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

I talk to old combat pilots/crew, draw their airplanes and pass on whatever I've learned. ©2008 - 2025 John Mollison

28 July, 2012

Profile 68: FINAL - F-4E Phantom as flown by the 334th TFS

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Done! I'm surprised, too as I never really wanted to jump into the Vietnam era on account of this particular airplane;  the F-4 w...
24 July, 2012

Profile 68: UPDATE - F-4E Phantom as flown by the 334th TFS

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Now it's finally starting to look like something!   And we're so close to finishing that the next post will be the final. In ...
11 July, 2012

Profile 68: UPDATE - F-4E Phantom as flown by the 334th TFS

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Here she is, as she was about 2 nights ago but be warned - THERE ARE TWO MAJOR FLAWS in this rendition!  They will be corrected, but sin...
07 July, 2012

Profile 68: UPDATE - F-4E as flown by the 334th TFS

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Ok.  You can look but don't expect to see much.  This thing is a long way from reality.   But, it's moving in the right dire...
04 July, 2012

Profile 68: BEGINNING "xxx" as flown by the 334th TFS

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Here it is - my newest project - an F-4E Phantom as flown by the 334th TFS. This sketch - done with a fantastic ballpoint pen swiped ...
22 June, 2012

Profile 67: FINAL - "50" F4F-4 Wildcat as flown by Joe Foss, VMF-121

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DONE!  I presented it to the Commissioner last Wednesday and...they like it! At almost 30" long, this Wildcat is impressive on s...
16 June, 2012

Profile 67 - UPDATE "5?" as flown by Joe Foss, VMF-121

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So.  It looks like all I have to do is add the rudder, tweak some shadows and add final markings.  I'm still on the fence of what air...
09 June, 2012

Profile 67 - UPDATE "5?" as flown by Joe Foss

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Here you go - it's about 50% done and the obvious parts need to be masked in... but I'm on schedule!  Two more posts after t...
01 June, 2012

Profile 67: BEGINNING - "5?" as flown by Joe Foss

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Here it is - the starting sketch of Joe Foss's F4F-4 Wildcat circa Fall of 1942, on Guadalcanal . This particular commission is a ...
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...
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I've been drawing airplanes since I was 3 and haven't stopped. Along the way, I got to know the pilots and crew...and this blog is a result.
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