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A gallery dedicated to images of aircraft nose art and other markings

Nose art is largely a military tradition and is a decorative painting or design on the fuselage of an aircraft, usually on the nose. The practice evolved to express individuality often constrained by the uniformity of the military, to evoke memories of home and peacetime life, and as a kind of psychological protection against the stresses of war and the probability of death. The appeal, in part, came from nose art not being officially approved.