Postlethwaite does an excellent job of depicting damage in action, as you see on the rudder of the B-17, drawing the viewer into the picture, as the F190 breaks off an attack. … Continue reading
Category Archives: honoring our military
4 June 1942: one of the defining moments of the Pacific War when the tide turned against the Japanese aggressors at America’s Midway Islands. Lieutenant Richard H. Best and his two wingmen in their Douglas Dauntless SBD dive-bombers have … Continue reading
Gareth Hector is a UK based artist who works in both traditional and digital mediums. Interestingly, he not only does aviation paintings, but has also worked with video games companies, done story boards, and worked as an art director. Quite the diverse … Continue reading
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
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