The 390th Memorial Museum Foundation
The 390th Memorial Museum Foundation
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The 390th Memorial Museum Foundation's Nose Art Auction

Do you want to own a piece of museum history? Of course you do!  As you may know, the museum is undergoing a major renovation project and that means our nose art exhibit banners have come down.  


To help with the costs of making new nose art displays and other improvements, we are auctioning off 45 images of the planes, and their fates, from the old banners.  These one-of-a-kind slices of museum history will be auctioned off individually.  Printed on high quality vinyl, these are images of the nose art of different planes that flew with the 390th, as well as a legend indicating the fate of each plane.  


Please be aware that the individual sections of the banners have some fading from over the years.  Minor imperfections will be expected.  The banner items have been rough cut and will require trimming to your own preferences. 


Bidding will be open from October 1st and closing on December 1st, beginning at midnight Tucson time.  Minimum bid for these items will be $500 for standard sizes, and $400 for the smaller pieces. We'll do our best to get winners their items before the end of the year, but delays may occur.


Some of the banner portions up for auction include: Stork Club, Yankee-Doodle-Dandy and Liberty Belle.


*All banners are relatively square but sizes are estimates only.

Bad Egg item
Bad Egg item
Bad Egg
$450

Current bid

Approximate size 36"x36"
Bad Penny item
Bad Penny item
Bad Penny
$400

Starting bid

Approximate size 27"x27"
Betty Boop item
Betty Boop item
Betty Boop
$500

Starting bid

Approximate size 47"x47"
Blonde Bombshell item
Blonde Bombshell item
Blonde Bombshell
$500

Current bid

Approximately 52"x52"
Bob-Tail Battler item
Bob-Tail Battler item
Bob-Tail Battler
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 46"x46"
Bomboogie item
Bomboogie item
Bomboogie
$540

Current bid

Approximately 47"x47"
Cabin in the Sky item
Cabin in the Sky item
Cabin in the Sky
$1,000

Current bid

Approximately 46"x46"
Canadian Club item
Canadian Club item
Canadian Club
$400

Starting bid

Approximately 26"x26"
Cash & Carrie item
Cash & Carrie item
Cash & Carrie
$500

Current bid

Approximately 49"x49
Chapel in the Sky item
Chapel in the Sky item
Chapel in the Sky
$400

Starting bid

Approximately 36"x36"
Chug-a-Lug item
Chug-a-Lug item
Chug-a-Lug
$400

Starting bid

Approximately 36"x36"
Cincinnati Queen item
Cincinnati Queen item
Cincinnati Queen
$550

Current bid

Approximately 54"x54"
GI Wonder item
GI Wonder item
GI Wonder
$450

Current bid

Approximately 36"x36"
Gloria Ann item
Gloria Ann item
Gloria Ann
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 56"x56"
Heavenly Body item
Heavenly Body item
Heavenly Body
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 46"x46"
Ice Cold Katie item
Ice Cold Katie item
Ice Cold Katie
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 53"x53"
I'll Be Around item
I'll Be Around item
I'll Be Around
$575

Current bid

Approximately 40"x40"
I'll Get By item
I'll Get By item
I'll Get By
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 52"x52"
Lady Faithful item
Lady Faithful item
Lady Faithful
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 51"x51"
Liberty Bell-e item
Liberty Bell-e item
Liberty Bell-e
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 48"x48"
Liquid-8-tor item
Liquid-8-tor item
Liquid-8-tor
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 45"x45"
Little Butch II item
Little Butch II item
Little Butch II
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 56"x56"
Maiden's Prayer item
Maiden's Prayer item
Maiden's Prayer
$500

Current bid

Approximately 41"x41"
Miss Behavin' item
Miss Behavin' item
Miss Behavin'
$520

Current bid

Approximately 44"x44"
Miss Carry item
Miss Carry item
Miss Carry
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 47"x47"
Miss Fortune item
Miss Fortune item
Miss Fortune
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 46"x46"
Norma J item
Norma J item
Norma J
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 54"x54"
Prowlin' Tom item
Prowlin' Tom item
Prowlin' Tom
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 46"x46"
Rose Marie item
Rose Marie item
Rose Marie
$400

Current bid

Approximately 36"x36"
Rovin' Ramona item
Rovin' Ramona item
Rovin' Ramona
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 46"x46"
Royal Flush item
Royal Flush item
Royal Flush
$400

Starting bid

Approximately 36"x36"
Sequatchiee item
Sequatchiee item
Sequatchiee
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 45"x45"
Short Stuff item
Short Stuff item
Short Stuff
$500

Current bid

Approximately 45"x45"
Sister Kate item
Sister Kate item
Sister Kate
$500

Current bid

Approximately 46"x46"
Skippy item
Skippy item
Skippy
$400

Starting bid

Approximately 26"x26"
Stark's Ark item
Stark's Ark item
Stark's Ark
$500

Current bid

Approximately 48"x48'
Stork Club item
Stork Club item
Stork Club
$400

Starting bid

Approximately 36"x36"
Tet Tmote item
Tet Tmote item
Tet Tmote
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 42"x42"
The Diplomat item
The Diplomat item
The Diplomat
$550

Current bid

Approximately 55"x55"
The Jeannie Bee item
The Jeannie Bee item
The Jeannie Bee
$600

Current bid

Approximately 48"x48"
The Vulture item
The Vulture item
The Vulture
$400

Starting bid

Approximately 36"x36"
The Dull Tool item
The Dull Tool item
The Dull Tool
$420

Current bid

Approximately 36"x36"
Virgin Sturgeon item
Virgin Sturgeon item
Virgin Sturgeon
$500

Starting bid

Approximately 54"x54"
Wild Children item
Wild Children item
Wild Children
$500

Current bid

Approximately 44"x44"
Yankee Doodle Dandy item
Yankee Doodle Dandy item
Yankee Doodle Dandy
$1,000

Current bid

Approximately 48"x48" James Cagney appears in the photo!

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