birdspotter

This is a blog about the the visual expression of the relation between pilots and their airplanes. It is an archive with everything I stumble upon in my investigation about warbird graphics. This involves camouflage, personal emblems, code letters and the stories surrounding them.

l-aeroport:

aeroplane 3 by pj.maracle on Flickr.

aeroplane 3 by pj.maracle on Flickr.

planeshots:

Yak-7 (-9?) It’s a Yak-9 (Thanks Airman)

~~Yak-7 (-9?)~~ It’s a Yak-9 (Thanks Airman)

armchair-aviator:

ZK-FOK ZK-FOK leads a magnificent formation of aircraft from “The Vintage Aviator”.

armchair-aviator:

ZK-FOK ZK-FOK leads a magnificent formation of aircraft from “The Vintage Aviator”.

remove-before-flight:

A gaggle of Mustangs in invasion stripes

remove-before-flight:

A gaggle of Mustangs in invasion stripes

(Source: hauptmannmarseille)

The Swordifsh from Blake & Mortimer

The Swordifsh from Blake & Mortimer

The Early Bird: Soaring to Success by E. McKnight Kauffer 1919

The Early Bird: Soaring to Success by E. McKnight Kauffer 1919

Belgian Marchetti’s ”hardship red”

Belgian Marchetti’s ”hardship red”

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