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World War II Gallery

The first Drendel aircraft painting. P-51D "Lou IV", 1964. oil on canvas panel 24" x 18" SOLD

P-47D of 56th FG CO Col. "Gabby" Gabreski in a duel with a Luftwaffe FW-190. 30" x 24" oil on canvaspanel SOLD

F4U-5 Night Fighter of Lt Guy Bordelon, the only USN ace of the Korean War. 30" x 24" oil on canvas panel. $400

P-51C "Shangri-La" of 4th FG Ace Capt Don Gentile. 28" x 22" Oil on canvas panel. $400

Another view of Shangri-La 28" x 22" oil on canvaspanel. $400

Hellcat of USN top-scoring Ace Cmdr. David McCampbell, shown with a Japanese Tony. oil on canvas panel 30" x 24" $400

P-61 Night Fighter "Lady In The Dark" oil on canvas panel 30" x 24" SOLD

P-51K  "Lil Margaret" 18" x 18" acrylic on matte board. $350

Cover of TBF Avenger Walk Around acrylic on illustration board 20" x 15"  $500

Corsair victorious over a Zero. 30" x 24 oil on canvas panel. $250

AVG P-40 close encounter with a Japanese Betty Bomber. oil on canvas panel 30" x 24" Sold

"Passion Wagon" Civilian P-51D marked as a Mustang of the 357th FG.  24" x 18" acrylic on hardboard $350

Spitfire and DO-17 oil on canvas board 24" x 30" $250

AVG P-40B scored a victory over a Zero 24" x 30" oil on canvas panel. $350

P-51 Fighter Pilot, post-mission. Pencil on paper 11" x 14" $200

Fighter Pilots, then and now. Unpublished.12" x 24
 acrylic on board $250

P-38 Lightning of Tommy McGuire. (unpublished) 20" x 12" acrylic on illustration board. $350

Naval gunfire-spotting Kingfisher from USS Portland. Unpublished. 20" x 14" acrylic on illustration board $450

The Hawker Tempest of Free French Ace Pierre Clostermann. 30" x 24" oil on canvas panel. $500

Japanese Zero Kamikaze about to crash into the sea after suffering fatal hits from the Essex class carrier in the background. 20" x 15" acrylic on illustration board. $500

82nd Airborne Trooper with PAE bag and M-1 rifle. 6" x 10" water color on illustration board. Not for sale.

Unpublished painting of a pair of Marine fighter pilots briefing a mission from Vella Lavella in the Pacific, WWII. 15" x 20" acrylic on board. $650

Douglas SBD Dauntless during the Battle of Midway, 1942. 15" x 20"  acrylic on illustration board. $300

Hellcat Ace David McCampbell scores one of his victories over a Zero. 15" x 20" acrylic on illustration board. $300 SOLD