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Planes and Nose Art pics
Came across this site in surfing ... here you go for any who will enjoy ... planes and some really neat noseart :)
http://www.grafixnpix.com/wwii/usstuff.htm :witch |
Karmen , thamks for the look. Lots of good photos and information
Peter |
You're welcome Peter, am glad you enjoyed this :)
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A bit of modern nose and aircraft art
Bit cheeky but apparently painted this way due to muslim belief of seeing naked women . That is what it said anyway :D |
It's just a shadow silly :p ... the woman/women is/are standing out of view :devil: :D
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I bet there would be a lot of people that would like to meet the woman that throws a shadow like that:D;)
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No doubt :fry: :fry: :fry: :D |
Good find
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http://www.oldcmp.net/Images/amlacraft/AML-69.jpg Link |
Okay Keith ... GIVE ... how did you manage to post that photo in the thread (as opposed to a thumbnail etc???) Some of us wants to know your secret :)
Thanks ;) |
No secret
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Hi Karmen
Great site. :) Mind if I add a bit of "Canadian Content"? http://www.rcaf.com/6group/noseart.html Just click on each Sqn listed. 6 Gp was a Bomber Command Group in WW2 that was predominantly Cdn. http://http://www.rcaf.com/6group/41...ssPL-26188.jpg From that site. The first Canadian built Lancaster "Ruhr Express". regards Darrell |
Love the Canadian content ... pretty relevant to MLU hey? :D
And bummer ... I visited that site before, and just did again through your links hoping to find the WANKY WONDER ... but still no such luck :( The Wanky Wonder was a plane a friends Dad flew in WW2 ... he was with the Snowy Owls and son and Dad were looking for pics ;) BTW ... the last image you posted shows up as a little box with a red X in it so not viewable FYI ;) Karmen |
Darrell,
BTW ... I have some CD's sent to me, with tons of pics of planes and other things, including a lot of personal things on the CD (personal and family stuff ;) ) from a WW2 pilot: Reg Miles: Flight Engineer, No1SoTT Halton/ MUs/ Snowy Owls, 420 Sqdn RCAF, 6 Group Bomber Command, Tholthorpe, Yorkshire / 511 Transport Command, RAF ... i think he was with the 420/426/432 Squadrons ... have to check to verify if "432" is correct though ;) If you scroll down to the bottom end of the page there are many links, to photos and other things, in a site that someone else put up about Reg's service. I'm sure that I have all the info and images that are posted, and then some, on the CD's Reg sent me. http://members.aol.com/famjustin/Milesbio.html Reg gave me his full and complete blessings to use the contents of the CD's in any way I saw fit and encouraged me to do so. Karmen |
Hi Karmen
Thanks for that info. Reg sounds like quite the fellow. I actually just finished an excellent book about the RCAF efforts in the war. If this is the place to do so, I recommend No Prouder Place by David L. Bashow as a fine read indeed, on the Canadians in Bomber Command during WW2. I did re-check it and a number of other sources (print and online) but had no luck with finding anything on Wanky Wonder. Sorry I did find a request for info about it on the 50plus Forum tho; someone named yapster was askin'. Wonder if that's anyone we know!!! :D Be well. regards Darrell |
:p :D Yapster ... hmmmmm ... a blast from the past, there :D I'd forgotten about that old forum! maybe I'm wanting to be in denial about my old age?
Thanks a lot for your efforts to try find out anything about Wanky Wonder. I think it's impossible though as a few people have searched and come up empty regards Stu's old plane. I haven't been in touch with his son for about 4 years now since I moved from Nelson, so don't know how Stu is these days, though I wonder if he has passed away, as he had started having repeated strokes and was not good last I heard :( Regards Reg Miles, quite the character and quite a sense of humor :D I haven't been in touch with him for years either as his email address no longer works and I don't know his "life" status these days. You too, be well ;) |
Hi Again
I assume that the no-show of the pic was due to the fact that the site probably doesn't allow linking of their pics to other internet sites. Not un-common. Here's the direct link to the pic I wanted to put up: http://www.rcaf.com/6group/419Nosear...hrexpress.html "Ruhr Express" was in 419 Sqn. Also the Nanton Lancaster Museum in Alberta has a "Nose Art " section on their site: http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/noseart.html Worth noting s the UK's stance on Nose Art in their modern PC world: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...icle_id=460054 Not that it's likely to be allowed here in our Military!! I cannot ever recall seeing a modern Cdn a/c with female-oriented nose art. :( regards Darrell |
Me again
Let's try this: http://http://ecx.images-amazon.com/...4L._SS500_.jpg http://www.amazon.com/RAF-RCAF-Aircr.../dp/1902109201 Book on RCAF and RAF WW2 Nose Art on amazon. regards Darrell |
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The Lancaster Museum link has Snowy Owls pics ... nice ... no Stu (Carruthers - the pilot. A Stanley White was his navigator. Stan passed away about 4 years ago I think it was) or Wanky Wonder pics though. ;) http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/noseartrutledge.html |
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The link works Darrell ;) |
Lancaster Flown by my Father, Flt/Lt. HHM Cave...
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This is a Canadian build Lancaster Mk X, with 419 Squadron, KB 721, VR-B, Baker. The nose art is Linden Rose. I do not know why it is referred to as Linden Rose. Dad flew this aircraft from December 1944-February, 1945. Note that the plane under the bomb-bay doors is NA-P (428 or Ghost Squadron). It is now in the Aviation Museum in Ottawa.
My Father, Flt/Lt. HHM Cave, was the brother of Lt. JRD Cave, with the 23rd Field Regiment, (Self-Propelled). |
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Great web-site Darrell, thanks for posting a link to it. I thoroughly enjoyed scrolling through the pics and enjoyed seeing a Merlin engined Halifax, POISON from 434 Squadron. Most people think of the Halifax as a purely radial engined aircraft as most were built with the Bristol Hercules engine. Just as most associate the Lancaster with the Merlin V12 engine, a few, about 300 were built with radial engines. Derek. |
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