"Impressing the Night Shift"
It was beautiful, it was fast, and it had a grace of line and contour few airplanes have possessed.
Spooling back through half a century we see its silver sides glistening in the late afternoon sun.
Just under a canopy of camouflage netting a young army ferry pilot leans against its flank and
confers with one of the many young women that has helped to bring this Mustang into being. A
crew returning from a rudder repair job on the flight line catches a glimpse of a fleeting romance.
Men busily prepare waiting steeds for their final test flights as North American P-51D’s are spewed
off the assembly line at a rate of one an hour, 24 hours a day. Looking north from the Mines Field
plant we can almost hear the throaty growl of Packard built Merlin engines, and the staccato crackle
of six wing-mounted Browning machine guns being test fired nearby. Barrage balloons float
whimsically over the northern horizon where the Santa Monica Mountains jut up behind the derrick
covered Baldwin Hills. Building 15,864 deadly defenders of democracy in less than three short
years was a colossal feat of human will and ingenuity. World War Two is nearly a generation behind
us now, yet silver links to those epic days still linger in the few remaining P-51’s that thrill us with
the flash and roar of their passage through our peaceful skies.
Copyright © 2005 Stan Vosburg. All rights reserved.
Limited edition of 1,250 prints on acid-free, 100-pound cover stock.
Image = 33 x 22 in. Trimmed print = 37 x 27 in.
Certificate of authenticity included.
Spooling back through half a century we see its silver sides glistening in the late afternoon sun.
Just under a canopy of camouflage netting a young army ferry pilot leans against its flank and
confers with one of the many young women that has helped to bring this Mustang into being. A
crew returning from a rudder repair job on the flight line catches a glimpse of a fleeting romance.
Men busily prepare waiting steeds for their final test flights as North American P-51D’s are spewed
off the assembly line at a rate of one an hour, 24 hours a day. Looking north from the Mines Field
plant we can almost hear the throaty growl of Packard built Merlin engines, and the staccato crackle
of six wing-mounted Browning machine guns being test fired nearby. Barrage balloons float
whimsically over the northern horizon where the Santa Monica Mountains jut up behind the derrick
covered Baldwin Hills. Building 15,864 deadly defenders of democracy in less than three short
years was a colossal feat of human will and ingenuity. World War Two is nearly a generation behind
us now, yet silver links to those epic days still linger in the few remaining P-51’s that thrill us with
the flash and roar of their passage through our peaceful skies.
Copyright © 2005 Stan Vosburg. All rights reserved.
Limited edition of 1,250 prints on acid-free, 100-pound cover stock.
Image = 33 x 22 in. Trimmed print = 37 x 27 in.
Certificate of authenticity included.
Here at Ozark Airfield Artworks we offer a large selection art prints. These prints
mainly depict modern and historic aviation along with military, civil and space flight. We
also deal with naval subjects and military armor and infantry works. These prints are
from all the top national and international artists along with some local artists. Many of
our prints are signed by the artist and by famous pilots and veterans. If you are looking
for a specific plane, pilot, artist or subject please contact us.
mainly depict modern and historic aviation along with military, civil and space flight. We
also deal with naval subjects and military armor and infantry works. These prints are
from all the top national and international artists along with some local artists. Many of
our prints are signed by the artist and by famous pilots and veterans. If you are looking
for a specific plane, pilot, artist or subject please contact us.
Copyright © Ozark Airfield Artworks 2005 All Rights
Reserved
Reserved
All images are copyrighted by the individual artist and may not be
reproduced without their consent.
reproduced without their consent.
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