any one know why? i have always wanted to know this... but this is the first timeithought about putting it here
2006-11-30 01:02:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
They painted the teeth on them to scare the Japenese. The Japanese were very superstisous about such things as dragons and they thought they were just that
2006-11-30 01:18:47 · answer #1 · answered by William M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shark Face Paint
2016-10-30 06:27:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only info I can find on the subject is this.....
AVG(American Volunteer Group) fighter planes were painted with a large shark-face on the front of the plane. This was done after pilots saw a photograph of RAF 112 Squadron in North Africa, which in turn had adopted the shark motif from German pilots in Crete. About the same time, the AVG was dubbed "Flying Tigers" by their Washington support group, called China Defense Supplies.
2006-11-30 01:21:11 · answer #3 · answered by lil_sister58 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The original Tiger Shark mouth for the P-40 was originated by the British in North Africa in 1941. The AVG (Flying Tigers) copied it after a Life Magazine showing the British P-40's turned up. Any search for "P-40" will turn up dozens of examples. Most US WWII fighters had it at one time or another.
2016-03-19 04:56:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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why did the flying tigers paint a shark on their plane?
any one know why? i have always wanted to know this... but this is the first timeithought about putting it here
2015-08-12 21:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nose of a plane looks somewhat like the nose of a shark. Plus, It looks really cool!
2006-11-30 01:10:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
intimidation
The Flying Tigers did a lot of ground support interdiction, and the Japanese troops could easily see them. General Chenault was big on first impressions.
2006-11-30 05:29:29 · answer #7 · answered by lowflyer1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To put fear and intimidation into the enemy. It was also a thing of the time to put nose art on planes. To include B-52 and F-17.
2006-11-30 01:14:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because sharks are considered scary and mean. Probably the same reason they painted the bombs before they dropped them. To strike fear for those who see them.
2006-11-30 01:07:23 · answer #9 · answered by FireBug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was done for morale and propaganda purposes.
2006-11-30 04:58:51 · answer #10 · answered by brian L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