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

17 May, 2021

Profile 150: (UPDATE) Boeing B-17G-20 as flown by (Shhhh) of the 390th BG, 569th BS

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This post is in response to two reader's recent questions regarding my work.  Q:  How many people does it take to draw an airplane? A:  ...
12 May, 2021

Profile 150: Boeing B-17G-20 as flown by (Shhhh) of the 390th BG, 569th BS

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  Wait wait!  Don't look at the above yet! Let's do some History Learnin!  Trigger warning!  This graphic may offend lazy Jedi™ gym ...
04 May, 2021

PROFILE 149: Cessna A-37B Dragonfly as flown by Col. Từ Đễ, North Vietnamese Air Force

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  "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."              - Charles Dickens, "A Tale of Two Cities" This ...
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...
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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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