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@TJ3 History Brother as a vet editor and prEditor of primetime network and cable hits, (and as someone whose an oft nom/winning Emmy & other award winner myself), I just want to congratulate you on a very clever piece here with your animated nose art - for your cold open- I really loved it, and enjoy your work in general my friend. Great stories too Cheers, keep up the great work
When I was a young kid, I grew up next to a kind old lady whose husband had been a B-17 pilot. Mrs. Spicer told my parents that his plane was named "Little Stinker" and literally featured a skunk as the art on its side! She knew little about his missions though, it may have been because he didn't want to frighten her (she actually was raising several kids while her husband was serving).
One of the b25's in the Doolittle raid was called ruptured duck. Featuring Donald duck with cross crutches. A friend owned one in the air museum in Paris TX. Also named ruptured duck. I would like to know more about its original life. I believe it crashed on the beach in China after running out of fuel after the raid on tokyo
I remember that one from the book Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. True story, not fiction. I think the plane got its name after someone pranked the pilot into thinking his B-25 had been damaged/ruptured beyond repair, just before the raid. Or maybe the nose art of the ruptured duck was the prank - "Your plane has been ruptured!". Anyway, the pilot and the crew decided on keeping the name. And yes, I think they crashed into the sea while trying to land on a beach in China, and the crew was banged up pretty badly, so they were pretty much a ruptured duck afterwards. I seem to remember two of the crew members that still could walk hauling another crew member out of the water, only realizing afterwards that they had hauled him out by his dislocated and broken arms. Ouch. The Chinese locals were very helpful, smuggling the Americans away from the occupying Japs, even though this cost them dearly afterwards. Japanese reprisals like the gates of hell had opened, murder and mayhem.
My WWII Vet dad told me the medal every vet got for having served honorably was known as "The Ruptured Duck." He gave me his. The name seemed to come partly from the artwork not looking all that good: a rather wobbly duck, like a ruptured duck. Hadn't known the connection to Doolittle's Raiders.
My uncle flew with the original crew on the B-17 named the E-rat-icator which was based at Dephon Green, England. This was one of the first B-17s assigned to the 452nd Bomb Group and was the only original one to survive from that organization. It had some fantastic nose art, also!
Huge shoutout to @FlyPlatypus for the awesome moving nose art visuals used in the intro! Here is his channel, go check it out! th-cam.com/channels/RkrHnhFsQ5sjczslUy3mjg.html
A nose are series sounds like a good idea. I half expected you to talk about the famous nose art sported on the planes of the Flying Tigers. Maybe in some future episode.
Can you please cover the nose art for the B29 "Thumper" and B29 "The Dragon and his Tail"? Thanks for making this new series. I am really looking forward to the next installments.
Man, the animation at the start where they move and stuff is just awesome. How did you do it? I'm guessing the aerial footage is from IL2 and you edited the nose art. Really impressive dude
My dad flew B-25 bombers during WWII. He and his crew did not put nose art on it. When I ask him why he got very quiet and would not answer. He took this secret to his grave in 1997.
There were complaints from the home front about scandalous pictures on airplanes. It was pointed out that many of these boys would die without ever seeing a naked woman.
The B25 straffers with the Green Dragon nose art were amongst the best. When 8-50 cals were blazing the dragon seemed to be spitting fire. The Japanese had a bounty on any of the airmen captured as the squad reeked so much havoc and fear and destruction.
Plus two from the top-turret gunner. Also 4 more from the side packs (blisters?) below the cockpit, if so equipped. And the pas-de-resistance, the 75mm cannon, again, if equipped! 😁👍
I used to be a docent for the CAF when they were headquartered in Midland, Texas. I volunteered time to help clean up nose art which had been donated by a gentleman who had worked in the destruction yards where a lot of those old warbirds had been chopped up and melted down. He kept the nose art he liked and had them line his fence so that he could see them in the morning when he had his morning coffee. When he passed away, his widow asked if the CAF wanted them and she donated them to the CAF. They still may be with the CAF in the Dallas, Texas area now.
Cool video buddy love the ww2 nose art on aircraft.How about the 4th fighter group and the 453rd fighter group. Happy new year to you and your family and a safe 2022. Cheers Gary 🇬🇧
Hey TJ3, thank you so much for your research and respect to the airmen you are covering. I am biased to the first plane you covered (Blond Angel) as that is my granddad (TDL) and I can’t tell you how great this is! It gave me chills watching this video! Great job!
Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby was stripped of her paint and then received her now famous nose art. She was bare aluminum when interned in Switzerland. After her Swiss service, she was sold to the French who used her in a Mapping role, then after being left derelict, she was gifted to the USAF in 1978. She was painted in Olive Drab during the restoration to hide the now uneven aluminum panel shades. And, the original mechanic, and artist, Tony Starcer, applied her nose art once again during restoration. She was restored and then flown to the USAF Museum, but she has now been replaced by The Memphis Belle, and will be going to the Smithsonian Collection for storage and eventual display.
Loved this! Can't wait for the next ones! This such an important part of aviation, and American history. We owe these men everything! Thanks for taking the time to make this. Please post pictures of the actual art too if available!
Some did have it on both sides. But the crew paid for this art and there maybe was only 2 guys on a base who did the art. So they were pretty busy. Sometimes if they had made a good name for themselves they would travel to other units.
The funniest nose art I ever saw was a B-17 named "Desperate Journey". It featured an eagle swooping in and snatching Hitler up by his butt in its talons, while he screams in terror. The bomber makes a brief appearance in the Memphis Belle documentary (shot in 1944 IIRC).
At the beginning of the video you have an airman on a wing (possibly a P-51) looking at the nose art of a blonde haired woman. Next to it appears what looks like the word Blondie. You likely already know who that airman is, but if not, I have a good idea. If interested, please contact me at my YT handle at gmail.
an arrow of progress with blank circles (or somethings) where the capt. only had to tick/cross the blank space? (I am not sure. I found a low res. picture)
If you could please make a video about the Sally B ,a B17 still flying at air shows in Britain .This particular B17 has some nice nose art as well - thanking you in advance
Loved your video. My dad flew B 26s in WW2. I have pictures of the nose art if you are ever interested. One of the planes was" Truman's Folly" which made fun of the future President Truman. Keep up the videos.
gstallings, I believe that is in reference to Truman's involvement in the development of the B-26 and his wanting to cancel the airplane. My dad also flew B-26s. cheers
Great video! I’ve always been a fan of nose art. Would love to see you do something with “Home Stretch” - What is the story behind it, what aircraft she was on, etc… It’s not the most fancy, but she just haunts me, lol. Keep up the fantastic work!
Please do "Little Patches". A B17G flown by my dad's friend Lou Ellis, co-pilot? l had the pleasure to meet and hear a few words of his storiess. I'm naming a military jeep after it and putting the nose art on the hood.
B-25 that flew on the Doolittle raid on Tokyo was named Ruptured Duck, flown by Lt Ted Lawson. (He wrote the book 30 Seconds Over Tokyo.). The story behind the name is interesting. Lt Lawson, practicing takeoffs on a very short runway in preparation for a launch off a carrier flight deck, over rotated and scraped the tail of the aircraft on the runway. His crew chief wrote “ruptured duck” with chalk on the fuselage as a joke on the pilot, but LtLawson thought it was funny so he had the logo designed with Donald Duck on crutches, naming the aircraft Ruptured Duck.
My grandfather worked for Northrop Aircraft and was part of the team design of the P-61. One with interesting nose art is Lady in the Dark. Let's see this one featured. 😁
My Dad was on the crew of a B-24 Liberator in WW11 and has a placque in the mighty 8th air force museum in Savannah wher I reside. Their plane was "Dirtie Gertie" and had a bate chested pretty lady as their nose art. My Pop passed at 92 6 years ago. A true hero and great man! Thanks for showing these!
P-61 'Hustling Hussie', P-51 'Big Beautiful Doll or Short Fuse Sallie', Adolf Galland's Mickey Mouse likeness smoking a cigar, P-47 'Darling Dottie', P-38 'Marge', F6F 'Minzi 1 2 and 3' lol, Lancaster 'Piccadilly Princess', Spitfire 'Burrough of Landsbeth', Typhoon 'Tally Ho', I can name so many LoL
Nov Schmoz Ka Pop? which crashed on 12 July 1944 was the strangest name I encountered in the 764th US Squadron of B24 Liberators in which my uncle was a bombardier on the Swee' Pea which was shot up but made it back with a particularly harrowing crash landing using parachutes as brakes, on 25 July 1944 at Toretto Airfield, Italy.
The B24D WONGO WONGO the 512 Th BS 376th BG went down in Romania 🇷🇴 operation tidal wave august 1943. No survivors the art is great more mean and intimidating then sexy. I love just about all the art and hats 🎩 off to the people who painted it..
I haven't been there in 30 years, but for a long time there was a B-24 Liberator at the Wright-Patterson National Museum Of The USAF. It was named the Strawberry Bitch, with corresponding nose art. Don't know if she's still there, but she was impressive. My dads' brother was a navigator on a B-24. His plane was knocked down over Germany, and he spent the remaining 6 months of WWII as a POW, until his camp was liberated by the Soviets. He told me he had a very good view of the plane that shot his down. He said it was an ME-262.
