Of course, there were others that didn't feel her wrath, that were just as colorful, and sometimes quite funny. "Cream of the Crop" was probably the easiest one to cnsor, since the crew, in disgust, just added a black bar over the noughty bits, while "Never Hoppen" was repainted several times to meet her expectations. There's a book called "Planes, Names, and Dames" Vol II that covers quite a number of these birds, including pictures of teh "offending" nose-art BEFORE they were edited, as well as after. Nose art was pretty risque' at first, but the base commander's wife at Kadena AB, Japan was quite the prude, and lots of the bombers were re-painted in order to stop "offending" her.
Air Force" and red stripe was added to the national insignia, plus you have the black night camouflage that was added after they switcehed over to night missions. THe had more in the way of markings, since the "U.S. They were probably the most visually "satisfying" versions of the Superfort. Also, let's face it, where in my home would my wife let me display a model that large?Ĭheck the Korean War-era B-29s. Apparently, this was a previous release of the model, but Revell was unable to help me in tracking down decals or references for that kit.ĭoes anyone on the forum have a set of these decals lying around their spares boxes? As much as it pains me to lose all the extra details of the gun turrets, etc, I get excited picturing an atomic bomber, with bay doors open and ready to drop hanging in my classroom. However, when I dug into the box, I found that the kit includes all the necessary parts to build the Enola Gay or Bockscar (turret plugs, bombs, etc.). When I bought the kit, I figured I would be forced to come up with some alternative nose art because the old "pin-up" style art included with the kit would be considered inappropriate at my conservative school. I am a high school American History teacher and had recently bought Monogram's MASSIVE 1:48 B-29. Whiting is vice command of the Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.I've seen this question elsewhere on this forum before, but hoped to get some help. Whiting is selected for assignment as director of air, space and cyberspace operations for Air Force Space Command at Peterson. Smith is the deputy director of operations for U.S. Smith is selected for assignment as director of air and cyberspace operations for Pacific Air Forces at Hickam. Minihan is deputy director of air and cyberspace operations for Pacific Air Forces at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Minihan is selected for assignment as deputy director of operations for U.S. Gebara is senior military assistant to the undersecretary of the Air Force at the Pentagon. Andrew Gebara is selected for promotion to the rank of brigadier general and assignment as deputy director of nuclear operations for U.S. Stephen Denker is selected for assignment as deputy director and commander of the Air Force Element of the National Reconnaissance Office. He Cotton is the commander of the Air Force Element at the National Reconnaissance Office at Chantilly, Virginia. Anthony Cotton is selected for promotion to the rank of major general and assignment as commander of 20 th Air Force and commander of Task Force 214 for U.S. He Coffelt is the deputy director of current operations for U.S. Coffelt is selected for promotion to the rank of brigadier general and assignment as commander of the Spaatz Center for Officer Education and commandant of the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. He Monteith is the senior military assistant to the secretary of the Air Force at the Pentagon.
Monteith, is selected to replace Armagno for assignment as commander of the 45 th Space Wing and director of the Eastern Range at Air Force Space Command at Patrick. She Armagno is the commander of the 45 th Space Wing and director of the Eastern Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Armagno is selected for promotion to the rank of major general and assignment as director of requirements for Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
Other The following general officer announcements were also announced today: Paul Tibbets Jr., flew the Enola Gay on the mission to bomb Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. Tibbets, who achieved the rank of brigadier general last summer, is one of a few Air Force pilots who have flown the three bombers - the B-1, B-2 and B-52, according to the Air Force. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Tibbets is currently the deputy director of nuclear operations for U.S. Tibbets IV will has been nominated to command the 509thBomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. The grandson of the pilot who flew the Enola Gay will now command the Air Force's stealth nuclear bomber unit.īrig.