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hello,

I am looking for information for the aircraft, why did this drawing it on the nose? you have other pictures?

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I planned to use a resin cockpit "wolfpack" decals "afterburner" fod cover "stealbeach."

On an aircraft carrier diorama with a navy tractor EPU "verlinden", what was the exact purpose of this tractor? do you know?

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I would put 2 pilots on my diorama, do you know the a good brand for these figures?

thanks !!!!

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hello,

I am looking for information for the aircraft, why did this drawing it on the nose? you have other pictures?

What I've heard is that CVW-8 had a nose art competition, they allowed one plane in each squadron to have nose art. Here's the Prowler entry http://www.dstorm.eu/pictures/nose-arts/ea-6b/163527_1.jpg I can't recall who the winner was but all the squadrons except the Hornet squadrons participated.

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What I've heard is that CVW-8 had a nose art competition, they allowed one plane in each squadron to have nose art. Here's the Prowler entry http://www.dstorm.eu/pictures/nose-arts/ea-6b/163527_1.jpg I can't recall who the winner was but all the squadrons except the Hornet squadrons participated.

Thanks !!!!

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VA-36 also sported a nice piece of female nose art as well for a while before the mission marks were moved to the position on the nose.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GbPcI30qhvQ/TR6wbel-mFI/AAAAAAAABkc/Js2WtksuHqA/s1600/A-6E+Nose+Art+Desert+Storm+2.jpg

VS-24 threw into the mix as well on one of their S-3s.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GbPcI30qhvQ/TIWBIaocVOI/AAAAAAAABSU/M0HcEqOYLOc/s1600/s-3b+1.jpg

If I remember correctly VAW-124 won that contest. I was partial to "Queen of Spades" and the fact I was in VF-41 at the time had no influence at all on my thinking in that regard. :rolleyes:/>/>

KiowaFixer

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If I remember correctly VAW-124 won that contest. I was partial to "Queen of Spades" and the fact I was in VF-41 at the time had no influence at all on my thinking in that regard. :rolleyes:/>/>/>

KiowaFixer

you were a pilot? Is that true? on Tomcat? do you have pictures? :jaw-dropping:

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Here's the back of our instruction sheet with the nose art info. If you do an online search of navy records, the airwing history has the info we concised from.

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Here's a good shot of the front end

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-brian

sorry but i have the "Afterburner" :-((

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Realized the file was hard to read. Here's the text:

Late in the war in early March 1991, VF-41 applied nose art to their CO jet

and so it began. According to official Navy History Office records, CAG liked

it so much that he authorized each squadron to paint nose art on one jet.

Only the Hornet squadrons failed to participate. These nose art aircraft continued

to fly combat missions until a port call in late May when all artwork was to be

removed prior to the fly-in in June 91. The E-2 squadron was announced the

winner and in a bold and daring move, were able to hide their aircraft until after the fly-in.

Legend holds that the artwork was inspired by WWII nose art, or 1940’s movie stars...

or CO’s wives...or the girl that got away, or...

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I know the inspiration for the artist of the "Queen of Spades" came from an early 1991, maybe late 1990, issue of Playboy that had a section of Olivia DeBerardinis art in it, the model for that art being Bettie Page. I have looked for years for the painting, but have been unable to find the one I remember the "Queen" being based on but I have found some similar stuff, such as the link below.

http://pessimisticidealist.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/7959155_olivia_de_berardinis_cat_and_mouse_resize1.jpg

KiowaFixer

P.S. If this link is too risqué for this forum let me know and I will, or you moderators can pull it down.

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