USAAF 13th Bombardment Sqn B-24 Grim Reapers Nose Art Milne Bay 1943

[Rick W]

Ive scanned these small 3 1/2 " X 2 1/2" photos from my own collection as best i could taken by RAAF Airman Will Handley in 1943 at Milne Bay , Papua New Guinea of B-24 Nose Art.
I hope you like .
Cheers Rick

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[AZPhil]

Great photo's. Thank you for sharing those nose art's.
Some of those had a person of serious talent doing them.

Semper Fi
Phil

[MAP]

Love Nose Art! Looks like he developed some with the negatives reversed!

[Gwar]

Love Nose Art! Looks like he developed some with the negatives reversed!

Fixed for the viewers !!

[Rick W]

Here is a nice shot of a P-38 on the marston matting

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It is hand written on the back Turnbull Strip , It was runway built by the US and named after Sqn Ldr Peter Turnbull RAAF

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Cheers Rick

[Danmark]

A LOT of Marston mat - or PSP as it was known ( perforated steel planking ) was used for fencing here in Australia after the war ( we had a LOT in storage up in Queensland ) In fact, if you go to farm clearance sales you can STILL get some!!



A place near our family farm used it either side of their gate entrance!!


*** these went for $10 a length *** ( but the job lot was 564 lengths!!! )

[Rescue190]

Great pics of nose art. Fun to see.
John