Metal Canvas: Canadians and World War II Aircraft Nose Art [Hardcover]

Stephen M. Fochuk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000

This study of Canadian Air Force history provides a photographic collection of aircraft sporting nost art. They provide a portrait of the spirit shown by the pilots, the flightcrews and the groundcrews who supported them.'

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Howell Press Inc. (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551250136
• ISBN-13: 978-1551250137
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,225,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A unique and much-needed book on the RCAF, March 25, 2000

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This review is from: Metal Canvas: Canadians and World War II Aircraft Nose Art (Hardcover)

Steve Fochuk has done an excellent job on a difficult to research project. While the USAAF is famous for its "nose-art", by which is usually meant the embellishment of drab, camouflaged military aircraft with personal artwork - cartoons, beautiful girls, etc, the RCAF is not known for having much of this artwork. Yet, it was there, on the Spitfires, Lancasters, Halifax's and all the many other aircraft operated by the RCAF. Some of the artwork was so outstanding, that some panels from scrapped aircraft were saved for museums, and Steve Fochuk has included some colour photos of these originals in his book. For all those who say "only the Yanks had artwork on their 'planes, we can now refer them to Steve's excellent book.