Nicolas Trudgian
Nicolas Trudgian est probablement l'un des plus célèbres artistes de la peinture aéronautique. Ce qui nous fascine le plus en regardant ses oeuvres, c'est la lumière qui s'en dégage et qui donne à la scène un réalisme absolu. C'est en achetant un jour un livre de 1947 dans une bouquinerie (Porte-Avions au combat de Oliver Jensen) que je trouvais au milieu du livre une carte servant de marque-page représentant l'oeuvre "Scramble for the Marianas" ; je pris alors la décision de contacter Nicolas Trudgian pour lui demander l'autorisation de publier ses oeuvres en ligne sur mon site.
Nicolas Trudgian is probably one of the most famous artists in aeronautical artwork. The most fascinating, when looking at his artworks, is the light which is released and which gives to the scene an absolute realism. It's when buying once a book of 1947 in a bouquinery (War carrier written by Oliver Jensen), that I found in the middle of the book a card being used as a bookmark and representing “Scramble for the Marianas” ; I then made the decision to contact Nicolas Trudgian and ask him for the authorization to post his works online in my website.
"Tiger Fire" - Curtiss P-40 B Tomahawk "Flying Tiger" - 3rd Sqn (Hell's Angels - A.V.G.), F/Lt Charles H. Older.
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"Thunderbolts and Lightnings" - Republic P-47D-30 Thunderbolts (513th FS, 406th FG) & P38 Lightnings.
Bastogne, France - 1944
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"Advance into Europe" - Republic P-47D-25-RE Thunderbolt "Oregon's Britannia/Happy Warrior"
56th FG, Hubert (Hub) Zemke.
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"Typhoons at Falaise" - Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib - 198 Sqn, RAF.
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"Desert Victory" - Messerschmitt Bf 109 F & Tomahawk IIB
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"Last Man Home" - North American P-51 D - 357th Fighter Group, Major Richard "Bud" Peterson
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North American P-51 D "Hurry Home Honey" - 357th Fighter Group, Major Richard "Bud" Peterson
Photo : auteur et source inconnus - author and source unknown
"Into the Cloak of Darkness" - Heinkel He 219 & Messerschmitt Bf 110
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"Breaching the Dam" - Avro Lancaster Mk III "Dam-Busters", No 617 Squadron
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"Tokyo Bound" - North American B-25 B - 18th April, 1942
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"Scramble for the Marianas" - Grummann F6F Hellcat
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"First Strike on Berlin" - Boeing B-17G-30-BO Flying Fortress #42-31735 "Lucky Lee"
100th Bomber Group - 351st Bomber Squadron
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"Holding The Line" - Hawker Hurricane Mk I, Fighter Squadron 111
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"Winter Patrol" - Messerschmitt BF 109 G2, Olt. Günther Rall, 8./JG 52
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"The Jolly Rogers" - Chance Vought F4U-1 Corsair BuNo.55995 No.29 - Lt. Ira C Kepford, VF-17
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"Their finest hours" - Supermarine Spitfire MkI, P9433, DW-E, Sqn 610, P/O Constantin Pegge DFC
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"Winter wolves" - Focke-Wulf Fw 190 © Nicolas Trudgian - www.nicolastrudgian.com
"Operation Tidal Wave", Ploesti, 01/08/1943 - Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Au premier plan le Consolidated B-24D-55-CO Liberator 42-40402, “The Sandman".
In the foreground the Consolidated B-24D-55-CO Liberator 42-40402, “The Sandman.
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