Aircraft Pinup Art and Blown 4360cu. in. Radials

An Aircraft museum doesn’t have much to do with MyRideisMe.com or does it. But, pinup art on the noes of aluminum beasts that appear way too damn large to fly and a blown 4360 cu. in. radial motor are too cool to skip.

Here’s the pics, first the “Maid in the Shade” found somewhere around 42 degrees north by 9 degrees east.

Followed by the lovely “Miss Murphy”

And my favorite, the beautiful honey standing hitching a ride on “Sentimental Journey”

I don’t know much about planes, so I won’t go into that detail, but I was curious about nose art. I found some info I’ll pass on. The following info is from a blog called “Creation Robot“. There are several links to more info.

The subject matter in nose art varies but largely stayed within a few mainstay topics, namely the cartoon characters and female pin-up. The females occurred in various stages of dress, or undress, and were very popular. The style evolved and became more wild and provocative. As a result, the Army Air Force tried to restore a sense of decorum with AAF Regulation 35-22 in August 1944. The regulation didn’t prohibit nose art, but did try to, unsuccessfully, institute a “sense of decency.”

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