That Was Interesting, Especially About Shoo, Shoo, Shoo Baby. I Just Watched 'The Best Years Of Our Lives' (Again). You Old Guys Like Me Would Understand The Connection.
Balls out! P-47D-30 The dragon and his tail B-24 Cherokee strip B-24 The Bug P-47 Ave Maria B-25 Straight flush B-29 Seeman Bf-109G-6 There are tons of aircraft
Here is a TH-cam video from a WWII warbird graveyard featuring nose art: th-cam.com/video/1TJk1jqzjYU/w-d-xo.html. If I remember correctly "5 Grand" was the 5000th B-17 produced and featured the signatures of the workers who assembled it.
Most of these pieces of nose art would no longer be allowed due to their “sexist” or “obscene” nature (bombing and killing not obscene, ironically). Welcome to modern America!
If Blonde Angel was shot down in May '44, how come it's depicted with invasion stripes? And shouldn't Little Lady have invasion stripes in Oct. '44? And if Big Dick wasn't an ace, how come there are so many victory symbols on his canopy?
My Dad was a ROG in B-17 Georgia rebel 381 Bomb Grouper that was the first US bomber to land in neutral Sweden July 24th 1943 after three engines were hit by flack over Norway.
Yeah i got one. Do a bit on the B17 Hells Angels. The first B17 to complete 25 missions. 4 days before the Bell. And flew 23 more missions than the bell did. A historical as well as a P.R. injustice to the crew and the ship. For many years i thought the Bell was the first. Till i learned the truth. We can't have a ship called the Hells Angels. Going around the country selling war bonds now can we. That just would be proper. Lets hurry up and get the Bell back first. So we can call it the first. Memphis Bell sounds much Baseball and apple pie than Hells Angels.
I would call my Mustang "Luftaffe" (a winged monkey, probably wielding a lightning bolt or 2) a pretty easy game with German words in a HUGE war, so if somebody did it for real, I am not surprised.
WWII Nose art ranged (from the pg to x ratings). It became so bad (Rated X) that during WWII actual censering of Nose Art had to be engaged. Some Nose Art was so bad that even the most hardened had to say, "you painted what on your plane?". Some decorum was established and a happy medium was established.
Could you do a story on the 835 squadron also known as the Zodiac Squadron, fromthe 486th Bomb Group (Heavy), my dad's old unit. My dad was in the 832nd Squadron.
I am submitting noise art - Donald Duck by Polish ace Jan Zumbach. This is the most popular Spitfire model in Polish painting in the world. Used on posters advertising war campaigns and election campaigns in Great Britain in the 21st century. The story of Jan Zumbach is no less interesting. A pilot and a bit of an adventurer. The plane in its nice painting, at least 3 versions, is so popular that you can easily find its painting. However, his life story is as colorful as his Spitfire.
My father flew 65 missions in B-26's out of England then France. I have a picture of him and his crew in front of a Marauder that had "Sure Go For No Dough" and a rather naked lady for nose art.
I have seen multiple aircraft with the same name such as "all American" a b17...and a b24...question...Were crews allowed to have planes of the same name?
My uncle was bombardier on the "Asbestos Alice". Have a picture of his crew by nose if aircraft. The insignia rather hard to see but it's a cool photo.🇺🇸
for me there is one nose favorite art i love: one is just a frase in a mustang P-51D from 53rd Fighter Squadron, 21st Fighter Group "Is This Trip Necessary?"
Though the pilot of Big Dick scored 4 air to air kills, I noted 9 swastikas emblazoned on the canopy frame. Did other crews fly the same airframe to run up that tally, or is that a rendering error?
The P47 being called the Jug is because it looked like a milk jug when stood on end. The British thought what the Americans were saying a short for Juggernaut .
0:15 I if remember right this guy was a crew chief who's artist's skills were in high demand. On this particular drawing his only instructions were, "keep it classy."
Good video! Excellent concept! About time that nose art was examined with more detail...Good job! P.S.- sorry I don't have more detail, but I caught a glimpse of a Jug in a combat film that had an intriguing nose art that ended with the number XIV...I know this isn't much info, but could you check it out? Thanks!
This is a bit of a punt as I don't know if Robin Olds ever flew a Jug, but every aircraft he flew was called 'Scat' with a Roman numeral after it. Maybe there was another pilot did the same thing. FWIW the P51 Scat VII is still in flying condition, apparently.
I checked around and I think the Jug I saw had "Hun Hunter XIV" on the fuselage and a brown bird on a round green background wearing an iron cross on the cowling...
I don't like how some of the nose art is restored. They draw it much bigger, according to modern visual standards, rather than the original size. You see this in several warbird restorations.
