The Spitfire F.21 was the last Spitfire version to serve in World War II. Considered as an interim version, it led to the ultimate Spitfire marks: the F.22 and F.24. These profiles were created for the book “Squadrons! No.7: The Supermarine Spitfire F.21” by Phil Listemann.
I recently learned of the passing of Stephen C. Ananian, who flew with the 339th Fighter Group during World War II. Stephen was born on Christmas Day 1922 and joined the Army Air Corps after Pearl Harbor. He was deployed to the UK with the 339th FG and was shot down on his first mission,…Continue reading In Memoriam Stephen Ananian †
Here are four views of T-6G s/n 42-85886 “Ready for Duty”, registered F-AZBL. I don’t often get to make complete four-views of aircraft, so this was interesting !
Here’s a first Corsair profile, depicting F4U-5P BuNo 122019 which was flown by VC-61’s Detachment A on board the USS Philippine Sea off the Korean coast during the winter of 1950-1951. The F4U-5P was the photo-recon variant of the F4U-5, and could be identified by the camera windows on both sides of the fuselage. The…Continue reading F4U-5P Corsair in Korea
I’ve been working on creating a better template for the F4U Corsair. (Maybe I should say a proper template, as my original Corsair profiles date back to 2006 and are early work of very average quality at best). I’ve already finished the templates for the F4U-1D, F4U-4 (early and late production). There are still a…Continue reading Work in Progress: F4U Corsair
These profiles were created for the book Squadrons! No 3 – The Supermarine Spitfire Mk V in the Far East by Phil Listemann. Supermarine Spitfire Mk V Trop MA292 of No 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron flown by F/O Sydney Weggery (RNZAF), Dohazari, India, January 1944. Supermarine Spitfire Mk V Trop JL320 of No…Continue reading The Spitfire Mk V in the Far East
These profiles were created for the book Squadrons! No. 2 – The Republic Thunderbolt Mk I by Phil Listemann. Five profiles were created for the book. Thunderbolt Mk I FL848 was flown by F/O Edgar Wilson (RNZAF) of No 146 Squadron in India in September 1944. Thunderbolt Mk I HD144 was assigned to No 73…Continue reading The Republic Thunderbolt Mk I in Commonwealth service
I’m currently working on the Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz for a custom order. It’s a complicated aircraft to represent: not only is it a biplane with the usual set of masts and cables, it also has a visible radial engine… Once the side view template is finished, I’ll start working on the top view and…Continue reading Work in progress: Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz
For the first time in a long time, I’ve made a profile that was not a commission and here is the result. This is P-51D-5-NT s/n 44-11222 “Jolie Hélène” of the 368th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group. I found some pictures of this aircraft and decided I wanted to make a profile of it…Continue reading P-51 Mustang “Jolie Hélène” and a few questions
These profiles were created for the book Squadrons! No. 16 – The North American Mitchell by Phil Listemann. 1. North American Mitchell Mk II FR141 “Ouwe Jongens”, No 320 (Dutch) Squadron, RAF Dunsfold, March 1944. Print available from Bravo Bravo Aviation. 2. North American Mitchell Mk II FR149 “Hollandsche Neuwe”, No 320 (Dutch) Squadron, RAF Dunsfold,…Continue reading North American Mitchells of No 320 (Dutch) Squadron