Burmese HurricaneFlying a Hawker Hurricane IIb, WC Frank Carey downs one of 3 Ki-27 Nate's over Moulmein, Burma, bringing his kill tally to 28 on the 26th of February, 1942.
Duel over Korea - 1952A F-86 Sabre piloted by Cliff Jolley does battle with a MiG-15 in the skies over Korea, 1952.
SAAF NA F-51 Mustang - 'Man down'During the Korean War, a F-51 Mustang of the SAAF flies over a fellow 2 Sqdn pilot and comes to his aid, after his aircraft was downed over enemy lines.
Desert SharksHeading skyward, P-40 Kittyhawks of 112 Sqdn, RAF, take off from their desert strip in formation.
'TEN KNIGHTS'In this dramatic scene, a badly damaged B-24D Liberator over Wewak in the South Pacific, is captured moments before its end, with the loss of all crew. December 1943.
Stirling at DuskAn atmospheric scene of Short Stirling BK644, on a 'gardening' mission in Feb. 1943. Sadly the aircraft was lost in action with all 8 crew.
Avro Lancaster Night RaidAgainst all odds, F/LT Rogers and his crew survived to tell the events of their night raid over Potsdam, Germany, April 14, 1945, with a badly damaged aircraft and fumes in the fuel tanks, they returned to base after an 8 hour 35 min. flight.
Attack from above!September 25, 1917 - Flying on patrol, two RAF RE.8 biplane fighters attack a lone Ottoman Halberstadt DV over Mesopotamia. RE.8 A4334 losing the outer sections of the upper wing, as they broke off in a fast, steep dive. Pilot Lt Malcolm Begg, made a successful emergency landing, only to be captured by the enemy. He survived the war.
IAR 80 & PZL - 24ERomanian Aviation - IAR 80 & PZL-24 flying over Brasov, Romania
IAR CV.11 & M.S. 35 EP2Romanian Aviation - CV11 & MS 35 fly over the IAR aircraft factory outside Brasov in the 1930's.
Mission to WewakFighter pilot Thomas McGuire flying 'PUDGY', a Lockheed P-38 H Lightning over Wewak, August 29th, 1943, claims a Ki-43 Oscar, one of two Japanese aircraft on that day.
Victory over BurmaOn Boxing Day, 1943, Bob Cross flying a Spitfire Mk Vc (MA388) of 136 Sqdn, claims one of two Ki-43's for the day. Cpl Yanagi flying a 3rd Chutai/204 Sentai Ki-43II, went down, possibly near Pekon Lake, Burma.
Dutch HuntersHawker Hunters of the Royal Netherlands Air force fly over the South Eastern Part of Biak Island, New Guinea, 1962.
Pacific BeaufightersRAAF Beaufighters of 30 Sqdn, attack Japanese supply ships during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. March, 1943.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.22In its element, this Post War Griffon engined Spitfire of 603 Sqdn, RauxAF performs high speed manoeuvres over the English county side.
Royal Navy Sea Harrier FRS1 - MaintenanceA Royal Navy FRS MkI Sea Harrier (005) undergoing an engine change/maintenance at sea.
'Debden Stallions'A flight of 4 P-51D Mustangs of the 4th FG, lead by Col. Everet Stewart, head home to their base at Debden, 1945.
'Metal in motion'In this dramatic scene, a beautiful NA F-86 Sabre is about to lift off a wet runway.
Mediterranean Mosquito1943 - flying at dusk, a 23 Sqdn Mosquito VI flies low along the Malta coastline.
Dunkirk SpitfirePainted for the 1/32 KOTARE Model box top, Alan Deere's Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I (N3180) high above Dunkirk, 1940.
SAAF ImpalaA SAAF Aermacchi MB-326 Impala flies over the South African bush on a low level sortie.
SAAB B-18 BSimilar in design to the German Do-17, a WWII era SAAB B-18 flies low over the icy Scandinavian landscape.
Breakthrough VictoryIn this combat scene, Fl.Lt Alan M Peart DFC, 81 Squadron RAF, is flying his Spitfire Mk.Vc, FL-D, over Bone Harbour, Algeria December 1st 1942. Alan followed a SM-84 into the clouds until it drifted into view where Alan promptly shot it down thus claiming the first of his six aerial victories.
Tempest Vs. Fw-190D'Foob' Fairbanks piloting a Hawker Tempest V (NV943) dueling a Fw-190 D-9 of III/JG.54 - 1945
RAAF Mirage III's at duskDassault Mirage IIIs A3-89 & A3-24 of 75 SQN RAAF head South West after departing from Darwin, Northern Australia on a night intercept training mission. FLT LT Ian Davidson flying A3-89 was lost shortly after, when his aircraft disappeared over the sea north of Darwin - 1985.
'Jungle Queen'Lockheed P-38G Lightning, "Jungle Queen" of the 80th Fighter Squadron ("The Headhunters") PNG, 1943.
