"The Flying Greek" by Bob Leone
Art work depicts U.S. Army Air Force pilot, Steve Pisanos, nicknamed "The Flying Greek".
Steve Pisanos (born in Greece, November 10, 1919 as Spiros Pisanos) is a USAF Colonel (retired)
who served successfully as a fighter pilot with the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the
United States Air Force (USAF) 4th Fighter Group in World War II, having been credited with
10 victories and thus considered a double ace. While in flight school in Plainfield, New Jersey, he
met "Miss Plainfield,” a young woman whose real name he has never revealed. The nose art of his
aircraft depicts this girl. By the end of his career in 1974, he received 33 decorations and distinctions.
Original artwork displayed in
San Diego Air & Space Museum
2001 Pan American Plaza
Balboa Park, San Diego 92101