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  1. jbmilart

    "Four Years of Thunder" documentary

    I know this isn't WWII... but... I found this documentary on the first beginnings of combat aircraft called "Four Years of Thunder". I think it was originally produced for the "History Channel" back in 1996... but it's still a very good documentary. The 4 hour documentary takes you to the very...
  2. jbmilart

    Jim Buchanan and A2 Jacket Patches

    Here are some of my favorite patches I've done... all done with brushes, aged and weathered... 714th Bomb Squadron 758th Bomb Squadron 23rd Bomb Squadron 731st Bomb Squadron 603rd Bomb Squadron 11th Bomb Squadron "Mr. Jiggs" 302nd Fighter Squadron "Tuskegee Airmen" 93rd Bomb Squadron...
  3. jbmilart

    Hand painted squadron patches web site updates...

    Sean "a2jacketpatches" has an eBay sale right now of 40% off on all his AVG patches and other related material... Check it out fellas... http://stores.ebay.com/a2jacketpatches?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 Thanks a lot... hope this will help... Jim
  4. jbmilart

    AVG Patches

    Holy smokes... Those are great photos... Stearmen! Very good reference material, to be sure... Oh, buy the way... Sean "a2jacketpatches" has just told me he has a 40% off sale in his eBay store... right now... of all his AVG patches and I think he has a blood-chit also at 40% off. Check it out...
  5. jbmilart

    AVG Patches

    You might want to check out Sean "a2jacketpatches" on his eBay store. He does layered leather patches... his specialty is the AVG and anything CBI theater... including leather blood-chits. You can also check out the website www.jbmilart.com under the layered patch page, to see more of his work...
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    Color slide show of British WWII Aircraft

    I found this HUGE color slide show on Flickr.com! It looks to me that some of these photos are colorized... but so what... It's still cool to look at. Be prepared to stay awhile... as this is a really long slide show. Enjoy... Jim...
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    New additions to jbmilart website

    I would like to proudly announce that "a2jacketpatches" has joined the www.jbmilart.com website. Some of you might already know Sean of "a2jacketpatches"... Sean has been involved in military art for over 10 years... and is very knowledgeable about the subject... primarily in the "layered"...
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    Hand painted squadron patches web site updates...

    I am proud to announce that "a2jacketpatches" is now apart of the jbmilart.com website. Sean has over 10 years of experience in military art. From nose art painting to his layered leather squadron patches. His knowledge of this subject is vast. His AVG "Flying Tigers" leather patches are...
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    Hand painted squadron patches web site updates...

    Howdy all... Just did some new updates on my web site...www.jbmilart.com... including some new patches... new photos of finished A-2 jacket projects... custom artwork section... It's still a work in progress... but I'm getting there... Working now on the complete Tuskegee Airmen Squadron...
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    Newer photos of "The Lady Be Good"

    I stumbled across some new photos of "The Lady Be Good"... the unfortunate B-24 and her crew... lost in the Libyan desert... for 15 years... until a oil survey team found the missing bomber in 1958. I am sure that most of you out there have heard the story or seen the photos of "The Lady Be...
  13. jbmilart

    Desert War

    Howdy, Stearmen...The news of "The Lady Be Good"...is not a pretty one...It seems that the Gaddafi regime had the aircraft removed from the crash site...and transported it to a Tobruk Police compound...and didn't even bother of how they took the aircraft apart for transport! I found this website...
  14. jbmilart

    Boot soles??

    Hey Cardigankid...you might try "At the Front" website they might have them or you can email or call and ask them about the soles and where they have their service boots made...they have really great stuff there! Jim
  15. jbmilart

    P-51 crash at Reno Air Races

    Thank you for those kind words Bluebird Marsha... I am fine and doing well. Just wanted to set the story straight about what happened...from my perspective...as there have been a lot of false rumors. I have been in constant contact with friends at the Air Race Association and in the aviation...
  16. jbmilart

    P-51 crash at Reno Air Races

    The largest piece I came across at the point of impact was a 1/4 of a prop sheared off at the knuckle which attaches to the hub assembly. The reports of the impact crater has been noted as being over 6 feet deep...Nope... about 2 1/2 feet at it's deepest point and about 6 feet long reaching...
  17. jbmilart

    P-51 crash at Reno Air Races

    You are right, dnjan...If the NTSB finds out that the pilot seat failed and was one of the factors causing the crash in their investigation, I have no doubt that some regulation and or proceedures will be handed down to all race crews, owners and aeronautical engineers, to completely re-engineer...
  19. jbmilart

    P-51 crash at Reno Air Races

    As of today... the NTSB has a theory that Jimmy's seat failed and collapsed sending him backwards into the cockpit...which would explain the photos of not seeing him through the canopy as the plane was going down. Laying down on your back, straped down to a seat that is no longer upright and...
  20. jbmilart

    P-51 crash at Reno Air Races

    It's all about speed! They have been modifying these planes for years with very good results... for over 45 years! If you take computers out of the modern jet fighters and bombers and airliners... you would not have a very stable flying platform...in fact they would not fly at all! These...
  21. jbmilart

    P-51 crash at Reno Air Races

    Hey Jaguar66! That video is of the Briteling aerobatic crew at the red and white dead line near the west end of the airfield...I was about 100 yards east of them near the V.I.P. lounge and next to the unlimited pit area. The Gold race always start from there on the ramp for start up. Golfcarts...
  22. jbmilart

    P-51 crash at Reno Air Races

    I have just returned from the Reno Air Races and was one of the first responders to the accident...less than 1 minute away from the impact site! Jimmy Leeward, the pilot of the "Galloping Ghost" was a very capable and confident pilot and have known he and his wife for 25 years. I have been a...
  23. jbmilart

    A-2 Patches

    I totally agree with the cardigankid...it's been my experiance that anytime you "hang" anything on a WWII A2 or G1 flight jacket...it's like a people magnet! Eye candy for the curious...and you WILL get asked about your jacket and what it stands for. After all that's why the airmen put them on...

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