WWI Aviation books cover art

[Romani]

From the Osprey 2008 catalogue, I believe this artwork comes from the Duel series Camel vs DrI, anybody know the artist?

[Russell Smith]

Originally Posted by Romani

From the Osprey 2008 catalogue, I believe this artwork comes from the Duel series Camel vs DrI, anybody know the artist?

Jim Laurier

[Romani]

I have a soft spot for Weiss DrI since it was the first model airplane I ever managed to complete and paint.

[Romani]

And now, for a change a two seater, a DH4 attacking a railway gun


Thriller Picture Library #398 cover art (Original)
(Ref: BiffignandiTPL398)

Alessandro Biffignandi. A very rare surviving original page of art painted for the cover of Thriller Picture Library #398, Dogfight Dixon RFC, in February 1962. A stunning painting of a WW1 biplane attacking a German military train.

[Kilian]

Hi Romani! Is that a dicke Berta?

[Germanophile-1]

Pardon that clumsy allusion to an old Hollywood movie line -- "The only good (name an enemy) is a dead one" -- and pardon my immodesty for sending covers of my own books.

Attached are the covers of the Polish and Italian translations of Richthofen - Beyond the Legend of the Red Baron. I have no idea how or where the Italian publisher came up with a Fokker D.VII for the cover. But, while that aircraft has nothing to do with Manfred von Richthofen, this photo (in my view) is kind of nice.

Peter Kilduff

[Gregvan]

Hi All,

Thanks for posting those, Peter! The D.VII photo is indeed unique, and has been discussed around here before, I believe. The Iron Cross insignia on the wings especially - this may have been a retouched photo or maybe even one of the Cockburn-Lange shots? Anyway, a very nice image!

Romani, here's a precursor, if you will, to that stunning Dogfight Dixon painting you posted:



Another D.H.4 (well, sort of) bombing another German gun.

[Gregvan]

Speaking of Jim Laurier and his fine work on the covers of the "Duel" series, here's Jon Guttman's latest, due out in a few months:



Jon keeps cranking these out, thank goodness, with a little help from his friends.

[dpolglaze]

Here's a couple more, one known, one not

by Sven Elvén


unknown


Dan

[Romani]

Originally Posted by Kilian

Hi Romani! Is that a dicke Berta?

Not even close. This is a Dicke Berta




Apologies for the slight Off Topic deviation, artist, Vincent Segrelles.