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  • August 15, 2011 at 9:32 pm in reply to: Let's see your Nose Art A-2's forum members #1052812
    BlueNoser352
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    Usaf Museum in Dayton

    8th AF WW II jacket.

    August 15, 2011 at 9:27 pm in reply to: Let's see your Nose Art A-2's forum members #1052814
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    An original…36th BG I think

    Another original …..

    August 15, 2011 at 9:24 pm in reply to: Let's see your Nose Art A-2's forum members #1052816
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    Jim great work on you Jacket

    Jim :

    Hey that is fantastic …a very complex & difficult A-2 to paint…there is so much going on there. I remember the very first time I saw a photo of this jacket……………….wow…now that artist had some talent. Wish I knew the story behind that jacket ? Might look on the web to see if anyone wrote a story about it. Great job on this one…………..thanks for keepinh history alive.
    The Eighth Air Force Museum down on I-95 right outside Savannah GA…has some great ones in there as well. Thorpes Abbott 100th BG Museum had some as well when I visited years ago….will try and ind those photos……

    Great job ! BlueNoser352

    http://www.acmedepot.com/a2jacket/index.shtml

    August 15, 2011 at 9:13 pm in reply to: 'Memphis Belle' in Memphis #1052817
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    Much thanks J Boyle !!!

    Much thanks for posting those Memphis Belle photos…she indeed looks so different. Its amazing she even escape the smelting pot after the war and all those years of neglect sitting outside in Memphis . The locals did a nkice job of starting the restoration but guess the USAF had to step in and finish it.
    It will be a great day when the lady is finished and on public display for all to see & treasure! Thanks again for the photos J Boyle!!!!

    BlueNoser352!

    August 15, 2011 at 3:38 pm in reply to: 'Memphis Belle' in Memphis #1053414
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    Col Robert K Morgan …Memphis Belle

    Graham , hey great story thanks for posting this and this is a wonderful work of art for the citizens of Memphis and all who know of the wartime romance between Margret Polk and Robert K Morgan. The folks there are still not happy over losing the real B-17 that Morgan flew with the 391st BG. Today under going restoration at the USAF museum in Dayton, Ohio.
    While their relationship did not end in marriage they did remain friends long after war as the story says. Had the honor of knowing Col Morgan years after the war…… one great individual. Sadly now time has taken all the original crewmen of the Belle. I remember back in 1994 Col Morgan at Duxford wearing his “pinks & greens” in front of Queen Elizabeth for a ceremony there.

    Plus his return to the UK with other crew members dueing the making of the movie ” The Memphis Belle back in the early 90’s ! Col Morgan was one prince of a fellow and as a young officer in the UK said “we drank anything we could get our hands on out of a bottle”…or something to that effect…they did some real “elbow” bending in the pubs around London while on leave. Great story and thanks for sharing !

    Maybe some fellow FlyPast member has been to the USAF Museum lately and took some photos of The Belle’s restoration status and can share here.

    Thanks

    BlueNoser352

    August 15, 2011 at 3:12 am in reply to: Let's see your Nose Art A-2's forum members #1053884
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    Maybe another 401st BG A-2 jacket

    Can’t remember where this one came from….401st BG maybe !!!

    August 15, 2011 at 3:08 am in reply to: Let's see your Nose Art A-2's forum members #1053903
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    ” Yankee Dood it “

    The original one is on display at the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio…here is one new one from the original concept…………..one very colorful jacket for sure. A very talented artist did the original for sure…nice work on the current
    model ….

    BlueNoser352

    August 15, 2011 at 3:00 am in reply to: Let's see your Nose Art A-2's forum members #1053930
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    Great little gem of a book !

    Nice book on WW II nose art ………… lots of 401st BG Nose Art in there as well !

    August 15, 2011 at 2:58 am in reply to: Let's see your Nose Art A-2's forum members #1053937
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    BlueNoser with Col james Starnes

    A photo of me BlueNoser352 standing with my late friend Col James R Starnes, who flew Tar Heel with the 339th FG…a 12 victory ace with the group…also flew F-4’s in Vietnam. I had a jacket done in tribute to him..here he is with me holding his original jacket. He passed away in January of this year…one fine combat leader in his group & the Eighth Air Force !

    BlueNoser352

    August 15, 2011 at 2:52 am in reply to: Let's see your Nose Art A-2's forum members #1053983
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    Some 390th 8th AF jackets !!!!

    390th BG ( H) museum A-2 Jackets !

    From their museum out west in the USA!

    August 15, 2011 at 2:35 am in reply to: Let's see your Nose Art A-2's forum members #1054014
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    Matt outstanding stuff thanks

    Matt:

    Great set of photos and jackets Matt… many times the jackest on many Eighth Vets I have spoke with just used the paints they found around the hangar….love the rough look of you jacket. Thanks for the history behind it!!!
    Thanks for the contributions here……keep’em coming FlyPast Members !

    BlueNoser352!

    Here is one photo I was given by Col James Starnes a 12 victory with the 339th FG …… a marriage taking place on the field……

    August 15, 2011 at 2:14 am in reply to: Mosquito Move Around #1054021
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    A flying Mossie in The UK !!!

    Sure hope one day this might happen again……….one WW II warbird that needs to be seen at airshows in the future. Is the Mossie owned here in the US by Mr Weeks operational these days ? Thanks !

    BlueNoser352

    August 15, 2011 at 2:10 am in reply to: Let's see your Nose Art A-2's forum members #1054023
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    Thanks men for the contribution !!

    Stephen & Jim:

    Great stuff there men…………….. love seeing these types of items with regards to the field of Nose Art, Jacket art & patches…… Stephen always enjoy looking at your website …great stuff !!!

    Jim……great jacket…the 401st had such classic nose art on its aircraft & jackets. I have a copy of the group history somewhere…very hard to find and its loaded with nose art photos……………. will dig up some more photos from my travels & collection and get them on here……

    Thanks again men…………..have a good week ahead…BlueNoser352 says thanks for your contributions here! Painting a A-2 is not an easy task..you guys have some talent there for sure!!! Keep up the good work !

    BlueNoser352!

    August 14, 2011 at 7:00 pm in reply to: Let's see your Nose Art A-2's forum members #1054712
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    Great shots of A-2’s

    One of our fine UK based FlyPast members has some great A-2’s in his collection…come on down Stephen Carr….great jacket shots Sir…have an additions you could share…….great stuff !

    http://www.sacarr.co.uk/a2art/a2.htm

    August 14, 2011 at 6:46 pm in reply to: Let's see your Nose Art A-2's forum members #1054718
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    Jolley Green….yes by all means post away

    Yes….even modern day A-2’s B-3′ any nose art on aircraft……………. of course love to see A-2’s all painted up…historic photos, one’s you’ve taken in museum’s or air shows……………fathers rael jacket, uncles, brothers….scan & post away. Thanks …..have a great week forum memebers !

    BlueNoser352

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