19 May, 2012

Profile 66: FINAL - LGM-30G as flown by the 91st SMW

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And there it is - an LGM-30G.  Or, as I'd heard them called before, "Minuteman III missiles." For the time being, it...
15 May, 2012

Final Flight - Don S. Bryan

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That's Don Bryan, devoted husband, lovable crank, brilliant philosopher and WW2 ace.  And that's a little girl in a crowd at a 3...
12 May, 2012

Profile 66: Update - LGM-30G as flown by the 91st SMW

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Here's the latest update.  It's about 40% finished.  Unfortunately though,  I'm probably going to do it all over. Why...
09 May, 2012

Profile 66: Beginning - LGM-30G - 91st SMW

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Well... You can see for yourself that my latest project is not an airplane.  It's a missile.  Specifically, an LGM-30G ICBM nucl...
07 April, 2012

Profile 65: FINAL - "Billings Belle" as flown by Earl Depner

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Here she is - the Billings Belle, as flown by squadron commander Major Earl Depner of the 354th Fighter Group!  As near as can be figured o...
03 April, 2012

Profile 65 - "Billings Belle" as flown by Earl Depner

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It's "The Story" that draws me to a particular airplane.  Some stories are obvious - like that of Leo Thorsness' F-105 o...
23 March, 2012

Profile 64: FINAL - "Kingfish One" as flown by Leo Thorsness

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DONE!  And for a guy who normally loathes his own work, I'm surprised.  It's pretty good. You might be interested to know that t...
15 March, 2012

Last flight - Bill Creech, 528th FS, 311th FG

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You know...it's one thing to meet someone who's a Medal of Honor holder, ace, warrior, commander, leader...and value their moments....
12 March, 2012

Profile 64: UPDATE II "Kingfish One" as flown by Leo Thorsness

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"Kingfish One" is nearing completion.  I've got a long list of tiny details to work through - it'll go fast from here but...
03 March, 2012

Profile 64: UPDATE "Kingfish One" as flown by Leo Thorsness

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Have a look.  Not much, but it's getting there.  The shape's about right though - and man, what a shape! That thing's a knife ...
25 February, 2012

Profile 64 - "Kingfish One" as flown by Leo Thorsness

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We love stories of courage. In my opinion, most of such stories aren't so much loved as they are consumed. Like popcorn at the the...
05 February, 2012

Profile 63 - FINAL "369" as flown by Robert Mason, 1st Cav

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Done.  And coming it at 77 hours, Mason's UH-1D is now the high-water mark in terms of time-spent. Most of these profiles take about 40...
21 January, 2012

Profile 63 - UPDATE: "369" as flown by Robert Mason, 1st Cav

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"CHALK 4 - INBOUND" * Here she is so far - "Chickenhawk" author Robert Mason's UH-1D as he flew in the "1st...
14 January, 2012

Profile 63 - UPDATE - "369" as flown by Robert Mason

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Update time, and here she is so far.  Robert Mason's UH-1D "Slick" as he flew in Vietnam. What a crazy machine. I'm r...
03 January, 2012

Profile 63 - "369" as flown by Robert Mason

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Here's my pencil-study of the next Profile.  How's this for a way to start 2012? When I began interviewing WW2 vets, I never foo...
06 December, 2011

Profile 62 - FINAL - "229336" as flown by Ken Dahlberg

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On October 5th, I made the post that WW2 ace and post-war entrepreneur Ken Dahlberg died - my artwork was posted in its unfinished form.  W...
11 November, 2011

Profile 60 - FINAL - "306" as crewed by Ken Salisbury

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Complete!  “306” - the C-47 that carried Ken Salisbury through much of his WW2 experience.  And I purposely finished it to coincide with ...
05 November, 2011

Profile 60 - UPDATE - "306" as crewed by Ken Salisbury

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When I started this C-47, the first post was a poke at the History Channel program, "Ice Road Truckers."  But the truth remains, ...