![]() Some of the Famous Nose Art Subjects Pin-up women Just of one of those little examples of Psy-Ops that became famous because it also looked cool.ĭuring WWII, nose artists became very high in demand at the height of the war, both professional civilian artists and talented servicemen. The original German ZG 76 had an all read mouth, whereas the 112 squadrons had red highlighting the upper red teeth and the Flying Tigers on the Lower Teeth.”Īs for the Flying Tigers using them in China, it was believed that the Japanese were very afraid of sharks(Who isn’t) and that the P-40 would be more intimidating to them. The Flying Tigers saw a photo of the 112 Squadron Tomahawk and adapted it for their Curtiss Hawks. The P-40 Nose air intake was particularly suited to the adoption of the emblem. ![]() They Encountered the RAF 112 Squadron, which was reequipping with the Curtiss P-40 Tomahawks (RAF) in the North African Desert. The Unit Took the emblem to Sicily and Iraq. The design fell in disuse in the interwar period but reappeared on ZG 76s and ME 110 operating from Norway during the Battle of Brittain. I have also seen a mouth, teeth, and eyes on a British Gunbus (Vickers F.B.5) and various ‘faces” on Fokker DR.I and D.VIII engine cowlings. Eastfarthingan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsĪccording to an excerpt from WARBIRDS Magazine, “The first noted mouth was on a World War I German Roland C.II. RAF 112 Squadron P-51 Mustang Sharkmouth nose art at Goodwood revival 2018. The most famous, perhaps, was the shark-face insignia. It is said that the practice began as a way to identify the friendly units mid-air until it evolved into a way of expressing individuality, immortalizing memories of loved ones, mocking enemies, expressing a political opinion, and warding off death and attracting charms. The Beginning of Nose ArtĪlthough WWII was considered the golden age of nose art, pilots were already painting their aircraft during World War I. Since the practice began in the 1940s, numerous designs had been made from pin-up women to cartoon characters to patriotic messages- nose art has it all. Since World War II, pilots have started painting the noses of their aircraft in creative ways. GIs later recalled feeling like she was someone they could talk to, someone around their age, and the type of girl they’d feel lucky to land once they were back stateside.Personal markings are often not allowed on government properties like guns and vehicles. It was anything but an anonymous or tawdry affair. She even kept many of the letters from servicemen, showing a unique relationship between herself and the GIs. Via/ Wiki Commonsĭonna Reed received lots of mail after her pin-up was published in Yank, the Army Weekly and she often wrote back. ![]() Notice Lucille Ball on the bottom row near the center? Yank, the Army Weekly. The magazine also featured some up-and-coming singers and starlets like Donna Reed. Yank, the Army Weekly, specifically published for servicemen, made available to soldiers wholesome images of their favorite movie stars, like Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth, and Lucille Ball. ![]() government actually encouraged soldiers to participate in the pin-up phenomenon as it was thought to drastically improve morale. Many of the images pinned over bunks and in community spaces on ships and in barracks featured no nudity at all. Via/ Flickr Stella Pecelj Collett as a pin-up for a Bell & Howell Company publication. This “good-luck picture” is by Alberto Vargas. Marines on their way to fight for the island of Tarawa in 1943. But, there is an innocent side to this situation as well, one that don’t see nearly as much of. The drawings by commercial artists like Peter Dreiben and Alberto Vargas showed women in states of undress and their imitators showed even more. We often think of pin-up girls as suggestive drawings, inappropriate for most situations today. ![]()
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