Air Force fighters and bombers are soaring into the wild blue yonder with new paint jobs, quietly reviving an old tradition. The decorative painting and designs on the noses and wings of Air Force ...

"What stories did WWII aircraft nose art tell? ️ From fierce animals to pin-up girls and lucky charms, these artworks captured the emotions of war. In this episode, we dive deeper into the stories ...

Gary Velasco, of Ruckersville, has a passion for World War II history and aviation. For the past 25 years, he has made his living creating artistic reproductions of WWII airplane “nose art” ...

With flicks of a brush, Fernando Cortez breathed life into iconic art he created 33 years ago. Over the past week, he's restored the luster to a blond beauty, adorning the nose of a B-25 Mitchell ...

One cool traditional hot rod detail that looks great if it's done right is some well-placed World War II aircraft nose art. Hot rod roadsters built in the style of the late '40s and early '50s are ...

You won’t have to go far in the Museum of Aviation to find one of the most recognized pieces of plane -- nose art -- in military history. Of course, I refer to the sharks mouth on our P-40 in the ...

Harrison Township – The 127th Air Wing at Selfridge Air Force Base dipped into the past Tuesday as part of a future celebration of the Macomb County facility’s role in U.S. military aviation and its ...

It took 31 days to transform this otherwise dull gray F-15 Eagle into a colorful abstract worthy of its noble avian namesake. The powerful warplane is adorned with wisp-like feathers that stretch ...

Team Dover's maintenance groups hosted an airplane nose art unveiling ceremony March 22 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The nose artwork, titled "Keep 'em Flying" by renowned artist Greg ...

This photo of a dashing Flight Lieutenant Neville Bowker inspired the nose art that has become inescapably linked with the Flying Tigers. It isn’t a smile. It is more a predator’s sneer. Razor teeth, ...