The Last Flight of VEGA 31
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Lt Col Dale Zelko, USAF, (Ret), pictured holding the original painting on the right, is the actual pilot of VEGA 31. SSgt Matt Scales of the AF Historical Research Office, a friend and colleague of Dale's, is behind the piece - he commissioned it and made this all happen. I'm the toad on the left. We "ambushed" Dale at the scenic Hanscom AFB BX food court on 22 January, 2010 to present it to him. He had no idea I'd be there as Matt had set up a sham meeting between he and Dale to talk about historical issues related to the VEGA 31 event. Needless to say, he was a bit surprised to see me, an old A-10 squadron mate, after 20 years bearing an original painting of him in combat! I was happy that he was very pleased with it, especially as he related that he is an avid collector of all types of art and a self styled art critic to boot!! Upon viewing the painting he said I passed his crit pretty well and that was very gratifying. 
Lt Col Zelko's F-117 was shot down eggressing off target from a successful attack on a high value target by a modified SA-3 SAM on the fourth night of the 1999 NATO air campaign against Serbia - Operation Allied Force. Dale did an outstanding job of evading Serbian patrols and was instrumental in helping to effect his own rescue some 8 hours later by a massive and daring USAF/Allied Combat SAR effort that plucked him away from the bad guys in the dead of night and lousy weather to boot. Here's to the Sandys, Jolly Greens and PJs and everyone else behind the scenes that made it happen!!
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The Logical Conclusion
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An East Coast Adversary F/A-18 from VFC-12 "Ambush" mixes it up in a 1 v 1 fight with a Luftwaffe Mig-29 Fulcrum near old Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas some 70 miles west of Key West.

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What Our Enemies Have Begun...We Will Finish
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  Commander Jeffrey “Caesar” Czerewko, skipper of the VFA-146 “Blue Diamonds”, pulls off from a strafing pass on enemy vehicles near Now Zad, Afghanistan as part of continuing combat action during Operation Enduring Freedom. Having previously destroyed other Taliban positions in this mountain village with Mk 82 500 pound bomb runs, “Caesar” and his wingman have had to “get close to their work” and resort to strafing runs with their F/A-18C Hornet’s 20mm Vulcan cannon. Echoing the words of President George W. Bush, due to the efforts of “Caesar” and the Blue Diamonds, the Taliban is on the run and their unwelcome stay in this once peaceful village is now finished.

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Battle of New Orleans
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"Award of Merit" Winner, 2009 US Naval Aviation Museum Open Art Competition/Exhibition
The original painting is currently hanging in the foyer of the museum

A New Orleans Navy Reserve F/A-18 Hornet from the "River Rattlers" of VFA-204 gets the better of an Air National Guard F-15 from the 122nd Fighter Squadron near the Chandeleur Islands some 70 miles east of "The Big Easy". Both units are home based at Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, thus it's a mini "Battle of New Orleans." You can purchase the print in either the original "CAG Bird" paint scheme, or in a slightly modified version to portray a normal squadron jet. You can have either version personalized with your name and rank below the canopy rail, as well as whatever tail or side number you'd like on "your" jet. Instructions on how to do it are below each description of each print found inside this collection.

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Sundowner Fresco
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"Award of Merit" Winner, 2009 US Naval Aviation Museum Open Art Competition/Exhibition
The original painting is currently hanging in the foyer of the museum

I am proud to present my first ever historical re-creation of a particular engagement. The 6 March 1972 North Vietnamese MiG-17 kill by VF-111 pilot Lt Garry "Greyhound" Weigand and RIO Lt (Jg) Bill "Farkle" Freckleton, the victorious crew of  Sundowner F-4B "Old Nick 201". The painting was completed only after extensive correspondence from the MiG killers themselves to depict a moment in time over the skies of North Vietnam. You'll notice the F-4's chaff door open, which I would not have depicted without the late breaking e-mail info from "Farkle." Prior to that I didn't know Navy F-4Bs carried internal chaff!!

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Defender of the Conch Republic
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A Key West based Navy F-5N of VFC-111 mixes it up with two Super Hornets from NAS Lemoore, California.

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Saint Island Defender
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A Fallon based Navy F-5N of VFC-13 "The Saints" gets the better of two NAS Lemoore Super Hornets in a section engaged manuevering hop.

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Nantucket Knife fight
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Two F-15 Eagles from Cape Cod's 102nd Fighter Wing get "in the phone booth" during a BFM engagement.

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Mr. Bones First Blood
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It's brother against brother as F-15C pilot Lt Col "Blood" Routt tries to get behind the Aggressor F-16 of Major "Tazz" Routt during a student ACM sortie south of the Florida panhandle.

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Nomad Knife Fight
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Two F-15 Eagles from the 59th Fighter Squadron "Golden Pride" mix it up over the Gulf of Mexico.

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Canvas Giclees
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These selected works are printed on Epson art canvas.  Canvas total size is 24x30 (image about 20x26)  with two inches of border so you can have your canvas stretched and mounted/framed as you desire. Canvas comes rolled in an extra heavy duty shipping tube for protection along with a frameable "back story" on parchment paper as well as a certificate of authenticity. If you want your canvas "personalized" with your name on the canopy rail or a different tail/side number, be sure to select that version.

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Military Art
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It's been some time in coming, but I've added the first piece of military art, an "Old Guard" Grenadier of Napoleon's famed Imperial Guard that I call "The Smiling Grenadier". The likeness is modified from the original painting created by French military artist Edouard Detaille to honor a friend and colleague of mine, Chief Master Sergeant John Silva. The Chief is retiring from the Air National Guard on 7 March 2009 after a long and distinguished career. Like the Guardsman in the painting, he is a true warrior. Congrats on your retirement Chief - well deserved and about time!