Curtiss P-40B, 2nd Lt. Kenneth Taylor, 47th PS, 15th PG

Curtiss P-40B, 2nd Lt. Kenneth Taylor, 47th PS, 15th PG, USAAC, Haleiwa Air Base, Hawaii.  2nd Lt. Kenneth Taylor was one of eleven American pilots who managed to get their planes off the ground and engage the Japanese on the morning of December 7th, 1941 during the...

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...

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...

B-25J-11, 43-36204, 500th BS

B-25J-11, 43-36204, 345th BG, 500th BS, November 1944 Grand Slam was lost due to a 1000lb bomb becoming hung up in the bomb bay on a mission on February 15, 1945. Pilot 1st Lt. Joseph Herick ordered the crew to bail out and the aircraft was subsequently shot down by...