World War II
When Bailey entered the service, he did such things as the painting nose art on World War II aircraft. He was posted with India’s transport command from 1943 to 1946. He traveled from Long Beach to Australia to Bombay to Karachi (Pakistan) then to Deli, India and Agra. He worked as a belly gunner until he was grounded because of high blood pressure.
Unable to go to continue his term in Europe, Bailey worked as a mechanic on bomb planes. The technological aspects of his job opened his mind to the future of computers (which later became an integral part of his artistic development). His creative nature ensued in India as he designed and executed stage backdrops and props for a Hindu religious celebration honoring the god Vishnu and he later completed the design of an Air Force chapel in Assam.
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