Featured Work
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Second Chance by Steven Squizzero
Nose art from a C-47 Skytrain it’s from the Airpower Museum on Long Island New York.
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Warhawk Teeth by Jon Johnson
A detail of the nose art of a P-40 Warhawk.
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Memphis Belle Nose Art by Wayne Gerard Trotman
© All Rights Reserved – No Usage Allowed in Any Form Without My Written Consent. This is not the Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress ‘Memphis Belle’. / This is the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress ‘Sally B’ Photographed at the Duxford Air Show – 5th September 2009. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Sally B is the name of an airworthy 1945-built Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress. It was delivered to the United States Army Air Force on 19 June 1945 as 44-85784, after being converted to both a TB-17G and then an EB-17G is was stuck off charge in 1954. Bought by the Institut Geographic National in France as a survey aircraft. In 1975 it moved to England to be restored to wartime condition as a memorial to the USAAF B-17 airmen who lost their lives in the European theatre. It is based at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, England. Elly Sallingboe was awarded the Transport Trust Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008 in recognition of over thirty years of dedication to the preservation and operation of Britain’s only airworthy Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the ‘Sally B’, as a flying memorial to the tens of thousands of American aircrew who lost their lives over Britain and mainland Europe in her sister aircraft during the Second World War. The Sally B was used in the film Memphis Belle as one of 5 flying B-17s needed for various film scenes, and it was used to replicate the real Memphis Belle in one scene. Half of the aircraft is still in the Memphis Belle livery. FEATURED IN: / “Warbirds” Group – November 2009.
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Pacific Prowler by T. Wall ~Through My Lens ~
My husband, son & I attended the 5th Annual Wild West Air Fest here in Steamboat yesterday. The Wild West Air Fest features remote controlled aircraft shows, vintage and warbird aircraft displays, classic cars, hang gliders, & para-gliders. New and exciting additions to the event this year include a B-25 Mitchell Bomber (rides available) and the Denver Bronco Cheerleaders 2010 calendar signing. / / / THE PACIFIC PROWLER / The North American B-25, Pacific Prowler, is one of just a handful of B-25s that still fly today. The B-25 Mitchell Bomber was made famous on the daring Doolittle Raid on Tokyo which took place four months after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The B-25 Bomber went on to become the most versatile medium bomber of World War II, seeing combat in every theater of operation. The Pacific Prowler is a “J” Model North American B-25 Mitchell. The original Prowler was deployed to the Pacific Theater and flew over 120 missions before returning home after the war. The Pacific Prowler II was built in 1944 at North American’s Kansas City plant and was accepted for service in the AAF in early 1945. She came out of storage in 1946, and beginning in 1949, served as VIP transport in the new US Air Force until 1958 when she experienced a gear-up landing and was declared as salvage. She was bought in 1962 by Tallmantz Aviation of Long Beach, CA and began the next chapter of her life as a photo ship for Hollywood. Pacific Prowler has participated in over 80 Hollywood feature films including: Flight of The Phoenix / Catch 22 / Around The World in 80 Days / For Whom The Bell Tolls / Disney’s 360 Degree ‘Circle Vision’ movies In the 1960s, this plane flew to all four corners of the world to film the Seven Wonders Of The World at low level for Disney Studios for use in their 360 degree videos as seen at the Disney Parks. In the mid-1980s she was sold to Universal Aviation and was operated by Aces High in the UK (as ‘Dolly’) – being employed specifically to film The Memphis Belle in 1989. She retired from movie-work in the mid-1990s and went into a serious restoration period. In 1996, while owned by World Jet of Florida, her camera nose was removed and the traditional military nose replaced. From 1996 to 1999 she only flew 60 hours, mostly to air shows as “Girls Rule”. By the early 2000s she was renamed “Top Secret”, and under the operation of 99th Street Inc. of San Antonio, TX, she hardly flew at all; rather, she languished in disrepair in a falling down hangar. In late 2002/early 2003, Jim Terry purchased and picked up the plane – it took his group two weeks to get it out and running and get most of the hydraulic leaks stopped. From there the plane was moved to Tulsa, OK where students at the Tulsa Tech Center and volunteers got the plane airworthy. Currently, the Pacific Prowler is being maintained and managed by a group of individuals (as the John L. Terry Heritage Foundation) in Cleburne, TX dedicated to bringing visitors a historic opportunity to step back in time and gain respect for this legendary aircraft and for the men and women who gave so much to protect our freedoms. This aircraft has a rich history, a qualified crew, impeccable maintenance, and is in amazing condition.
