Paint Locker Magic: A History of Naval Aviation Special Markings and Artwork - Hardcover

Jim Meehan; William Tate

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1625450419 ISBN 13: 9781625450418

Publisher: Fonthill Media, 2015

Synopsis

Naval Aviation special markings and 'nose art' is a field that has been largely ignored, primarily due to the lack of coverage in mainstream aviation history publications. Research into archives, feedback from veterans, and personal photographs by the authors have documented thousands of previously unknown individual aircraft with these markings. The book covers markings on US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aircraft over the 100 year history of US Naval Aviation. The book includes illustrations of special markings and nose art on early canvas covered airplanes through the World War II era when nose art flourished and on into the jet age, the Korean and Viet Nam conflicts and up to the present war on terror with aircraft marked to commemorate the 9-11 attack. This coverage includes the fighters and attack aircraft of the carrier navy and the patrol aircraft, transports, blimps, research and test aircraft and helicopters. Markings include personal nose art and pin-ups, shark mouth and similar markings, cartoons depicting special missions, Christmas and similar markings, and tributes.

About this title

About the Author:

Jim Meehan is a retired engineer employed by the Department of Defense in the repair, modification and maintenance of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. He has collected photographs and data about military aircraft since childhood and has published articles for aviation periodicals and journals. Jim is a longtime member of the American Aviation Historical Society, the Tailhook Association, the Marine Corps Aviation Association and various aviation museums and societies. His photographs have been published in US and foreign aviation periodicals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fonthill Media
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1625450419
• ISBN 13: 9781625450418
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240