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...
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...
F4U-1A (BuNo 17915) Major Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington, Commanding Officer, VMF-214, Vella Lavella, January, 1944. This was a fairly new Corsair that Boyington flew on two fighter sweeps over Rabaul during VMF-214s second tour. This was the aircraft Boyington...
SBD-3 BuNo 3232, Lt. (j.g.) Jack ‘Dusty’ Kleiss and radioman 3/c John John Snowden, Scouting Six, USS Enterprise (CV6), June 4, 1942. On the morning of June 4, 1942 Jack ‘Dusty’ Kleiss was flying one of 32 SBD-3s from USS Enterprise led by the...
SBD-3 BuNo 4618, Cdr. C. Wade McClusky, Commander of USS Enterprise (CV 6) Air Group, June 4, 1942. Cdr. C. Wade McClusky played a major part in the Battle of Midway, with Admiral Nimitz saying McClusky’s actions in locating the enemy fleet “decided the...
