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Commemorative print celebrating the F-111 ‘Pig’ in RAAF service from 1973 to 2010.
The General Dynamics F-111 was originally designed to meet a USN and USAF requirement for a long-range strike aircraft. Australia made the decision to procure the F-111C as replacement for the ageing Canberra bomber in 1963. However continued delays, development issues and...
It was 19 January, 1972, aboard the USS Constellation in the Gulf of Tonkin. As Cunningham shut down the engines of his 'Fighting Falcons' F-4J Phantom, Task Force 77 Commander Admiral Cooper, ship's CO Captain Ward, squadron commanders, and the rest of VF- 96's crews were there to congratulate Cunningham and Driscoll on achieving their first kill. It was the first of five air victories,...
Lt. Edward ‘Butch’ O’Hare powers his Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat away from the deck of the USS Lexington to intercept a formation of nine Japanese “Betty” bombers with his wingman Marion ‘Duff’ Dufilho. For the action that followed O’Hare was awarded the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor when, under intense fire and...
Flown by some of the top Battle of Britain Aces such as Douglas Bader and Peter Townsend, the Hawker Hurricane, unlike its faster, thoroughbred companion the Spitfire, was a go-anywhere, do-anything, tough-as-old-boots warhorse. Sturdy to fly and resilient under fire, the Hurricane may have lacked its companion’s finesse but, seen at its best, it wrought havoc in the massed formations...
Flying low level at high speed through intense ground fire was all part of the daily task of the pilots of the Typhoon ground attack squadrons. Armed with rockets, 1000lb bombs and four 20mm cannon, this formidable fighter played a leading role in the Allied advance through occupied Europe. Leading up to, and following the Normandy landings through to the end of hostilities, the Typhoon,...
Lt. Joseph A. Peterburs, a pilot with the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group climbs away from Kings Cliffe in his P-51D ‘Josephine’.
The fighter pilots of the Eighth Air Force came from all parts of the United States. They’d crossed three thousand miles of ocean to find themselves in Britain where the weather was often wet but at least the language...
A historic Book & Print Portfolio remembering a unique act of bravery during the Battle of Britain – the first time we've ever seen a published edition featuring an original James Nicolson signature!
After a determined display of courage for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross, Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicolson finally exits his burning 249 Squadron...
Commanding Officer of VF-213 the Black Lions, CDR. Chip “Biff’ King and his RIO, LCDR. Mike “Tung” Peterson flying Lion 101 on a history making mission over Afghanistan on 5 November 2001.
After attacking targets near Mazar-e-Sharif and expending their bomb load, Lion 101 leaves the target area to return to their home aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN...
In the early hours of May 24, 1941, as the mighty German ships Bismarck and Prinz Eugen slipped through the Denmark Strait, they were dramatically intercepted by the Royal Naval battleships Hood and Prince of Wales. Within six minutes of the first salvo being fired, the Hood, pride of the Royal Navy, was blown out of the water in one of the most gigantic explosions ever witnessed at sea. ...
PAYING TRIBUTE TO A GREAT AMERICAN HERO
Lieutenant Colonel
JAMES ‘MAGGIE’ MEGELLAS
THE MOST DECORATED OFFICER IN THE HISTORY OF THE US 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION
Snow was falling and it was bitterly cold as First Lieutenant James ‘Maggie’ Megellas brought his weary...
