Gallery Five

The 481st Tactical Fighter Squadron flew 3,600 combat missions during 1965 in South Vietnam. Though heavily used (and showing the wear), the F-100s of the squadron acheived a remarkable 98% mission-ready status during this period. 24" x 12" acrylic on gessobord. $600 "First MiG Kill" On 17 June 1965, CDR Lou Page and LCDR John C. Smith, of VF-21, flying a BarCap mission from USS Midway, shot down a North Vietnamese MiG-17 with a min-range head-on shot with an AIM-7 Sparrow radar-guided missile. 24" x 12" acrylic on gessobord. $700 2nd Lt James Roughgarden shares his D-Day experiences with a fellow pilot of the 357th Fighter Group, while the crew chief and ground crewmen listen in on the conversation, eager to hear how their charge, a P-51B-10-NA, performed. 24" x 12" acrylic on gessobord. $750 10 May 1972 was one of the biggest MIG-killing days of the Vietnam War. Lt Curt Dose and LCDR James McDevitt, in "Silver Kite 211" engaged in a low-level chase of a MIG-21, which culminated in an AIM-9 shoot-down at 50' AGL. They are seen here as they overfly the front of the MIG-21 just before it impacts the ground. 24" x 12" acrylic on gessobord $600

C-130A. Published in "TAC" 18" x 8" acrylic on board. $250 A-1H Skyraider Mig-killer. Published in "...And Kill Migs!" 18" x 8" acrylic on board. $250 A-1 Skyraider Sandy. Published in "TAC" 18" x 6 " acrylic on board. $250 AC-119G Shadow Gunship. Published in "TAC" 20" x 6 " acrylic on board. $250  SOLD
"Shady Lady" was a B-25G . 20" x 10" acrylic on board. $400 B-1B in Euro One Camouflage. From "BOne in Action. 20" x 8 " acrylic on board. $250 UH-1 Sideviews published in "Huey" acrylic on board. $350 Rear cover illustration for my "P-47 Thunderbolt Illustrated" book. The razorback of Lt Quince Brown, 78th FG group ace, who was shot down, captured, and murdered by the SS. 15" x 20" acrylic and pencil on board. $700
 
TA-4J Skyhawk of VA-45. Published in A-4 In Action 24" x 10" acrylic on board $350

UH-1 Sideview published in "Huey" acrylic on board. $250

  UH-1 Sideviews published in "Huey" acrylic on board. $250
 
    Front cover illustration for my "B-17 Flying Fortress Illustrated" book. 15" x 20" acrylic on board. $700 Cover of TBF Avenger Walk Around acrylic on illustration board 20" x 15"  $500
 
UH-1 Sideview published in "Huey" acrylic on board. $200
 
F-4J of VMFA-334. Published in "USMC Phantoms In Combat" acrylic on board $200 (note how art department cut around image) F-4C of VMFA-323. Published in "USMC Phantoms In Combat" acrylic on board $200 (note how art department cut around image.
MV-22 Osprey of Marines Corps Squadron VMM-266 operating at high speed over Afghanistan. 20" x 15" acrylic on illustration board. $400
RA-5C Vigilante of RVAH-13 dodges Southeast Asian buildups enroute to a recce mission over North Vietnam. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvaspanel. $850
The Hawker Tempest of Free French Ace Pierre Clostermann. 30" x 24" oil on canvas panel. $500
F-4E loaded with a pair of 2,000 pound LGBs stands ready for it's next Linebacker mission over North Vietnam in 1972. 24" x 12" acrylic on gessobord. $500
   
"There I Was" Fighter pilot hands describe a WWII dogfight. 20" x 16" acrylic on claybord. $450    
Grumman F3F-3 of VF-5 over USS Yorktown in 1938. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvas panel. $800
 
Thunderbolt "Pengie V" was flown by 56th FG ace Mike Gladych in 1945. 20" x 15" acrylic on illustration board. $500 SOLD Rear cover image for F/A-18 Hornet Super Hornet/Growler Illustrated. 18" x 24" acrylic on canvas panel. $600 P-51K  "Lil Margaret" 18" x 18" acrylic on matte board. $350  
 
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