Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
Thanks for bumping this Vee. I completely forgot this topic. I will take a look because I must have some new ones for you.
Frank
We are paratroopers. We are supposed to be surrounded.
Captain Winters in Bastogne 1944.
Liberation of Noorbeek and Roy Booher tribute:
I found some in my Normandy albums of June 6 2009.





We are paratroopers. We are supposed to be surrounded.
Captain Winters in Bastogne 1944.
Liberation of Noorbeek and Roy Booher tribute:
I thought I had posted this somewhere else but the search didn't come up with anything. Here is a recreation of probably one of the most extensive "nose" art jobs to actually have been flown in WWII. This particular example comes from the Pacific:

Here is some more info and pictures. And here is even more info.
Eventually I guess the Politically Correct Police applied enough pressure or the operators of "Tail" just got too many complaints at airshows and they re-painted it to:

Here is some info about the change.
Maj Todd O. USMC, Retired
Grandson of LTC John O'Brien
It is so cool to see historic items "back-in-business". Keep 'er flying boys!
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
From Bastogne. December 13, 2009.


We are paratroopers. We are supposed to be surrounded.
Captain Winters in Bastogne 1944.
Liberation of Noorbeek and Roy Booher tribute:
1st Fighter Group WW2 P-38 Nose Art Collection..
http://www.1stfighter.org/photos/P38NoseArt-p1.html
The Clarence Simonsen Nose Art Collection
http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/noseart.html
Vee
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
Hmmmm, no thanks. ![]()

We are paratroopers. We are supposed to be surrounded.
Captain Winters in Bastogne 1944.
Liberation of Noorbeek and Roy Booher tribute:









