30 Minute Exercise

What happened to the bombshells of Aviation?

As a kid growing up in the Airport world I can remember days of hanger flying with alot of the "Old Guys" the WW2 and later conflict pilots. One of the traditions I had always heard of and day dreamed about was the Pin Up girl and the Bombshell beauty. Adorning aircraft of all shapes and types, ad sizes, these lovely ladies could be spotted from a distance and were often based off real women or famous works of great photogs. What happened to this fine art of yester year and why has the "skinny model" deviously slipped in her place, causing us all to believe that every woman on the planet should be pencil thin and with out shape?

I don't wish to express a sexiest sentiment, the exact opposite is in fact true. I simply would like to know where are all the pin up girls? Air brushed Barbi's lounging around the playboy mansion do not count. Sorry ladies, there's just something a bit glamorous missing from plastic. Neither in are the modes of high fashion to be considered in this lot as most appear to be in desperate need of a sammich. Not to mention a smile every once in a blue moon wouldn't be a bad thing either. Why the aversion to smiles I'll never understand. Either worry over wrinkles is at the root of the whole matter (ironic that worry supposedly causes wrinkles) or there's simply enough Botox floating around everywhere that wrinkles, lines, and emotions are never to be thought of again.

In the days of Sun N Fun I remember most as a child traveling from KY every year, a pilgrimage of sorts, I can remember heavy iron behemoths with the most gorgeous art work adorning the nose in display for all. Now, fewer and far between are the old war birds and growing even more scarce are he pin ups that made them so memorable. Growing even far less are the women who could make this style and look even possible. Sigh, I was born in the wrong era.

As if cued from the wings (no pun intended, just happened to show up anyway) of 30's/40's stage, in steps AMG and their creation My Bombshells. It's exactly what you think it is. No it's not something that would be a SFW problem, less of course you work for a REALLY pent up employer. Is this shameless promotion on my part? Probably, but I'm not getting any benefit for mentioning it, I'm simply ecstatic to see that the finesse has not been lost.

Now I'm not suggesting that every aircraft out there should be adorned with a beautiful woman painted somewhere on her fuselage. Most aircraft don't lend themselves that well to the concept anyway. But wouldn't it be nice to see a few more of these fleeting glimpses of a by gone art and era appearing on a ramp next your own bird or near the airport restaurant? I can't believe for a second that the world would be worse off if such a thing were more common place.

KW