Aviation Art II

[Marmot1]

http://www.eaa.org/education/art/images99/michael_short_frame.jpg

Interesting pic... I foud it by accident...

[Srachka to Perdachka]

http://www.aviation-art.net/chinook.jpg

http://www.brooksart.com/Tuskegeejunction.jpg

http://www.motorsportcollector.com/Aviation/TangemereHurricanes.jpeg

http://www.motorsportcollector.com/Aviation/DayOfTheFighters.jpeg

http://www.powerfulpictures.com/AVIATION%20POWERFUL%20PICTURES/SURVIVOR.jpg

[Obergefreiter]

Most of these types pictures have a short story behind them. You wouldn't happen to find that info did you?

Nice pictures. My father collect Robert Taylor paintings.

[Kenshin]

Yes most military paintings/art are depictions of actual events or missions.

[Marmot1]

yes I am also interested in stories but unfortunatelly I found only pic...

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On 3 February, 1945 B-17s of the 8th Air Force attacked Berlin/Tempelhof while B-24s struck the synthetic oil plant at Magdeburg. For the crew of one B-17G of the 401st BG "Maiden USA", it was to mark their last mission.

The flak was heavy over Berlin that fateful day and after "bombs away" the "Maiden" lost engines 2 and 4 to flak. Because of strong headwinds, returning to Deenthorpe was not an option and the decision was made to head east toward the Russian front. Looking for a place to land the B-17 circled the beleaguered city of Warsaw. Suddenly they found themselves in the gun sights of a Soviet fighter. The Russian aircraft made three passes and on the third pass the B-17 fired a flare and lowered it's landing gear. The Russian La-5FN escorted the aircraft to safety and the "Maiden" landed at Kuflevo.

However that was not to be the end of the story. "Maiden USA" and her crew were about to become pawns of the Russian Bear and they found themselves at the center of international diplomacy and politics which resulted in them being held incommunicado for seven weeks. Meanwhile to all at home they were MIA!

In this beautiful limited edition print Michael Short captures the dramatic moment when the La-5FN intercepts the Flying Fortress over Poland. All prints are individually signed by the artist and the pilot of "Maiden USA" 1st Lt. Myron L. King. This painting received a "Par Excellence" award at the 1999 EAA Art Competition.



I have somewhere parts and 0.50cal round from other B-17G which crash landed near my grandpa house...(few years ago a farmer erected a monument on field where this B-17 crashlanded and surviving members of crew were at monument opening. Suddenly an elderly woman came and presented to those airmens a wedding dress that was done from a parachute of one of them... that was really amazing..

[Marmot1]

Some polish stuff ;-)

http://www.stenbergaa.com/stenberg/wong-dzubeks.jpg

Mk III Mustangs of No. 315 (Polish) City of Deblin Squadron, escort Lancaster Bombers over the Dutch Coast during the summer of 1944, as they are led by Capt. Eugeniez Horbyzewski (nicknamed "Dzubek"), Poland's 3rd highest scoring ace in WWII (16 1/2 victories). This print is a tribute to the Polish Airman who fought the Nazis longer than any other Allied Air Force. It is not widely known that the Polish Air Force was the third largest air force of the western allies, and that one Polish Squadron (No. 303) was the highest scoring allied squadron during the Battle of Britain.


http://www.stenbergaa.com/stenberg/grinnell-firstkill.jpg


During the last day and evening of August 1939,121 Fighter Squadron of the Polish Army Krakow's And Air Regiment secretly moved to a temporary airfield near Balice, five miles west of Krakow. The following dawn the pilots of 121 Squadron were awakened to the roar of Luftwaffe bombers overhead, gun blasts, and explosions all around. Pulling on his flight gear, 2nd Lieutenant Wladek Gnys dashed after his CO, Captain Mieczyslaw Medwecki, toward their awaiting PZLP .11 aircraft . The two graceful gull-winged fighters took off in unison but were immediately attacked by Ju-87 Stukas of l ./StG 2. Capt . Medwecki's PZL received hits, crashed, and burned near the edge of the airfield . GNY*, after recovering from a near stall, managed to place two bursts into the engine of another passing Stuka which turned away trailing black smoke.
Soon after climbing to 5000 feet, Gnys sighted a pair of Dornier Do-17E bombers of III./KG 77 on his course and approximately 3000 feet below. Putting his fighter into a near vertical dive, Gnys attacked the Dornier to the right and ahead of the formation . Firing his four 7.7 mm machine guns, Gnys silenced the rear gunner and then made strikes on the port engine, setting it aflame . Zooming in order to gain altitude, he crossed over to port side and rear of the second Dornier. Once again he dove to the attack. Firing and obtaining hits on the cockpit area, Gnys suddenly became aware that the two mortally wounded Dorniers were on a collision course. He continued his dive below the two bombers and barely recovered above the treetops. Looking back, Gnys could no longer see the Dorniers. Both had crashed in a farm yard near the village of Zurada south of Olkusz.2nd Lieutenant Wladek Gnys of the Polish Air Force had thus gained the distinction of obtaining the first two confirmed victories over the Luftwaffe in World War II.


http://www.stenbergaa.com/stenberg/gorka-masterclass.jpg

On September 12, 1939, Lt. Jan Falkowski, an instructor at the Polish Aviation Training Center, was flying a PWS 26 from Lublin to Sokal when three Messerschmitt Bf109 fighters spotted his fabric-covered biplane. Anticipating an easy victory, the three Germans promptly attacked. It was a big mistake. Fully aerobatic, the PWS was one of the finest trainers in pre-war Europe. With Lt. Falkowski at the controls, the three Germans received a "master class" in the art of dogfighting. In a remarkable exhibition of flying skill, Lt. Falkowski outmaneuvered the advanced Bf109s, causing one to crash in flames and the others to withdraw in frustration.
Each print comes with an authentic piece of fabric from the world's sole remaining PWS 26 aircraft. Profits from the sale of this print will benefit the Polish Aviation Museum.

BTW PWS-26 was probably first allied unarmed plane to "score" a kill in WW2