Author : Gary Valant
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 37,59 MB
Release : 2002-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0760312087
The unique art that graced military aircraft in World War II and the Korean War. Applied by amateurs or professional artists like Vargas, the art typically featured alluring women whose charms belied the deadly cargo the crew hoped to deliver to its targets. Hundreds of examples are shown in a combination of archival photos from the wars and current photos of artwork in museum collections.
Author : Gary Velasco
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 12,9 MB
Release : 2010-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1596529989
Since the early days of flight, military pilots have personalized aircraft with artistic creations, giving each plane a unique identity and aircrews a sense of pride in ""their war bird."" This comprehensive volume covers the technical aspect on how nose art was applied to vintage military aircraft, with hundreds of fighters and bombers pictured. The uses of materials, supplies, and development of nose art designs are discussed with surviving nose artists. The author examines and analyzes WWII–era photographs and reveals their content along with numerous photos never before published. Recreating step-by-step flying war bird nose art restorations is outlined for the first time. Fighting Colors is an enjoyable read for military personnel and a graphic tool for all enthusiasts of pinup and vintage aircraft nose art.
Author : J. P. Wood
Publisher : Smithmark Pub
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 10,38 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : 9780765197382
Author : John M. Campbell
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,83 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780879384517
Photographs reveal the themes and patterns used by American airmen to individualize their planes
Author : Randy Walker
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 32,88 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780887403927
Today's nose art has become the rule and not the exception throughout the bomber and tanker fores of Strategic Air Command, and although Tactical Air Command frowns on non-standard markings of any sort, several TAC gained Air National Guard units have artwork on their aircraft. Tradition plays a large part in modem nose art. As shown in Randy Walkers' new book cartoons and sexy ladies have returned. Names like "Memphis Belle", "Chow Hound" and "Maid in the USA", that once went to war on B-17s and B-24s are now carried by B-52s and FB-111s, as well as many other modem aircraft. This modem nose art is often applied by a professional artist, though it is sometimes painted by members of the unit, and in the process some excellent artwork has been created.
Author : Gary M. Valant
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 25,23 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : 9780760314005
Author : John Brennan
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 15,4 MB
Release : 2018-01-04
Category : Military helicopters
ISBN : 9781625450357
Like a fifty-year-old time capsule unearthed and opened for public display, this book unlocks a treasure trove of over 250 recently recovered Vietnam War photographs from veterans. These helicopter nose art photos capture that typical and distinctive American war custom of embellishing one's assigned aircraft with personalized markings.
Author : Wallace R. Forman
Publisher : Specialty Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 48,31 MB
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN :
A product of years of statistical research, this detailed listing of over 7,800 Consolidated B-17s in all their variations from the WWII era, provides the aircraft's name and, where available, group, squadron and serial number.
Author : Randy Walker
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 36,59 MB
Release : 1994-04
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780887405143
Additional nose art and unusual markings as seen on todays B-52s, B-1Bs , FB-111s, F-16s, F-4s, and many others, including Desert Storm markings.
Author : Christian Kieffer
Publisher : Binary Publications
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 39,3 MB
Release : 2014-07-24
Category :
ISBN : 9780986057854
In late 2008, artist and creative director Christian Kieffer began his retro revival, when he brought WWII nose-art pinups to life. He began shooting some of his handpicked beauties with a P-51 Mustang and the sky was the limit from there. With the successful release of his 2011 Warbird Pinup Girls calendar, featuring all flight worthy WWII fighter planes and authentic classy pinup girls, they took the retro world by storm. With the help of his wife and creative partner, Gili Kieffer, they became renowned fro recreating the most authentic pinup girls. Now in their 5th year of production comes the release of this special edition book featuring many unseen works by the creative duo.
