Have always loved the practice of nose art on military aircraft and these photos are a real treat to see. As Dave said, it's likely many such pieces were destroyed - either through war or scrapping. Quite a shame.
However, Greg Hildebrandt, a renown American artist, has done some recent commissioned nose art babes on restored warplanes.
Greg has painted four planes so far. Here's some links to his work and information about each plane project:
