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, 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, 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...
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...
