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[agracier]

For the New Year. Here are 2 paintings on subjects pertaining to aviation.

The first is a painting by Australian artist William Dargie, showing an airstrip at Milne Bay in New Guinea. painted in 1943.

The second is a 1985 painting by Soviet artist Sergei Boharov, showing a reunion of 15 female aviators for the unveiling of a mural depicting the accomplishments of female pilots during the war. I the background is the mural, with a biplane. I cannot identify the make, it is probably a Polikarpov, R-5 or U-2. Perhaps someone else can give more info. In the bottom right corner, a female pilot is holding a model of a biplane, probably the same as the one in the mural. But it is too generic to be identifiable.

[Uufflakke]

I the background is the mural, with a biplane. I cannot identify the make, it is probably a Polikarpov, R-5 or U-2. Perhaps someone else can give more info. In the bottom right corner, a female pilot is holding a model of a biplane, probably the same as the one in the mural. But it is too generic to be identifiable.

Maybe it is a Polikarpov Po-2 . That was the plane the Nachthexen used for their attacks against German Troops.

[agracier]

I was sort of thinking Lilya Litvasky as well ...

[LuseKofte]

It must be a R-5, look at the nose

[Petr Winter]

Pavel Rampir Flying artworks gallery.

His drawings and illustrations, you can know the REVI magazine.

http://www.flying-artworks.com

[agracier]

A nice gallery of art and sketches ... thanks for posting.

[agracier]

Here are a few more examples of colorful war-time aviation art produced during WWII.

The first is of a unit of Royal Canadian Air Force pilots in a pre-flight briefing. It has a certain Classical allegorical composition to the scene which enhances the appeal of the painting. This painting has been possibly been influenced by social realism tendencies that were prevalent in art produced during the period immediately preceding WWII.

Interestingly in an aside, if anyone still remembers old TV shows like The Phil Silvers Show (sgt Bilko to you young'uns) or McHale's Navy, you will also recognize that grouping members of a unit in this fashion was very prevalent in that time. Sometimes it is not really all that far removed from compositions one finds in Socialist Realism where Lenin is surrounded admiring workers, soldiers, party members or students. This one painting however rises above Soviet Realist art by it's somewhat ethereal and generic composition and stance of the pilots.



Here is what appears to be a crashed Soviet Su-2.

[agracier]

two more

[Cracken]

Lilya Litvasky

Lydia Litvyak
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Litvak

Nice pics, would be good as in-game backgrounds.

[agracier]

I was thinking of the fictional character, from a three part illustrated story:

http://zorgblog.over-blog.com/article-le-grand-duc-t3-65124994.html

[cgagan]

I was thinking of the fictional character, from a three part illustrated story:

http://zorgblog.over-blog.com/article-le-grand-duc-t3-65124994.html

Then you may be interested in this site,
http://www.thecockpit.net63.net/

[agracier]

I was thinking of the fictional character, from a three part illustrated story:

http://zorgblog.over-blog.com/article-le-grand-duc-t3-65124994.html

Then you may be interested in this site,
http://www.thecockpit.net63.net/

You bet ... I already have the skins made from the series and use them often when flying as a Soviet ...