Hey TJ3 History. I hope you had a good Christmas and a happy new year to you from the UK.🇬🇧 May I request that you do a video on James Edgar Johnson. Better known by his moniker Johnnie Johnson. Johnson was a British pilot who flew the famous Supermarine Spitfire. Flying this superb aircraft he amassed 34 aerial victories. Making him the highest scoring ace of not only the RAF. But the highest scoring allied ace in the Western European campaign. Of his 34 kills, 20 were against the infamous FW 190. Better known to the RAF as the butcher bird. On one occasion, Jonson flew between the rigging of a ship, whilst in pursuit of an fw 190 that was strafing Allied ships. Downing the german plane seconds later. It would mean a lot to me if you were to do a video about Johnnie Johnson. Hope to hear back from you. Once again Happy New year. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
I swear before you release this video a hour before I was asking my self what if there is a list of Best collection of nose arts for tanks and aircrafts in ww2
love this series hows about either the air apaches in the pacific flying B-25s or Wulfhound a captured Boeing B-17 that was flown by Kg 200 of the Luftwaffe during World War 2
"Betty's Dream" is a regular at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (the Oshkosh Fly-In if you're old enough) and has a bat on the nose. Can't remember offhand if it is a B-24, -25, or -26 but the story is fascinating. The pilot's wife dreamed that her husband was riding a huge black bat and somehow knew as long as he stayed on it he would survive the war.
The are a couple of planes I used to see at air shows back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, the B-17 Sentimental Journey and the B-25 Executive Suite. I’m not sure if they would count if you are sticking only to planes that served in WW2. Another good story to cover would be the P-61 Lady in the Dark. That plane scored the last kill of the war.
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@TJ3 History Brother as a vet editor and prEditor of primetime network and cable hits, (and as someone whose an oft nom/winning Emmy & other award winner myself), I just want to congratulate you on a very clever piece here with your animated nose art - for your cold open- I really loved it, and enjoy your work in general my friend.
Great stories too
Cheers, keep up the great work
When I was a young kid, I grew up next to a kind old lady whose husband had been a B-17 pilot. Mrs. Spicer told my parents that his plane was named "Little Stinker" and literally featured a skunk as the art on its side! She knew little about his missions though, it may have been because he didn't want to frighten her (she actually was raising several kids while her husband was serving).
My boss flew a p-47 thunderbolt nose art was a Kansas Jayhawk
There is a book called ` The Lancaster at war ` which, with lots of photos document the wartime service, including some fantastic nose art.
One of the b25's in the Doolittle raid was called ruptured duck. Featuring Donald duck with cross crutches. A friend owned one in the air museum in Paris TX. Also named ruptured duck. I would like to know more about its original life. I believe it crashed on the beach in China after running out of fuel after the raid on tokyo
I remember that one from the book Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. True story, not fiction. I think the plane got its name after someone pranked the pilot into thinking his B-25 had been damaged/ruptured beyond repair, just before the raid. Or maybe the nose art of the ruptured duck was the prank - "Your plane has been ruptured!". Anyway, the pilot and the crew decided on keeping the name. And yes, I think they crashed into the sea while trying to land on a beach in China, and the crew was banged up pretty badly, so they were pretty much a ruptured duck afterwards. I seem to remember two of the crew members that still could walk hauling another crew member out of the water, only realizing afterwards that they had hauled him out by his dislocated and broken arms. Ouch. The Chinese locals were very helpful, smuggling the Americans away from the occupying Japs, even though this cost them dearly afterwards. Japanese reprisals like the gates of hell had opened, murder and mayhem.
My WWII Vet dad told me the medal every vet got for having served honorably was known as "The Ruptured Duck." He gave me his. The name seemed to come partly from the artwork not looking all that good: a rather wobbly duck, like a ruptured duck. Hadn't known the connection to Doolittle's Raiders.
“Fear in the heart of their enemies” *shows “BIG DICK”*
My uncle flew with the original crew on the B-17 named the E-rat-icator which was based at Dephon Green, England. This was one of the first B-17s assigned to the 452nd Bomb Group and was the only original one to survive from that organization. It had some fantastic nose art, also!
Huge shoutout to @FlyPlatypus for the awesome moving nose art visuals used in the intro! Here is his channel, go check it out! th-cam.com/channels/RkrHnhFsQ5sjczslUy3mjg.html
Could you do a b-29s nose art story please I always wounded where “fifi” came from
it would make a great serie on famous squadrons from all sides of the war,don't you think? (just a idea)
A nose are series sounds like a good idea. I half expected you to talk about the famous nose art sported on the planes of the Flying Tigers. Maybe in some future episode.
