All 55 Sqn Victors carried nose art named after the crew chiefs' wives as well as a spear, taken from the unit badge painted on the tail. The nose section is all that survives from this aircraft and 'Lucky Lou' is now on display at the RAF Museum.
The 'other' piece of art on FiFI. The entire collection of Commemorative Air Force aircraft is known as the CAF Ghost Squadron. Photographed at Airsho 2011.
This beautifully restored Catalina wears nice 'Harriet's Chariot' noseart on her port side but the VP-61 Squadron badge on her starboard side. Originally TOC with the USN as 48426.
'D-Day Doll' was delivered to the USAAF in 1943 as 42-68830 and flew three missions on D-Day itself. Now serving with the Riverside chapter of the CAF and her noseart was pictured here during Airsho 2011.
This 522FS/27 TFW Aardvark was retired to AMARG during May 92 with the PCN/Inventory No. AAFV0097 but escaped the axeman and now resides in the storage yard at the Yamks Air Museum.
Special crest to mark the fact that this is the famous 'Hanoi Taxi', the C-141 that brought the first POWs home from North Vietnam during Operation Homecoming. This was also the last Starlifter to be retired from USAF service in 2006.
'Putt Putt Maru' on display at the Lone Star Flight Museum. This airframe was built for the USAAF as 44-53095 and then served with the Honduran AF as FAH503 (& later 506).
This Bear is called 'Moscow' and carries this Muscovite Coat of Arms on the nose representing St. George slaying a basilisk. St. George was the patron saint of the founder of Moscow.
This B-25 was built in Kansas City in 1944 and served with the USAF as 44-30423 until the late-1950s. Acquired by the Planes of Fame museum in the early 1960s she now wears an updated (less risque) form of the 'Photo Fanny' nose art
This ex-Ranch Hand, Vietnam combat veteran is now on display at the National Museum of the USAF. She acquired the nickname 'Patches' as a result of sustaining innumerable bullet holes and hits that then required to be patched up.
This P-63 was delivered in May 1944 to the USAAF with the serial 42-69080 and served as an instructional airframe in OR and CA until disposal in Oct. 45. Now on display with 'Fatal Fang' nose art at the superb Yanks Air Museum.
(Fake) 'Notorious Natasha' Nose art on this restored Fishbed on display at the Palm Springs Air Museum. I think this airframe may be cn 961112, can anybody confirm?
'Raz'N Hell' nose art on the starboard side of this B-29 on display at the 'Castle Air Museum'. This is a composite airframe and the nose is clearly marked as originating from 44-70064.