Drawings | Wade Meyers

The Bitter and the Sweet
Graphite, Paper, 15" x 22". Completed 2026Collection of Scott Miller(Study for 24 x 36 in. oil painting)Capt. Don S. Gentile warms up his P-51B Mustang, nicknamed Shangri-La, on 13 April 1944 prior to setting off on his…
Felix Phantom
Colored Pencil, Toned Paper, 6" x 12.5". Completed 2026Collection of Seamus FlatleyWhat a career! The late RADM James H. Flatley III was the son of famed WWII fighter leader ‘Jimmy’ Flatley, and besides a stellar combat…
Refueling Miss Dallas (Study)
Colored Pencil and Gouache, Toned Paper, 6.5" x 12.75". Completed 2026(Concept for oil painting)Collection of Scott MillerDebden, Essex. 4th Fighter Group pilot 1Lt. Victor J. "Vic" France’s Miss Dallas is refueled on t…
Remarqued Book ~ 'Duxford Diary'
Graphite, Hardcover Book, 9.75" x 14". Completed 2026AvailableRemarque drawing in Duxford Diary, which was originally printed in 1945 for American personnel. This hardcover/DJ was a reprint for the Duxford Aviation Soci…
Sometimes, Science Can Be Fun!
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 14 3/8" x 22". Completed 2026Collection of Mike HonischThe upper 11 x 22 in. drawing is a study for a future 18 x 36 in. oil painting. While laying out the drawing I thought it would be fun t…
Gaia Rising
Colored Pencil and Gouache, Toned Paper, 12" x 8". Completed 2026Collection of Zach AmisMy impressionistic take on Apollo 8's famous photograph, Earthrise
Remarqued L/E Print ~ 78th Fighter Group P-51 Mustangs
Graphite, Paper, 20" x 28 3/8". Completed 2026Remarqued limited edition print from my original oil paintingFeatures a large hand-drawn pencil remarque depicting Col. John D. Landers's 78th Fighter Group P-51 Mustang, Bi…
Double-Remarqued L/E Print ~ 78th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolts
Graphite, Paper, 20" x 28 3/8". Completed 2026Double-remarqued limited edition print from my original oil paintingSOLDFeatures two hand-drawn pencil remarque drawings depicting 78th Fighter Group-related scenes. The pri…
Remarqued L/E Print ~ 'The Few'
Graphite, Paper, 22.9" x 11.9". Completed 2026Remarqued print from my original oil paintingAvailableFeatures a large portrait drawing across the top showing Battle of Britain Hurricane pilot Pilot Officer Tim Elkington…
Double-Remarqued L/E Print ~ 'Collecting for the Spitfire Fund'
Graphite, Paper, 20" x 28 3/8". Completed 2026Double-remarqued print from my original oil paintingCollection of Robert BrooksRemarqued edition print no. 1/15. Signed certificate of authenticity included. SOLD.On 11 Sept…
Big Beautiful Doll
Graphite, Hardcover Book, 9.75" x 14". Completed 2025Collection of Monty HandRemarque drawing in Duxford Diary, which was originally printed in 1945 for American personnel. This hardcover/DJ was a reprint for the Duxfor…
War Eagle ~ SNAFU (Study)
Graphite, Paper, 11" x 22". Completed 2025Collection of Jared BarnhardStudy drawing for oil paintingWar Eagle ~ SNAFU was a Duxford-based 78th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolt assigned to the 84th Fighter Squadron. Her fi…
War Eagle at Duxford
Graphite, Toned Paper, 12" x 24". Completed 2025Collection of Thomas MainPreliminary study for an upcoming 24 x 48 in. oil painting. Another view of War Eagle - this time in later markings - also a study drawing for an…
Duxford Diary
Graphite, Hardcover Book, 9.75" x 14". Completed 2025Private CollectionRemarque drawing in Duxford Diary, which was originally printed in 1945 for American personnel. This hardcover/DJ was a reprint for the Duxford Avia…
Original Drawing ~ 'Majestic Sentinel'
Charcoal and Graphite, Toned Paper, 8.75" x 20". Completed 2024(Concept drawing for oil painting)ORIGINAL drawing (shipped unframed) available for purchase. Price includes priority delivery in the USA.Mt. Rainier as see…
The Sky Scorpions
Graphite, Paper, 15" x 20". Completed 2025Collection of Stephen DonovanConcept drawing for oil paintingHethel-based B-24J Liberators of the 389th Bomb Group head towards a target deep in Germany, circa autumn 1944. The…
The Flatleys ~ A Family Legacy of Naval Aviation
Graphite, Paper, 11" x 22". Completed 2024Collection of Joe FlatleyFinal comp for 18 x 36 in. oilComprehensive drawing for a special fantasy “legacy flight” oil painting commissioned by the Flatleys depicting a 4-ship f…
Wildcats Hornet
Graphite, Paper, 6.75" x 14.5". Completed 2024Collection of Joe FlatleyIn this study drawing for lighting Joe Flatley, a grandson of the legendary WWII naval aviator Jimmy Flatley, is shown in his VFA-131 Wildcats F/A-1…
Felix CO
Graphite, Paper, 7" x 15.25". Completed 2024Collection of RADM James H. Flatley III, USN (Ret.)This F-4J Phantom will be in the slot position in a special fantasy “legacy flight” oil painting commission I recently recei…
Jimmy Flatley
Graphite, Paper, 6" x 12.75". Completed 2024Collection of Megan BartonThis F6F-3 Hellcat will be the lead ship in a special fantasy “legacy flight” oil painting commission I recently received from the Flatley family dep…
Refueling Miss Dallas
Charcoal and Graphite, Toned Paper, 8" x 16". Completed 2024(Concept drawing for oil painting)Collection of Scott MillerDebden, Essex. 4th Fighter Group pilot 1Lt. Victor J. "Vic" France’s Miss Dallas is refueled on the…
Adrenaline Junkie
Graphite, Paper, 8" x 12". Completed 2024Collection of Berchman RichardBerchman was a Lockheed engineering test pilot on the AH-56 Cheyenne helicopter gunship project, flying out of both Oxnard and Yuma Proving grounds.…
Col. Hub Zemke, 1944
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 9" x 7.5". Completed 2024Collection of Chris ImpeyHubert (Hub) Zemke was born in 1914 in Missoula, Montana. An athlete, Zemke was a standout college and semi-pro boxer before joining the Army R…
Wolfpack Leader
Charcoal and Graphite, Toned Paper, 7.25" x 10". Completed 2024Collection of Zack BaughmanCol. Hub Zemke was the 56th and later 479th Fighter Group commander flying P-47s and P-51s. Fluent in German and some Russian, he…
Ace of Aces
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 7" x 9". Completed 2024Collection of David BorgenRichard I. ‘Dick’ Bong graduated with pilot training class 42-A and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant at Luke Field, Arizona on January 9, 1942.…
Fighter Group
Charcoal and Graphite, Hardcover Book, 9" x 12". Completed 2024Collection of Roburt CoatesTwo remarque drawings I did in a copy of Jay A. Stout’s excellent ‘biography’ of the WWII 352nd FG, Fighter Group ~ The 352nd Blu…
Nine O Nine at Bassingbourn
Charcoal and Graphite, Toned Paper, 7.75" x 18". Completed 2024Collection of Travis PrimeFramed by Elm trees lining the borders of the 323rd Bomb Squadron’s parking area just east of the airfield across the Huntingdon-R…
Zemke's Wolf Pack
Graphite, Hardcover Book, 9" x 6". Completed 2024Collection of Shawn HullPortrait remarque of legendary WWII 8th Air Force fighter leader Col. Hub Zemke in a copy of Zemke’s Wolf Pack, as told to Roger A. Freeman. 1st U…
Escort to Berlin
Graphite, Hardcover Book, 8.5" x 12". Completed 2023Collection of David Walshemarque drawings featuring 4th Fighter Group aces Ralph Hofer and Jim Goodson across the opening endpapers, plus Hofer's Mustang on the title…
Baker Two-Bits
Charcoal and Graphite, Toned Paper, 9.25" x 14". Completed 2023Collection of Jonathan HansonThe iconic North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber served in every theater of World War II.
Deck Launch
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 7.5" x 10". Completed 2023Collection of Jordan LoefflerFormer NAS Pensacola flight instructor LT James A. “Red” Shirley prepares to deck launch in his Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, circa late 1944. Sh…
The Beev
Charcoal and Graphite, Toned Paper, 7" x 18". Completed 2023Collection of Conrad Kothmann4th Fighter Group pilot 2Lt. Jack Raphael in his P-47C, nicknamed Eager Beaver, circa late 1943. Jack flew Thunderbolts and Mustan…
Cripes A' Mighty
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 9" x 12". Completed 2023Private CollectionMajor George E. Preddy, Jr. in his P-51B Mustang, Cripes A' Mighty, circa mid-June 1944. The 'Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney' converted to the Mustang fr…
The Dynamite Gang
Charcoal and Graphite, Toned Paper, 6.25" x 16". Completed 2023Collection of Scott Miller367th Fighter Group P-38 pilots hitch a ride to their aircraft via a Jeep-powered sled train, circa late October 1944 at Juvincour…
Don Blakeslee
Carbon and Graphite, Toned Paper, 7.25" x 9". Completed 2023Private CollectionThe legendary Don Blakeslee was not unlike other top commanders in the Mighty Eighth as an effective leader of fighter pilots, but his vast c…
Hellcat Ace ~ Concept Drawing
Charcoal and Graphite, Toned Paper, 7" x 18". Completed 2023Collection of Jordan LoefflerFormer Pensacola flight instructor LT James A. “Red” Shirley cruises above the Pacific in his Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, circa late 19…
Wolfpack Warriors
Carbon and Graphite, Hardcover Book, 8.5" x 10.25". Large remarque drawing featuring 56th Fighter Group aces Bob Johnson and Bud Mahurin in a copy of Wolfpack Warriors, by Roger A. Freeman.Collection of Roburt Coates
December 1943
Charcoal and Graphite, Toned Paper, 7" x 18". Completed 2023Collection of Jordan LoefflerVMF-214 Black Sheep commanding officer Maj. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington cruises near their base at Vella Lavella in his F4U-1A Corsa…
Hornets in Vietnam
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 6.75" x 9". Completed 2023Collection of Shaun GoochUS Army Hueys from the 2nd Platoon Wasps of the 116th Assault Helicopter Company support 25th Infantry Division troops, circa 1968. The much…
Irish Lassie
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 5 5/8" x 14". Completed 2023Collection of Carl BaumeisterChittagong, India-based 459th Fighter Squadron ‘Twin-Tailed Dragons’ P-38J Lightnings zoom above the clouds in spring 1944. The main r…
No Guts ~ No Glory
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 6.75" x 8.5". Completed 2023Private Collection1941 West Point graduate Ben I. Mayo, Jr. scored 4 confirmed aerial victories (2 Bf 109s + 2 Fw 190s destroyed, and 1 Fw 190 credited as damaged, p…
Captain Don S Gentile
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 10" x 7.75". Completed 2023Collection of Tom Powell4th Fighter Group ace Capt. Don S. Gentile with his P-51 Mustang soon after the epic mission of April 8, 1944 where he led the 336th Fighter…
Damon and Pythias
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 7" x 9.5". Completed 2023Collection of Tom Powell4th Fighter Group pilots 1Lt. John T. Godfrey (left) and Capt. Don S. Gentile were called "Damon and Pythias," after the legendary characters of…
Red Dog Bags a Jet
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 8.75" x 14". Completed 2023Private Collection335th Fighter Squadron ops officer Captain Louis H. "Red Dog" Norley, Jr. shoots down a German Me 163 rocket fighter at 1215 hrs. southeast of Lei…
Remarqued Book ~ 'Vanished Hero'
Pencil, Hardcover Book. Completed 2023Private CollectionI drew this title page portrait remarque pencil drawing in Jay A. Stout’s excellent biography of 55th Fighter Group commander and ace Lt. Col. Elwyn G. Righetti, V…
Dauntless!
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 7.75" x 12". Completed 2023Collection of Ron FreierStudy based on my cover art for "The Silver Waterfall."
The Big E
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 7.25" x 9.5". Completed 2023Collection of Jordan LoefflerWWII's CV-6 ENTERPRISE
Goody
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 9" x 7.25". Completed 2023Collection of Doug GrauWWII fighter ace James A. ‘Goody’ Goodson had an interesting life, to say the least. Born in New York of British parents and raised in Canada, h…
Col. Olds
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 6.25" x 9". Completed 2023Collection of Tom PowellRobin Olds flew two combat tours in Europe with the 8th Air Force’s 479th Fighter Group in P-38s and P-51s, scoring 13 confirmed aerial victori…
Robin Olds in P-51 Mustang
Graphite, Paper, 6.25" x 9". Completed 2023Private Collection479th Fighter Group pilot Maj. Robin Olds in one of his P-51 Mustangs, SCAT VI. Olds flew two tours in Europe with the 479th, in P-38s and P-51s, scoring 13 c…
Bob Johnson
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 9" x 6". Completed 2023Collection of Shaun GoochCapt. Robert S. ‘Bob’ Johnson with his crew chief ‘Pappy’ Gould in one of their early P-47s. Johnson flew Thunderbolts with the 8th Air Force’s 5…
Sainte-Mère-Église
Graphite, Paper, 7" x 9". Completed 2023Collection of Shaun GoochAn 82nd Airborne Division soldier chats with French children in the small town of Sainte-Mère-Église days after D-Day. In the wee hours of 6 June 1944 the…
SCAT VI
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 6.5" x 9". Completed 2023Collection of Tom Powell479th Fighter Group pilot Maj. Robin Olds on the wing of one of his P-51 Mustangs, SCAT VI. Olds flew two tours in Europe with the 479th, in P-3…
Dauntlesses at Midway
Graphite, Toned Paper, 9.5" x 12". Completed 2023Collection of Jordan Loeffler
Pappy Boyington
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 9" x 7.25". Completed 2023Private CollectionUS Marine Corps Major Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington, the legendary commander of Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-214, the famous Black Sheep. A controversial…
Flint Flash
Graphite, Paper, 6.5" x 9". Completed 2023Collection of Eric LundbergRobert McClintock hailed from Flint, Michigan, and flew A-36 Mustangs with the 86th Fighter-Bomber Group in Italy. In 2022 McClintock celebrated his 1…
John F Thornell Jr, 352nd Fighter Group
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 9" x 7". Completed 2023Collection of Kathleen Thornell BowingsJack Thornell scored 17.25 aerial victories flying P-47s and P-51s with the famous 352nd Fighter group ‘Bluenosers.'
