Boneyard Nose Art: U.S. Military Aircraft Markings and Artwork (Stackpole Military Photo Series)

Another volume in the Stackpole Military Photo Series, Boneyard Nose Art gives readers a first-hand look at retired American military aircraft, emphasizing their nose art. Featuring aircraft from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf Wars, over 300 color photos detail fighters, bombers, tankers, and transports, such as the B-2, B-17, F-16, C-130, and more. An ideal reference for modelers, military history enthusiasts, and art buffs, this title is also a perfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series, including Airborne Combat, Coast Watching in WWII, and Flying American Combat Aircraft. Photos of retired American military aircraft, emphasizing their nose art Includes fighters, bombers, tankers, and transports, such as the B-2, B-17, F-16, C-130, and more Features aircraft from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf Wars Ideal reference for modelers, military history enthusiasts, and art buffs Perfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series * Photos of retired American military aircraft, emphasizing their nose art * Includes fighters, bombers, tankers, and transports, such as the B-2, B-17, F-16, C-130, and more * Features aircraft from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf Wars * Ideal reference for modelers, military history enthusiasts, and art buffs * Perfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series When aircraft retire from active service, they are sent to "boneyards," usually in dry desert locations to limit damage from the elements. There the planes are stored, ready to be revamped for future use or eventually turned into scrap. Collects images of U.S. military aircraft in retirement at the U.S. Air Force's boneyard in the Arizona desert