VINTAGE AIRCRAFT

I used to build model airplanes as a kid (a lost art indeed!).  I've tried to keep this up in recent years building historically accurate replicas of WWI and WW2 planes and then trying to photograph them so it looks like a 'realistic' setting.  These planes are 1/72 scale with actual fuselage lengths of 4 to 5 inches.

The Bristol F2b Fighter

The Bristol F2b Fighter

The Bristol F2b Fighter.  British two-seater (1917) that served more as a fighter than a bomber.  These are the markings of Canadian ace Lt. Andrew McKeever and Sgt. Powell.

The Fokker D-VII

The Fokker D-VII

The Fokker D-VII.  German Fighter 1917-18.  This plane has the markings of ace Bruno Loerzer with black and white stripes on upper wing and fuselage and the factory printed 'lozenge' pattern on the lower wing. The photo at right is shot at the same angle as the original black and white image of Loerzer's plane.  

The Fokker D-VII

The Fokker D-VII

The Fokker D-VII.  This plane has the markings of ace Carl Menckhoff who simply painted a large "M" on wing top and fuselage over the factory printed 'lozenge' pattern.  Original B&W photo is at left.  

The Fokker Dr.1 Triplane

The Fokker Dr.1 triplane

The Fokker Dr.1 Triplane.  German Fighter mainly in 1917 before being replaced by the Fokker D-VII.  This plane has the markings of ace Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron.  Richthofen used this plane (serial number 152/17) between his Albatros D-III and his all red Triplane.  This version had the upper wing, tail and cowl painted red but the rest of the upper surfaces were still in the factory printed olive green streak pattern.

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