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

23 February, 2021

PROFILE 149: Cessna A-37B Dragonfly as flown by... not quite sure about all-this yet...

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  Mystery plane!    Not that the airplane itself is a mystery — the Cessna A-37B "Dragonfly" is certainly a remarkable, significan...
07 February, 2021

PROFILE 148: Republic F-105D Thunderchief as flown by Marty Mahrt, 333rd TFS

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  Ok.  Done.  But not done. The above illustration is (should be anyway) an animated .gif file showing what the print of my artwork of F-105...
18 January, 2021

PROFILE 148: Republic F-105D Thunderchief as flown by Marty Mahrt, 333TFS

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  It's the greatest aircraft that ever flew, at least if you flew one — the Republic F-105 Thunderchief. I'm knee-deep in the next O...
13 November, 2020

PROFILE 146: F9F-5 Panther of VF-781 c. late 1952

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  It's done!  But it's... not. Two things: A. If you want a print of Royce's Panther, signed by the man himself, act quickly - t...
07 October, 2020

PROFILE 146: F9F-5 Panther of VF-781 c. late 1952

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  Don’t tell anyone but the word “Hero” is on life-support. In fact, I wonder if it’s dead.  So, SHHH!  If word gets out, things could get r...
17 August, 2020

PROFILE 145: "Kitten" — P-51C as flown by Tuskegee Airman, Charles McGee

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  Why listen to me write when you can listen, watch (and ask questions of) the man himself?! On Wednesday, Sept 2, please join me and Old Gu...
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...
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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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