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

31 January, 2020

UPDATE Profile 138: Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver as flown by Lt. Curtis Cameron, VB-87

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Progress! A couple things to note: A.  The color.  It'll change.  But technically it is supposed to be "Glossy Sea Blue FS ...
19 January, 2020

UPDATE Profile 138: Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver as flown by Lt. Curtis Cameron, VB-87

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Bleh. It's ugly. But, I didn't take the gig because I thought Helldivers were beautiful airplanes. Actually, Helldivers don...
04 January, 2020

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Now live! The Old Guys and Their Airplanes episode, "The Mettle Behind the Merit" is now live, along with a (pretty cool!) ...
22 December, 2019

Profile 138: Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver as flown by Lt. Curtis Cameron, VB-87

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Are you a Knowledge person or a Wisdom person? You'll do well to decide because it's important to know.  Ultimately, at least....
09 November, 2019

PROFILE 137: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE (and then some)

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Happy Veteran's Day! Behold "Gravel Gertie" — a B-29 bomber of the 500th BG, circa late-July, 1945.  This airplane was th...
21 September, 2019

PROFILE 135: "The Dot T" - as flown by Lt. Cyril Huss, 74th FS, 23rd FG

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Be careful how you live your life.  People are depending up on it. Break break. Have a look at the airplane above.  It’s a P-5...
04 July, 2019

TRAILER UP: "The Mettle Behind the Merit" - The Steve Pisanos Story

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In 2014, I was able to get some decent time with WWII ace Steve Pisanos and in the process, capture an amazing interview.  But for a nu...
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. ...
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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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