POOLER, GA (WTOC) – The historic Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum's B-17, City of Savannah, will get some nose art on Wednesday. Skip Shelton, 86, of Greenwood, S.C., and a World War II veteran, will be ...

First, Steve Barba drew airplanes. Next, he painted on airplanes. Now, he’s creating a sculpture of an airplane — among other things — out of objects other people throw away. Barba, of Sturgis, is an ...

Air Force fighters and bombers are soaring into the wild blue yonder with new paint jobs, quietly reviving an old tradition. The decorative painting and designs on the noses and wings of Air Force ...

In the past few years, we've seen the influence of World War II aircraft styles on early roadsters-such as Todd Kindler's Spitfire '32 in this very magazine. Historically, it makes sense since many of ...

Gary Velasco, of Ruckersville, has a passion for World War II history and aviation. For the past 25 years, he has made his living creating artistic reproductions of WWII airplane “nose art” ...

Click to open image viewer. SI-2000-4753: SSgt Robert Serotkin painting nose art on Boeing F-13A "Margie's Mad Greek III," 1945. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection ...

From its distinctive “Brrrrrt” that spells out death and destruction for America’s enemies, to the iconic paint job emblazoned on its nose, the A-10 Thunderbolt is an American military icon.