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HISTORY
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The aircraft was camouaged in the typical sche-
me for this theatre of operations, comprising Sand
(or Desert Pink) and Neutral Gray. The sand color
was applied over the original Olive Drab, and this
layer is lightly visible in sections. The aircraft ca-
rried earlier style of national marking, used up to
June, 1943.
With the passage of time, it has been difcult
to ascertain the original inspiration for the name,
but the female likeness on the front hails from Esqui-
re magazine from November, 1941. It’s author
was American painter named George Brown Petty
IV. Besides those of Alberto Vargas, his portraits
appeared on bombers as well (including in Kit No.
2110, ‘Liberating Beauties’), and was one of the
best known ‘Pin-Up’ artists. Esquire Magazine pu-
blished his work from 1933 to 1956. His signature
feature was the long legs of his subjects. Apparent-
ly, the most famous of his inspirations resulted in the
noseart of the B-17 Flying Fortress, the ‘Memphis
Belle’.
All photos are used courtesy
of US National Archives via
www.footnote.com
The Vulgar Virgin with her ground crew and one of the ying crews that ride her into combats.
Big thanks goes to Pavel Turk for selecting Libera-
tors in both Limited Editions „Liberating Beauties“
and „Mission Centenarians“, as well as for exten-
sive help with reconstruction of colors and history
description of the aircraft.
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