Aviation Art
This page updated November 8, 2006. Stay tuned for new updates!
I am proud to display the aviation art of "Nick" Nicholas in this gallery.
This is primarily a collection of US Military aircraft from 1941 to the present,with some civil and foreign military types included as well. They are all tributes to the many men and women associated with aviation - but especially to those who maintain and fly the airplanes & helicopters for ALL Branches of the US Military- protecting our wonderful country - Past, Present and Future! There are also a few airplanes here near and dear to my friends and myself--we either worked on or flew some of these wonderful aircraft. I hope you enjoy them as much as we did.
The graphics displayed on this page depict actual or typical markings for the
aircraft. All drawings are copyrighted property of "ON TARGET" Custom Graphics, and may not
be used or duplicated without his permission.
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Beech C-45H/RC-45J Expeditor "Twin Beech" U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy
Beech C-45H/JRB-4 Expeditor "Twin Beech" U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard
Beech King Air 200
Bell AH-1G Cobra
Bell AH-1T Super Cobra
Bell UH-1H Huey
Bell X-1
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Boeing B-47E Stratojet
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress "BUFF"
Boeing KC-97F/L Stratotanker
Boeing RC-135S/V/W
Boeing RC-135W
Canadair CL-13 Sabre License built North American F-86, Flight Systems, Inc.
Canadair CT-33 License built Lockheed T-33. I was a crew chief on the pictured Flight Systems T-Bird back in the 1980's....
Cessna A/OA-37 Dragonfly U.S. Air Force, Fuerza Aerea de Chile
Cessna T-37 "Tweety Bird" U.S. Air Force, Pakistani Air Force
Cessna TL-19D/TO-1E Bird Dog U.S. Army
Cessna O-1A Bird Dog U.S. Army
Cessna O-1A Bird Dog U.S. Air Force
Cessna O-2A Skymaster
Chance Vought F4U Corsairs VF-17
Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair
Convair B-58 Hustler
Convair TB-58A Hustlers
Convair B-36B/D "Peacemaker"
Convair F-106A Delta Dart
Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk
Curtiss Tomahawk IIA/P-40E Kittyhawk
deHavilland C-7A Caribou
deHavilland DHC-2T Turbo Beaver
deHavilland L-20A Beaver U.S. Army
deHavilland U-6A Beaver U.S.Army
deHavilland L-20A/NU-6A Beaver U.S. Air Force
deHavilland Beaver Civil Air Patrol
deHavilland Beaver A.I. Mk. I/L-20A Royal Army, Republic of Korea Army
Douglas AD-6 Skyraider U.S. Navy/Marines
Douglas A1E/H Skyraider U.S. Air Force
Douglas A-4C/OA-4M Skyhawk
Douglas A-4E Skyhawk
Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk
Douglas AC-47 "Puff, The Magic Dragon"
Douglas C-47 Dakota Rhodesian Air Force
Douglas C-118 Liftmaster/DC-6
Douglas DC-3C Atorie Air Cargo -- I worked on this airplane in ELP in the late 80's, and Nick's brother flew her later on.
Fairchild A-10A Warthog
General Dynamics F-16A (ADF) Fighting Falcon Texas ANG
General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon
General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon Alabama ANG, Operation Iraqi Freedom
General Dynamics F-16N Fighting Falcon
General Dynamics F-111C/G "Pig" Royal Australian Air Force
General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark
Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat Blue Angels
Grumman F-14A Tomcat
Grumman F-14D Tomcat
Grumman OV-1C/RV-1D Mohawk
Hughes OH-6A Cayuse "Loach"
Lear C-21A "Learjet"
Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne
Lockheed C-5A/B Galaxy
Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Lockheed KC-130F Hercules "Fat Albert"
Lockheed MC-130H Hercules "Combat Talon II"
Lockheed MC-130H Combat Talon #2
Lockheed C-141B Starlifter
Lockheed C-141B Starlifter "The Hanoi Taxi" This aircraft was retired from active service in March 2006 and will be on display at the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH.
