During World War II, aircraft nose art was more than decoration - it was identity, morale, and memory. Each painted plane carried stories of courage, humor, and heartbreak. In this episode, we revisit ...

The Art of Aircraft Engineering in WWII” on display at the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (Read the story of how Ken Jungeberg discovered and saved the drawings HERE, and our last ...

According to planesofthepast.com, airplane nose art dates to World War I, when images were unit or company insignia. During WWII, the subjects included cartoon characters, hometowns and enemy ...

World War II proved to be the high water mark of ... military units increasingly transitioned from personalized paintings on aircraft to a more standardized approach. Some units still keep the ...

Nose art caught on among American aviators during World War II with images of racy pin-up models and cartoon characters, according to the paper. It died in the early 1970s when Air Force Chief of ...

The Eighth in the East project is working with schools to teach young people about the story of the 8th AAF Hundreds of examples of World War Two wall art drawn ... East during WW2 before all ...