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The Vintage 1943 Calendar featuring 'Tail Wind' design is a charming collectible item that showcases the unique advertising and merchandise of the era. The multi-color calendar, originating from the United States, offers a glimpse into the past with its retro design and timeless appeal. This calendar is a great addition to any collection or a lovely decorative piece for a vintage-inspired aesthetic. - A.I.
"Tail Wind."
1943 calendar.
8 by 14 inches.
Image 6 by 8 inches.
The image lifts up to expose a Phone Index.
An internet Copilot A.I. search revealed -
Tail Wind (1943) is almost certainly a World War II aviation pin‑up / nose‑art image by Gil Elvgren — not a landscape painter, not a naval artist, but one of the most famous American pin‑up illustrators of the era.
The search results point directly to Elvgren’s WWII pin‑up work titled “Tail Wind”, which was widely copied onto bomber fuselages and crew jackets during the war.
A pin‑up illustration originally created around 1939–1940 (pre‑WWII), then used extensively during the war.
Adopted as nose art on B‑17, B‑24, B‑29 bombers and C‑47 transports.
The original painting was later lost (discarded in 1960), but the image survived through calendars, stockings packaging, and aircraft nose‑art photos.
The woman in the painting was intentionally styled to resemble Rosalind Russell, a major Hollywood actress of the era.
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