Can you please do P-51 Mustang Twilight tear
Can you please cover the nose art for the B29 "Thumper" and B29 "The Dragon and his Tail"? Thanks for making this new series. I am really looking forward to the next installments.
Man, the animation at the start where they move and stuff is just awesome. How did you do it? I'm guessing the aerial footage is from IL2 and you edited the nose art. Really impressive dude
It was actually another TH-camr by the name of Fly Platypus! He has a great video with it here. th-cam.com/video/mfDSBuLUFx4/w-d-xo.html
Yep thanks for the share! ( for those wondering TJ3 asked me before using my video) Nice video btw, I’m looking forward for the next on this series.
Yeah, this younger generacion is awesome when grab computer in his hand👍👌
Loved this episode. Please do more on Nose Art.
My dad flew B-25 bombers during WWII. He and his crew did not put nose art on it. When I ask him why he got very quiet and would not answer. He took this secret to his grave in 1997.
There were complaints from the home front about scandalous pictures on airplanes. It was pointed out that many of these boys would die without ever seeing a naked woman.
Please do one about Either ‘the dragon and his tail’ the B-24 or ‘flak bait’ the B-26
The Dragon and his tail is arguably the best from the whole war, in my opinion.
I can't believe you've omitted the "Memphis Belle"? Not only was this a famous B-17 but it had beautiful blonde as nose art and a Movie to back it up.
Episode 1, mate!
There is tons of stuff on the Memphis Belle, it can wait and give the lesser known birds a chance.
The B25 straffers with the Green Dragon nose art were amongst the best. When 8-50 cals were blazing the dragon seemed to be spitting fire. The Japanese had a bounty on any of the airmen captured as the squad reeked so much havoc and fear and destruction.
Plus two from the top-turret gunner. Also 4 more from the side packs (blisters?) below the cockpit, if so equipped. And the pas-de-resistance, the 75mm cannon, again, if equipped! 😁👍
I used to be a docent for the CAF when they were headquartered in Midland, Texas. I volunteered time to help clean up nose art which had been donated by a gentleman who had worked in the destruction yards where a lot of those old warbirds had been chopped up and melted down. He kept the nose art he liked and had them line his fence so that he could see them in the morning when he had his morning coffee. When he passed away, his widow asked if the CAF wanted them and she donated them to the CAF. They still may be with the CAF in the Dallas, Texas area now.
Cool video buddy love the ww2 nose art on aircraft.How about the 4th fighter group and the 453rd fighter group.
Happy new year to you and your family and a safe 2022. Cheers Gary 🇬🇧
Hey TJ3, thank you so much for your research and respect to the airmen you are covering. I am biased to the first plane you covered (Blond Angel) as that is my granddad (TDL) and I can’t tell you how great this is! It gave me chills watching this video! Great job!
Very cool! Thanks for watching
Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby was stripped of her paint and then received her now famous nose art. She was bare aluminum when interned in Switzerland. After her Swiss service, she was sold to the French who used her in a Mapping role, then after being left derelict, she was gifted to the USAF in 1978. She was painted in Olive Drab during the restoration to hide the now uneven aluminum panel shades. And, the original mechanic, and artist, Tony Starcer, applied her nose art once again during restoration. She was restored and then flown to the USAF Museum, but she has now been replaced by The Memphis Belle, and will be going to the Smithsonian Collection for storage and eventual display.
Loved this! Can't wait for the next ones!
This such an important part of aviation, and American history.
We owe these men everything! Thanks for taking the time to make this.
Please post pictures of the actual art too if available!
I started painting nose art on military jackets over 30 years ago, this is a great looking series, can’t wait to see them all.
What a great idea for a series! Looking forward to many more episodes. Thanks for exploring this fascinating topic and sharing your research with us.
Walt Disney characters and women art
Interesting topic enjoyed it. Question: Why is the nose art on only one side? I would be interested in the stories behind even more nose art. Cheers.
Some did have it on both sides.
But the crew paid for this art and there maybe was only 2 guys on a base who did the art. So they were pretty busy. Sometimes if they had made a good name for themselves they would travel to other units.
@@ronfry3324 Thank you.
I would definitely be terrified if I saw a p-57 named “big dick” XD
Outstanding Video Most Enjoyable, but for me the B-29 Joltin Josie the Pacific Pioneer was the classiest......
There was a B-24 Liberator that was called ‘Flak Magnet’ which is totally badass.
The funniest nose art I ever saw was a B-17 named "Desperate Journey". It featured an eagle swooping in and snatching Hitler up by his butt in its talons, while he screams in terror. The bomber makes a brief appearance in the Memphis Belle documentary (shot in 1944 IIRC).