Lockheed CF-104 Starfighter
Lockheed F-104D/G Starfighter
Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk
Lockheed P-38 Lightnings
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, "HABU"
Lockheed U-2R "Dragon Lady"
Lockheed YF-12B Blackbird
Lockheed-Martin F/A-22 Raptor
Lockheed-Martin-Boeing-General Dynamics YF-22/F-22A Raptor
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom
McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom
McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom Luftwaffe special schemes
McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle "Eagle Keeper"
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle #2
McDonnell Douglas F-15I Strike Eagle Israeli Air Force
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center "Top Gun"
McDonnell Douglas FA-18A Hornet
North American B-25B Mitchell--A Tribute To The Doolittle Raiders
North American B-25J Mitchell
North American F-86E Sabre
North American F-100C Super Sabre Thunderbirds
North American OV-10A Bronco U.S. Air Force
North American OV-10A/YOV-10D Bronco U.S. Navy/Marines
North American OV-10A Bronco NASA
North American OV-10A Bronco California Department of Forestry/Bureau of Land Management
North American OV-10 Bronco Philippine Air Force
North American P-51B, P-51D Mustang--A Tribute To The Tuskeegee Airmen
North American P-51C Mustang
North American F-51D Mustang, NACA
North American X-15
North American X-15A2
Northrop F-89D/J Scorpion
Northrop P-61A Black Widow
Northrop T-38 Talon
Piasecki CH-21C Shawnee
Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter
Piper J3 Cub and L-4A Grasshopper
Piper PA-18 and L-21A Super Cub
PZL-Mielic TS-11 Iskra
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Republic P-47D Thunderbolts 5th USAAF
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt II/North American P-51 Mustang III Royal Air Force
Republic P-47N Thunderbolts 7th USAAF
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash Alabama ANG
Rockwell B-1B Lancer Georgia Air National Guard
Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV
Sikorsky MH-60 Special Operations
Steen Skybolt
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. VIII
Vought A-7D Corsair II 1976 Bicentennial schemes, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy
Vought A-7D/E Corsair II
NICK's PERSONAL INFORMATION: Aviation has been my primary interest and hobby
ever since the 1950's. I was very active in the Civil Air Patrol Cadet program,
my Mom was an Instructor Pilot & my folks owned an airplane - so I got my
Private Pilot's license while I was in high school. This greatly helped me to
get into the US Army Warrant Officer Candidate program in 1965. I had the great
fortune to fly for the US Army as a Warrant Officer Aviator and Department of
the Army Civil Service (DAC) Pilot for 25+ years. "Uncle Sam" taught me to fly
several versions of the AH-1 "Cobra" Attack Helicopter (my favorite aircraft),
UH-1 "Huey", OH-58 "Kiowa", OH-6 "LOH", OH-13 "Sioux" & TH-55 Helicopters, the
O-1 "Bird Dog" & U-6 "Beaver Single Engine Airplanes, and the U-8 "Queen Air",
U-21 "Ute", C-12 "Huron" and O-2 "Skymaster" Multi-Engine Airplanes. I survived
3+ tours in Vietnam as an aviator, and am very privileged to be a member of the
Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association (Red River Rats) & the 1st Squadron,
9th Cavalry Regiment "Bullwhip Squadron Association". I have also flown several
Civil Helicopters and Airplanes - now I draw them.
"Nick" Nicholas
"ON TARGET" Custom Graphics
PO Box 3183
Oxford, AL 36203 USA
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 256-237-3589
A welcome addition to this site is the aviation artwork of Graham Ward, who was kind enough to send some examples of his work to display here. Graham is a fellow Warbird freak, and I hope you enjoy his work as much as I do. If you'd like to contact him, he can be reached at [email protected]
All the artwork in this section is copyrighted property of Graham Ward, and may not be used or reproduced without his permission.
"Lightning Strike" British Electric Lightning intercepts a MiG-15.
"Wildcat On The Prowl" A Grumman F4F Wildcat wins an encounter with a Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero.
"Torpedo Run" A flight of Grumman TBF Avengers flies over their target after dropping torpedos.
"Thirsty Blackbird" A Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird stops by the gas station for a little fuel......
"Jaguar Hunting" A Sepecat Jaguar out looking for a fight.
"Defending The Realm" A Supermarine Spitfire mixes it up with a Messerschmitt Me-109 somewhere over England..
"Gooney At Work" A DC-3 doing what they do best, hauling freight across the country. This one, N102BL, belonged to Pronto Aviation Services in New Mexico. She holds a special place in my career, as I was her crew chief...
"Tribute To the 78th FG" A P-47D Thunderbolt of the 78th FG, 8th USAAF is the subject of this montage.
"No Escape" A Messerschmitt Me-109 dives to escape from a Spitfire....
"End of Patrol" A Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" floatplane returns from a mission.
"A Proud Tradition" An Eastern Motors TBM Avenger shares the spotlight with a Cadillac Cien concept car, both built by divisions of the General Motors Corp.
"Black Sheep One" Pappy Boyington's F4U Corsair tangles with a Zero in the South Pacific.
"PRU Mossie" A Mosquito PR MkIV in the colors of 87 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force.
"The First Spitfire" A profile of the Supermarine Type 300, the prototype for the Spitfire fighter.
The heading graphic depicts the insignia of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, operating F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. This unit's predecessor, the 4th Fighter Group, was the highest scoring combat unit of the 8th Air Force in WWII.
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