USAAF Nose Art Research Project


 

Fever from the South
B-29-20-BA 42-63497

500th Bomb Group, 882nd Bomb Squadron



Nose art painted by
Cpl Henry JOHNSON
500th Bomb Group, 882nd Bomb Squadron
Isley Field, Saipan

Fever from the South

One of his most beautifully executed paintings was completed by Johnson on "Fever from the South". Languishing across two dice the flesh tones and modelling on the figure is simply superb. Once again, the image was repeated on the other side of the aircraft with the same degree of skill.





 
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