Flak Bait a B 26 , is at the Smithsonian
If you could have a look at the B24 "The Dragon And His Tail"
I wonder how many B-17s fell into the hands of the Swedish?
At the beginning of the video you have an airman on a wing (possibly a P-51) looking at the nose art of a blonde haired woman. Next to it appears what looks like the word Blondie. You likely already know who that airman is, but if not, I have a good idea.
If interested, please contact me at my YT handle at gmail.
I actually don't know who that is, haha.
Send me an email and I'll tell you what I know.
John
Capt. Ted Lines P51 “Thunder Bird.” It’s the most unique kill tally of any fighter of the war in my opinion.
an arrow of progress with blank circles (or somethings) where the capt. only had to tick/cross the blank space?
(I am not sure. I found a low res. picture)
If you could please make a video about the Sally B ,a B17 still flying at air shows in Britain .This particular B17 has some nice nose art as well - thanking you in advance
It might be fun to look at Tank nicknames as well
Will you do the F-105 "Pussy Galore"? Hahaha *DEMONETIZED* *STRIKE ONE* 😉😁😁😁
The B 24 LADY BE GOOD how about her
Loved your video. My dad flew B 26s in WW2. I have pictures of the nose art if you are ever interested. One of the planes was" Truman's Folly" which made fun of the future President Truman. Keep up the videos.
gstallings, I believe that is in reference to Truman's involvement in the development of the B-26 and his wanting to cancel the airplane. My dad also flew B-26s. cheers
Great video! I’ve always been a fan of nose art. Would love to see you do something with “Home Stretch” - What is the story behind it, what aircraft she was on, etc… It’s not the most fancy, but she just haunts me, lol. Keep up the fantastic work!
I love this concept and thoroughly enjoyed this vid. Sub well earned.
Please do "Little Patches". A B17G flown by my dad's friend Lou Ellis, co-pilot? l had the pleasure to meet and hear a few words of his storiess. I'm naming a military jeep after it and putting the nose art on the hood.
The Blond Angel was flown by Capt. Litchfield of the 506th Fighter Squadron 404th Fighter Group.
B-25 that flew on the Doolittle raid on Tokyo was named Ruptured Duck, flown by Lt Ted Lawson. (He wrote the book 30 Seconds Over Tokyo.). The story behind the name is interesting. Lt Lawson, practicing takeoffs on a very short runway in preparation for a launch off a carrier flight deck, over rotated and scraped the tail of the aircraft on the runway. His crew chief wrote “ruptured duck” with chalk on the fuselage as a joke on the pilot, but LtLawson thought it was funny so he had the logo designed with Donald Duck on crutches, naming the aircraft Ruptured Duck.
My grandfather worked for Northrop Aircraft and was part of the team design of the P-61. One with interesting nose art is Lady in the Dark. Let's see this one featured. 😁
Needs a shout out to IL2 Great Battles for most of the animations. It's great to fly these planes in VR with IL2!!
My Dad was on the crew of a B-24 Liberator in WW11 and has a placque in the mighty 8th air force museum in Savannah wher I reside. Their plane was "Dirtie Gertie" and had a bate chested pretty lady as their nose art. My Pop passed at 92 6 years ago. A true hero and great man! Thanks for showing these!
Oops bare not bate.
“There’ll Always Be A Christmas” by Vargas from Esquire Magazine, December 1943.
P-61 'Hustling Hussie', P-51 'Big Beautiful Doll or Short Fuse Sallie', Adolf Galland's Mickey Mouse likeness smoking a cigar, P-47 'Darling Dottie', P-38 'Marge', F6F 'Minzi 1 2 and 3' lol, Lancaster 'Piccadilly Princess', Spitfire 'Burrough of Landsbeth', Typhoon 'Tally Ho',
I can name so many LoL
Nov Schmoz Ka Pop? which crashed on 12 July 1944 was the strangest name I encountered in the 764th US Squadron of B24 Liberators in which my uncle was a bombardier on the Swee' Pea which was shot up but made it back with a particularly harrowing crash landing using parachutes as brakes, on 25 July 1944 at Toretto Airfield, Italy.
The Nearsighted Robin, a liberator, landed in sweden under ww2, my father tock a piktuer of its nos art in a feald outside Verterås
The B24D WONGO WONGO the 512 Th BS 376th BG went down in Romania 🇷🇴 operation tidal wave august 1943. No survivors the art is great more mean and intimidating then sexy. I love just about all the art and hats 🎩 off to the people who painted it..