'Spitfire'These early pre-war Supermarine Spitfire Mk Is of 19 Sqdn, enjoy the warm sunlight, as war clouds gather on the horizon. This painting was commissioned by Kotare Models as the box art for their 1/32 kit set.
Douglas Bader's Spitfire MkVaThe legendary Spitfire shows off its beautiful lines against a dramatic cloudscape. This is a Kotare box art painting for their 1/32 kit set.
Lockheed YF-117 NighthawkWearing an unusual camouflage scheme, the Lockheed YF-117 is on its second flight, flown by Hal Farley, 1 July, 1981, with Groom Lake in the distance.
Grumman C-2 GreyhoundA Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-30 Providers) flies over CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt, on one of its last flights.
SAAF SunderlandUsed extensively during WWII, this SAAF Sunderland MkV, of 35 Sqdn is taking off from a stormy Langebaan Lagoon, North of Cape Town, South Africa, 1950. This canvas was painted in my looser style, which suits the subject well.
Grumman GooseThis Grumman G-21A Goose was adopted by the US Coast Guard during World War II, it served in the transport, reconnaissance, rescue and training roles throughout the war. The G.21 was also used for air-sea rescue duties by the Royal Air Force (RAF).
C-53 South PacificQANTAS Douglas C-47/C-53, VH-CWA wears USAAF livery, loaned/bought by Qantas in 1944 then seconded by the RAAF for courier runs to PNG. Flying over the treacherous Owen Stanley Mountain range, Northern PNG, VH-CWA/W0070 heads for Hollandia, 1945.
Ki-61 take offA Kawasaki Ki-61 of the 3rd Chutai, 19 Sentai, Okinawa, 1944
Foster's VictoryP/O Bob Foster in Hawker Hurricane R4118, UP-W of 605 Sqdn. On 28 September and 8 October 1940, Foster shot down two Ju-88s (possibly shared victories) over Beachy Head.
KingfisherA Vought Kingfisher patrols the vast Pacific, keeping a look out for downed US Navy pilots & the Japanese Fleet.
For NorwayA flight of four No.331 Sqdn (Norwegian) Squadron Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXs led by PL258 head towards occupied Europe during a fighter sweep mission, June 1944. No. 331 Squadron RAF was a Second World War squadron of the Royal Air Force. The squadron was primarily manned with Norwegian aircrew. The squadron was part of Fighter Command between 1941 and March 1944 when it joined the 2nd Tactical Air Force until the end of the war. The squadron took part in the Dieppe Raid and the Normandy landings. The 331 Squadron aircraft were given the RAF aircraft code prefix "FN", which was often said to be an abbreviation for "First Norwegian" or "For Norway", the latter being the squadron's official motto (in Norwegian For Norge). The squadron badge was a Norwegian Viking sword and a British sword in saltire, bound together with a ring — symbolising the friendship between Norway and Great Britain.
Hounding the Hunter - Erich Hartmann Vs. USAAF 15th Air Force (31FG)In this intense scene, Erich Hartmann in his Messerschmitt 109 G-6 is over Romania, which ended with him being chased by 4-8 Mustangs. He had run out of ammunition and after an extended twisting chase, ran out of fuel too. Seconds later, the German pilot was unable to outrun the P51’s and bailed out when he was likely to be shot down."
'Allison Ponies' - North American MustangA pair of RAF Mustang I's of 309 Sqdn (Polish) come in low, striking ground targets in occupied France, late 1942.
Panzer StrikeA Focke Wulf Fw-190 F-9 of SG77, comes in low, firing its rockets at Soviet T-34 tanks. 1945
Combat over the ChannelGerman Dornier D0-17's of 3/KG76 receive attention from Hawker Hurricanes of 501 Sqdn - Battle of Britain, August 1940.
Brewster 339 BuffaloA Buffalo flown by Geoff Fisken of 243 Sqdn, tries his best to fight off the invading Japanese - December 8, 1941
Desert DuelThis high action WWII scene depicts a SAAF Hurricane MkII on the tail of a Messerschmitt Bf-109 E-7 of JG-27, North Africa - 1941.
Messerschmitt Me 262With formidable speed and fire power, this jet powered fighter climbs to engage the approaching allied bombers and fighters.
B7A2 'Grace' vs. FAA HellcatThe beautiful lines of the B7A2 'Grace' are seen in the striking view. Four of these late war Japanese torpedo bombers were intercepted by FAA Hellcats on 25 July, 1945. This was the Hellcat's final combat in British service.
'Merlin Magic'A Spitfire's Rolls-Royce Merlin engine undergoes a maintenance run as MH434 taxis out.
Vought F7U CutlassAn F7U Cutlass of VF-83 is catapulted from the deck of USS Intrepid - 1954
Hawker Hurricane Mk IThis A4 pencil drawing features the aircraft of Edward Gracie, of 56 Sqdn, RAF - 1940.
Fairey Delta FD2Piloted by Peter Twiss, the little delta wing jet gains the world speed record (1132mph/1811kmph)on the 10th March, 1956.
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