
Paint Locker Magic
A History of Naval Aviation Special Markings and Artwork
Jim Meehan(Author)
Fonthill Media LLc (Publisher)
Published on 1. December 2015
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-62545-041-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 256 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
858 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62545-041-8 (9781625450418)
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Person
Jim Meehan is a retired engineer employed by the Department of Defense in the repair, modification and maintenance of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. Meehan is a member of the American Aviation Historical Society, Tailhook Association, Marine Corps Aviation Association and various aviation museums and societies.