I haven't been there in 30 years, but for a long time there was a B-24 Liberator at the Wright-Patterson National Museum Of The USAF. It was named the Strawberry Bitch, with corresponding nose art. Don't know if she's still there, but she was impressive. My dads' brother was a navigator on a B-24. His plane was knocked down over Germany, and he spent the remaining 6 months of WWII as a POW, until his camp was liberated by the Soviets. He told me he had a very good view of the plane that shot his down. He said it was an ME-262.
That Was Interesting, Especially About Shoo, Shoo, Shoo Baby. I Just Watched 'The Best Years Of Our Lives' (Again). You Old Guys Like Me Would Understand The Connection.
How about “Passion Wagon”, “Bedroom Eyes”, “Glamorous Glenn”, “Madge” , “ Old Crow”, “Enola Gay” and “Bock’s Car”?
Balls out! P-47D-30
The dragon and his tail B-24
Cherokee strip B-24
The Bug P-47
Ave Maria B-25
Straight flush B-29
Seeman Bf-109G-6
There are tons of aircraft
Here is a TH-cam video from a WWII warbird graveyard featuring nose art: th-cam.com/video/1TJk1jqzjYU/w-d-xo.html. If I remember correctly "5 Grand" was the 5000th B-17 produced and featured the signatures of the workers who assembled it.
Most of these pieces of nose art would no longer be allowed due to their “sexist” or “obscene” nature (bombing and killing not obscene, ironically). Welcome to modern America!
Blame the politically correct prudes.
If Blonde Angel was shot down in May '44, how come it's depicted with invasion stripes? And shouldn't Little Lady have invasion stripes in Oct. '44? And if Big Dick wasn't an ace, how come there are so many victory symbols on his canopy?
My Dad was a ROG in B-17 Georgia rebel 381 Bomb Grouper that was the first US bomber to land in neutral Sweden July 24th 1943 after three engines were hit by flack over Norway.
Yeah i got one. Do a bit on the B17 Hells Angels. The first B17 to complete 25 missions. 4 days before the Bell. And flew 23 more missions than the bell did. A historical as well as a P.R. injustice to the crew and the ship. For many years i thought the Bell was the first. Till i learned the truth. We can't have a ship called the Hells Angels. Going around the country selling war bonds now can we. That just would be proper. Lets hurry up and get the Bell back first. So we can call it the first. Memphis Bell sounds much Baseball and apple pie than Hells Angels.
I would call my Mustang "Luftaffe"
(a winged monkey, probably wielding a lightning bolt or 2)
a pretty easy game with German words in a HUGE war, so if somebody did it for real, I am not surprised.
WWII Nose art ranged (from the pg to x ratings). It became so bad (Rated X) that during WWII actual censering of Nose Art had to be engaged. Some Nose Art was so bad that even the most hardened had to say, "you painted what on your plane?".
Some decorum was established and a happy medium was established.
Could you do a story on the 835 squadron also known as the Zodiac Squadron, fromthe 486th Bomb Group (Heavy), my dad's old unit. My dad was in the 832nd Squadron.
I am submitting noise art - Donald Duck by Polish ace Jan Zumbach. This is the most popular Spitfire model in Polish painting in the world. Used on posters advertising war campaigns and election campaigns in Great Britain in the 21st century. The story of Jan Zumbach is no less interesting. A pilot and a bit of an adventurer.
The plane in its nice painting, at least 3 versions, is so popular that you can easily find its painting. However, his life story is as colorful as his Spitfire.
The targets in Poland 🇵🇱 where as dangerous as hitting Berlin, the factory’s 🏭 and oil plants WOW truly TRULY brave ppl
My father flew 65 missions in B-26's out of England then France. I have a picture of him and his crew in front of a Marauder that had "Sure Go For No Dough" and a rather naked lady for nose art.
I have seen multiple aircraft with the same name such as "all American" a b17...and a b24...question...Were crews allowed to have planes of the same name?
There's many memorable ones to me, "MiG Eater" and "Phantom of the Ruhr"
And as I sit here, 06.15 sipping my morning coffee out of my “Shoo shoo shoo baby” coffee mug! How lovely is that?
How about "Lil Butch" and "Rodney".
Both on a B17 which my father in law flew on as the Bombardier / front gunner. I have photos of the plane
My uncle was bombardier on the "Asbestos Alice". Have a picture of his crew by nose if aircraft. The insignia rather hard to see but it's a cool photo.🇺🇸
Can u do story of u.s.s. Emmons which was attacked by kamikaze off Okinawa which is navy sunk her so Japanese couldn't take over her. Thanks.
for me there is one nose favorite art i love: one is just a frase in a mustang P-51D from 53rd Fighter Squadron, 21st Fighter Group "Is This Trip Necessary?"
Though the pilot of Big Dick scored 4 air to air kills, I noted 9 swastikas emblazoned on the canopy frame. Did other crews fly the same airframe to run up that tally, or is that a rendering error?
