Nose Art #3 by bmac62
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Maybe "Strawberry..." was the girl next door. Or maybe she sent the pilot a Dear John letter. :-)
One way or the other, she makes a memorable sight on the front of this World War II Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber in the USAF Museum.
Sometime in the near future, I'll see if I've got the photos to show you more of this workhorse of the early 1940s.
Here is a link to Nose Art #1, Beech Baby ~ Donna Rae
Thanks very much for stopping by,
Bill:)
Please ZOOM...have left it large.
Comments (37)
Beautiful! Those were the days! Looks like he's got a 'Dear John'!
Well done, Clive
another fine capture of a time-piece, with real history and moment. And tara's right about the shoes: They looked like a gas!. I have to say (just for me), I'm not a big fan of the world 'bitch', though I use four letter words as much as the next guy; I guess because the 'b' word's been used very hurtfully about women, by women and men btw, so I'm not too comfortable around it. But it's immaterial with a fighter plane; whatever made them want to fight was good. I'm sure the feistiness of the name & image got them riled. And of course it was a long time ago, you probably wouldn't see this on a plane today, at least not sanctioned...A fine capture, another piece of history from you; and from the cockpit visible atop, this looked like a pretty massive plane. Another thoughtful capture from you...
On reading something about Liberator's. I found out it was a 'bit of a bugger' to fly and took an above average pilot to fly one! This MIGHT be where the name comes from..... That aside, this was indeed an impressive but hideously difficult aircraft to get a decent shot of. Though this shows of the nose art perfectly, Bill. Memories! Rob.
A nose for art for sure! A great piece of american history! Nice job Bill!
lol, what a cutie to fly with you and she does look very 40ties like...smile
Excellent!