G’day,
I’m trying to figure out what some nose art on a Vietnam era Grumman Mohawk is, it’s been sitting in the boneyard for over 40 years and has faded to almost nothing. The image is the same on the port and starboard sides although a mirror image of itself, a very careful inspection reveals more details and I’ve made a tracing of what I can see. This still doesn’t help me because it looks like nothing in particular, if I had to guess I’d say it is a bee or mosquito or maybe a humming bird but the ‘tail’ bit doesn’t look right, it is generally black with remnants of white on what I think is the face.
Is there anyone else out there with more imagination than me who can see something in these pictures?
Cheers Paul
By: ozjag - 11th December 2014 at 23:18
Thanks for all of your suggestions. After looking at my tracings some more and a bit of googling I am convinced Lazy8 has it, a Vulture or Buzzard depending on how you call things. What we can see is the wings, body, small tail feathers, legs (but not feet), white chest, long neck and beak with most of the actual head missing. I’ve dragged a couple of pics off the net, none match but have similarities.
Cheers Paul
By: Tin Triangle - 11th December 2014 at 15:59
Definitely a bird flying left, and one with a hooked beak like, (as suggested above) a vulture. My guess would be a frigate bird:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnificent_Frigatebird_%28Fregata_magnificens%29_-female_flying.jpg
By: Lazy8 - 11th December 2014 at 15:52
I agree with OneEigthBit’s analysis of the first picture, but putting all four together, I wonder if we’re looking at one of the vultures from Disney’s ‘Jungle Book’? The film was released in 1967.
http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120410210736/disney/images/5/59/Junglebook-disneyscreencaps_com-8029.jpg
By: Arabella-Cox - 11th December 2014 at 15:18
First picture looks like a faded flamingo in flight to me.
By: Wyvernfan - 11th December 2014 at 07:49
Probably miles off , Paul, but the bulbous head (similar to a Mohawk) and ‘tongue’ flicking out remind me of a Dragonfly catching its prey, but the art work shows only what looks likes one pair of wings!?
Rob
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