Robin Olds
Graphite, Paper, 9.75" x 7.25". Completed 2023Collection of Todd Copic Book remarque drawing I did in Olds' bio for a collector
Hellcat Ace
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 7" x 9". Completed 2023Collection of Jordan LoefflerUS Navy ace Lt(jg) Alexander Vraciu cut his teeth flying Grumman F6F Hellcats on the wing of Butch O’Hare (O’Hare International Airport) in V…
357th Fighter Group Ace Bud Anderson
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 6.75" x 8.75". Completed 2023Collection of Tom PowellC. E. 'Bud' Anderson scored 16.25 confirmed aerial victories during two combat tours flying with the 8th Air Force's 357th Fighter Group. Hi…
Debden Mustang
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 6.75" x 8.5". Completed 2023Collection of Ben PluthCirca September 1944. Newly-promoted 4th Fighter Group pilot 1Lt. Charles W. Dupree taxis out for a maintenance check flight in his P-51D Must…
Shangri~La
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 8" x 14". Completed 2021Collection of Scott MillerCapt. Don S. Gentile started his combat career with two victories over Dieppe flying Spitfires as an American volunteer with the Royal Air Fo…
Height of The Battle
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 10" x 14". Above (and below) ... Commissioned drawings for Vector Fine Arts (UK)
Col. Don
Carbon and Graphite, Toned Paper, 9" x 7". Completed 2022Collection of Tom PowellThe legendary Don Blakeslee was not unlike other top commanders in the Mighty Eighth as an effective leader of fighter pilots, but his vas…
Maj. George E. Preddy, Jr.
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 6.75" x 8.5". Completed 2022Collection of Tom PowellPortrait of WWII 352nd Fighter Group ace George E. Preddy in his P-51 Mustang.
357th Fighter Group Ace C. E. 'Bud' Anderson
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 7" x 9". Completed 2022Collection of Tom PowellPortrait of WWII 357th Fighter Group ace Clarence E. 'Bud' Anderson in his P-51 Mustang.
Capt. Robert S. Johnson
Carbon and Graphite, Toned Paper, 6.5" x 9". Completed 2022Collection of Zack Baughman56th Fighter Group Thunderbolt pilot Robert S. Johnson was one of the elite aces in the 8th Air Force, scoring an amazing 27 confirme…
Pappy Boyington
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 7" x 8.5". Completed 2022Collection of David RoweUS Marine Corps Major Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington, the legendary commander of Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-214, the famous Black Sheep. A controv…
High Stakes Trade
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 7" x 9.5". Completed 2022Private CollectionVMF-214 'Black Sheep' aces 1Lt. Chris Magee and squadron commander Maj. Greg 'Pappy' Boyington make good on a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals. Th…
Six Down
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 8" x 11". Completed 2022Collection of John Binford25-year-old Major George E. Preddy, Jr., operations officer of the 487th Fighter Squadron in the 8th Air Force’s 352nd Fighter Group “Bluenos…
Black Sheep One
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 7.5" x 11.25". Completed 2022Collection of Katie ZajdelUS Marine Corps Major Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington, the legendary commander of Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-214, the famous Black Sheep. A c…
Top Mustang Ace
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 6.25" x 8.5". Completed 2022Collection of Roburt Coates25-year-old Major George E. Preddy, Jr. in his CRIPES A' MIGHTY 3rd on August 6th, 1944, just after downing six Bf 109s in aerial combat…
Robert S Johnson ~ 56th Fighter Group
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 10.5" x 8". Completed 2022Private Collection56th Fighter Group Thunderbolt pilot Robert S. Johnson was one of the elite aces in the 8th Air Force, scoring an amazing 27 confirmed aerial victo…
Signed 56th Fighter Group Montages
Carbon and Graphite, Paper and Mat Board, 8.5" x 10". Completed 2021Private CollectionA pair of matted signed covers that I 'enhanced' with remarque drawings for a private collector. The second piece is below:
Col. Don
Carbon and Graphite, Toned Paper, 6" x 10". Completed 2022Collection of Kurt NiemetscheckThe legendary Don Blakeslee was not unlike other top commanders in the 'Mighty Eighth' as an effective leader of fighter pilots, b…
Dauntless at Midway
Carbon and Graphite, Toned Paper, 8" x 5.5". Completed 2022Collection of Ron FreierThursday morning, June 4th, 1942. VB-6 commanding officer LT Richard H. "Dick" Best dives at 70 degrees and 240 KIAS on the Imperial Jap…
Gene Cernan ~ Apollo 17
Carbon and Graphite, Paper and Mat Board, 11" x 14". Completed 2022Private collectionMontage featuring an original cut signature of Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan.
SCAT VI
Graphite, Paper, 8" x 10.25". Double remarque drawings in Fighter Pilot - The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds, by Robin Olds with Christina Olds and Ed Rasimus. Hardcover edition published by St. Martin's Press.Coll…
Bent-Wing Bird
Graphite, Paper, 5.5" x 8". Completed 2022Collection of Nick AndrewA US Navy VF-17 Jolly Rogers F4U Corsair cavorts above the clouds during a rare break from combat ops, circa February 1944. Sporting beards in many case…
Wie Ein Floh, Aber Oho!
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 12" x 11.25". "Wie Ein Floh, Aber Oho!” (Like a Flea, but Watch Out!)Completed 2021Collection of Chris RuffingOn November 2, 1944, escorting 4th Fighter Group pilots spotted a number of fast-…
"The Big E"
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 6" x 5.5". ‘The Big E'Collection of Mark AdamsRemarque drawing in carbon and graphite pencils in softcover edition of Kevin Miller’s The Silver Waterfall ~ A Novel of The Battle of MidwayThis…
Mach Buster
Carbon and Graphite, Toned Paper, 8.5" x 12". Completed 2021Collection of the Anderson familyBack when Jim Anderson was a cadet at the US Air Force Academy, he hopped a ride with his famous WWII fighter ace father Bud A…
Blakeslee's Ride
Carbon and Graphite, Toned Paper, 5" x 8". Completed 2022Private Collection Col. Don Blakeslee was the commander of the 4th Fighter Group from January to November 1944. His personal radio callsign was “Horseback,” which…
One of The Yanks
Carbon and Graphite, Toned Paper, 4.5" x 7". Completed 2021Collection of Shaun GoochOne of these days I'll do more WWI subjects ...
Little Chic
Carbon and Graphite, Toned Paper, 4.5" x 7". Completed 2021Private Collection 78th Fighter Group Mustang pilots 1Lt. Warren Blodgett and Capt. James Farmer above Cambridgeshire in early 1945.
Cripes 3rd
Carbon and Graphite, Toned Paper, 5.25" x 8.25". Completed 2022Collection of Nick Andrew25-year-old Major George E. Preddy, Jr. cruises just over the clouds in his CRIPES A' MIGHTY 3rd, circa late June 1944. Preddy, a n…
Goody's Kite
Carbon and Graphite, Toned Paper, 5" x 8". Completed 2022Collection of Eric RothEarly September 1943. Future 14-victory ace 1Lt. James A. ‘Goody’ Goodson cruises high above the English Channel in his 4th Fighter Group P…
Bluenoser Ace
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 7.25 in. x 10 in.. Completed 2022 Collection of David Adams 352nd Fighter Group pilot Major George E. Preddy, Jr. taxis at the 352nd's base at Bodney, Norfolk, in his first Mustang, a P-51B n…
P/O Geoffrey Wellum
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 8" x 11". Pilot Officer Geoffrey Wellum92 Squadron, Battle of BritainSigned by the pilotCommissioned by Vector Fine Art (UK)Private Collection
A Good Day for Red Dog (Study)
Graphite, Paper, 12.25" x 22". Completed 2022Collection of Chris Ruffing(concept drawing for oil painting)"Today’s show proved to be an interesting one …" So opens the 335th Fighter Squadron diary for November 2, 1944.T…
11 x 14 Montage Drawings
Mixed Media, Paper and Mat Board, 14" x 11". Some of the original 11 x 14 in. montage drawings I've done covering fighter aces and related subjects.
