Tattoos in Flight is an ongoing gallery of flight and aviation-related tattoos collected from around the web — displaying the passion for flight that the wearers exhibit. We feature the the worlds most skilled artists who excel in the craft and subject matter, allowing aviation enthusiasts to make more informed decisions in choosing an artist.

Archive for August, 2008

Cartoon Supermarine Spitfire Tattoo

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Supermarine Spitfire Tattoo Airplane Tattoos In Flight Artkore SmallWe’ve had so many warplanes on here that we figured it’s time to lighten the mood a bit with a cartoon-version of a classic warplane — the Supermarine Spitfire.  This funky warplane with a bit of an attitude was created by artist Ricky at Artkore Tattoo in Normal, IL

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WWII Corsair Chestpiece Tattoo

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F4U Corsair Tattoo WWII Airplane Tattoos In Flight Megan Hoogland SmallWhile I was channel surfing a few weeks ago, I came across a documentary on tattooing airing on MSNBC.  I won’t mention the show here because I thought it was rather silly — with a quack on there trying to “explain” the psychological reasoning behind those who are tattooed… complete hooey.

What DID catch my eye though, was a colorful chestpiece tattoo featuring an F4U Corsair when the camera panned through a tattoo convention.  After a bit of searching, I found an image of the piece on the site of artist Megan Hoogland of Cactus Tattoo in Mankato, MN — I subsequently fell in love with her work!

So here is the star tattoo of the television show… make sure to click on the link below to see a larger version!

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WWII B-17 Mission Backpiece Tattoo

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B-17 Flying Fortress Tattoo WWII Airplane Tattoos In Flight Anson Eastin Small

We received a great letter last week from a collector that included this photo of his WWII aviation inspired backpiece. Inspired by his interest in WWII history, he chose the design as a cover up of an earlier piece — hence the reason for the night bombing scene depicted, though he noted he knows the Americans didn’t utilize night bombing missions that much.

He adds: “I went with this design because I find that the vintage look and design of the B-17 and other planes of that era really remind me of the crazy things that our troops were doing back then. No technology like today. It was a huge hunk of metal that somehow got off the ground, dropped bombs while getting shot to hell, and came back to do it all again – if they were lucky. I have been asked why I did not get modern planes… I guess some people just don’t get it.”

The tattoo was created by artist Anson Eastin who worked from Pleasures of the Flesh Tattoo in Fort Myers, FL at the time. Anson has since left the studio and has relocated to Michigan, but unfortunately we don’t know the studio or have a website address (ed. if you know, please let us know!)

Certainly the piece is unique and is perfect evidence of how fantastic a tattoo can be when you combine imagination and commitment all at once!

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