Some WWII navy action going on here! This tattoo of early “bird cage” Vought F4U Corsairs was done by artist Jon Reiter from Solid State Tattoo in Milwaukee, WI. Part of a whole WWII sleeve, we’ll show the other side of the arm a bit later in the week.
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Thanks to Nick from Liquid Courage Tattoo & Piercing in Omaha, NE for sending us this fantastic rib piece featuring a massive Boeing B-29 Superfortress formation and a rather sultry pin-up as well. The artist was Devin, co-owner of Liquid Courage, an all custom tattoo studio that also happens to be Omaha’s oldest custom studio as well!
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Artist Don Jewell sends us this great WWII pinup / P-51 Mustang collaboration this week. Don is located at Artistic Creations Tattoo in Sacramento, CA.
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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.
It can’t be easy to tattoo an airplane on a small area like a lower arm, with the straight lines of an airplane curving around the body. However, artist Greg Larson from Black Pearl Tattoo of Kenosha, WI does it perfectly with this colorful tattoo of a P-40 Warhawk.
The classic aggressive sharks mouth of the P-40 are illustrated well here! Click the photo to see a larger version for detail… and make sure to visit Black Pearl Tattoo to see more.
Allie from Mesa, AZ sent us this great shot of her P-51 Mustang dogfight tattoo on the side of her ribs and stomach. She had it done at Compass Rose Studios in Fallbrook, CA by artist and friend Bluez.
Being very patriotic, Allie says she got the tattoo to honor the military and intends for her future tattoo work to do the same. She also said she was named after the Allison engine, the first engine on the P-51, so it was even more fitting!
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Brian from Florida sent us this amazing Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress tattoo commemorating his father’s B-17 in the 8th Air Force. It was done by artist Pete Soto at Inkman Dan’s Timeless Art (note: studio reported as closed as of Feb 2012 & we have no relocation information) in Ocala, FL. Taking 14 hours in total over three sessions, the tattoo was finished in October 2006.
Amazingly, this was Pete’s first time tattooing an airplane…