Signed Gallery Drawings Plate 1
Graphite, Paper. Original drawings I've done on paper for Vector Fine Art in the UK. Each of these are hand-signed by one or more veterans. Check their website (VectorFineArt.co.uk) for availability.
Signed Gallery Drawings Plate 2
Graphite, Paper. Original drawings I've done on paper for Vector Fine Art in the UK. Each of these are hand-signed by one or more veterans. Check their website (VectorFineArt.co.uk) for availability.
Red Dog (Study)
Graphite, Paper, 10.25" x 22". Completed 2021Collection of Chris Ruffing(aircraft study for oil painting)The final painting will show 335th Fighter Squadron ops officer Capt. Louis H. “Red Dog” Norley, Jr engaging an Me…
Ride of the Valkyries
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 11" x 22". Completed 2021(study for oil painting)Private Collection12 December 1972. Station 5 - Apollo 17 Extravehicular activity (EVA) no. 2. Southerly view across the moon's Taurus-Littrow…
Treble Four
Graphite, Paper, 15" x 12". Completed 2021(concept for book cover oil painting)Collection of Norb LisinskiEurope, Christmas Eve 1944 - The weather over the northern continent finally started to clear due to the arrival…
Nine O Nine
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 4" x 8". Completed 2021Collection of Walt Lenz91st Bomb Group B-17G Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine,” serial 42-31909, gets careful attention between missions at Spot 5 of the 323rd Bomb Squadro…
Horseback's Ride
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 3.75" x 7". Completed 2021Collection of Stephen RuffingCol. Don Blakeslee was the commander of the 4th Fighter Group from January to November 1944. His personal radio callsign was “Horseback,…
SCAT II
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 7" x 14". Completed 2021Private CollectionConcept drawing for oil painting. 479th Fighter Group pilot 1Lt. Robin Olds cruises above Suffolk just after D-Day in his P-38J Lightning, "SCAT II."…
Aces Series ~ DON S GENTILE
Mixed Media, Paper and Mat Board, 14" x 11". Completed 2021Collection of David WalshCapt. Don S. Gentile hailed from Piqua, Ohio. He was a veteran of the Royal Air Force’s ‘Eagle’ Squadrons and transferred with them to…
Hell's Angels on Guam
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 5" x 10.25". Completed 2021Collection of Norb LisinskiF4U Corsairs from Marine Fighting Squadron 321 (VMF-321), nicknamed the Hell’s Angels, fire up at their home base on Guam before a long-r…
Sweet Rose
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 8" x 12". Completed 2020Collection of Eric Yocum336th Fighter Interceptor Squadron crew chief A/2C Walter ‘Wally’ Yocum Jr. poses with his F-86F Sabre at Kimpo Air Base, Korea shortly after the…
SBD at Midway
Caran d'Ache Luminance Pencils, Toned Paper, 7" x 10". Completed 2020Collection of Darrell MannInspired by my original oil painting created for the cover of The Silver Waterfall, by Kevin Miller.
The Kid
Caran d'Ache Luminance Pencils, Toned Paper, 7.5" x 12". Completed 2020Collection of David Rowe4th FG ace Ralph K. Hofer marshals for takeoff at Debden, England, circa summer 1944.
Lady Gen
Carbon and Graphite, Toned Paper, 6.25" x 8". Completed 2020Collection of Chris RuffingAfter night fighter training, 1Lt. Paul A. Smith, a native of Park City, Montana, was assigned to the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron,…
Stearman
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 5.5" x 11.5”. Completed 2020Private Collection The Stearman (subsidiary of Boeing) Model 75 was the primary (introductory) trainer for thousands of student military pilots during World War II…
PT-17 Stearman
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 5.5" x 11.5". Completed 2020Private Collection The Stearman (subsidiary of Boeing) Model 75 was the primary (introductory) trainer for thousands of student military pilots during World War II.…
Aces Series ~ GEORGE E PREDDY JR
Mixed Media, Paper and Mat Board, 14" x 11". Completed 2020Private Collection With a final official score of 26.833 aerial victories (23 1/3 in the Mustang, plus 3 Probables and 4 Damaged, with 5 destroyed on the ground…
Aces Series ~ GREGORY 'PAPPY' BOYINGTON
Mixed Media, Paper and Mat Board, 14" x 11". Completed 2020Collection of Howie Bohl This commissioned piece features ‘Pappy’ Boyington, the legendary commander of Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-214, the famous Black Sheep.…
Big Beautiful Doll
Graphite, Toned Paper, 6.5" x 14". Completed 2020 Collection of Kurt Niemetscheck 78th Fighter Group commander Col. John D. Landers was one of the very few US fighter pilots to 'make ace' in two separate theaters during…
SBD Dauntless
Mixed Media, Toned Paper, 5" x 7". Completed 2020Private CollectionPortrait (before matting) of the venerable Douglas SBD Dauntless, which played a key role in halting and then reversing the strategic Japanese offensive…
Studio Series ~ THE 548th LIVES ON
Mixed Media, Paper and Mat Board, 14" x 11". Completed 2020Collection of Steve Bofferding The 548th Night Fighter Squadron was assigned to 7th Air Force’s fighter command in late 1944. Operating the awesome Northrop P-6…
Memories ...
Carbon and Graphite, Toned Paper, 7" x 5". Completed 2020Collection of the Beistline family A collector and his wife asked me to ‘convert’ a photograph of her grandfather with an F6F Hellcat into a drawing. Sounds like…
Aces Series ~ CAPT C E 'BUD' ANDERSON
Mixed Media, Paper and Mat Board, 14" x 11". Completed 2020Collection of Josh Katinger 357th Fighter Group triple ace Capt. C. E. ‘Bud’ Anderson.
