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VMS Eve's nose art. The aircraft was named after Evette Branson, the mother of Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group. The jet plane has nose art of a blonde woman holding a banner with the Virgin Galactic logo. [5] The image is based on how Evette Branson looked when she was younger and is called Galactic Girl. [6]
Nose art is a decorative painting or design on the fuselage of an aircraft, usually on the front fuselage. While begun for practical reasons of identifying friendly units, the practice evolved to express the individuality often constrained by the uniformity of the military, to evoke memories of home and peacetime life, and as a kind of ...
Sentimental Journey in flight in Mesa, Arizona in January 2009 Sentimental Journey, close-up of nose art. Chico Air Museum, September 2021. Sentimental Journey (44-83514) is the nickname of a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber. It is based at the Commemorative Air Force Museum in Mesa, Arizona, US. [3]
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Shoo Shoo Baby (B-17) Anthony L. Starcer, (September 16, 1919 – June 9, 1986) was an American soldier and artist during World War II, known for his nose art work.. Retiring as a sergeant in the US Army Air Force, Starcer was a line mechanic and artist for the 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy), of the VIII Bomber Command, Eighth Army Air Force, based at Bassingbourn, UK in 1942–43.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is showing off her new nose. On April 19, the Munchausen by proxy survivor was spotted in public without bandages on her nose for the first time since her April 5 plastic surgery.
The 71st annual aviation fly-in event continues through July 28 at Wittman Regional Airport. Everything to know about EAA AirVenture: From admission to air show schedules and more Why 'Whirlybirds'?
Crew of the Memphis Belle with the Petty Girl nose art An image of a Petty Girl talking on a phone was used as the " nose art " on the famous World War II B-17 Flying Fortress, Memphis Belle . In 1959 a vector rendition of a Petty Girl derived from a 1956 Esquire calendar was displayed as part of the diagnostics for a SAGE air defense computer.