For many aviation and aerospace enthusiasts, July 2011 will always be remembered as a bittersweet month in the history of Space Exploration.  After a thirty year operational life, the iconic Space Shuttle program ended on July 21, 2011 as mission STS-135 concluded and the Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis successfully landed at Kennedy Space Center and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officially retired the program.  Our featured tattoo on Tattoos In Flight today of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery at launch with its two powerful Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) and External Tank attached, is posted in honor of the men and women who built, maintained, crewed and even gave their life for America’s Shuttle program.

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Our aviation tattoo for today on Tattoos In Flight features two of the most famous foes of the air war over Europe in World War II — the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber that was made famous for its use in the daylight strategic bombing campaigns and its aggressor the famous fighter of the German Luftwaffe, the Messerschmitt Bf-109.  Brazilian tattoo artist Marcelo Marzari created the colorful upper arm half sleeve tattoo.

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Hello Tattoos In Flight fans!  I know we haven’t updated to the new site look yet – unfortunately the new design was presenting some problems and we are still trying to resolve those issues.  In the meanwhile, we’d like to post this fantastic full sleeve tattoo of World War II vintage U.S. Naval Aviation aircraft by the ultra-talented tattoo artist Matt Geiogamah from Mesa, AZ in commemoration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation… a year-long celebration being seen at airshows across America!  Click on the image or this link to read the rest and to see a larger image.

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