Studio Series ~ CORAL SEA
Mixed Media, Paper and Mat Board, 14" x 11". Completed 2020Collection of Howie Bohl Commissioned set commemorating the epic Pacific sea battle, which was the first major ocean encounter in history where the opposing shi…
Studio Series ~ APOLLO 17
Mixed Media, Paper and Mat Board, 14" x 11". Completed 2020Collection of Zachary AmisMission Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Dr. Jack Schmitt spent three days exploring the rich geologic treasure of the moo…
Studio Series ~ APOLLO 11
Mixed Media, Paper and Mat Board, 11" x 14". Completed 2020Collection of Scott Swingley Drifting into the Aerospace lane of my art ... Studio series drawing & remarqued mat featuring the remarkable visionary and enginee…
Aces Series ~ CAPT ROBERT S JOHNSON
Mixed Media, Paper and Mat Board, 11" x 14". Completed 2020Collection of Zachary Baughman A themed presentation matted and ready for a frame. This one features 27-victory ace Capt. Robert S. Johnson. Johnson flew P-47s…
Studio Series ~ THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
Carbon and Graphite, Paper and Mat Board, 11" x 14". Completed 2020Collection of Tom Duntemann A new series of mine ... themed presentations matted and ready for a frame. This one features SBD Dauntlesses and USS Enterp…
Studio Series ~ P-38J LIGHTNING
Carbon and Graphite, Paper and Mat Board, 11" x 14". Completed 2020Collection of Jeremy Cantrell A new series I'll be adding to now and then ... themed presentations matted and ready for a frame. This one features Lockh…
Studio Series ~ P-51B MUSTANG
Carbon and Graphite, Paper and Mat Board, 11" x 14". Completed 2020Collection of Scott Tanis A new series I'll be adding to now and then ... themed presentations matted and ready for a frame. This one features North Ame…
400 Destroyed For The Blakesleewaffe
Carbon and Graphite, Paper, 7.5" x 16". Completed 2020Collection of Scott Tanis1140 hours, April 10, 1944, Debden, Essex. The propeller has just ticked to a stop on Lt. Col. James A. Clark Jr.’s P-51B Mustang, serial 43…
Miss Fire - Rozzie Geth II
Carbon Pencil, Toned Paper, 5" x 10". Completed 2020Collection of Scott Tanis 56th Fighter Group ace Captain Fred Christensen whips his P-47D Thunderbolt, named Miss Fire - Rozzie Geth II, around to park under his crew…
Cloud Surfing
Graphite, Paper, 7" x 14". Completed 2020 Collection of Kurt Niemetscheck 25-year-old Major George E. Preddy, Jr. cruises just over the clouds in his CRIPES A' MIGHTY 3rd, circa late June 1944. Preddy, a native of Green…
Cutting the Grass
Graphite, Toned Paper, 6.5" x 10.75". Completed 2020Collection of Scott Tanis Major George E. Preddy, Jr. pulls up after buzzing the 352nd Fighter Group's base at Bodney, Norfolk, in his P-51B Mustang, Cripes A' Mighty,…
Cripes A' Mighty 3rd
Graphite, Paper, 5.5" x 9". Completed 2020Private Collection25-year-old Major George E. Preddy, Jr. taxis his CRIPES A' MIGHTY 3rd on the grass field at Bodney, Norfolk, circa late June 1944. Preddy, a native of Greensb…
Deadliest Game
Graphite, Paper, 8" x 12". Completed 2020Private Collection1320 hours, April 8, 1944. Near Celle, Germany. P-51 Mustang pilot Capt. Don S. Gentile flames an Fw 190 above sun-drenched clouds. "Donnie Boy" scored three ae…
ROCKET 601
Graphite, Toned Paper, 5" x 12". Completed 2020 Collection of CAPT Kevin Miller, USN (Ret.)A VT-86 Sabrehawks T-45C Goshawk taxis out at NAS Pensacola, their home base. “Rocket” is the radio callsign of VT-86, a part of…
Above the Foe
Graphite, Paper, 9" x 20". Completed 2020Collection of Ron Freier'Above The Foe' was the motto of the 8th Air Force's 78th Fighter Group, based at Duxford, Cambridgeshire. These P-47 Thunderbolts display the 78th's 'lou…
Sweet Arlene
Graphite, Toned Paper, 6.2" x 10". Completed 2019Private Collection 2Lt. Arthur R. Bowers forms up over Essex during January 1945 in his P-51D Mustang, Sweet Arlene. Bowers flew about 30 combat missions with the 4th Fig…
The Kid
Graphite, Paper, 6.25" x 10". Completed 2019Collection of Ron FreierRalph K. Hofer hailed from Salem, Missouri. Finding his way into the war via crossing the border and joining the Royal Canadian Air Force for training,…
After the Battle
Graphite, Toned Paper, 6.2" x 10". Completed 2019Collection of Ron Freier September 1943, Deelen, Netherlands. Condor Legion veteran Oblt. Georg Schott taxis his Fw 190 A-6 "Weiss 11” back to parking after yet another e…
1Lt. Ralph K. Hofer (Album Series)
Graphite, Toned Paper, 5" x 13". Completed 2019Collection of Kurt NiemetscheckRalph K. Hofer hailed from Salem, Missouri. Finding his way into the war via crossing the border and joining the Royal Canadian Air Force for…
A Pair of Aces
Graphite, Toned Paper, 8.25" x 12". Completed 2019Collection of Ron Freier4th Fighter Group pilots 1Lt. John T. Godfrey (left) and Capt. Don S. Gentile were called "Damon and Pythias," after the legendary characters of…
Fighter Pilots at Debden
Graphite, Toned Paper, 10.5" x 18". Completed 2019Collection of Ron Freier4th Fighter Group, Debden, Essex, April, 1944. Under a quintessential English sky, five 336th Fighter Squadron pilots gather near 1Lt. John T. Go…
A Wizard Kite
Pencil, Paper, 6" x 10.5". Completed 2019Collection of Ron Freier28 February 1944, 1625 hrs. Crewman swarm around Capt. Duane W. “Bee” Beeson and his P-51 on the 334th Fighter Squadron flight line, which wrapped around…
Hofer's D-Day
Gray Marker, Graphite, White Pencil, Toned Paper, 6.5" x 10.5". Completed 2019Collection of Harry Ward4th FG ace Ralph K. Hofer marshals for takeoff at Debden, England on D-Day.
Good Day for the Yellowjackets
Pencil, Paper, 7.5" x 20". Completed 2019Collection of Ron Freier June 25, 1944. Bottisham. During the busy days following D-Day on June 6th 361st Fighter Group Mustangs marshal for takeoff at their Cambridgeshire base…
Rough Day
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7" x 10.5". Completed 2019Collection of Ron Freier4th Fighter Group pilot and 335th Fighter Squadron “D” Flight commander 1Lt. Don Perkins returns to base following a spirited dogfight near Paris on…
Salem's Representative at Debden
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6" x 10.5". Completed 2019Collection of Gary Joiner4th Fighter Group pilot 1Lt. Ralph K. Hofer taxies his P-51B Mustang, nicknamed Salem Representative, along the 334th FS line towards the West runw…
Shirtblue Leader
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6.75" x 10". Completed 2019Collection of Lance KuhnCapt. Don S. Gentile takes a breather after returning from the epic mission of April 8, 1944 where he led the 336th Fighter Squadron, callsign “Shi…
Aftermath
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7" x 18". Completed 2019 Collection of Mark Adams Price includes USA 48-State USPS Priority shipping and applicable taxes.For shipment to other locations, please contact me directly via email at: Wa…
The Shark Squadron
Pencil, Toned Paper, 10.5" x 16". Completed 2019Collection of Gary Campbell Squadron Leader Clive “Killer” Caldwell (left) and his pilots with one of their new 112 Squadron (RAF) Kittyhawks, circa early 1942. Caldwell w…
1Lt Cyrus R Gladen, Fighter Pilot
Graphite, Toned Paper, 14" x 10.5". Completed 2018Collection of Jack Cook Minnesota native Cy Gladen was serving as an aircraft mechanic at Hickam Air Field in Hawaii when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941. Sele…
Framed Original Drawing ~ 'Longbow Apache'
Graphite, Vellum, 20" x 38". Study for The Sadr City Flying ClubOriginal graphite drawing on Vellum, double-matted and framed with archival materials and non-glare glazing.Image size: 12.5 x 30 inches. Framed size: 20 x…
1Lt. Don S. Gentile 1943
Pencil, Toned Paper, 9.5" x 9". Completed 2016Collection of Lance KuhnAs most of you know, Gentile, an RAF Eagle Squadron veteran, transferred with his fellow Eagles to US control in September 1942. The three Eagle Squa…
Framed Original Drawing ~ 'One of The Yanks'
Graphite, Vellum, 23.5" x 29.25". Study for One of The YanksOriginal graphite drawing on Vellum, double-matted and framed with archival materials and non-glare glazing.Image size: 16.5 x 22 inches. Framed size: 23.5 x 2…
31st Fighter Group Mustang
Pencil, Toned Paper, 5.5" x 10". Completed 2015Collection of Mark Adams (IWM)
Anna
Pencil, Paper, 10 5/8" x 16 3/4". Completed 2012Collection of the Artist
A Shau Valley
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7" x 10". Completed 2014Private CollectionThis was a special commission for a current Republic of Korea Air Force Phantom pilot. The original Vietnam-era "Chico" (F-4E 68-339) flies today with the R…
Audrey in the Garden
Pencil, Paper, 14" x 9.5". Completed 2011Collection of the ArtistMy oldest daughter. This will be a painting one day ...
