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Fw190 vs p-47 lunch break sketch. The colors and patterns on allied and axis planes during late 1943 in the ETO are some of my favorites. #fockewulf #fw190 #p47 #p47thunderbolt #warbird #warbirds #ww2 #ww2history #ww2aircraft #ww2airplanes #aviationart #aviationdaily #aviationlovers #avgeek #aviationartist #aircombat #dogfight #fighterplane https://www.instagram.com/p/BzGvL4zgz2o/?igshid=1fq45ypd96cy

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Polishing up the second Mustang before moving on to the foreground Raiden, and getting some inspiration from the great Aircraft of The Aces series by @ospreypublishing and @markpostlethwaiteartist #aviationart #fighterplane #p51mustang #p51 #warbird #warbirds #warbirdwednesday #aviationartist #fighterplane #ww2 #ww2history #aircombat #aviationdaily #aviationlovers #avgeek #usairforce https://www.instagram.com/p/By68p0bDwKf/?igshid=1eewh3hh8ohsn

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Sketch of an f6f shooting down an N1k1 Shiden. #f6f #f6fhellcat #usnavy #ww2 #ww2fighter #aircombat #warbirds #warbird #aviationdaily #aviationlovers #avgeek #aviationart #fighterplane #aviationartist #n1k1 #dogfight #pistonengine #grumman https://www.instagram.com/p/ByqZveHApGt/?igshid=u8r2hmcvdouw

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I’ve been revisiting drawings from last year that I never finished and this one is now on the crosshairs. I tweaked the background from the last time I posted it and rendered the J2M in the background. There’s a lot to be done! #ww2 #aviationart #fighterplane #aviationartist #p51 #p51mustang #j2mraiden #dogfight #aircombat #b29superfortress #imperialjapanesenavy #ww2fighter #aviationdaily #avgeek #warbird #warbirds https://www.instagram.com/p/ByenxW-Aui_/?igshid=1wvkniax4nr2x

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Sketch of a P-38 sporting some invasion stripes, since it’s the 75th anniversary of D-Day. #dday #dday75 #dday75thanniversary #warbird #warbirds #p38lightning #p38 #aviationdaily #aviationart #aviationartist #aircombat #fighterplane #ww2 #ww2history #ww2fighter https://www.instagram.com/p/ByZGx4ZgE00/?igshid=a6bnyupwq1i1

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A fictional ww2 era fighter prototype, with a very large radial engine. Took a lot of inspiration from the fw190 and the ki-44. This was a lunch time line drawing that I came back to and put some color on. #aviationdaily #aviationlovers #avgeek #aviationart #fighterplane #aviationartist #warbird #warbirds #wacomcintiq #radialengine #prototype #ww2 #ww2fighter https://www.instagram.com/p/ByVdOrnAB8C/?igshid=1e57c7870hq4w

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Sketch of a Hawker Tempest taking on some 190 “Dora’s” late in the war. #hawkertempest #fockewulf #wacomcintiq #artistsofinstagram #ww2history #worldwar2 #ww2 #warbird #warbirds #aircombat #dogfight #aviationart #aviationartist #fighterplane #avgeek #aviationdaily #aviationlovers https://www.instagram.com/p/ByEsrgwDmtL/?igshid=1qknxn66bagzu

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This one I’ve been working on and off at work during lunch or as a morning warmup since last November. Obviously it was really slow going working on it sporadically so I took it home to finish up! It’s based on American ace William Beyer’s account of his dogfight with German ace Klaus Mietusch, which I read in high school and always stuck with me: "....we made many violent high-G maneuvers with wide open throttle. When I started to close and fire, I noticed that his plane seemed to have stopped in the air. I had to decide whether to shoot and run, or to try to stop my plane. I cut throttle, lowered flaps, and dropped my wheels- I still kept closing. I had to fishtail and do flat weaves to stay behind him. This maneuver was repeated three times, and on one occasion I almost cut his tail off, we were so close. Then we started into steep dives. The last one was at around 1,000 feet with flaps down. This last maneuver was deadly and nerve-wracking. He went straight down toward the ground, hoping I couldn't pull out. If I pulled out early, he could have come in behind me, so I stayed with him. If we had had our wheels down when we pulled out, we would have been on the ground. It was after this pullout that I finally was able to get my sights lined up and fire at him. I must have hit him with the first burst, because he kept turning and went into the ground and broke up. Knowing the caliber of this German pilot, I am sure that if I had taken the time to get off some shots when he was slowing down he could have possibly shot me down or made a getaway." #p51 #p51mustang #bf109 #warbird #warbirds #aircombat #ww2fighter #acepilot #usairforce #luftwaffe #aviationart #aviationartist #artistsofinstagram #wacomcintiq #ww2history #worldwar2 #secondworldwar https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx1S-nal719/?igshid=5trep6cnxv66

