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     Gallery Four

"Fifth Generation Face-Off" The only operational 5th generation fighter in the world is the F-22 Raptor. One of the Russian contenders to become their first 5th generation fighter is the Sukhoi T-50, which made its first flight in 2010. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvas panel $900

F/A-18E of VFA-137 Published in F/A-18 Hornet In Action. 20" x 10" acrylic on board $375 Reserved BC

“2nd Patches” was a B-17G-30-DL of the 346th BS, 99th BG, out of Tortorella, Italy as it appeared in May 1944. It crashed on takeoff on 24 August 1944 and was salvaged. 20" x 6" acrylic on board $350

B-1B "Sunrise Surprise" of the 46th BS, 319th BW. Published 2002 24" x 10 " acrylic on board with hardboard backer. Slight wrinkle on right side of image. $300

 

F-8 MIG killers of VF-191 and VF-51 Published in "...And Kill Migs! 4th Edition" acrylic on board 20" x 10" $350 A-4E Skyhawk of VA-94. Acrylic on  gessoboard 24" x 18" $800 "Launch The Alert Fighter!" When hostile contacts appeared on the ship radar, the alert fighter is launched regardless of sea conditions. Here, an F-4B Phantom of VF-114 is launched from U.S.S. Kitty Hawk in heavy sea state to investigate the bogie. 20" x 16" acrylic on canvas panel. $500 A-10 Warthog which shot down an Iraqi Helicopter during Operation Desert Storm. 24" x18" acrylic on board. Unpublished $650

P-47D-23-RE flown by Captain Leroy Grossheusch, Commanding Officer of the 39th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group at Mangaldan (Luzon, Phillippines) in February, 1945.Grossheusch claimed six of his eventual eight victories in this Jug before the group switched to Mustangs. $400 “Bloom’s Tomb” was a P-47D-30-RE flown by Captain Jay van Bloom of the 514th Fighter Squadron, 406th Fighter Group from Handorf, Germany in April, 1945. This was the 9th “Bloom’s Tomb” flown by van Bloom during World War II. 20" x 8" acrylic on board. $400 Sold JVB F/A-18C of VMFA-32. Published in F/A-18 In Action 2008. 20" x 10" acrylic on board. $350 F-100D on Vietnam mission. Published in Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine, 1967. 24" x 12" oil on canvas. $500 Reserved SD

F-15E of the 336th FS, 4th FW during an Operation Iraqi Freedom mission in 2003. It was based at Al Udeid AB in Qatar during March and April of 2003. 24" x 18" acrylic on gessobord. $900 F-4B about to launch. Very early oil on canvasboard. 30 " x 15" $300 “Duration Dotty” was a P-47D of the 65th FS, 57th FG. It was flown by Lt Dwight Orman. Orman’s “Dotty” took a 40mm hit in the tail while attacking the docks at Genoa, Italy on 11 April, 1945.. acrylic on board 20" x 10" $450 The second B-1A built was modified for testing in the B-1B program. acrylic on board 20" x 10" $350

 

A-10A of the 917th TFS in one-of-a-kind desert camouflage, painted in preparation for Operation Desert Storm. 20" x 8" Acrylic on illustration board. Rear cover illustration for "A-10 In Action" $350 The crew of a USAF HH-60G Pavehawk combat rescue and recovery helicopter was awarded the Mackay Trophy for their actions on 29 July 2009, when they rescued the crew of another HH-60 and 3 wounded soldiers in Afghanistan. This 24" x 18" acrylic on hardboard painting depicts "Pedro 16" inbound for the pickup. $800

 

"My Naked Ass" was a B-25J of the 340th BG 487th BS. It was based at Alesan, Corsica in 1945.. 20" x 10" acrylic on board $400 "Cherry Mary" was a P-47 of the 325th FG.20" x 12" acrylic on board. $300

ME-109E of Luftwaffe ace Adolph Galland during the Battle of Britain. Very early oil on canvas panel 28" x 20". $300 "Intruder Weather" The first squadron to fly the A-6 Intruder in combat was VA-75, in 1965. This is the A-6A of Lt Don Boecker on a typical all-weather mission. 24" X 18" acrylic on hardboard. $800 CAG A-7E of VA-83 assigned to USS Forrestal. Illustration in forthcoming "A-7 Walk Around" $350 Record-setting Bonanza of Bill Odum. Unpublished. 20" x 16" acrylic on canvas board $325

Cover of "Shuttle"  Unpublished acrylic on board 15" x 20" $350 Reserved TF Space Shuttle Atlantis. Published in Shuttle Walk Around. 20" x 28" acrylic on board $450 Reserved TF Unpublished painting of a pair of Skywarriors T-34s taking it vertical in a dogfight. acrylic on board. $500 Sideviews of T-34Cs. Pubiished in "T-34 In Action". acrylic on board. $350
Head-on view of F/A-18. From "Hornet" acrylic on board. $250 F-15 Eagle side views. From "Eagle" acrylic on board. $300 Sold TF

P-61A Black Widow of the 6th Night Fighter Squadron over a moonlit undercast, Saipan, November 1944. "Moonhappy" was the top-scoring P-61 of the 6th NFS, with four confirmed kills. The nose art was painted by Sgt. LeRoy Miozzi. 30" x 24" acrylic on aquabord. $1,000 Sold SR

The MV-22 Osprey is one of the most technically complicated aircraft flown by the U.S. military. The Marines version operates from assault ships or land bases and gives the Marines new vertical reach and speed. 24" x 18" acrylic on hardboard $800