Nose Art
Do Air Force pilots still add nose-art onto their planes?
I know that back in WWI and WWII bombers and fighter planes used to have nose or wing-art on their plane as kind of a custom insignia or logo (Mickey mouse, a woman, teeth, etc). Do they still do that in the Air Force with the planes they have now or are they not allowed to?
During Operation Desert Storm (1991) We had several aircraft with nose art on them. I’ve never searched for them online, but if you would like to I will give you a list of names to research.
Twice on Sunday (CH-46 D Sea Knight)
Hell Raiser (AH-1 W Super Cobra)
Guns ‘N Missiles (AH-1 W) (the nose art on this aircraft was taken from a Guns ‘N Roses album cover)
Here’s To You (AH-1 W)
Fixer Upper (CH-53 E Sea Stallion)
Frogger (CH-46 D)
Pac Man (CH-46 D)
Angel (UH-1 N)
Double Nuts (CH-46 D Sea Knight #00)
Cap’n Crunch (CH-53 E)
Whirly Bird (UH-1 N)
All of these were names of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps helicopters.
Flying Lotus – Nose Art
1 Comment to Nose Art
My husband served on Twice on Sunday (CH-46 D Sea Knight). If anyone has a copy of the nose art, I would appreciate it more than anyone could imagine. The only photo he had of the art was destroyed in a fire. Many thanks! Amber amber@sumacg.com
May 5, 2012