Battlestations: Pacific/Nose Art Gallery
Players have the ability to, for single player and multiplayer missions, select nose art of their choice. Nose art was (and to an extent still is) painted on the side of planes as good luck charms, kill records, or memories of home, among other things. Nose art appears, as its name suggests, on the nose of the plane.
Nose art does not provide any bonuses or handling differences to the plane, and merely serves as eye candy for the player flying the plane. All aircraft will use the same nose art when it is selected; it is impossible to have each aircraft have a different set.
In total there are 32 pieces of nose art available: 16 each for the US and Japanese. The Mustang Unit Pack adds more, listed below.
American Nose Art (Original)
The following art is packaged with the game and does not require any downloads or unlocks.
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Barbara Jane
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Betty
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Carole
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Eleanor
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Ella
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Joelle
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Mary Jane
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Melanie
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Rita
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Veronica
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Dorothy
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Diane
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Patriotic Eagle
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Screaming Eagle
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Kill marks
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Jolly roger
Japanese Nose Art (Original)
The following art is packaged with the game and does not require any downloads or unlocks.
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Chrysanthemum
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Sun Circle (Hinomaru)
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Koi
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Lily
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Kill marks
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Rising Sun (Kyokujitsu-ki)
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Oni (Japanese ogre)
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Stylized wing 1
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Japan (Nihon/Nippon)
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Stylized wing 2
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Stylized bird
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Lightning bolt
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Lightning bolt (w. Hinomaru)
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Kill marks
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Samurai helmet
American Nose Art (Mustang Unit Pack)
The following nose art is available only to those who have purchased the Mustang Unit Pack from Games for Windows Live (PC) or Xbox Marketplace (Xbox).
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American Beauty
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Blonde Bombshell
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Bombs Away
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China Doll
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Island Princess
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Pacific Flyer
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Pistol Packin' Mama
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Sailor's Delight
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Shoo Shoo Baby
Japanese Nose Art (Mustang Unit Pack)
The following nose art is available only to those who have purchased the Mustang Unit Pack from Games for Windows Live (PC) or Xbox Marketplace (Xbox).
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Bengal Tiger
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Brown Bear
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Red Crowned Crane
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Asiatic Dragon
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Red Fox or Akita Inu
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Japanese Macaque
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Ship with Crossbones
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Stylized Waves
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Emblem 1
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Emblem 2