When World War II broke out in September 1939 ... the Tigers painted their aircraft with one of the most famous examples of nose art: the shark grin. The Tigers were not the originators of ...

The shark-face was made famous early in the war by ... Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage - 2009 Warbirds of World War II Jeffrey L Ethell - 2013 Aircraft Nose Art From World War I to Today By Jeffrey L.

“But the whole idea of `nose art’ grew and grew after the war started ... the signature blood-red paint job that made him world-famous. Though American airman Eddie Rickenbacker flew ...

The most famous example of nose art is Memphis ... the aircrafts' nose art has become part of WWII history. The nose art united bomber crews and "gave them an identity". Examples of the work ...

Allen said he was surprised by the documentary and interest by new generations in nose art. "After all these ... stories of America at war during World War II. Included among those stories is ...

Even though his grandfather's most famous mission was fictionalized ... in Oshkosh was featuring an exhibit of nose art -- the paintings on World War II-era bombers -- he had a hunch.

In the past few years, we've seen the influence of World War II aircraft styles on early roadsters ... rod would be complete without some cool nose art somewhere. Todd Kindler borrowed his boxing ...

Rocky River -- Donald Allen, one of the last of the "nose art" artists who sent World War II airmen aloft on wings of whimsy, died Aug. 15 at age 93. Allen, of Rocky River, had served as a crew ...

Whether pilots and crews drew pinups or painted sharks on their military aircraft, something was often painted to personalize WW2 planes. In Germany, things regarding nose art were different from ...