Another point for the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk - what’s quickly becoming the most popular aircraft for aviation related tattoos.  It seems the iconic sharks teeth and aggressive lines of the P-40 makes for exciting tattoo work! Ironically, the P-40 was considered to be somewhat “Second String” for most of World War II — yet its image was immortalized by groups like the American Volunteer Group.

This tattoo was created by artist Spike Bieganek of Spike-O-Matic Tattoo in Madison, WI.

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Over the past few weeks, we have seen an upswing in the number of tattoos featuring the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.  It’s obvious that the plane made famous by the Flying Tigers is a popular tattoo subject.

This tattoo is certainly no exception!  One of the first things we noticed as how well proportioned the tattoo is, especially considering the aggressive angle of the image.  Additionally, we also noticed how straight the wings were — not easy since the surface of the calf is so curved.

This tattoo was created by Sean Beck, an artist at Mom’s Tattoos in Wilmington, NC.

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The iconic sharkteeth of the American Volunteer Group (AVG) Curtiss P-40 Warhawks are some of the most famous markings ever to be found on an aircraft.  The large oil cooler scoop on the front of the plane and large nose was nearly perfect for the snarling mouth.

This inner arm tattoo shows that famous snarl to great effect!  It was tattooed by Hawk Chait while he was at Incognito Tattoo — but Hawk currently tattoos at Oxygen Tattoo Studio in Bend, OR.

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And we’re back!  After a week of headaches over those afore-mentioned hackers, we finally got things back under control and problem-free — and ready for action!

Speaking of action, let’s get back to basics with a classic World War II vintage Curtiss P-40E Warhawk in Flying Tigers colors.  The P-40 is one of the most popular tattoo designs (short of the P-51 Mustang) we’ve seen, so it seemed like a great choice for the first post after a week away!

Beautiful execution by artist Matthew J. Hockaday of Avatar Studios in Waterford, MI - evidently done on a client who was going to school for aviation.

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Another popular airplane for aviation tattoos — the iconic Curtiss P-40 Warhawk with it’s unique oil cooler scoop usually adorned with sharks teeth — is featured today. This particular black and gray forearm piece was tattooed by Tom Ouellette of Kustom Kulture in Dearborn Heights, MI. This particular P-40 is painted in a British Royal Air Force scheme.

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It’s hard to believe this is the wearers first tattoo… but according to artist Daniel “Wes” Wesley, it was!  Looks like an Me-262 at the bottom with a P-40 soaring above.  The color is fantastic, but looking at Wes’ portfolio, I’d expect nothing less!

Wes is based in Columbus, OH - take a look at his site at http://www.wescoreart.com.