Aircraft Nose Art

Author : Gary Valant
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 0760312087
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vintage Aircraft Nose Art written by Gary Valant and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2002-01-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
ISBN 13 : 1596529989
Total Pages : 689 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighting Colors written by Gary Velasco and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-07-28 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Andretta Schellinger
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786497718
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aircraft Nose Art written by Andretta Schellinger and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since World War I, nose art has adorned military aircraft around the world. Intended for friendly rather than enemy eyes, these images--with a wide range of artistic expression--are part of the personal and unit histories of pilots and aircrews. As civilian and military attitudes and rationales for war change from one conflict to the next, changes can also be seen in the iconography of nose art. This analysis from a cultural perspective compares nose art in the United States, Great Britain and France from World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Author : J. P. Wood
Publisher : Smithmark Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780765197382
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aircraft Nose Art written by J. P. Wood and published by Smithmark Pub. This book was released on 1996 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gary Velasco
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1563119870
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighting Colors written by Gary Velasco and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book by Artist/author Gary Velasco is an illustrated history on the creation of military aircraft nose art. This comprehensive volume covers the technical aspects of how nose art was applied to vintage military aircraft and the uses of materials, supplies and development of nose art designs as researched through discussions with surviving nose artists. The author examines and analyzes the WW II era b/w photographs and reveals their color content along with many never-before-published photos, thereby recreating step-by-step actual flying warbird nose art restorations for the first time. Fighting Colors is a graphic tool for all enthusiasts of pinup and vintage aircraft nose art. For artists, this book will outline what the masters knew when the age of sign painting, along with a little bit of imagination and brushes, was a common trade. For veterans and their families, Fighting Colors will serve as a source of reflection and inspiration for years to come.

Author : Andretta Schellinger
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476619328
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aircraft Nose Art written by Andretta Schellinger and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-03-14 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since World War I, nose art has adorned military aircraft around the world. Intended for friendly rather than enemy eyes, these images--with a wide range of artistic expression--are part of the personal and unit histories of pilots and aircrews. As civilian and military attitudes and rationales for war change from one conflict to the next, changes can also be seen in the iconography of nose art. This analysis from a cultural perspective compares nose art in the United States, Great Britain and France from World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Author : Nicholas A. Veronico
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811713083
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boneyard Nose Art written by Nicholas A. Veronico and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another volume in the Stackpole Military Photo Series, Boneyard Nose Art gives readers a first-hand look at retired American military aircraft, emphasizing their nose art. Featuring aircraft from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf Wars, over 300 color photos detail fighters, bombers, tankers, and transports, such as the B-2, B-17, F-16, C-130, and more. An ideal reference for modelers, military history enthusiasts, and art buffs, this title is also a perfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series, including Airborne Combat, Coast Watching in WWII, and Flying American Combat Aircraft.

Author : John Brennan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781781557808
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vietnam War Army Helicopter Nose Art Vol 2 written by John Brennan and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Vol. 2 there are astonishing photos on par with Vol. 1. Besides 165 images, there are search aids for locating former in-country Army helicopters. There is a list of 24 recommended Huey photo-books; a tabulation of 300 AH-1 Cobra war survivors, their former units, and present location, also a database of 500 in-country Army helicopter names.

Author : Wallace R. Forman
Publisher : Specialty Press (MN)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book B-17 Nose Art Name Directory written by Wallace R. Forman and published by Specialty Press (MN). This book was released on 1997-02 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bemaling af B-17 (Flyvende Fæstning) under 2. verdenskrig samt oversigt over eskadriller og fly-navne/-serienr.

Author : Clarence Simonsen
Publisher : Specialty Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 9781902109206
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book RAF and RCAF Aircraft Nose Art in World War II written by Clarence Simonsen and published by Specialty Press (MN). This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 9 x 12 256 pgs 400 b&w photos 16 pgs of detailed color drawingsMilitary aircraft decorated with gaudy personalized artwork, usually of the ribald and risqui variety, are generally associated with American bombers and fighters, most of which flew by day. In contrast, those of their allies in the RAF and RCAF, especially the nocturnal bombers, are usually perceived as being sober and dull. That this was far from being the case is revealed in this photographic study that shows that the men who flew aircraft wearing roundels could be just as imaginative in decorating their machines. The results were as varied as the skills of the mostly untrained artists, who used all manner of sources as their inspiration, but especially pinup pictures by Vargas and Petty. The author not only shows the finished nose (and tail) art of many aircraft, but also pays tribute to many of their crews. To do so he has enlisted the aid of a number of the men responsible for painting the aircraft, as well as the assistance of Walt Disney studios--and the model who was the original 'Petty Girl'. This work includes hundreds of close-up pictures of artwork on many different types of aircraft: Lancaster, Halifax, Mosquito, Beaufighter, Spitfire and Hurricane among them--in many cases accompanied by the story of the aircraft and crew as well. Detailed color artwork by the author and Jon Field show many of these emblems and the rest of the aircraft markings.