The Super Cub was the evolution of the famous Piper Cub and is still a highly successful and popular aircraft today. While the Cub was very cheap and simple, its performance was quite limited. The Super Cub took the concept to the next level, offering more power, speed and payload, thus turning the Cub into…Continue reading Piper PA-18 Super Cub
MD.450 Ouragan No 304 of EC 2/4 “Lafayette” in Bremgarten in 1954. MD.450 Ouragan No 317 of EC 3/4 “Flandres” in Bremgarten, Patrouille de France, 1956. This MD.450 Ouragan of the 2ème Escadron d’Instruction en Vol (2nd Flying Training Squadron) was based in Meknès, Morocco, in June 1957. Coded “BB”, the aircraft was soon adorned with a pin-up…Continue reading Dassault MD.450 Ouragan updated – Part 2
This is the third version of my Dassault Ouragan profiles. The original ones can be found here. 1. MD.450 Ouragan No 155, of EC 1/4 Dauphiné, based in Bremgarten. This aircraft was part of the 1956 Patrouille de France. 2. MD.450 Ouragan No 173 of EC 1/12 “Cambrésis” based in Cambrai. This aircraft was part…Continue reading Dassault MD.450 Ouragan updated
An evolution of the Mystère II, the Mystère IV was the first transonic fighter to enter service in France. It was also exported to Israel and India, who both used it in combat.Mystère IVA No 112 was part of the 12th Escadre de Chasse based in Cambrai, which provided the crews and aircraft of the Patrouille de France in…Continue reading Dassault MD.454 Mystère IV
This aircraft (s/n 84-0813) was assigned to Colonel Alton Whitley, CO of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing during the Gulf War , and was nicknamed “The Toxic Avenger”. It flew 35 missions during the war, albeit not all with Whitley at the controls. Click below to see a larger version of the illustration.
This Boeing 747-400 is registered F-HSEA and is part of the Corsair fleet. I actually made this profile nearly 4 years ago, and I haven’t made a single other 747 since. I’d love to represent Air Force One, although it is such a heavily modified aircraft that it will probably require quite a bit of extra…Continue reading Boeing 747-400 Corsair
With 18 aerial victories, “Ginger” Lacey was the second most successful British pilot during the Battle of Britain. A Battle of France veteran and ace, he was shot down or forced to land 9 times by the end of the Battle of Britain but scored a total of 23 victories. He was awarded the Distinguished…Continue reading Ginger Lacey’s Hurricane Mk I V7357
Working on a commission, I’ve almost finished the template for the legendary Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 21. Once I’m done, I’ll have to move on to other projects so I don’t know when I’ll be able to present actual finished profiles rather than this somewhat sad all-grey template. 🙁 Paints used on Japanese aircraft during World…Continue reading Work in progress: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
This PBY-5A Catalina of VP-44 was flown by Ensign Jack Reid and his crew when the spotted the Japanese invasion fleet some 700 nautical miles west of Midway on 3 June 1942. This profile was created for Historia magazine’s special issue on great historical battles.
One of the several ongoing projects I’m working on is the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Since the Fortresses often had interesting nose art and markings, I decided to make the fuselage separately from the wings and engines so that I can show the complete nose art in case it is masked by the engines.