Aviator Stories
When I was in 5th grade I read "God is My Co-Pilot". From then on brave, fearless aviators of all nationalities became my heroes. I was absorbed with the amazing stories of such gallantry that was unimaginable to me. I threw away my sports heroes like Mickey Mantle and Joe Namath. The great aviators became my role models.
Hans-Joachim Marseille, Adolf Galland, Eric Hartman, Gabby Gabreski. Saburo Sakai, Joe Foss and Pappy Boynton. The stories are incredible.
When I was young I never though that I would ever meet Tex Hill or Dick Rossi. Much less work with them in telling their stories and illustrating their aircraft for historical proposes.
Yet I have. Below are the stories of the interviews I have had with some of our great aviators.
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Many of these writings are rough drafts. Some are finished, kind-of. Many of these stories will be in my up-coming books.
I am working and re-working them. Enjoy and watch this site grow and mature to finance my retirement, I hope.
Besides, I will never put a complete story here because I want the consumer to enjoy the full stories as they read my books.
American Army Air Corp and United States Air Force
P-38 Pilots
Richard "Dick" Bong Top American Ace.......Available Soon.
Jack Ilfrey P-38 Ace, North Africa, Europe
William L. Leverette, P-38 Ace, North Africa
P-39 Pilots
P-40 Pilots
John Allison .......Available Soon.
David "Tex" Hill Flying Tiger Ace
Robert Scott P-40 Ace, Arthur of "God is my Co-Pilot."
P-47 Pilots
Many of these writings are complete and some are rough drafts.
Gabby Gabreski Top European Air Force Ace.
Spiros (Steve) N. Pisanos P-47 and P-51
Robert Rankin P-47, Ace-in-a-Day.
P-51 Pilots
James Howard P-40 and P-51 Ace
Arthur Jeffery P-38 Ace, P-51 Ace
Tuskegee Airmen
George Hardy Under Development
Harry Stewart Under Development
WASP Pilots
Florene Miller WASP Pilot WWII
Bomber Pilots
Many of these writings are complete and some are rough drafts.
Robert Morgan B-17 Memphis Belle
Robert Morgan B-29 "Dauntless Dotty"
Paul Tibbets B-17 and B-29 Pilot
Viet Nam Pilots
Robin Olds P-38 Ace, P-51 Ace, 4 kills in Viet Nam.
Navy and Marine Aviators
Many of these writings are complete and some are rough drafts.
Dive Bomber Pilots
Harold Buell, USN SBD and SB2C Dive bomber Pilot
Cook Cleland, USN SBD in WWII F4U in Korea
Marines Aces
Jefferson DeBlanc, USMC, F4F Wildcat Ace
Phillip Delong, USMC F4U Ace World War II
Phillip Delong, USMC F4U Ace Korean War
Robert
W. McClurg F4U
VMF-214 "Black Sheep" Squadron
Edwin Olander F4U VMF-214 "Black Sheep" Squadron
James Swett Wildcat and Corsair Ace
Navy Aces
Guy Bordelon, USN F4U Ace, Korea
James B. Cain USN F6F Hellcat Ace
Robert Coats, USN F6F Hellcat Ace
Paul Drury, USN F6F Hellcat Ace
Ralph Elliot, USN Wildcat Ace.......Available Soon.
Donald Flash Gordon F4F and F6F
John Leenhouts, USN A-7 Corsair and F-18 pilot
Hamilton Mcwhorter First Hellcat Ace and First Hellcat Double Ace
Robert Murray F6F Hellcat Ace VF-29
Roy "Butch" Voris Wildcat & Hellcat Ace, "Blue Angel Number One"
Navy Torpedo Bomber Pilots
Many of these writings are complete and some are rough drafts.
Bert Earnest TBF Avenger, VT-8 Edited 6-25-08
Bill Esders TBD Devastator, VT-3 Midway
George Gay, USN TBD Devastator, VT-8 Midway
Famous Air Racers
Cook Cleland F2G 1947 Thompson Trophy Winner
Cook Cleland F2G 1949 Thompson Trophy Winner
Cook Cleland F2G 1949 Tinnerman Trophy Winner
Jackie Cochran Bendix Race Winner
American Spitfire Aces
American Eagle Squadron
Carroll McColpin American Eagle Squadron
Jerry Collinsworth American Spitfire Ace
American Mosquito Ace
James Luma American Mosquito Ace
German Aviators
Many of these writings are complete and some are rough drafts.
Jorg Czypionka Bf-109G and Me-262 Night fighter pilot.
Adolf Galland Bf-109 Ace, "The Fighting General."
Erich Hartmann Bf-109 Ace.......Available Soon.
Wilhelm Kriessmann Heinkel He-111 Bomber Pilot, KG 53, Russia
Hans-Joachim Marseille Bf-109 Ace.......Available Soon.
Werner Molders Bf-109 Ace.......Available Soon.
Horst Petzschler FW-190 Ace, Russian Front
Horst Petzschler BF-109, Home Defense
Hans-Ulrich Rudel JU-87 Stuka Pilot.......Available Soon.
Kurt Schulze Donier Do-217 Navigator, Bf-109G Fighter Pilot.
Franz Stigler JG 27 Bf-109 Ace North Africa
Franz Stigler JV44 Jet fighter pilot.
Japanese Aviators
Kunio Iwashita "George" Fighter Ace
Taisuke Maruyama "Kate" Torpedo Bomber Aviator, Pearl Harbor
Saburo Sakai.......Available Soon.
Italian Aviators
Many of these writings are complete and some are rough drafts.
Costantino Petrosellini M.C.200 Ace
Costantino Petrosellini M.C.202
Dal Corradini SM.79 Torpedo Bomber Pilot
French Aviators
Marcel Albert Top French Ace of WWII
Canadian Aviators
Aviation Pioneers
Ann Lindbergh...................Available Soon.
World War I
Many of these writings are complete and some are rough drafts.
Eddie Rickenbacker Top American WWI Ace
Von Hippel German Albatross Pilot
Do you know an aviator?.....
that would be perfect in one of my aviation series?
Many of the best aviators in my aviation art series were from people who have been following my artwork and interviews.
They knew an aviator, or met someone they though would fit in my series.
Most of all they wanted to be part of what I am working on.
I enjoy referrals and introductions to these pilots.
You never know who lives next door or down the street.
The old German guy next door could have flown Stuka's!
Many of the introductions I received in 2007 and now in 2008 are incredible.
I hope to publish a print or at least an interview of everyone of them.
Help me tell their stories. Every story is special.
Not all stories are about combat adventures. They include training, test flying, etc.
Call or e-mail us if you are the pilot or you know the pilot, or gunner, or navigator.
Contact us at the bottom of the page please!
I am sorry, did I mention Astronauts?
Blue Angels?
Thunderbirds?
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2-24-07