28 July, 2008

Profiles 18-22: Hellcats and Wildcats

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27 July, 2008

Profile 22 - 22 flown by Jack Hankins

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Seems like everyone has one of those Weird Stories that make a person wonder if there are unseen forces at work.  My Weird Story involves th...
24 July, 2008

Profile 21 - 9 flown by Hamilton McWhorter

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The Grumman Hellcat wasn't the fastest American fighter. Nor did the pilot enjoy great visibility. Even the machine's aesthetic qua...
15 July, 2008

Profile 20 - BLACK DEATH flown by Bruce Porter

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"Black Death" is one of my favorite illustrations because I got the lighting and metal texture right. It's also a favorite be...
13 July, 2008

Profile 19 - 18 flown by Milton Tootle

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Unfortunately, I never got to meet Milton Tootle. This art was commissioned by a buddy who met Milton and decided to take it upon himself ...
10 July, 2008

PROFILE 18 - 53 flown by Joe Foss

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Joe Foss is one of WW2 history's most documented figures and anything I would contribute about his military or post-military career woul...
07 July, 2008

Profiles 14-17: The Dragonflies

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Profile 17 - DOTTY flown by William "Bill" Creech

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"Dotty" just about didn't happen. On June 17, 1944, Lt. William "Bill" Creech was flying an A-36 "Apache" ...
04 July, 2008

Happy 4th!

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Liberal, Conservative, Independent...if we're not impressed by the selfless leadership of the people who wrote the American Constitution...
01 July, 2008

Profile 16 - "1031" flown by Hank Snow

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From Hank Snow's personal log: "May 5, 1945: Mission #88; this mission was scheduled as four flights of four aircraft each to destr...
29 June, 2008

Profile 15 - JOHNNY REB - flown by John O. "Doc" Perritt

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John Olin "Doc" Perritt's Mustang, comically titled “Johnny Reb” received hits numerous times. “I was very scared...very scar...
28 June, 2008

Profile 14 - PUNCHY'S PAL - flown by Earl Ashworth

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Note:  Earl Ashworth died February 4, 2009.  He leaves a void that can't be filled.   Earl Ashworth grew up a poor kid, even by Great De...

Profiles 1-12: The Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney

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27 June, 2008

Profile 12 - THE WEST by gawd VIRGINIAN - flown by Robert "Punchy" Powell

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There are a number of websites, books and magazines containing pictures of the illustrated P51B Mustang, "The West 'by Gawd...
24 June, 2008

Profile 11 - DREAMGIRL flown by James Brocklehurst

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This past year, a man who lived next door to the wartime pilot of DreamGirl, James Brocklehurst, had an aneurysm that laid him up in the hos...
21 June, 2008

Profile 10 - LITTLE ONE III flown by Donald S. Bryan

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"In addition to getting the first shot, (being the Leader) made you responsible for the success or failure of the action.  Like, in st...
16 June, 2008

Profile 9 - SOCKY flown by James White

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James White, a pilot with the 352nd FG, got a chance to climb inside a P-51 Mustang again, some six decades later.  Only this time, he's...

Profile 8 - KAY III flown by Sanford "Sandy" Moats

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Sandy Moats is accomplished at many things - leadership (he's a retired Lt. General in the Air Force), being a fighter pilot (he's a...
15 June, 2008

Profile 7 - ELEEN & JERRY flown by Alden Rigby

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Alden Rigby may well be the "last" ace of WWII.  In 2000, the American Fighter Aces Association confirmed an aerial victory at...
12 June, 2008

Profile 6 - LITTLE SKUNK - flown by Charlie Price

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"Squadron" and "Group" can be confusing. Simplistically, Sections fit into Squadrons.  Squadrons fit into Groups.  Group...