Vintage Aviation News

Gary Velasco’s Wingnut & Rockhead Show

May 17, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The artwork of famed aviation artist Gary Velasco currently graces the noses of some of the most famous warbirds flying today, including B-24A Diamond Lil, B-25Js Show Me, Take-Off Time, and Tondelayo, B-17Gs Madras Maiden […]

The Museum of Flight – Calling All WWII History Buffs

April 13, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

To help relieve the boredom and frustration in these semi-sequestered times, the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has come up with a couple of online ideas which might prove entertaining/educational for many of us. […]

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B-17 Texas Raider’s Nose Art Evolution – Setting the Record Straight

May 25, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Commemorative Air Force Gulf Coast Wing’s Flying Fortress, the iconic Texas Raiders, has been a fixture on the U.S. air show circuit since 1967. Originally built as B-17G 44-83872, the aircraft never saw combat, […]

Live Webinar: Painting History With Artist Chad Hill

April 14, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

For many, Nose Art is perhaps one of the most interesting aviation-related phenomena which emerged from the World War II era. Please join in with the Military Aviation Museum as celebrated artist and designer Chad […]

Warbird Aviation Art by Ron Kaplan

November 13, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

For many of us with a passion for aviation, and in particular vintage military aviation, this interest also extends into aviation themed artwork. Perhaps this is because so many combat aircraft were once adorned, and […]

Yankee Air Museum Seeks Information on B-24J Known as Michigan

April 22, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

April 22, 2019— The Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan is actively seeking first person accounts from airmen whom served on a B-24 Liberator bomber nicknamed Michigan which flew in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. This […]

That’s All, Brother – The Nose Art Interview

June 6, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many readers will know, the Commemorative Air Force’s historic D-Day veteran C-47 Skytrain That’s All, Brother recently regained her nose art from the time when she led the main 82nd Airborne paratrooper fleet over […]

Props and Pin-Ups in World War II (and it’s just not girls in bikinis…)

November 25, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

by John M. Caratola, PhD. From the very beginning of organized warfare, men in combat have adorned their weapons, shields, or regalia with symbols, designs, or art work that expressed either individuality or group affiliation. […]

MySky SkyCart to Showcase the Unparalleled  Style of WWII Nose Art

June 29, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

WarbirdsNews welcomes a new partner, MySkyCart.com. The company manufactures airline galley carts which you might not immediately associate with vintage military aviation, but they have a new line of products decorated with airline and vintage WWII […]

Nose Art

Gary Velasco’s Wingnut & Rockhead Show

The Museum of Flight – Calling All WWII History Buffs

B-17 Texas Raider’s Nose Art Evolution – Setting the Record Straight

Live Webinar: Painting History With Artist Chad Hill

Warbird Aviation Art by Ron Kaplan

Yankee Air Museum Seeks Information on B-24J Known as Michigan

That’s All, Brother – The Nose Art Interview

Props and Pin-Ups in World War II (and it’s just not girls in bikinis…)

MySky SkyCart to Showcase the Unparalleled  Style of WWII Nose Art

The CAF Razorback Wing Takes on Vultee BT-13 Restoration Project

How America’s Youth is Rebuilding a WWII B-25 Bomber

The National Naval Aviation Museum Birdcage Corsair Goes on Display

A Chat with Vulture’s Row Aviation Owner Chuck Wahl