Photo: Warbird Pinup Girls
Ah, pinup photos. I don't know where to begin this story, as there are so many interesting sides to it. Perhaps it's worth pointing out that besides pinup photos, the US Air Force also unofficially allowed nose art for bombers.
The artists, most of which were servicemen themselves, drew inspiration from stills of beautiful actresses, other art, and their own imagination. The tradition stuck around through the Korean and Vietnam wars.
And then there's the artistic side of things. Many people say that Alberto Varga is synonymous with pinups. But I've always loved Gil Elvgren and Harry Ekman. So if I had a bomber to paint, I'd probably copy one of their beauties.
Eventually, cameras replaced the endless hours of live mode studies. Painting women with frills around their ankles on nuclear bumpers wasn't cool. And refrigerators, cars, and bottles of Coca-Cola sold just fine using conventional print ads.
Magazines also lost interest in suggestive poses that required months to paint when they could have the real deal. So pinups became a car thing. Eventually, it all mixed together with hot rods, and the women began sporting more and more tattoos.
But we've found a Facebook page that takes things back to basics: one giant airplane, one hot lady, and one suggestive pose. Even though it has nothing to do with the automobiles we talk about every day, we think the old-fashioned glamor.
I won't pretend to know every airplane in this photo gallery because the last time I tried that it ended in a lengthy contradiction. But there's a bunch of shiny Mustangs with both the Rolls-Royce and the American-built engines. Some of them look like they belong in the post-war racing scene. Plenty of bombers can be seen in the gallery, as well as the F4U Corsair with its magnificent folding wings. And representing Britain, we have the glorious de Havilland Mosquito bomber, built entirely from wood.
And then there's the artistic side of things. Many people say that Alberto Varga is synonymous with pinups. But I've always loved Gil Elvgren and Harry Ekman. So if I had a bomber to paint, I'd probably copy one of their beauties.
Eventually, cameras replaced the endless hours of live mode studies. Painting women with frills around their ankles on nuclear bumpers wasn't cool. And refrigerators, cars, and bottles of Coca-Cola sold just fine using conventional print ads.
Magazines also lost interest in suggestive poses that required months to paint when they could have the real deal. So pinups became a car thing. Eventually, it all mixed together with hot rods, and the women began sporting more and more tattoos.
But we've found a Facebook page that takes things back to basics: one giant airplane, one hot lady, and one suggestive pose. Even though it has nothing to do with the automobiles we talk about every day, we think the old-fashioned glamor.
I won't pretend to know every airplane in this photo gallery because the last time I tried that it ended in a lengthy contradiction. But there's a bunch of shiny Mustangs with both the Rolls-Royce and the American-built engines. Some of them look like they belong in the post-war racing scene. Plenty of bombers can be seen in the gallery, as well as the F4U Corsair with its magnificent folding wings. And representing Britain, we have the glorious de Havilland Mosquito bomber, built entirely from wood.
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