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Memphis Belle by Ken Thomas
Nose art from a replica B-17 of the “Memphis Belle”. On display at the Joint Forces Air Show at Andrews AFB 5/17/09. Camera: Fuji S100fs / Shutter: 1/58sec. / Aperture: F8 / ISO: 100 / Focal: 16.20mm / Meter: Pattern / Auto white bal / In camera Jpeg
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Lusty Lindy by Peter Lawrie
The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company. It was the third and final of the “V bombers” which provided Britain’s nuclear deterrent. The other two V-bombers were the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. / In 1982, XL231 was heavily involved in the build-up to the Falklands War, helping train many RAF crews of types such as Nimrods, Vulcans and Hercules in the somewhat neglected skills of air to air refuelling, and helping several Harriers on their way to Ascenscion Island. She then went on to become part of the regular Airbridge flights to the island in support of the Task Force and later British forces on the Falklands. Then in 1990/1991, supporting operations during the first Gulf War – Operation Granby. / Yorkshire Air Museum / Elvington, York / Sept 2008
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Pacific Indian by HSOimages
Pacific theater P-38 Lightning parked on the flight line during Thunder over Michigan airshow at Willow Run.
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"OOR WULLIE" noseart by Woodie
101 sqdn SR-W. nose art on Lancaster. / Oor Wullie is a cartoon character, from the Scottish Sunday newspaper the Sunday Post. / This is the image I emailed an aircraft magazine that said they didn’t know the colours used for this nose art. I just happened to have a book with in!!!LOL / See next image of a painting I did in 1992. / Featured in Warbirds Nov 2009
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Liberty Belle Hottie by Andy Mueller
Noseart on the B-17G Flying Fortress called “Liberty Belle”. A color version of the b&w image was requested, so here it is ….. Here is the B&W image of same subject: /
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Briefing Time by Steven Squizzero
Nose Art from a B-24 Bomber taken at the Reading Airshow in Pa.
Recent Work
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Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk by Rod Kashubin
Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk on display with a smile after a day of aerobatics at Temora Aviation Museum. P-40 is all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft designed in US and used in 28 nations during the World War II. It was the main fighter aircraft used by the Royal Australian and New Zealand Air Forces. This particular one was assembled in 1st Aircraft Depot at Hobsonville, New Zealand in June 1943 and assigned to 2nd Operational Training Unit. After the war it did escape the fate of being scrapped and was eventually bought by Allan Arthur. It took 8 years to fully restore the aircraft and I was lucky enough to see its amazing display that day at Temora. Only 19 of them remain airworthy out of 13,738 built. Tone-mapped HDR from 3 NEF (RAW) files shot handheld with my Nikon D90. Location: Temora Aviation Museum, Temora, New South Wales, Australia From my photoblog at http://www.bouncedphoton.com This print is available with 0% markup. Please enjoy and thank you for your visit!
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"TONDELAYO" by Dan Myers
The B25 “Tondelayo” sits parked on the ramp on a rainy day at the Lancaster Airport in Lititiz, PA. Nikon D200 with 18 – 200 VR Lens, handheld, Program Mode.
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Spitfire MkVb EP252 FU-J by Nigel Dickinson
Spitfire MkVb EP252 FU-J, No. 453 Australian Sqn, Ford, June 1944 . One of the many unsung heroes of the D-Day period; the old MkV Spit still soldiered on, outclassed by the MkIX which is the iconic RAF fighter for this period of the War, and by the German FW190, its arch-enemy. Yet many squadrons flew either a mixture of MkIX and MkV fighters, as No. 453, or only MkVs. These were usually upgraded for use at low level.
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Hornet Comes Home by gfydad
F/A-18 Hornet touches down.
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MABEL ON A TORPEDO RUN by OntheroadImage
Mitsubishi B5M dives in a the Reading Airshow 2007.
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FLYIN' IN THE C.B.I. by OntheroadImage
A P-40 Warhawk dressed up in her Flying Tigers scheme, Reading Airshow, 2007.
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Evade by Ostar-Digital
A 3D render of a WW2 dogfight.
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Door-gunner At The Ready by OntheroadImage
The door-gunner of a UH-60 Blackhawk mans his M-240-D Doorgun as they embark on an aerial patrol. Black Hawks are rarely used for direct air-to-ground attack missions but routinely carry an array of pintle-mounted door guns with which to provide suppression fire when landing and taking off.
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USAF THUNDERBIRDS by Dan Myers
The USAF Thunderbirds perform one of their Diamond Passes at the 2006 NASJRB Willow Grove, PA Airshow. Nikon D200 with 18 – 200 VR Lens, handheld, Program Mode.
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REFLECTING THE LIGHT by Dan Myers
The USAF Thunderbirds Diamond Formation complete a manuever at the 2006 NASJRB Willow Grove, PA Airshow. Nikon D200 with 18 – 200 VR Lens, handheld, Program Mode.
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F-14 by Steven Squizzero
Nose art on the F-14 from the Quanset Airshow.
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"WITCHCRAFT" by Dan Myers
Nose-on view of the B24 “Witchcraft” on a rainy day at the Lancaster Airport in Lititz, PA. Nikon D200 with 18 – 200 VR Lens, handheld, Program Mode.
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