This "politically incorrect" nose art has caused a few comments at airshows over the years.

At the 1998 Armed Forces Open House at Andrews AFB, Maryland

This sixty year old lady is flown regularly by the Commemorative Air Force

BT-13A Valiant modified to resermble a WW2 Japanese "Val", complete with under-fuselage "bomb". Attending the 1991 Dayton International air show in the company of RAF VC-10 K.2 ZA142 of 101 Squadron, ex BOAC G-ARVI.

Built in November 1942 for USAAF as C-60A 42-55884. Civilianised in 1945. Acquired by the CAF in September 1971 and painted as an RAF "Hudson" wearing the "QA" codes of 224 Squadron.

Confederate Air Force P-47D at their HQ airfield in 1975. The aircraft was ex Peru Air Force 119. This crashed on 9 Feb 1980 but was rebuilt using parts from other aircraft and eventually became G-THUN, N147PF and back to G-THUN.

Seen at the marvellous, Wings Over Gillespie airshow, Sentimental Journey taxies in after landing. Remarkably, this aircraft was doing pleasure flights of about 45 minute duration at $495. I was told that every enthusiast should make such a flight before they died. This, for me, would probably have been at the point at which I told my Wife !

This aircraft carries its Bu No 43763 on the fin. It is ex 41-34528, seen at Wings over Gillespie