Captain Erich Topp steers his Type VIIc U-Boat number U-552 Red Devil towards the sanctuary of the base at St Nazaire after another patrol during the grueling Battle of the Atlantic in 1942. In the skies above, heading back out … Continue reading
Category Archives: honoring our military
This image reflects the unique nose art of one of the B-24’s in the Zodiac Squadron. The original nose art was painted by Phil S. Brinkman while he was assigned to the Army Air Force Station 174 in Sudbury, England. … Continue reading
Some random and rambling thoughts accumulated from various quarters over the years. A bit of introspection from an “older” sailor. Pretty much ALL true… A sailor will walk 10 miles in a freezing rain to get a beer but complain … Continue reading
Richard Taylor is the son of noted aviation and combat artist Robert Taylor. Obviously ‘this’ particular acorn didn’t fall far from the tree! Link, HERE. … Continue reading
I have actually seen this one more than once, and it is IMPRESSIVE! This image is the 25 foot high by 75 foot wide mural in the World War II Gallery of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, … Continue reading
Traditions… This post won’t make a lot of sense to most people, but go with me here… It’s a ‘tradition’, origin lost in time, that the last flight to the boneyard is always at max power… This is a P-3 … Continue reading
On the morning of May 25, 1944, three pilots from the 4th Fighter Group, the “Debden Eagles”, 336th Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force, were over Germany looking for trouble. Flying near Botenheim, they encountered German planes from III JG1, 9th … Continue reading
It is the late summer of 1940, and the Battle of Britain is at it’s height. Racing for the coast, following a bombing mission over southern England, a straggling He111 of KG55 has been attacked by a Spitfire of RAF … Continue reading
No politics… 🙂 h/t JP … Continue reading
Mark Postlethwaite has been doing aviation art for quite a while, and does excellent work. His site is HERE, where you can see other paintings he’s done. … Continue reading