SEE photo for more details and info if needed. PLEASE READ ALL BELOW. The panel size is 20" x 19.25" . Framed; 25.5" x 27.5" This is the prototype (s/n 000P with hallmark) for replica production shingle panels that were to be done by FIGHTING COLORS in 2020.Only 4 were produced. The piece has been hanging in the Fighting Colors shop and taken out on occasion to be displayed publicly at various events. This is the first time this piece has been offered. A truly one-of-a-kind museum piece done by one of the best aviation nose artists in the business. All hand painted art as per the original. A hallmark is stamped into the metal to provide provenance that it is a true Fighting Colors collection shop original and proudly made in the USA. We're offering several of these custom one-offs pieces here and can review others in "see other items" link above. Ships worldwide... best of luck on getting the finest nose art seen at aviation gift shops like the Smithsonian to Pearl Harbor, in the world! Originally hand-painted 'AURORA 7' insignia by Cece Bibby. In 1959, Bibby was hired by Chrysler Aerospace and soon began work as a contract artist for NASA, her workspace located just across the street from the astronaut office. Not a fan of the stencil designs on the Freedom 7 and Liberty Bell 7, John Glenn recruited Bibby in 1962 to design and paint by hand the emblem for his Friendship 7 spacecraft. In addition to Glenn, Bibby went on to create the designs for Scott Carpenter's Aurora 7 and Wally Schirra's Sigma 7 capsules, subsequently becoming the first and only woman to ascend the Mercury launch gantry and go inside the ‘white room’ that surrounded the vehicle. The real shingle (photo of burnt panel) sold at auction for $240,001.
| All Returns Accepted | ReturnsNotAccepted |
| Conflict | WW II (1939-45) |
| Theme | Militaria |
| Original/Reproduction | Reproduction |
| Region Of Origin | United States |
SEE photo for more details and info if needed. PLEASE READ ALL BELOW. The panel size is 20″ x 19.25″ . Framed; 25.5″ x 27.5″ This is the prototype (s/n 000P with hallmark) for replica production shingle panels that were to be done by FIGHTING COLORS in 2020.Only 4 were produced. The piece has been hanging in the Fighting Colors shop and taken out on occasion to be displayed publicly at various events. This is the first time this piece has been offered. A truly one-of-a-kind museum piece done by one of the best aviation nose artists in the business. All hand painted art as per the original. A hallmark is stamped into the metal to provide provenance that it is a true Fighting Colors collection shop original and proudly made in the USA. We’re offering several of these custom one-offs pieces here and can review others in “see other items” link above. Ships worldwide… best of luck on getting the finest nose art seen at aviation gift shops like the Smithsonian to Pearl Harbor, in the world! Originally hand-painted ‘AURORA 7’ insignia by Cece Bibby. In 1959, Bibby was hired by Chrysler Aerospace and soon began work as a contract artist for NASA, her workspace located just across the street from the astronaut office. Not a fan of the stencil designs on the Freedom 7 and Liberty Bell 7, John Glenn recruited Bibby in 1962 to design and paint by hand the emblem for his Friendship 7 spacecraft. In addition to Glenn, Bibby went on to create the designs for Scott Carpenter’s Aurora 7 and Wally Schirra’s Sigma 7 capsules, subsequently becoming the first and only woman to ascend the Mercury launch gantry and go inside the ‘white room’ that surrounded the vehicle. The real shingle (photo of burnt panel) sold at auction for $240,001.
