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dcthreepainter
Spinner Reduction Surgery

By 1991 "Miss Angela" had been transferred from owner Robert "Bob" Pond to his very own museum located at the airport in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Her stay at Planes of Fame East was short, when just two years later, she was traded (along with a Douglas A-1 Skyraider) for a Boeing B-17 that Pond soon also christened "Miss Angela" after his granddaughter.

https://dcthreepainter.com/products/design-2-20-x-16-douglas-dc-3-2145-planes-of-fame-east-n132bp-1992

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The subject of this digital composition is the Douglas DC-3 transport aircraft as it appeared in 1989 while flown by Robert Pond, identified as N132BB. Artwork and texts Copyright (c) 2017-2025 Robert W. Heyen d/b/a dcthreepainter. All rights reserved. Depicted trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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dcthreepainter
Multiple Bob's are Back

Shame on me (being the first Bob), for not posting in three months! Honest, I have been busy, primarily with heavy-duty household projects that had to be completed before the Florida Heat is upon us. Spare time was spent digitizing my DC-3 books and locating internet images. I have catalogued some 75,000 images for future reference in developing my art.

Unfortunately, I did not find many new images for today's subject, the C-41A with MSN 2145. This unique aircraft has an unusual history, and until recently seems to have been camera-shy.

When collector Robert (the second Bob) Pond acquired MSN 2145 in 1989, he had her painted to resemble the scheme applied to U.S. Navy aircraft during the beginning of World War II. Her nickname, "Miss Angela" honors his granddaughter (and was later applied to a Boeing B-17). I modified the previous release of this livery to reflect her appearance a year earlier than before, while she still sported the massive prop spinners. Her coloration has been revised as well. This livery will appear again, sans spinners, for a subsequent owner shortly.

https://dcthreepainter.com/products/design-1-20-x-16-douglas-dc-3-2145-robert-pond-n132bb-1989

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The subject of this digital composition is the Douglas DC-3 transport aircraft as it appeared in 1989 while flown by Robert Pond, identified as N132BB. Artwork and texts Copyright (c) 2017-2025 Robert W. Heyen d/b/a dcthreepainter. All rights reserved. Depicted trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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"The Convair XC-99: A Forgotten Giant at Davis-Monthan AFB

The XC-99, a colossal and largely forgotten aircraft, sits in storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, awaiting its fate. Contributor Cassidy Cristello recently visited the site, capturing images of this remarkable relic of 1950s aviation."

by Cassidy Cristello
Published April 14, 2025

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Convair XC-99
Vintage Aviation News · The Convair XC-99: A Forgotten Giant at Davis-Monthan AFB - Vintage Aviation NewsThe XC-99, a colossal and largely forgotten aircraft, sits in storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, awaiting its fate. Contributor Cassidy Cristello recently visited the site, capturing images of this remarkable relic of 1950s aviation.
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Andrew Shippin

Revisiting an old scan of a slide... This was taken at the now long gone Frederick Airshow. I am guessing it would be in the late 90s. The #Corsair in the background was the aircraft flown by Joe Tobul which he crashed and died in November 2002. His son Jim Tobul later rebuilt the aircraft and currently flies it at airshows. The #P51D Mustang was donated to the #RAF Museum in 2003 where it is currently on display. #joetobul #jimtobul #airshow #warbirds #aviation #vintageaircraft

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1978 Illustration of a Vintage Fighter Aircraft

The illustration depicts an aircraft in flight, viewed from below at approximately a three-quarter angle to the right. It appears to be a vintage fighter plane with a distinctive propeller-driven engine housed within its nose and large wings that are swept back for aerodynamic efficiency.

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1978 Illustration of a Vintage Fighter Aircraft The illustration depicts an aircraft in flight, viewed from below at approximately a three-quarter angle to the right. It appears to be a vintage fighter plane with a distinctive propeller-driven engine housed within its nose and large wings that are swept back for aerodynamic efficiency.
#photography#Illustration#madman
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dcthreepainter
Holes in Time

This is the first of my favorite design ...the many paint schemes worn by the same aircraft over its lifetime. In this case, Douglas Aircraft serial number 2145 was built in 1939 and continues to fly today, so she's a ripe 85 years old. While a very popular subject for air fan photogs recently (she's one of the finest specimens around), I found it difficult to locate imagery of the liveries she previously wore. Despite 20 owners, only five significantly different paint jobs are represented, with two having enough variation to be worth including. Future compositions will demonstrate that such rarity in documentation is challengingly common, but some airframes have plenty of paint to peruse.

https://dcthreepainter.com/products/design-4a-24-x-20-legacy-of-liveries-number-1-msn-2145

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The subject of this digital composition is the nine Douglas DC-3 aircraft depicting the same airframe as it appeared at various points in its history. Artwork and texts Copyright (c) 2017-2024 Robert W. Heyen d/b/a dcthreepainter. All rights reserved. Depicted trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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