The flying Shark Mouth

[pampa14]

The following link brings an extensive report and a lot of photos of the one of most famous Fighter Units already created, using the most iconic nose art applied on a warplane, the legendary Shark Mouth:

http://aviacaoemfloripa.blogspot.com.br/2011/02/tigres-voadores.html


Hope you enjoy and I count on your visit!

 

[George]

Not being able to read Spanish, I don't know if it was mentioned that the Flying Tigers were famous for it, but the RAF in the Western Desert used it first. Probably copied from them.

 

[BritinBritain]

Not being able to read Spanish, I don't know if it was mentioned that the Flying Tigers were famous for it, but the RAF in the Western Desert used it first. Probably copied from them.

I wasn't aware of that.

 

[JOC]

Over the Hump

I always related them to Burma - China theater, US pilots prior to US official entry into the war.