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GW -1 decorative artwork
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Does anyone have photos to share of the decorative art work applied to Coalition aircraft during that conflict?
I believe the Victor tankers did and some Tornados, what else was adorned?
Thanks for your time and trouble,
Be lucky
David
Does anyone have photos to share of the decorative art work applied to Coalition aircraft during that conflict?
I believe the Victor tankers did and some Tornados, what else was adorned?
Thanks for your time and trouble,
Be lucky
David
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This book has a good selection of colour photographs of unofficial artwork.
CH-53 with nude girls part of paint scheme Walk Around
Maybe not quite what you’re looking for.....
Today someone’s head would roll for something like this.
Maybe not quite what you’re looking for.....
Today someone’s head would roll for something like this.
I believe there ended up being two TIALD pods in theatre for use with the Tornado GR1. They were christened Sandra and Tracey after the Viz characters 'The Fat Slags'.
One of the pods is on the GR1 resident in AirSpace at IWM Duxford adorned with one of the said ladies.
One of the pods is on the GR1 resident in AirSpace at IWM Duxford adorned with one of the said ladies.
The Victor tankers were probably the best known examples of this. Six were done by Cpl Andy Price (55 Squadron), each named after the wife/girlfriend of the aircraft's crew chief. Lusty Lindy and Teasin' Tina both survive, at Bruntingthorpe and the Yorkshire Air Museum respectively. Lots of pictures here
https://www.google.com/search?q=vict...w=1366&bih=654
https://www.google.com/search?q=vict...w=1366&bih=654
Buccs and Jags had some good nose art. None of them beat the Shark Mouths on the Tornados, in my mind.
There were a couple of Navy Lynx with 'nose art' as well, I think.
There were a couple of Navy Lynx with 'nose art' as well, I think.
CH-53 with nude girls part of paint scheme Walk Around
Maybe not quite what you’re looking for.....
Today someone’s head would roll for something like this.
Maybe not quite what you’re looking for.....
Today someone’s head would roll for something like this.
you can also get wet weather gear in a similar matching hue - gents I give you pornoflage
https://duksbak.com/product/waterpro...oflage-jacket/
Sadly, in the present PC climate, I doubt that that sort of art would be permitted in case it offended someone.
Hurt feelings being far more important than killing people...
Hurt feelings being far more important than killing people...
Let’s face it, some of them were appallingly rubbish and embarrassing. If the PC police meant that some of them had been banned, I wouldn’t have minded.
The artwork on the 31(C) jets was not on them until near the end of the war and the 2 weeks after before the Sqn returned home. We did stick a load of purple hearts on "DH" after its massive ABDR repair, but some nutter put a profanity about Saddam of the jet and we had to paint everything out. Bhahrain Sqns led the field in all the Artwork to be quite honest.
Yes, you’re quite right, along with the Jag Force, whose art was fairly subtle. I was, myopically, referring to the Tornado Force. Must be all the recent coverage making me forget!