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 ...

WWII pilots didn’t just fly – they turned their aircraft into works of art. ️ Nose art, painted on the front of planes, told stories of home, luck, and love. In this video, we uncover the ...

When World War II broke out in September 1939, it swiftly became a total war. The practice of using nose art to build camaraderie and esprit de corps roared back into vogue as aerial combat took ...

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 ...

This weekend marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the USAAF heavy bombing offensives against Germany in World War II from USAAF Station 110 (RAF Polebrook) in Northamptonshire. The nose art ...

A rare collection of nose art from World War II planes has been on temporary display at EAA AirVenture Museum for the last year. Among the collection of 33 is a painting from a plane dubbed ...

One cool traditional hot rod detail that looks great if it's done right is some well-placed World War II aircraft nose art. Hot rod roadsters built in the style of the late '40s and early '50s are ...

According to planesofthepast.com, airplane nose art dates to World War I, when images were unit or company insignia. During WWII, the subjects included cartoon characters, hometowns and enemy ...

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 ...

At 87 1/2 years young, Skip Shelton is a man on the move. On Nov. 10 and 11, the World War II veteran painted the nose art on the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum's B-17, the "City of Savannah." ...