A Time for Courage
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6.5" x 10.5". Completed 2017Collection of Steve Chapman Naval Aviator Ensign Byron M. “By” Johnson drank in the sunshine as he and a few squadron mates circled high above the Task Force. The surface…
Bluenosers
Pencil, Toned Paper, 11" x 16.5". Completed 2015Private CollectionBodney, England, November 1944. 352nd Fighter Group leaders take time out for a group photo in front of Col. Mason’s P-51D Mustang, THIS IS IT!Left to ri…
Aufwachen die Würger
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6.5" x 14". Completed 2016Collection of Mark AdamsThree Fw 190s warm their engines ...
Bobby
Pencil, Moleskine Paper, 7" x 5". Completed 2010Collection of the Artist
Original Drawing ~ 'Frecce Tricolori'
Graphite, Vellum, 6.25" x 16.25". Completed 2017ORIGINAL drawing (shipped unframed) available for purchase. Price includes delivery in the US only.Study for my oil painting, Smoke On!
Buda Selfie
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6" x 10". Completed 2014Collection of Steve "Buda" BofferdingFriend and art collector "Buda" is an F-15E Strike Eagle Weapons Systems Officer and former member of the USAF Heritage Flight. My drawin…
Baker Two Bits
Pencil, Toned Paper, 8" x 22". Completed 2014Collection of Peter Himmel
Bf 109
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6" x 14". Completed 2018Collection of Walt LenzMechanics sitting on the wings help guide the pilot as he taxis for takeoff.
A Long Way From Hollywood
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6" x 10". Completed 2018Private Collection24-year-old Flying Officer Eugene “Gene” Tobin strikes a classic pose in his Hawker Hurricane after returning from a patrol over the North Sea. Tobin hailed…
Buddies
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7" x 10". Completed 2016Private CollectionUS Army soldiers take a much-needed break in a bombed out French village during the allied forces' long march across the continent.
Big Jim
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7.5" x 16". Completed 2018Collection of Ron FreierLT(jg) Frederick J. "Big Jim" Streig on the roll in his VF-17 #3. Streig flew two tours with the Jolly Rogers and made ace in the Corsair, scoring 5…
Capt. Don S. Gentile, 1944
Pencil, Toned Paper, 11" x 14". Completed 2016Collection of Gary Joiner4th Fighter Group ace Don Gentile poses on the wing of his P-51B Mustang Shangri-La.
Debden Eagle
Pencil, Toned Paper, 8" x 10". Completed 2015Collection of Lance KuhnCapt. Don S. Gentile started his combat career with two victores over Dieppe flying Spitfires as an American volunteer with the Royal Air Force's 133…
Bonnie B
Pencil, Toned Paper, 13.25" x 29". Completed 2015Collection of David LeiningerMain aircraft value study for Fighting Cobras.
Bounce Drill
Pencil, Toned Paper, 5.5" x 10". Completed 2017Collection of Jim SchaferA US Navy VF-17 "Jolly Rogers" F4U-1 Corsair successfully takes a wire during workups for their first combat deployment. The new Corsair proved to…
First Through the Door
Pencil, Paper, 11.75" x 20". Completed 2012Collection of Daniel Kapavik"Hangman Three" was a US Marine Corps infantry platoon deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in the Musa Qala District. They led the fighting f…
Captain Fletcher E Adams
Pencil, Paper, 7.5" x 12". Crop cockpit study for 'Easy, Big Friend'Completed 2013Private Collection
King of the Strafers
Pencil, Paper, 11.75" x 16.75". Completed 2013Collection of Barry PanasikLt. Col. Elywn G. Righetti, commander of the 8th Air Force's 55th Fighter Group, chats with his crew chief from the wing of their P-51D Mustang ni…
Major Edward O. McComas and Crew Chief
Pencil, Toned Paper, 16” x 15”. Completed 2016Private CollectionEd McComas finished the war as a Lt. Col. with 14 confirmed aerial victories while flying with the 23rd Fighter Group's 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squad…
Chicago Gunslinger
Pencil, Toned Paper, 11.5" x 28". Study for "Black Sheep Patrol"Completed 2013Collection of Herbert AyerChris Magee's life story is an interesting one. Raised in Chicago, he learned to be a scrapper early on, and this a…
Cloud Dancer
Pencil, Toned Paper, 12" x 21 7/8". Completed 2014Collection of Herbert Ayer
Old Man River
Graphite, Toned Paper, 7.75" x 10.25". Completed 2017Collection of Gary Joiner"The first time your bombers came over Hanover, escorted by fighters, I began to be worried. When they came with fighter escort over Berlin -…
Quick Turn
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6.5" x 16.5". Completed 2016Collection of Mark AdamsA Spitfire pilot hurries to grab a bite during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Ground crews scramble to "turn" the kite (rearming and refueling) fo…
Corsair Triple Ace
Pencil, Toned Paper, 12" x 27 3/8". Completed 2013Collection of Mike Hanxleden
Debden Days
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6.5" x 10". Completed 2016Collection of Gary JoinerFuture 4th Fighter Group ace Don S. Gentile and a crewman stand next to Gentile's P-47D "Donnie Boy," parked along the south perimeter track at Deb…
Dallas Doll
Pencil, Toned Paper, 9" x 18". Completed 2014Private Collection
Deelen Wolf
Pencil, Toned Paper, 12 3/8" x 22". Completed 2012Collection of Kurt Kuberek
Die Jäger
Pencil, Toned Paper, 8" x 14". Completed 2016Collection of Mark AdamsGerman pilots board their Fw 190s.
Scramble!
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7" x 14". Completed 2016Collection of Gary Joiner71 "Eagle" Squadron pilots sprint to their Hurricanes, circa early 1941. Mechanics already have the 'kites' warming up.
Der Junge Adler
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7" x 10". Completed 2014Collection of Mark Adams20-year-old Ltn. Werner Voss running up his prototype Fokker F.I triplane (103/17). Voss, a 48-victory ace and commander of Jasta 10, perished in this…
Donna Mite over the Fence
Pencil, Toned Paper, 10.75" x 20". Completed 2014Collection of Chakrit SamithinanBased on one of my favorite Mustang photographs from WWII, this view shows a 353rd Fighter Group machine landing at it's Raydon, Suffolk h…
Dopey Okie
Pencil, Toned Paper, 5" x 10". Completed 2016Collection of Steve ChapmanLt. Karl K. Dittmer prepares to taxi out in his 352nd Fighter Group P-51D Mustang, "Dopey Okie."
Seven League Boots
Graphite, Paper, 15.5" x 19.25". Completed 2013Collection of Barry PanasikMarch 1944; Debden, England. The 4th Fighter Group's P-51 Mustangs are proving to be temperamental machines, but most of the experienced pilots a…
Shangri-La
Pencil, Toned Paper, 10.5" x 10.25". Completed 2018 Collection of Gary Joiner A crewman expands the painted 'victory scroll' on Capt. Don S. Gentile's P-51B Mustang, "Shangri-La" on or about 10 April 1944 to accomodate…
Dora
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7" x 14". Completed 2015Collection of Mark Adams
Shangri-La
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6.5" x 10". Completed 2016Collection of Lance Kuhn4th Fighter Group ace Capt. Don S. Gentile watches a crewman touch up his victory scroll, circa early April 1944.
