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[Soldiers with Bell UH-1C Iroquois]
Photograph of United States Army soldiers posing with a Bell UH-1C (HU-1C) Iroquois (Huey) helicopter of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam, circa 1970-1971. The helicopter bears the unit's "Mad Dog" gunship emblem and slogan, "Death on call," on its nose Caption from donor: "UH-1C gunship of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company. Call sign was the 'MadDogs.'"
[Bell AH-1G Cobra helicopter]
Photograph of a Bell AH-1G Cobra helicopter of the 174th Assault Helicopter Company, parked at a military base in Vietnam, circa 1970-1971. The helicopter bears the shark-mouth nose art of the unit's gunships (the Sharks), which is based on the nose art for the Flying Tigers. A United States Army soldier in flight gear uses a camera in the foreground. Caption from donor: "AH-1 Cobra Gunship of the…
[Servicemen with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen with a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, circa 1940s. The aircraft's nose art includes a top hat and cane and the designation "The Brass Hat."
[Servicemen with Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen with a Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) aircraft (serial number 42-65284, designation "Destiny's 'Tot'"), July 6, 1945. The aircraft's nose art depicts a man holding a bomb. The servicemen are identified in the verso inscription by last name and initials. Inscription: "(313PL) (6 July 45)." Inscription on verso: "Ellington,…
[Serviceman standing next to Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft]
Photograph of an unidentified serviceman standing next to a Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft (serial number 42-65284, designation "Destiny's 'Tot'"), circa 1945-1952. The aircraft's nose art depicts a man holding a bomb.
[Serviceman standing next to Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft]
Photograph of an unidentified serviceman standing next to a Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft (serial number 42-65284, designation "Destiny's 'Tot'"), circa 1945-1952. The aircraft's nose art depicts a man holding a bomb.
[Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft]
Photograph of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft (serial number 42-65284, designation "Destiny's 'Tot'"), circa 1945-1952. The aircraft's nose art depicts a man holding a bomb.
[Nose art painted on Douglas C-47 Skytrain "Jimmy Doris"]
Photograph of nose art painted on "Jimmy Doris," a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. The nose art depicts the characters Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae from Al Capp's comic strip "Li'l Abner." Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: 'Li'l Abner' and 'Daisy Mae', popular American comic strip characters originated by Al Capp,…
[Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft]
Photograph of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft (serial number 42-65284, designation "Destiny's 'Tot'"), circa 1945-1952. The aircraft's nose art depicts a man holding a bomb.
[Servicemen watching as woman christens Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft]
Photograph of U.S. Army servicemen watching as an unidentified woman christens "Miss Fit," a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, circa 1944-1945. The aircraft's nose art depicts a woman in lingerie.Caption on accompanying document: "82."