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

29 June, 2021

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

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  So.  What do you think meeting a 98 year old man would be like? (Go ahead, wonder for a sec...) Well, when the 98 year old man is a highly...
16 June, 2021

Profile 153: TWENTY YEARS LATER...North American P-51B Mustang as flown by Robert "Punchy" Powell, 352nd FG, 328th FS

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Twenty years of progress, five years too late. This post is a little light in History but heavy in appreciating its value. Twenty years ...
06 June, 2021

Profile 152: Martin B-26B Marauder as flown by Donald Wolfe, 391st BG, 575th BS

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  How cool is this?!?  — "You'n me" are partners in a priceless artifact of history!   'Tell you what I’m doing to celebr...
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 ...
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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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