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The Illegal Nose Art That Made VF-27 Famous

Summary by World War Wings
The US Navy banned nose art during World War II. The Army Air Forces tolerated it for morale. The Navy did not, permitting only minimal squadron markings or a pilot’s name in small lettering. Rules existed. Some pilots ignored them anyway. None did so more famously than the pilots of Fighting Squadron 27. YouTube / SVG Productions The Design In early 1944, VF-27 was training at Kahului Naval Air Station in Maui, equipped with Grumman F6F Hellcat…
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World War Wings broke the news in on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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