Dressed for The Show
Pencil, Toned Paper, 5" x 10". Completed 2015Private CollectionA 359th Fighter Group P-51D Mustang reposes in the English sunshine just after D-Day.
Eagle
Pencil, Paper, 8" x 14". Completed 2015Collection of Marc PooleDecember 1944, airfield A-98 (Rosieres-en-Haye, France). 353rd Fighter Squadron commander Maj. Glenn T. Eagleston taxies his P-47 Thunderbolt back to parkin…
Strapping In
Pencil, Toned Paper, 10" x 7". Completed 2015Collection of Lance Kuhn4th Fighter Group Mustang pilot Capt. Don S. Gentile confers with his crew chief, SSgt. John L. Ferra, just before closing the canopy of their P-51B,…
Eagles of Thunder
Pencil, Toned Paper, 10 5/8" x 20". Completed 2017Collection of Mark AdamsThree P-47 Thunderbolts of the 8th Air Force's 4th Fighter Group based at Debden, England, wing their way towards Germany in October 1943. From n…
Top Mustang Ace
Pencil, Toned Paper, 12" x 18". Completed 2014Collection of Mike Hanxleden25-year-old Major George E. Preddy, Jr., operations officer of the 487th Fighter Squadron in the 8th Air Force’s 352nd Fighter Group “Bluenosed B…
Fighting Cobras
Pencil, Paper, 11.5" x 23". Completed 2015Collection of Mark AdamsFinal concept drawing for oil painting, "Fighting Cobras."
Wee Mac
Pencil, Toned Paper, 8" x 9.5". Completed 2015Collection of Mark AdamsMaj. Michael G. H. "Wee Mac" McPharlin, from Hastings, Michigan, was short in stature, but his heart burned with the desire to fly combat fighters. H…
Wolfpack Leader - Col. Hub Zemke, 1944
Pencil, Toned Paper, 10" x 8". Completed 2017Collection of Zack BaughmanCol. Hub Zemke, 56th Fighter Group commander and triple ace.
Fighting Eagles
Pencil, Toned Paper, 5" x 10". Completed 2014Collection of John Mercer334th Fighter Squadron commander Maj. Oscar H. Coen, a veteran of RAF 71 'Eagle' Squadron, parks his P-47C Thunderbolt after a "show," circa mid-1943…
Fortune Favors the Bold
Pencil, Toned Paper, 8" x 14". Completed 2017Collection of Zack BaughmanBased on a wartime image, this vignette drawing shows two 366th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolts in position moments before taking off on a dive bom…
Frenesi
Pencil, Toned Paper, 11.5" x 20.5". Study for Summer of '44Completed 2014Collection of Herbert Ayer
Capt. Raymond H. Littge, 1945
Pencil, Toned Paper, 9.75" x 14". Completed 2017Collection of Gary CampbellRay Littge was a late arrival to combat in the European Theater, but once on ops the 21-year-old fighter pilot wasted no time leaving his mark.…
Georgie
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6.5" x 14". Completed 2015Collection of David Leininger4th Fighter Group pilot 1Lt. Kenneth G. Helfrecht, of Madison, Wisconsin, parks his P-51D Mustang, nicknamed "Georgie," on its 334th Fighter Sq…
Heading For Home
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6" x 14". Completed 2016Collection of Kent Jungling4th Fighter Group pilot 1Lt. Enoch Jungling heads back to Debden, Essex after an escort mission, circa early 1945. The oil streaks at the wing root…
Hi Ho Silver
Pencil, Toned Paper, 9" x 22". Completed 2014Private Collection
High Angle Snapshot
Pencil, Toned Paper, 18 5/8" x 27 7/8". Study for my oil painting, High-Angle SnapshotCollection of Barry Panasik
Horseback
Pencil, Toned Paper, 8" x 14". Completed 2015Collection of Gary Joiner4th Fighter Group commander Col. Don Blakeslee cranks his P-51B Mustang for a pre-D-Day mission. The 4th was based at Debden, Essex.
Jagdgeschwader Oesau
Pencil, Toned Paper, 14.75" x 29". Completed 2014Collection of Herbert Ayer
Jolly Roger!
Pencil, Toned Paper, 5.5" x 10". Completed 2015Collection of Mark AdamsVF-17 "Jolly Rogers" Corsair takes a wire during squadron carrier qualifications prior to their first combat tour.
Jubilee Victory
Pencil, Paper, 11.5" x 23". Completed 2016Collection of Mark AdamsConcept drawing for oil painting, "Jubilee Victory."
Jubilee Victory Concept No. 2
Pencil, Toned Paper, 10" x 20". Completed 2018 Collection of Mark Adams This is an original composition study drawing (second concept) for an upcoming large oil painting.
LEXINGTON WILDCATS
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6.75" x 14". Completed 2018 Collection of Mark Adams Two Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats of VF-2 "Chiefs" cruise above CV-2 Lexington - "The Gray Lady" - in late April 1942 just after the Chiefs' assignment…
Lucky Lady VII
Pencil, Toned Paper, 10.5" x 22". Completed 2014Collection of Chakrit Samithinan
Mission Maid
Pencil, Toned Paper, 14.25" x 30". Study for 'Never Turned Back'Completed 2014Private Collection
Mustang Driver
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6" x 10". Completed 2015Collection of Jim HarleyWarbird pilot Jim Harley is a friend, and recently introduced me to the flight characteristics of the unequalled P-51 Mustang. I knew from the moment…
Mustang Winter
Pencil, Toned Paper, 10" x 14". Completed 2016Collection of Lance KuhnSpring 1945 - and the end of the war - is just around the corner as 335th Fighter Squadron P-51 Mustangs wait for the signal to 'Press' (RAF slang fo…
New Kite for the Master
Pencil, Toned Paper, 5.5" x 10". Completed 2014Collection of Mark AdamsLtn. Werner Voss with his prototype Fokker F.I triplane (103/17). 20-year-old Voss, a highly-decorated 48-victory ace and commander of Jasta 10, per…
One Day in August
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7.5" x 14". Completed 2016Collection of Mark Adams71 Eagle Squadron pilot Flying Officer Mike “Mac” McPharlin taxies out in his Spitfire Vb for the epic Operation Jubilee on August 19, 1942. After a…
One-Man Air Force
Pencil, Toned Paper, 12.5" x 18". Completed 2017 Collection of Lance Kuhn Captain Don S. Gentile of the Debden-based 336th Fighter Squadron - 4th Fighter Group (8th Air Force) maneuvers his North American P-51B Mustang…
Ops Tempo
Pencil, Toned Paper, 5" x 10". Completed 2014Collection of Herb AyerA 4th Fighter Group P-51B Mustang warms up during the busy post D-Day period.
Pacific Corsairs
Pencil, Toned Paper, 8" x 14". Completed 2016Collection of Mark AdamsThis was an exercise in abstraction (the background) and tonal recession (the three aircraft).
Palm Trees and Pistons
Pencil, Paper, 7.5" x 18". Completed 2017Collection of Jim SchaferA new Marine F4U-1A Corsair of VMF-441 "Black Jacks" touches down on its base on Roi island on the northern tip of the Kwajalein Atoll (Marshalls) in Mar…
Press Time!
Pencil, Toned Paper, 9" x 20". Completed 2016Collection of Lance Kuhn
Press Time!