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Sketch of some Dewoitine d520’s with some rough color. This has always been one of my favorite early war fighters...but not as pretty as a spitfire mk.I though :) #dewoitined520 #frenchairforce #ww2 #ww2fighter #fighterplane #warbird #warbirds #aviationart #aviationartist #aircombat #avgeek #blitzkrieg #sketch #wacomcintiq https://www.instagram.com/p/BxwTeval14M/?igshid=ot8r15bw4otf

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Sketch of a P-47 bouncing some 109’s. #warbird #aviationart #aviation #warbirds #p47thunderbolt #p47 #bf109 #usairforce #luftwaffe #ww2fighter #ww2 #aviationartist #sketch #wacomcintiq #avgeek #dogfight #aircombat #fighterplane #airpower https://www.instagram.com/p/BxwSsvRlAr6/?igshid=1hl19tvxnkn3d

[arielsiroalvarez]

Color sketch of a Yak-3 downing an fw-190 at low level during the winter of 1944. #yak3 #fw190 #easternfront #ww2 #ww2fighter #dogfight #aircombat #wacomcintiq #fighterplane #warbirds #warbird #aviationart #aviationartist #avgeek #aviation #sovietairforce #sovietaircraft #luftwaffe https://www.instagram.com/p/BxgyZ2DFc-d/?igshid=1ds2n0anmm4b6

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Sketch of a bf-109 having a tough time with some P-51’s over German skies during late 1944. #bf109 #luftwaffe #p51mustang #p51 #usairforce #ww2 #ww2fighter #aircombat #fighterplane #warbird #warbirds #dogfight #messerschmitt #aviationart #aviationartist #wacomcintiq https://www.instagram.com/p/BxgxpOnlqe-/?igshid=htknnpe537vm

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This sketch is of a Sea Harrier downing a Pucara, based on the accounts of David “Sharkey” Ward and his shoot down of Carlos Tomba’s Pucara. Tomba ejected safely after taking heavy 30mm damage. #aircombat #aviationart #sketch #aviationartist #seaharrier #harrier #ia58pucará #pucara #royalnavy #fleetairarm #fuerzaaereaargentina #falklands #malvinas #wacomcintiq #jetfighter #jet https://www.instagram.com/p/BxRQ4TBFiR-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=r6nl7383hquy

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Squeezed this one in tonight, a Macchi 202 battling a P-40 somewhere over Africa. #macchi202 #ww2fighter #ww2fighterplane #p40warhawk #p40 #dogfight #ww2 #ww2aircraft #warbird #warbirds #italianairforce #aviationart #aviationartist #aircombat #sketch https://www.instagram.com/p/BxOxFIsliWR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dqiy8hjjxy73

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Argentinian A-4 Skyhawk going low and fast on its bomb run against the British fleet. This sketch was based on a photo I took of a model so I could get it done before Netflix time with the wife 😉 #sketch #wacomcintiq #a4skyhawk #falklands #falklandswar #malvinas #aircombat #fighterjet #jetfighter #aviationart #aviationartist #skyhawk #lowlevelflying https://www.instagram.com/p/BxMJ71ulbCw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ijmbhzdrarn2

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I went away from the black and white hatching and did some rough color on this one. A bit darker on the phone though 🤷🏻‍♂️. A-26 over Korea. #a26invader #warbird #warbirds #koreanwar #aviationart #aviationartist #bomber #wacomcintiq #sketch #ww2aircraft https://www.instagram.com/p/BxIQwollIub/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wpm1pl0y6js2

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Sketch of a P-51 trying to fend off some 109’s from a damaged B-24. Inspired after reading about James Howard’s defense of a flight of bombers from several Bf-110’s, which won him the Medal of Honor. #aviationart #wacomcintiq #sketch #acepilot #p51mustang #p51 #bf109 #aircombat #ww2 #dogfight #fighterplane #warbirds #warbird https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwr7b0slsP6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=949ulagtljig