Make-A-Wish Rainbow Jet
One of the most unmistakable aircraft ever to grace the skies is the private jet shown below. With the name ‘Dream Chaser 5,’ model 35 of the Lear Jet, the Lear Jet was donated by Denver-based International Jet Aviation, an aircraft charter, and management company. Depending on their particular wishes, this particular aircraft was used to ferry seriously ill children worldwide. Since 1990, the company has been operating these flights on different aircraft from time to time. These were the last flights on this aircraft, which will be withdrawn from service by 2019. Kudos to a special jet with a great mission and a better custom paint job. It’s hard to think of a category for this next one…
NATO Tiger Meet
The world was introduced to this bad boy during the 2003 NATO Tiger Meet, a multi-national training exercise that has been going on for over 50 years. One of the coolest aircraft paint jobs we have ever seen was awarded to the Mirage 2000RDI 83/12-YL from the host unit EC 1/12 that you see here. See how it has been done in detail, including the glint in the eyes of the tiger. But what a good thing is a lovely paint job, if it can’t even fly! This Mirage broke down before it could fly its mission. What a bummer. The next fighter jet with the animal’s eyes took to the air with no problem at all …