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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 ...
When World War II broke out in September 1939, it swiftly became a total war. The practice of using nose art to build camaraderie and esprit de corps roared back into vogue as aerial combat took ...
Artist Fernando Cortez has been working on the nose art of a World War II vintage bomber B-25 bomber, nicknamed the "Yellow Rose," which belongs to the Commemorative Air Force and is hangared at ...
The bomb markings on World War II–era aircraft are "victory marks" and signify successful missions and defeated enemies, and ...
Working on the Home Front, 1942–1945." exhibit features a collection of about 50 black-and-white photographs of wartime ...
A sonar image of the sunken World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet, which sank after the Battle of Santa Cruz Island, Oct. 26, 1943. Courtesy Paul G. Allen's Vulcan Inc.
History was on display at Albany International Airport over the weekend, with the runways and skies hosting World War II-era aircraft. That’s the engine of a PT-17 Stearman, one of the planes on ...
A British couple have found the wreckage of a crashed World War II fighter plane, believed to be a Bristol Beaufighter TF.X aircraft, on a beach in northeastern England. Debi Hartley, a 51-year ...
Geneseo, N.Y. — Dozens of World War Two aircraft took to the sky for the greatest show on turf. It was a huge turnout for day one of the two Geneseo Airshow. This year, the U.S. Air Force Combat ...
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 ...