Warbird Information Exchange

Thanks for correcting my spelling, Steve. I was looking at this web page http://www.usaaf-noseart.co.uk/bartigian-sarkis.htm and STILL dropped the "i". No excuse, unless living where I do is finally starting to rub off on me.

On the subject of the left side of The Dragon And His Tail, I'm almost certain there is a photo floating around the web that shows it without artwork.

I've often wondered why some units, crews, and/or painters preferred the right side over the more common left for artwork. A good number of 315th Wing B-29s had the art primarily on the right side, though several had it on both, and some on left only.

Scott

Scott, on bad days I thought they painted nose art on the right side (or overpainted the serial numbers) to foil me and my magnifying glass.

Seriously, if you can locate that photo I'd really like to see it, and I'm sure I'm not alone.

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Was it on Kensmen.com perhaps?

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I can't find the photo on Kensmen. I may have a photo in the storage area, but I'd swear I found it somewhere on the web. I had been researching Horace Carswell and the B-24 he flew on his final mission (44-40825) when I ran across the photo. I'd been looking for photos of airplanes with serial numbers close to the Carswell aircraft and stumbled upon the one of 44-40973 during that search. I promise to keep looking.

Scott