Beginning work on a series of Sopwith Camel profile illustrations. The initial scale drawing is nearing completion, so work on the color illustrations will start...
Fokker E.III Eindecker 246/16, Lt. Max Immelmann, Kampfeinsitzer Kommando 3, Douai, France, June 1916 This is the aircraft that Immelmann was killed in on June 18, 1916 while engaging a flight of F.E.2b fighter/reconnaissance aircraft of 25 Squadron Royal Flying...
Fokker E.III Eindecker 408/15, Eduard Bohme, early 1916. Fokker E.III fitted with Heine propeller and early version I.M.G.08. Fuselage appears to be doped in ‘straw’ color common to Eindeckers (note, this was not clear dope over linen.) Click the gallery...
I could not have asked for a better second father or role model. CMSGT Harrison ‘Bud’ Golem served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, flew on B-25s, B-29s and AC-130s (among a multitude of other aircraft.) Bud retired from the USAF in ’67, then did another...
Fokker E.III Eindecker 405/15, Ernst Udet, March 1916. Later model Fokker E.III flown by Ernst Udet (62 total victories) at KEK Habsheim, France, March 1916. Fabric surfaces are painted ‘Fokker Gray’, and the lower fuselage is stained from castor oil...
