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

02 February, 2017

Godspeed... F/L John Wilkinson, 41Sq

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These things never happen conveniently—planning for another project, details, decisions amidst the whir of daily li fe, this morn...
10 November, 2016

Flown West - Col. Hank Snow.

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Hank Snow after 666 combat missions over three wars. I asked him what he thought of this photo and he replied, "There's a tire...
30 October, 2016

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

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Have a look—there will never be a shape like this again. It. Is. Beautiful.   But, the Spitfire Mk.XIV was also a beast. If you look ...

Profile 122: "221" as flown by The Rocketeers of the 336th TFS

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So, this past summer, an interesting conversation transpired between me and a rising star of a large corporation.  We were discussing (...

Profile 123: "DORRIE R" as flown by Jerry Yellin, 78th FS

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“ If you haven’t had sex for a long time… ” (insert my shocked expression as this 92 year old man stated it so plainly) “ …the ...
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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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