Sopwith F.1 Camel, F 5967, B Flight, 17th Aero Squadron
Sopwith F.1 Camel (Le Rhone), F 5967, 1st Lt. Glenn D. Wicks, B Flight, 17th Aero Squadron, 1918. Glenn Wicks was credited with destroying two enemy aircraft, the first was a Fokker D.VII southwest of Bruges while cooperating with D.H.9 bombers on August 14, 1918,...
Vaughn’s Sopwith Camel?
In this photo from Camel Drivers (Reed & Roland, Schiffer Publishing), the closest Camel to the camera on the far right appears to be 'N', making it Vaughn's F.1 Camel F6034. I had always read and seen it depicted as having a white cowling as his flight commander...
Sopwith F.1 Camel, N6351, C Flight 10 ( N ) Sqn.
Sopwith F.1 Camel (Clerget) N6351 of C Flight 10 (N) Sqn., March, 1918. Pilot FSL A.G. Beattie was shot down in engagement with Albatros scouts, March 1, 2018. Many thanks to historian Gregory VanWyngarden for his help researching this profile! Click the gallery...
Sopwith Camel F.1 B3921 8 Sqn. RNAS
Sopwith Camel F.1 B3921 8 Sqn. RNAS, Mont-St-Eloi, January 1918. Click the gallery thumbnail below for a larger view.
Col. Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington
37 years ago today Col. Gregory Pappy Boyington died after a battle with lung cancer. He was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Below is a profile I did of the aircraft Boyington flew for his final mission when he was shot down and became...
North American P-51B, Major James Howard, 356th Fighter Squadron
North American P-51B, Major James Howard, 356th Fighter Squadron, March 1944, RAF Boxted, England. After James Howard served with the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) in China, he was commissioned as a Captain in the USAAF in July 1942. In 1943 he was promoted...
Sopwith Camel B6289 A Flight, 10 Sqn. RNAS
Sopwith Camel B6289 A Flight, 10 Sqn. RNAS, January 1918. Profile notes: The custom windscreen on this aircraft is not the same as the one on Flt. Cdr's A W Carter's F.1 from 10 sqdn. A Flight which had much different side panels than this one. I have not seen another...
Bud Anderson passes
Brigadier General Clarence 'Bud' Anderson just passed away at the age of 102 yesterday. He was a triple-ace in WWII and the highest scoring living American fighter ace. I was honored to get to work with him on multiple publishing projects over the last 30 years, my...
Sopwith Camel F.1, E 1540, No. 70 Squadron RFC
Sopwith Camel F.1 (Clerget), E 1540, No. 70 Squadron RFC, 'A' Flight, November 1918. Click the gallery thumbnail below for a larger view.
F4U-1A, Lt.(jg) Jack Chasnoff, VF-17, White 20
F4U-1A, Lt.(jg) Jack Chasnoff, VF-17, White 20, November 1943. This aircraft had flags with only 15 rays, which was far less common than the normal 16-ray victory markings. The propeller hub and blade roots were painted white. Click the gallery thumbnail below for a...