Feb 9, 2004 #1 itznogood Airman 16 0 Jan 18, 2004 Denmark Hi ww2aircraft admin A new idea ? A section for all the fabulous nose art on the great planes of ww2. Itznogood
Hi ww2aircraft admin A new idea ? A section for all the fabulous nose art on the great planes of ww2. Itznogood
Feb 9, 2004 #2 horseUSA Administrator Staff Admin Mod 3,176 573 Mar 10, 2003 Florida, USA ww2aircraft.net sounds good, setup two cat. for nose art. broke them into color, and black&white.
Feb 9, 2004 #3 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 you see, the B-17 was so ugly they had to paint things on the nose to try and make them look better
Feb 9, 2004 #4 Crazy Senior Airman 699 0 Dec 3, 2003 crazyscreens.250free.com Not at all! The B-17 crews merely had a sense of humor. The Lancaster crews were cowed into silence by the sheer ugliness of the plane they were flying
Not at all! The B-17 crews merely had a sense of humor. The Lancaster crews were cowed into silence by the sheer ugliness of the plane they were flying
Feb 9, 2004 #5 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 yeah, well the lancaster had go faster stripes in the form of camoflage
Feb 9, 2004 #6 Crazy Senior Airman 699 0 Dec 3, 2003 crazyscreens.250free.com the lancaster kicks ass said: yeah, well the lancaster had go faster stripes in the form of camoflage Click to expand... umm... what?
the lancaster kicks ass said: yeah, well the lancaster had go faster stripes in the form of camoflage Click to expand... umm... what?
Feb 9, 2004 #7 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 you know, go faster stripes?
Feb 9, 2004 #8 Crazy Senior Airman 699 0 Dec 3, 2003 crazyscreens.250free.com me no know. teach me. Must be a Brit thing
Feb 9, 2004 #9 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 those white stripes are "go faster" stripes
Feb 9, 2004 #10 Crazy Senior Airman 699 0 Dec 3, 2003 crazyscreens.250free.com Ahh, I see. Never heard of it
Feb 9, 2004 #11 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 mmmmmmmm, well it's not just a britt thing?
Feb 9, 2004 #12 Crazy Senior Airman 699 0 Dec 3, 2003 crazyscreens.250free.com well, it ain't an Ohio thing. Must be a Canadian thing
Feb 9, 2004 #13 cheddar cheese Major General 20,265 20 Jan 9, 2004 WSM, England the lanc needs camoflage so it dont get shot down in the day cos the b-17s were so good they could afford a little nose art and humour
the lanc needs camoflage so it dont get shot down in the day cos the b-17s were so good they could afford a little nose art and humour
Feb 9, 2004 #14 Crazy Senior Airman 699 0 Dec 3, 2003 crazyscreens.250free.com the B-17 didn't NEED go faster stripes. It was plenty fast already.
Feb 10, 2004 #15 A Archer Airman 1st Class 161 0 Jan 27, 2004 Mustangs did though, actually, didn't all Western Europe theater planes get those ugly black and white go faster stripes? The Navy and Marines on the other hand had planes that were good enough they didn't need them.
Mustangs did though, actually, didn't all Western Europe theater planes get those ugly black and white go faster stripes? The Navy and Marines on the other hand had planes that were good enough they didn't need them.
Feb 10, 2004 #16 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 them black and white stripes were to identify them as brittish in the crowded sky's around the time of D-Day
them black and white stripes were to identify them as brittish in the crowded sky's around the time of D-Day
Feb 10, 2004 #17 A Archer Airman 1st Class 161 0 Jan 27, 2004 I know that they try to get us to believe they were for identification, they were hoping we wouldn't find out their real purpose
I know that they try to get us to believe they were for identification, they were hoping we wouldn't find out their real purpose
Feb 10, 2004 #18 Hot Space Tech Sergeant 2,168 0 Jan 22, 2004 Bournemouth, UK www.southernparanormal.com Which was Hot Space
Feb 11, 2004 #19 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 that they were really alien space craft, and that they were not real planes
Feb 11, 2004 #20 Hot Space Tech Sergeant 2,168 0 Jan 22, 2004 Bournemouth, UK www.southernparanormal.com They do say Aliens have been working for the U.S Goverment since 1947 Hot Space