The P47 being called the Jug is because it looked like a milk jug when stood on end. The British thought what the Americans were saying a short for Juggernaut .
Memphis Belle, Enola Gay and Box Car, just for a starter :-)
This is start of a great serie 👏 👌
0:15 I if remember right this guy was a crew chief who's artist's skills were in high demand. On this particular drawing his only instructions were, "keep it classy."
Good video! Excellent concept! About time that nose art was examined with more detail...Good job! P.S.- sorry I don't have more detail, but I caught a glimpse of a Jug in a combat film that had an intriguing nose art that ended with the number XIV...I know this isn't much info, but could you check it out? Thanks!
This is a bit of a punt as I don't know if Robin Olds ever flew a Jug, but every aircraft he flew was called 'Scat' with a Roman numeral after it. Maybe there was another pilot did the same thing. FWIW the P51 Scat VII is still in flying condition, apparently.
I checked around and I think the Jug I saw had "Hun Hunter XIV" on the fuselage and a brown bird on a round green background wearing an iron cross on the cowling...
"The best nose art from WW II"...
And then proceeds to show only USAAF aircrats...
I don't like how some of the nose art is restored. They draw it much bigger, according to modern visual standards, rather than the original size. You see this in several warbird restorations.
Great video!
Here are a couple of suggestions for future videos:
Hauptmann Hubert Pölz's JU-87 "Screaming Sepent"
Lt. Richard Bong's P-38 "Marge"
Upupa epops was a great one to discuss. P-51 flown by Bud Tordoff and the story is pretty interesting
A P-39 called "Air-A-Cutie" had a large nude on the left side. I don't know the pilot or the unit.
The Airmen and personnel of the 99th Pursuit Squadron should be represented, please and thank you.
I lOVE HOW THIS ME309 IS MORE CAPABLE OF ANYTHING AND FAR MORE SUPERIOR.
Right now I'm about 10 feet from one of the props from the "Lady Be Good".
Thats typical , a P38 getting sliced and diced by the Luftwaffe.
Hey TJ3 History. I hope you had a good Christmas and a happy new year to you from the UK.🇬🇧 May I request that you do a video on James Edgar Johnson. Better known by his moniker Johnnie Johnson. Johnson was a British pilot who flew the famous Supermarine Spitfire. Flying this superb aircraft he amassed 34 aerial victories. Making him the highest scoring ace of not only the RAF. But the highest scoring allied ace in the Western European campaign. Of his 34 kills, 20 were against the infamous FW 190. Better known to the RAF as the butcher bird. On one occasion, Jonson flew between the rigging of a ship, whilst in pursuit of an fw 190 that was strafing Allied ships. Downing the german plane seconds later. It would mean a lot to me if you were to do a video about Johnnie Johnson. Hope to hear back from you. Once again Happy New year. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
I'll see what I can do!
@@TJ3 thanks mate. 😀 I'll continue to keep an eye open for any historical events that you could cover.👍👍
G'Day,how about the B17 Queenie,good story behind her!
It's rare to run across original content on TH-cam....thanks for a fabulous video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Curious, are you pulling the animation from a video game or having to animate these yourself?
The b17 with Eisenhowers' face as nose art....that portrait was huge!
Look at Don Gentily p-51 Shangra La, 4th fighter group
How about Gen. Chuck Yeager,s Glamourous Glennis?
I swear before you release this video a hour before I was asking my self what if there is a list of Best collection of nose arts for tanks and aircrafts in ww2
How about "Shedowanna" , "Old Bill", and "Lil Brown Jug"?
My fathers Marine corsair squadron the death rattlers during the Korean conflict as he say
love this series hows about either the air apaches in the pacific flying B-25s or Wulfhound a captured Boeing B-17 that was flown by Kg 200 of the Luftwaffe during World War 2
Thanks! Yes I have plenty yet to cover but I will add those to look into!
Excellent videos. I do appreciate all the nose art series. Can't wait to see what's next
"Betty's Dream" is a regular at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (the Oshkosh Fly-In if you're old enough) and has a bat on the nose. Can't remember offhand if it is a B-24, -25, or -26 but the story is fascinating. The pilot's wife dreamed that her husband was riding a huge black bat and somehow knew as long as he stayed on it he would survive the war.
The are a couple of planes I used to see at air shows back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, the B-17 Sentimental Journey and the B-25 Executive Suite. I’m not sure if they would count if you are sticking only to planes that served in WW2. Another good story to cover would be the P-61 Lady in the Dark. That plane scored the last kill of the war.
hi, my uncle's plane a b-24 , was called, sleepy time gal , any info