LBG Nose art

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mevoorhees Total Posts : 3 Reward points : 39 Joined: 08/27/2009 Status: offline	Reply to message LBG Nose art 09/10/2009 10:32:13 AM (permalink) 0 Good Morning Folks, Can anyone tell me if there was other nose art on LBG besides the 64? I'm considering a project on the LBG prior to it's loss on 4 Apr 43. Marv
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Re:LBG Nose art 03/24/2010 09:20:36 AM (permalink)

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from my investigations LBG carried 64 on both sides
and the name "LADY be Good" below the CoPilots window.

there is no photographic evidence of this that I can find...but...
-I have information from Museum sources
-an existing AirForce Museum scale model features the name
-and lets face it, its odd to not have seen the name painted on aircraft at that time

I have taken some artistic license, and based on what I see in the museum information
and what I know about other painted lettering at that time, this is what I have created:

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Re: LADY BE GOOD nose art 03/24/2010 11:38:27 AM (permalink)

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This might help. You can see a very faded '64' on the starboard side but unfortunately the view of the co-pilots window area is obscured by the man looking in the window.

Source: http://www.nationalmuseum...et_media.asp?fsID=2475

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airdave Total Posts : 38 Reward points : 460 Joined: 02/22/2010 Status: offline	Reply to message Re: LADY BE GOOD nose art 03/26/2010 10:46:22 PM (permalink) 0 yes, the starboard side of LBG is obviously raised and a little more exposed. It appears to be bleached and sandblasted considerably more. I have another photo, without a person, and there is still no more to be seen. Dave Winfield "AirDave" Art: www.outlawzairbrush.com Models www.cutandfold.info
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