USAF commorative schemes

[rickshaw]

I have an idea for a commorative scheme for a USAF Air National Guard aircraft in the 1970s.  It would involve some pretty spectacular artwork.  My question is, were they so anal retentive that they'd have still had all the huge "US Air Force" lettering and the various numbering markings on the aircraft or would they relaxed that requirement? 

[Dizzyfugu]

AFAIK, USAF lettering and codes were "normal" - but I have found some aircraft that would carry am "ANG" on the wings, and "XXX Air Guard" instead of "US Air Force" on the fuselage. Could not find a rule, though.
Early after WWII, ANG aircraft (e. g. the P-51H) frequently had a state code on the fuselage.

[NARSES2]

Would the USAF find out before it was fait acompli ? Some of these States definitely have minds of their own. Like a lot of these things if you ask you get mired in the bureaucracy and the answer is inevitably "No" - in my experience anyway - if you got ahead and do it you either get a "shoeing" or a "well done" form management a couple of grades above your immediate boss - who then of course tries to take the credit with the inevitable "well of course I do give Chris a lot of encouragement"

[Captain Canada]

I'd say anything goes.

[pyro-manic]

Just do it and risk a b*llocking!

Someone once said: "It is always better to ask forgiveness than seek permission", or something along those lines. Seems apt.