This photograph documents hand-painted nose art titled 'Ridin' High' on an aircraft of the 312th Bombardment Group, a light bomber unit that flew A-20 Havoc and A-26 Invader aircraft in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. The artwork, a pin-up figure astride a bomb within a heart-shaped border, exemplifies the personalized, morale-boosting decoration common on American combat aircraft. The nameplate above credits pilot Lt. Michel Pisani and crew chief T/Sgt. F.E. Carr, the men responsible for flying and maintaining the aircraft. Project: 218268