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

30 October, 2016

Profile 119: FINISHED—"5016" as flown by Pham Phu Thai, 921st FR

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MiG on scope! Other than the four red stars on the nose and "Bort Number" of 5016, it's a workaday North Vietnamese Ai...
03 September, 2016

Profile 124: "F" as flown by F/L John Wilkinson, 41 Squadron

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I still can't believe what just happened. "So you actually saw them?!" "Oh yes!" "Spitfires and Messe...
21 July, 2016

Profile 122: "235" as flown by The Rocketeers of the 336th TFS

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I write/draw/produce for a diverse crowd. On one hand, there are the Warriors.  They were there and whatever I share is  their s...
01 July, 2016

Profile 116: "168" - F-105D as flown by Gene Smith, 333 TFS

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Almost done!   A few more details, some cleanup...so why not just wait until it's finished? Well, Independence Day is just a fe...

Profile 120: "Stuff Dad Used to Do." F-86D Sabre as flown by "Pete" Aspinwall, 83rd FIS

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This is a shorter-than-normal post as the personal story behind the airplane belongs to a family that isn't in-it for the notoriety...

Profile 121: F-8E Crusader as flown by Steve Russ, VF-53

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F8 Crusader time!  Man, I've wanted to draw one of these sharks since I was 9 years old and struggling to glue the wings on.   H...
22 June, 2016

Flew West - Robert "Punchy" Powell 11/21/1920 - 6/22/2016

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The package arrived in a fashion that I'd soon learn marked the sender's breed—an oft-resused envelope, repeatedly patched wit...
28 April, 2016

Profile 118: FINISHED—"Yessir" as flown by Joe McPhail, VMF-214

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The advice of an old boss has paid-off a thousand times—"Listen to people and listen hard .  Whether they're lying or tellin...
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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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