Friday, November 17, 2017

The artists who dealt death from the sky in Vietnam: Incredible images show the cartoons U.S. Army pilots painted onto their helicopters

Via Jonathan

Snoopy, 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company, Chu Lai, 1970. Accumulated 2,198 flight hours from May 1968 to August 1971, all with the 132nd. It survived Vietnam and is actively on flight status as a D model with the Army National Guard
Snoopy, 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company, Chu Lai, 1970. Accumulated 2,198 flight hours from May 1968 to August 1971, all with the 132nd. It survived Vietnam and is actively on flight status as a D model with the Army National Guard. I had a Snoopy pin on my Yamaha:)


These never before seen pictures from the Vietnam War show the spectacular artwork that helicopter pilots painted on their choppers during the brutal conflict.

Images daubed on helicopters included popular cartoon characters such as the Incredible Hulk, Road Runner and the Green Hornet.

Some of the artworks are threatening, including a white skull painted on a red background, but most are playful and innocent. 

Other pictures show soldiers posing next to The Good Ship Lollipop and The Magical Mystery Tour as they prepare for deployment, in what would prove to be one of the most brutal wars in recent memory.

The remarkable images appear in a new book, Vietnam War Army Helicopter Nose Art, by John Brennan.

It offers a unique insight into the conflict, which raged from November 1, 1955 to April 30, and killed nearly four million people.  

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