'The Mighty Eighth' and Culture Shock.

[JEP311]

Originally Posted by nick de carteret

Early 1942, a pin-up painted on an operational Wellington bomber around the time of the 1000 bomber raids. http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...609/013_13.jpg from a log book formerly in my collection.

That would make a interesting model of the Wellington.
Any other information on the plane ?
Thank you for your time.
Rick

[drgondog]

I believe the phrase "overpaid, over sexed and over here" summed up the Culture shock we imposed on Brits - not to mention being loud, cocky, generous and boistrous..

We have that effect on people.

Regards,

Bill

[Pathfinder]

I have seen some RAF aircraft with nose art, but as people mention, perhaps this came about after seeing the American's ships.

I'm sure I've seen a Lancaster with Mickey Mouse on the nose. I have also seen an Indian Spitfire during WW2 with some neat artwork.

Think the Americans were king of the aircraft art though. Maybe the modern airliners with some amazing schemes are direct influences of that?

[Brian Bines]

I recently saw some reprints of guidance booklets for U.S. servivemen coming to the UK in 1942 to help them deal with their culture shock on coming here, also similar ones for British servicemen on meeting the French following D-Day. Can't remember which shop might have been Waterstones,

Regards

Brian Bines