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It’s Shark Week, the time when people across the globe stop to appreciate the ocean’s most mysterious and misunderstood creature, and a common subject of aircraft “nose art,” the shark. Hartzell has been a part of the aviation industry since nose art first rose to prominence, during WWI, and we have seen aircraft with incredibly fearsome jaws. In honor of Shark Week, here are a few great examples of this time-honored tradition. Clicking on any of the images will take you to their original source.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the sky…