Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:38 pm
So, is anyone going to post some nose art pics!?
Lets see the evolution of the artwork associated with the Belle.
Lets see the evolution of the artwork associated with the Belle.
Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:54 pm
Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:11 pm
Steve Nelson wrote: After all, there are a bunch of P-51s on the airshow circuit in various aces' markings, and no one seems to mind.
SN
Actually, how many combat aircraft are there out there flying in their "original" wartime (or at least historically accurate for some point in their lives) markings?
Upupa Epops springs to mind. Glacier Girl, sort of (never saw combat, never had a name, let alone one painted on the nose). That Pearl Harbor survivor Grumman Duck too ...
Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:03 am
Hi Garth. Don't know about the US, but in the UK , there are several aircraft in their original markings. If you check the link provided, a rundown is given of airworthy warbirds and OM stands for original markings.
http://www.uk-warbirds.net/warbirddirectory.html
http://www.uk-warbirds.net/warbirddirectory.html
Warbirds and Names
Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:13 am
I don't care what they want to call it or what they want to paint on it. I am just glad it is flying and able to have semantic fights fought over it!