The artwork of famed aviation artist Gary Velasco currently graces the noses of some of the most famous warbirds flying today, including B-24A Diamond Lil, B-25Js Show Me, Take-Off Time, and Tondelayo, B-17Gs Madras Maiden […]
To help relieve the boredom and frustration in these semi-sequestered times, the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has come up with a couple of online ideas which might prove entertaining/educational for many of us. […]
The Commemorative Air Force Gulf Coast Wing’s Flying Fortress, the iconic Texas Raiders, has been a fixture on the U.S. air show circuit since 1967. Originally built as B-17G 44-83872, the aircraft never saw combat, […]
For many, Nose Art is perhaps one of the most interesting aviation-related phenomena which emerged from the World War II era. Please join in with the Military Aviation Museum as celebrated artist and designer Chad […]
For many of us with a passion for aviation, and in particular vintage military aviation, this interest also extends into aviation themed artwork. Perhaps this is because so many combat aircraft were once adorned, and […]
April 22, 2019— The Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan is actively seeking first person accounts from airmen whom served on a B-24 Liberator bomber nicknamed Michigan which flew in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. This […]
As many readers will know, the Commemorative Air Force’s historic D-Day veteran C-47 Skytrain That’s All, Brother recently regained her nose art from the time when she led the main 82nd Airborne paratrooper fleet over […]
by John M. Caratola, PhD. From the very beginning of organized warfare, men in combat have adorned their weapons, shields, or regalia with symbols, designs, or art work that expressed either individuality or group affiliation. […]
WarbirdsNews welcomes a new partner, MySkyCart.com. The company manufactures airline galley carts which you might not immediately associate with vintage military aviation, but they have a new line of products decorated with airline and vintage WWII […]
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