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

27 June, 2020

Profile 143 UPDATE: Hughes OH-6A Cayuse as flown by "Bruce" Huffman, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry

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Update.  Done. And this was an especially fun project as the egg-shaped fuselage created fascinating challenges in perspective.  I'l...
20 June, 2020

Profile 144: Boeing B-29 Superfortress as crewed by F/O Seymour Landau, 40th BG, 44th BS

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Time has come today. It's a cool song, too.  Crank it up. Anyway, the above is my hurry-up-artwork of "Wempy's Blitz...
16 June, 2020

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

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Done. And DONE. Airplane finished, prints looked great, the United States Postal Service did their job and the patron family is ...
10 May, 2020

Profile 143: Hughes OH-6A Cayuse as flown by "Bruce" Huffman, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry

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It's helicopter day again. This one fulfills a commitment made six years ago.  Eventually, I 'get around to it,' but in t...
08 May, 2020

Profile 142: AH-1G Cobra as flown by Pat Owen, HML-367

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"Do you believe in luck?" That question can scare the hell out of you.  Based on my experience interviewing people who h...
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. ...
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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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