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

09 April, 2019

Flown West: Richard "Dick" Cole, Doolittle Raider

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The thunderclap you just felt in your soul was the sound of Eternity's welcome. Not for you but for an old man you (probably) nev...
03 April, 2019

"The April 18th Project" - (post #4)

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The story behind this art just gets cooler by the day. Go ahead and read the Press Release ( here ). But don't think for a seco...
23 February, 2019

Profile 134 - "The April 18th Project" (post #3)

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PROGRESS! This project keeps getting more fascinating...and if it goes where (we all) hope, you're going to have a scoop here. ...
03 February, 2019

Profile 134 - "The April 18th Project" (post #2)

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Have a look above! The Pollyannic Eye will lead you to believe my rendering of a "Doolittle Raider" to be nearly, if not 3/4...
20 January, 2019

Profile 134 - "The April 18th Project" (post #1)

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So, after a needed many-month break, I return to the studio, coffee cup in hand, to start publishing the HUGE backlog of artwork/stories...
02 September, 2018

Mea Culpa. Dangit. But...

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Just got off the phone with one of the 'old guys' who provide this blog such outstanding material.  And...it's awesome. B...
14 July, 2018

Hang on...

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27 April, 2018

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

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When I was a kid, there was a show on the Discovery Channel called, “Wings.”  Remember it? It was, in a word, AWE-SOME.  A spiritua...
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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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