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In this second episode of the series, we explore even more incredible WWII aircraft nose art and the personal stories behind them. Each painted aircraft carries emotion, personality, and memory from a ...
Working on the Homefront, 1942-45" exhibit features about 50 photographs of workers at Grumman, Sperry, Republic and Liberty.
Kory Gilderman, a trustee on the Poplar Village Board of Trustees, will fly 36 hours to Papua New Guinea to sign a Sister City agreement between the municipalities. He plans to bring an extra suitcase ...
The spirals on the noses of German fighter planes in World War II weren't a fashion statement. They had some very practical reasons for being there.
During World War II, aircraft nose art was more than decoration - it was identity, morale, and memory. Each painted plane carried stories of courage, humor, and heartbreak. In this episode, we ...
The fighter-bomber being moved, a Corsair on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla., would have gone in and out easily, as aircraft did during World War II.
From Looney Toons characters to shark teeth to pinup models, nose art on aircraft has a storied history in air forces around the world. Here is how it evolved.
The F-15E Strike Eagles Have New Nose Art The first six of a dozen deployed United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, recently returned from ...
The 155th Air Refueling Wing’s KC-135 had heritage paint scheme honoring Kunkle, replicating the P-38 he flew in WWII. Kunkle served as a fighter pilot during WWII and flew P-38 and P-57 aircraft.
Over a dozen World War II era aircraft will sail over crowds Saturday and Sunday at the Military Aviation Museum’s Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show in Virginia Beach.
A legendary lost WWII plane has appeared after 80 years. Richard Bong downed 40 Japanese aircraft in his trusty “Marge.” Then, after a crash, it went missing.
U.S. WWII Ace Richard Bong’s P-38 Believed Found The fighter aircraft, which crashed in 1944, has been identified and verified in Papua New Guinea.