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7.5" x 14". Completed 2015Collection of Zach BaughmanMorning at Debden. 4th Fighter Group pilot 1Lt. Bob Wehrman, of Greenwich, Connecticut, fires up his 336th Fighter Squadron P-47C Thunderbolt for…
Princess Pat
Pencil, Toned Paper, 5.5" x 10". Completed 2015Collection of Zachary BaughmanLt. Charles W. Reed served with the elite 56th Fighter Group from September 1943 through May 1944. He later flew in the Pacific Theater. Here,…
Princeton Cat
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7.5" x 14". Completed 2017Private Collection US Navy Lieutenant Richard Stambook cruises above the USS Princeton in his uniquely-marked VF-27 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat. Stambook scored ten confirmed aer…
Ready to Roll
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6.75" x 14". Completed 2018Private Collection55th Fighter Group, Wormingford, Essex. Captain John F. Coonan, operations officer of the 38th Fighter Squadron, waits in his assigned CG-Y with fellow p…
Sabre Driver
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7.5" x 14". Completed 2017Collection of Steve Chapman 1Lt. Clyde Gilbert poses with his 39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron F-86F Sabre. The 39th was part of the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing based at…
Saddle Up!
Pencil, Toned Paper, 12.5" x 10.75". Completed 2014Private CollectionLt. William R. "Bill" Groseclose (below) flew with the 4th Fighter Group's 335th Fighter Squadron for just two short months (July - September 1944) be…
Salem Rep
Pencil, Toned Paper, 13.5" x 20". Completed 2016Collection of David Leininger4th Fighter Group ace Ralph K. Homer's P-51B Mustang, "Salem Representative." Aircraft-only study drawing for an upcoming oil painting.
Salem Representative
Pencil, Toned Paper, 13.5" x 22". Completed 2014Collection of Herbert Ayer
Salem Representative
Pencil, Toned Paper, 10" x 26". Completed 2012Collection of Mike Hanxleden
SCAT II
Pencil, Toned Paper, 5.5" x 14". Completed 2018 Collection of Mark Adams This is an original composition study drawing for an upcoming oil painting. 479th Fighter Group pilot 1Lt. Robin Olds cruises above the Suffolk co…
Shangri-La
Pencil, Toned Paper, 8" x 10". Completed 2015Private CollectionCaptain Don S. Gentile of the Debden-based 336th Fighter Squadron - 4th Fighter Group (8th Air Force) maneuvers his North American P-51B-7-NA Mustang 'Shang…
Shop Talk
Pencil, Toned Paper, 5.5" x 10". Completed 2015Collection of Mark AdamsTwo Luftwaffe Jagdflieger (fighter pilots) discuss tactics by a Bf 109 G-6 of Jagdgeschwader 302.I decided to experiment with a darker toned paper f…
Sky Bouncer
Pencil, Paper, 9.75" x 17.25". Completed 2014Private Collection
Slybird Winter
Graphite, Paper, 12" x 16.75". Completed 2012Collection of Barry PanasikA 353rd Fighter Group P-51D Mustang undergoes maintenance during the bitter winter of 1944/45 at Raydon, Suffolk, UK.
Solid Brass
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6" x 10.5". Completed 2017Collection of Mike Hanxleden Dreux airdrome, France, June 1944. Fw 190 A-8/R2 "Black 8,” W.Nr. 680756, taxis in from a close air support mission near Normandy. It’s NCO pil…
Spring of '41
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7.5" x 14". Completed 2016Collection of Mark AdamsBefore America entered the war, a number of Americans found their way overseas by a variety of means - legal and illegal - and into the cockpits of…
Summer Storm
Pencil, Toned Paper, 8 5/8" x 18". Completed 2017Collection of Gary Joiner"Salem Representative," a 4th Fighter Group P-51B Mustang flown by triple ace 2Lt. Ralph K. Hofer, takes a breather at Debden, Essex during the b…
Suzy G
Pencil, Vellum, 11.5" x 21.5". Study for Daydreams over CambridgeshireCompleted 2009Collection of Rick Beaudry
Sweet Arlene
Pencil, Toned Paper, 12.5" x 23.75". Completed 2013Collection of Chakrit SamithinanP-51D Mustang from the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group. Debden, Essex
Sweet Chariot
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7" x 14.5". Completed 2017(concept for oil painting)Private CollectionSweet Chariot (unofficially named Ragged But Right) was a B-17G Flying Fortress that flew with the 96th Bomb Group's 337th Bomb…
The Baron's Tripe
Pencil, Toned Paper, 6" x 10". Completed 2014Collection of Mark AdamsMy vignette drawing shows Richthofen in his JG 1 Fokker Dr.I 127/17 at Lechelle, France in March 1918. Richthofen scored three victories in this machi…
The Dance
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7.5" x 10". Completed 2015Private CollectionA VF-21 Freelancers F-4J Phantom is prepared for launch from the USS Ranger off the coast of Vietnam. This was during VF-21's Oct 1970 - Jun 1971 combat c…
The Duxford Boys
Pencil, Toned Paper, 12.25" x 24". Completed 2013Collection of Steven Bofferding
The Flying Dutchman
Pencil, Toned Paper, 11.25" x 22". Completed 2012Collection of Zachary Baughman
The Iowa Beaut
Pencil, Toned Paper, 8" x 14". Completed 2015Collection of David LeiningerThis 355th Fighter Group (8th Air Force) P-51B Mustang had an interesting history. The plane started out as Man O' War, belonging to eventual 8-v…
The Iowa Beaut
Pencil, Toned Paper, 8" x 10". Completed 2014Collection of Mark AdamsThis 355th Fighter Group (8th Air Force) P-51B Mustang had an interesting history. The plane started out as Man O' War, belonging to eventual 8-victor…
The Solomons, 1943
Pencil, Toned Paper, 8.75 x 14". Completed 2017Collection of Walt Lenz Based on a wartime image, this vignette drawing depicts a Marine Corps F4U-1A Corsair of VMF-216 being prepped for flight at Torokina, Bougainville…
The Toughest Winter
Pencil, Paper, 6.5" x 18". Completed 2017Collection of Don BarnesThe European winter of 1944-1945 was one of the most brutal of the 20th Century, taking it’s toll on men and machines on both sides. The Germans were figh…
To the Victors
Pencil, Toned Paper, 7.25" x 10". Completed 2015Collection of Steve Chapman"Yellow 10," today the last remaining Focke Wulf Fw 190 D-13, sits in the grass at the RAF base at Flensburg, Germany in May 1945. This "Dora" e…
Triple Ace
Pencil, Toned Paper, 8.5" x 18". Completed 2018Private CollectionLate 1944 ... 357th Fighter Group, Leiston. Captain Richard A. “Bud” Peterson of the 364th Fighter Squadron settles into the flare at the 357th’s Suffolk…
Waking Up Merlin
Pencil, Paper, 10" x 22.5". Completed 2013Collection of Peter HimmelA 4th Fighter Group P-51B cranks it's Rolls-Royce "Merlin" engine (license-built by Packard in the US) for an escort mission in the Summer of 1944. The…
Whoo ~ a train!
Pencil, Paper, 12" x 18". Completed 2016(Concept Study for Oil Painting)Private Collection4th Fighter Group ace Lt. Ralph K. Hofer pulls off after strafing a German train near Paris on the morning of D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Wizard Kites
Pencil, Toned Paper, 12" x 27.5". Completed 2013Collection of Chakrit SamithinanTwo 361st Fighter Group Mustangs close up the formation and pose for my pencil ...
Yellowjackets over Cambridgeshire
Pencil, Toned Paper, 10" x 24". Completed 2018 Collection of Mark Adams(Concept for oil painting) In late July 1944, the Bottisham, Cambridgeshire-based 361st Fighter Group "Yellowjackets" was selected to be photographe…