In today’s final installment of the trilogy on the history of the military roundel, we look at the evolution of the insignia of the fourth most famous user, the US Air Force. The development of this roundel over time is probably the most complicated of all the four main operators, but it is all the more … Read more
During World War I, a new kind of art began to appear on aircraft, now known as Nose Art. From the beginning, this art only served to identify aircraft of friendly wings, and later developed an artistic style that allowed pilots to express their individuality. While the Nose art is predominantly a military affair, it … Read more
In 1939, there were two aircraft type marking systems in the United States Armed Forces, Army and Navy. Thanks to this, it happened that the same aircraft received both designations. In addition, aircraft manufacturers also used their own internal type designation systems. Army Air Forces The Material Division, renamed the Air Material Command from 1942, … Read more