These profiles were created for the book Squadrons No 6 ! – The Supermarine Spitfire Mk VII by Phil Listemann. Supermarine Mk VII MD120 of No 131 (County of Kent) Squadron flown by S/L James J. “Orange” O’Meara. Culmhead, March 1944. Supermarine Mk VII MD182 of No 616 Squadron flown by F/L Jack Cleland (RNZAF).…Continue reading Supermarine Spitfire Mk VII
I’m currently improving my existing templates for early “bubbletop” P-47 Thunderbolts. A few details needed twitching: the location of the turbosupercharger exhaust doors, size of the bubbletop canopy, engine cowling details, etc.
These profiles were made for the book “Squadrons ! No 10 – The North American Mustang Mk IV in Western Europe” by Phil Listemann. A total of five Mustang profiles were created for this book, which is available in both softcover and electronic versions. North American Mustang Mk IV KH655 No 19 Squadron Flying Officer…Continue reading British and Canadian Mustang Mk IV
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight operates two Hawker Hurricanes Mk IIc: LF363 and PZ865. LF363 was built at the Hawker factory at Langley near Slough. It first flew in January 1944 and is believed to be the last Hurricane to enter service with the RAF [Author’s note: this appears to be incorrect, see comment…Continue reading The Hawker Hurricanes of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
These two profiles were created for the book Squadrons! No.1: The Supermarine Spitfire Mk VI by Phil Listemann. Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIb BR579 No 124 (Baroda) Squadron, Royal Air Force Pilot Officer Michael P. “Slim” Kilburn Debden (UK), Summer 1942 Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIb/Trop BS124 High Altitude Flight, No 103 Maintenance Unit, Royal Air Force…Continue reading Spitfire Mk VI
This Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk II was flown by Squadron Leader Brian Alexander Eaton of the Royal Australian Air Force’s No 3 Squadron, which flew from Cutella airbase in Italy in January 1944. This profile is one of 5 Kittyhawk profiles created for the book “Squadrons! No.18 – The Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk II” by Phil H. Listemann.
I’m excited to present a Warbird T-Shirt page to the website, where you can purchase warbird t-shirts and other items (such as mugs, caps, smartphone cases, etc.) for yourself or for a friend. Several designs have already been uploaded, and more will be added as time permits. Feel free to let me know what you…Continue reading Warbird T-Shirts !
NB: This profile is incorrect and has been updated. Please read this post for extra information. Last week I posted a profile of Clostermann’s SN222, explaining that the aircraft later received additional markings and a brighter shade of red for the roundel and fin flash. This is how “Le Grand Charles” appeared after the night of…Continue reading Clostermann’s Hawker Tempest Mk V “Le Grand Charles” (cont’d)
NB: This profile is incorrect and has been updated. Please read this post for extra information. Clostermann is arguably the most famous Tempest ace. SN222 is one of the Tempest Mk V Series 2 he flew and is represented as it looked in early May 1945. During the night of 8/9 May, the aircraft received the…Continue reading Clostermann’s Hawker Tempest Mk V “Le Grand Charles”
Some 11 years after having created my first F4F Wildcat profiles, I’ve had the opportunity to create a brand-new template for Grumman’s very under-rated fighter. For the moment, I’ve only created the base template for the late FM-2 variant, but the more classic F4F-4 and F4F-3 should follow next. Click on the image to view it…Continue reading F4F Wildcat revisited