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

26 April, 2020

PROFILE 142 (in progress): AH-1G "Cobra" as flown by Pat Owen, HML-367

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So. As a side-gig, I help produce the show, " Old Guys And Their Airplanes. "  In fact, it's kinda my 'elevator spee...
04 April, 2020

Profile 141 UPDATE: Curtiss JN-4, Kelly Field, c. 1918

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So. What does 3 hours look like? See if you can tell! The picture above is actually an animated file, showing THREE  hours of fu...
29 March, 2020

Profile 141: Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" c.1918, Kelly Field

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Ok, don't look.  Yet. Right now, I'm sitting on finished art of an SB2C-4, F6F-5 and a B-29. Two were reserved for an ...
23 February, 2020

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

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Well!  It's starting to actually look like something, eh? Before the philosophizing begins, there are some details to note. ...
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...
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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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