LOCKHEED S-3B VIKING The Lockheed S-3B Viking is a twin engine turbofan jet aircraft designed for aircraft carrier use. It was originally designed for anti-submarine warfare, but in the late 1990’s had its mission changed to surface warfare and aerial refueling. The Viking also provided electronic warfare and surface surveillance. On May 1, 2003 President […]
This is my painting honoring Lt. Col. Harry Stewart . He signed up with the US Army Air Corps on his 18th birthday and completed his pilot training at Tuskegee Army Airfield on June 25th, 1944. Shortly afterward, he was sent to Italy as a part of the 332nd Fighter Group, the “Red Tails”. Harry […]
Boeing 314 Dixie Clipper The Boeing 314 Dixie Clipper was one of twelve 314 Clipper flying boats built by Boeing in the late 1930’s. Nine of these Clippers were built for Pam American World Airways. The Pan Am airplanes were furnished with luxury interiors for long distance transoceanic flights. Their seats in the main cabin […]
Tuskegee Airman Charles Hall Tuskegee Airman Charles Hall made history for himself and his fellow 99th Fighter Squadron pilots. After three years of college, Charles enlisted in the US Army as an aviation cadet. He was a member of Tuskegee Class 42-F-SE. On completion of training, Charles B. Hall was commissioned as a second lieutenant, […]
Brigadier General Charles McGee Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee enlisted in the United States Army on October 26, 1942 as a pilot cadet. He received his wings becoming an official pilot in the US Army Air Corps graduating in Class 43-F on June 30, 1943. By February 1944, he was stationed in Italy with the 332nd […]
This is a detail from the painting “The History of Air Force One” by Stan Stokes. The Douglas C-118 Liftmaster was a militarized version of the Douglas DC-6 airliner. Just over 100 C-118s were acquired for use by the Air Force as passenger and cargo transports. The main difference between the military and civil versions […]
9 years ago, I created this painting of Roscoe Brown’s P-51D Mustang in the midst of shooting down an Me 262 jet. The jet was climbing toward a formation of B-17s which slowed it down and made it a prime target for Roscoe.The P-51D has always been one of my favorite subject to paint. It’s […]
Tuskegee’s First Five Tuskegee’s first five cadets to receive their wings and become official US Army Air Force pilots were in Class 42C-SE. This group of black pilots completed their pilot training on March 6, 1942, at Tuskegee Army Air Field, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Of the 13 original cadets, five graduated (from left): Capt. Benjamin […]
Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown Jr. Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown was squadron commander of the 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group. During combat, he served as a flight leader and operations officer. He had graduated from the Tuskegee Flight School on March 12, 1944 as member of class 44-C-SE. The 100th Fighter Squadron deployed […]
LOCKHEED VC-121A (749) CONSTELLATION “COLUMBINE II” The Constellation was President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s choice for his presidential aircraft. On a Presidential trip from Washington D.C. to Florida, Columbine II, which was known to air traffic control as Air Force 610, or just 610, came into an area which had an Eastern flight 610, or just […]
AERO COMMANDER U-4B The smallest Air Force One ever used, the need arose for an aircraft like the Aero Commander when President Eisenhower started to use his Gettysburg farm during his presidency. Gettysburg had only a small grass airstrip that the Constellations could not use. After Eisenhower suffered a heart attack and had started to […]
SAM 29000 Air Force One VC-25a is the second of the two prime Air Force One aircraft to transport the President of the United States. These two aircraft were based on the Boeing 747-200B airliners, but highly modified to serve the needs of the President. The main differences between a standard Boeing 747 airliner and […]
Tuskegee Airmen Andrew Turner and John Briggs Andrew Turner Andrew Turner enlisted into the US Army on October 8, 1942 and was a member of class 42-I-SE at Tuskegee, Alabama. He received his wings and was inducted into the US Army Air Force on Oct. 9, 1942. He deployed into WWII with the 100th Fighter […]
Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson Originally from Detroit, Alexander attained a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and biology from Clark College in Atlanta and in September 1942, was sworn in to the United States Army Reserves. He volunteered for flight school but was not accepted, so he began his graduate studies at Howard University in Washington D.C. […]
Tuskegee Airman Claude Davis Tuskegee Airman Claude Davis was a cadet is Class 44-G-TE. Class 44-G-TE translates into the seventh class of 1944 for twin engine pilot training. Claude and the rest of the class were training to be B-25 Mitchell pilots and aircrew. The first ten weeks of classes were considered “pre-flight”. This is […]
Boeing C-32a “Air Force Two” The Boeing C-32a is the military version of the Boeing 757-200 airliner. It usually flies under the call sign “Air Force Two” carrying the Vice President. It also carries the First Lady and the Secretary of State. On some rare occasions, it will fly members of the U.S. Cabinet and […]
LOCKHEED VC-121E (1049) SUPER CONSTELLATION “COLUMBINE III” This is a detail of Stan Stokes’ painting “The History of Air Force One” that is on display at the Palm Springs Air Museum. This particular airplane is the Lockheed Super Constellation “Columbine III”. The “Super” Constellation was a higher performance version of the previous Lockheed Constellations. It […]
Lt. Col. Paul Lehman, Paul David Lehman, Jr. was born on October 4, 1922. He enlisted in the United States Army in Los Angeles, California in November of 1942. He opted for aviation cadet training and quickly found himself on a train heading to Tuskegee, Alabama. At Tuskegee, Moton Field and Tuskegee Army Airfield were […]