B-17 Nose Art Name Directory [Paperback]

Wallace R. Forman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883809142
• ISBN-13: 978-1883809140
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,111,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book enthusiasts, not necessarily casual fans, September 22, 2000

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Eduardo Acosta - See all my reviews

This review is from: B-17 Nose Art Name Directory (Paperback)

For my purposes, the book is phenomenal. I often need to know the accompanying Bomb Groups and Squadrons for a given B-17 so that I may paint the nose art on A-2 jackets. As the description states, it does list the Nose Art names with the associated Bomb Groups and Squadrons if available. It does also list the serial numbers for the B-17s and if there is a known picture in existence. THERE ARE VERY FEW PICTURES IN THIS BOOK, IT IS BASICALLY A LONG LIST OF NAMES AND SERIAL NUMBERS. IF PICTURES IS WHAT YOU WANT, GET "VINTAGE AIRCRAFT NOSE ART" by Gary M Valant AS THAT HAS NEARLY 1000 PICTURES OF DIFFERENT NOSE ART SAMPLES. Incredible amount of information packed into this book. if you're a true WWII buff, get this when you can as it seems to go in and out of print and sometimes is hard to get.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have reference for anyone researching B-17's !!!, April 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: B-17 Nose Art Name Directory (Paperback)

This book lists over 8000 B-17's by Nose Art Name, Bomb Group, Squadron, Serial number, and if the auther has a photograph of the aircraft. Not all information is availible on all aircraft but this is a remarkable amount of information.