The publisher we were working with is out of business. So, the project is on hold until we find a publisher. Will let you know if anything new developes

Django · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:53 am

I can't wait for that book! Will there be a chapter on Privateers and Ventura's too??

billtate · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:24 pm

Roger that, a chapter on the following; Privateers, Liberators, Venturas, Catalinas and VF (fighters) all from WW II. Also, a section on the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and Desert Storm to the present. Thanks for the interest, still looking for publisher. Cheers Bill

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:41 pm

Bill I know we have P.M.ed a couple times, but I must have forgotten my manners. WELCOME TO WIX! Hope you enjoy yourself here.

Robbie

Mgawa · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:56 pm

This book will be very interesting to get

From my side I will do a number of this type of art when get a new WACOM table for me.

billtate · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:46 am

Robbie;Thanks for the welcome it is going to take me a while to get up to speed. This site is over the top; I don't know were to start. You all be patient with this lowly grasshopper.
Bill

billtate · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:42 am

Here is a Corsair with a pin-up from WIX:
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=32687

Skyraider3D · **Posted:** Sun Dec 26, 2010 6:21 pm

For some reason I never got reply notifications for this post, so I missed all you guys brilliant posts! Sorry for that and thanks very much for taking the time to help me!

Bill, that's a most useful list, thanks! Great to see a bunch of post-war machines as well.
Great link too!

billtate · **Posted:** Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:26 pm

Roger that Skyraider3D glad I could help.

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