Oil painting of C-54C Sacred CowStan Stokes

Douglas C-54C “Sacred Cow”

DOUGLAS C-54C “SACRED COW” The first aircraft built and used for the president. Its first Presidential flight was in February 1945 to fly FDR to a conference at Yalta to meet again with Churchill and Stalin. The U.S.S. Quincy carried…
The Dixie Clipper former Pan Am Boeing 314.Stan Stokes

The Boeing 314 Dixie Clipper

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…
AF-1 Mural at the Reagan

“History of the Flying White House” mural at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

It’s a little hard for me to believe it, but it has been 15 years since I created the “History of the Flying White House” mural for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library!  It is an oil painting 12 feet tall by 120 feat long. It…
Tuskegee Army Airfield 2008Stan Stokes

Tuskegee Army Airfield

Gathering of Tuskegee Airmen in 2008 at Tuskegee Army Airfield, Tuskegee Alabama. The property had been in private ownership for quite a while, but the property owner graciously opened it up to the Airmen. This is where they had their advanced…

North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell Bomber

Here is one of my favorite painting subjects - the North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell bomber of WWII. This painting was for a pilot's group and honored the people who built and flew the B-25. Its most notable exploit was its use by Jimmy…

C-47 Pathfinder Paratroops

I just finished this painting of a C-47 Dakota dropping Pathfinder paratroops in the wee hours of the night before the full invasion started for D-Day. The Pathfinders mission was to set up light signals to be followed by the large formations…

Tuskegee Airmen Walter Palmer

One of my paintings honoring the Tuskegee Airmen is of Walter Palmer standing by his P-51C Mustang "Duchess II". On July 18, 1944, Walter shot down am Messerschmitt 109 with this Mustang. He flew P-39's, P-40's, P-47's and P-51's with the 100th…