Stories and Illustrations of combat airplanes, missiles and the people that flew them

10-29-11 note:  We're now pretty sure the Serial Number of Ken's C-47 is S/N: 42-32898.  Yay!   "Ice Road Truckers?!" M...

Here she is - Miss America ’44!   I’ll save you the squinting - there are 133 bombs painted on her nose.  Eventually, two more would be ad...

Ken Dahlberg - entrepreneur, leader and WW2 fighter pilot died today.  He was 95 years of age and ended a life of accomplishment that few p...

It seems a few people want to put together a little unveiling party for Howard, so I'm going to move quickly to get Miss America to mee...

Note (10-2-11) - white or yellow Mission Markers?!  THAT is the question! Posted above is my update to Howard's B-24.  Give me a week...

I've been asked "How do you find these guys?!" Fair question.  The fair answer is by hook, crook, this, that and a lot of tr...

Have you ever wondered if people notice ? Read this. "I remember being about 10 yrs old and we had a project at home  and he needed...

Note:  8-21-11 - something about this post has struck a nerve.  This post has received more unique views from around the world than a...

Don flew two models of the P-51 - the C model and the D model.  He asked that I do "The D."  And so it will be. Did you have a ...

Today is August 15, 2011.   In case you're not the history geek that I am, this date marks 66 years since the surrender of the Japane...

Today was the first time in two weeks where I could really sit down and indulge myself in this particular airplane.  I'm sorry I can...

Busy week, it's Friday and I've got a little time...and a pencil.  Hence the Study of the P-47 above. It's a 'Bolt from the...

Presenting Little Horse - not as she fought in WW2 but as she rides today .   Just to be clear to readers - this is not the airpla...

The nose!  And a fine nose at that. Did you ever read that story, "The Blind Men and the Elephant"?    In case you haven't, ...

You'll have to "google" Ken Dahlberg for yourself.  He's too big for this little outpost.  Suffice it to state, years ago...

There's a bitter-sweet tinge to this bird.  At once, it's an F-16; arguably the definitive dogfighting jet.  At the same time, it...

Recently, an A-7 came up for sale in the civilian market.  And I missed it. It's just as well as I don't think I could have flown i...