15 March, 2014

Profile 85 - BEGINNING: "030" as flown by Lt. Chris Morgan, 529th FS.

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"They didn't even get to try ..." Wedding day tragedies, first-time skydiving accidents, straight-off-the-lot car cr...
17 February, 2014

Profile 84 - FINAL: "573" as flown by Bob Mock and John Stiles

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The peasant in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail was correct-rocks really do float.  And not just the really small ones but t...
04 January, 2014

Profile 83 - FINAL/UPDATE: The MiGs of the North "5018" as flown by Nguyen Hong My and "573" as flown by Bob Mock and John Stiles.

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Here it is —"5018" as flown by Lt. Nguyen Hong My, Vietnamese Peoples Air Force, on 19  January, 1972. ¹ It's a siniste...
14 December, 2013

Profile 83 - UPDATE: The MiGs of the North; "5018" as flown by Nguyen Hong My

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Imagine a penny. I know what probably came to mind—coppery, somewhat dingy and Abraham Lincoln’s profile.   And it wouldn’t surprise me...
30 November, 2013

Profile 83 - BEGINNING: The MiGs of the North; "5018" as flown by Nguyen Hong My

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It is one thing to write about an enemy.  It is yet another to buy him dinner. And yet another to salute to his honor . Recently, I w...
19 October, 2013

Profile 82 - FINAL: "Cocktail Hour" as flown by Raymond Plank, 43rd BG, 64th BS

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She's finished - it's "Cocktail Hour"! Though I can't verify exactly how many times Lt. Raymond Plank flew her...
11 October, 2013

Profile 82 - UPDATE: "548" as flown by Raymond Plank, 43rd BG, 64th BS

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Have a look.  I'd say it's maybe... 40% done.   Maybe.  I'm kind of grumpy about it.  I loathe the "middle" of a d...
06 October, 2013

Profile 82 - BEGINNING: "???" as flown by Raymond Plank, 43rd BG, 64th BS

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He stated it three times in expressing the one thought.  Each time, he spoke the word in that old-school fashion of putting the emphasi...
20 September, 2013

Profile 80 - FINAL "837" as flown by MISTY FAC Dick Rutan + Rutan Voyager

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"I was out of my body, looking down... looking down at the war beneath. I saw two armies.  One of life, the other, death.  And t...
15 September, 2013

Profile 81 - BEGINNING: "879" F-100D Super Sabre of the 531st TFS

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Last week, I was asked, "Is drawing airplanes hard work?" Hmmm.  Interesting question. Have a look at my pencil sketch abo...
29 August, 2013

Profile 79 - FINAL: "314" as flown by Lt. Col. Farrell Sullivan and Capt. Dick Francis

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The following is from Dick Francis' son, Gavin.  He responded to my request for insight into what it was like to experience his dad...