8 The blank space on the nose or tail of an aircraft beckons to be filled. For as long as there have been airplanes, aircrew and aircraft maintainers have felt compelled to paint stuff on them.
Historically nose art was created as a way to christen an aircraft and as a way to boost morale. Airmen from the Iowa National guard recently unveiled their latest aircraft design as an homage to their unit’s history.
The paint scheme includes a huge retro “bat” tail flash along with a 75th anniversary diamond as nose art, celebrating the unit’s milestone anniversary in 2021. This is the first time the Air Wing has attempted a giant size tail flash on one of their KC-135 aircraft.
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