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Author | : Gary Valant |
Publisher | : Zenith Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2002-01-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0760312087 |
Download Vintage Aircraft Nose Art Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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 |
Total Pages | : 689 |
Release | : 2010-07-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1596529989 |
Download Fighting Colors Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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 | : J. P. Wood |
Publisher | : Smithmark Pub |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Airplanes, Military |
ISBN | : 9780765197382 |
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Author | : Andretta Schellinger |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2016-02-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0786497718 |
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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 | : Gary Velasco |
Publisher | : Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Airplanes, Military |
ISBN | : 1563119870 |
Download Fighting Colors Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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 |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2016-03-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1476619328 |
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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 |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2013-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0811713083 |
Download Boneyard Nose Art Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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 | : Wallace R. Forman |
Publisher | : Specialty Press |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download B-17 Nose Art Name Directory Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A product of years of statistical research, this detailed listing of over 7,800 Consolidated B-17s in all their variations from the WWII era, provides the aircraft's name and, where available, group, squadron and serial number.
Author | : Randy Walker |
Publisher | : Schiffer Pub Limited |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780887403927 |
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Today's nose art has become the rule and not the exception throughout the bomber and tanker fores of Strategic Air Command, and although Tactical Air Command frowns on non-standard markings of any sort, several TAC gained Air National Guard units have artwork on their aircraft. Tradition plays a large part in modem nose art. As shown in Randy Walkers' new book cartoons and sexy ladies have returned. Names like "Memphis Belle", "Chow Hound" and "Maid in the USA", that once went to war on B-17s and B-24s are now carried by B-52s and FB-111s, as well as many other modem aircraft. This modem nose art is often applied by a professional artist, though it is sometimes painted by members of the unit, and in the process some excellent artwork has been created.
Author | : Clarence Simonsen |
Publisher | : Specialty Press (MN) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781902109206 |
Download RAF and RCAF Aircraft Nose Art in World War II Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.