Werner Voss' Last Fight by Various Artists

[Rolex5513]

I think nothing is more satisfying than getting real lucky with a piece of art.

[Pete Hill]

I finally got round to including my own version. I am currently working on another one only this time I am doing it in oils. My new version will have the proper markings for the SE5s and may include at least one of Voss' mysterious helpers and a more accurate atomosphere and light for the time of day.
I painted this one in 2005 and called it "Seven Against One", using Goauche Acrylic. It took about 4 hours. Pete



Pete Hill.

[womenfly2]

... where's the mustache? Voss's Dr.1 must have a mustache! ... but no yellow cowl. LOL!

Looks good.
WF2

[Pete Hill]

My wife just says the engine cowling reminds her of Thomas the Tank-Engine!
Pete

[Maxim08]

Saw this great film from 1933 called 'The Eagle and the Hawk'.
Has cary Grant, Carole Lombard etc. in it.
It points out that everything we know about the demise of Werner Voss is wrong. Apparently he was shot down by a DH9 piloted by Fredric March....
Perhaps you could change all those SE5's into DH9s?
Regards,
John

(BTW, there is no emoticon with a tongue in cheek)

[Pete Hill]

Hi Maxim,
Yes, we could! After all, according to the 1971 movie "Von Richthofen & Brown" which starred the recently-deceased John Phillip-Law, Werner Voss and MvR flew in the same unit right up until the former's death. The same with Lanoe Hawker and Roy Brown. In that film, Hawker was actually killed in an SE5 in 1917, not in a DH2 in 1916 and it was MvR who collided with Oswald Boelecke!
And in "The Blue Max", half the German air-force flew Tiger Moths, it seems.
But who cares? I don't mind movies using harmless historical licence if it doesn't offend anyone.
By the way, didn't Carole Lombard lose her life in a plane crash?
Pete

[Tim West]

Originally Posted by Sreiko

I see that you are all very informed in subject but still miss answer about how many digital arts are made about Voss?
Cheers

Hi I m sort of late to this thread but wanted to play too

I think I agree that "The Sun Sets on Werner Voss" by Wilson Hurley is also my fav. You really get the feeling of being amongst the enemy and the lighting is F'n FANTASTIC! .. perfect mood and flow. Russ is also really good at setting up the mood with lighting.. I love it.!

Second I think the Joseph A. Phelan water color Greg posted is cool too. With Voss almost inverted it looks like the boys of 56 sqn are really getting played with. It shows imho the way Voss outflew everyone that day....almost.

And for Sreiko, CG goodness =)

"Parting Shot"


in the end I think that Voss got greedy.....being able to have his way with 56 sqn. He was too smart of a flyer to have gone bingo ammo. MvR, I think lost it due to being greedy too...feeling invinsable in a sense.



....from Mr. Rhys Davids point of view.

Hmm that might actually be fun scene to render.

and while its not a print, paint, or drawing..tv is a medium too =P


That model and maps were ok but my 2nd try turned out much better.

Cool beans all.

[Willi Von Klugerman]

I saw The Eagle and the Hawk a TCM last month,a short,but good film.A somewhat dark ending to it.

[tcrean7828]

Tim,
Mate, outstanding. Only wish that what I could visualize could be rendered onto paper.

Keep up the good work - cheers.

ttfn

tcrean7828

tom

[shackleton]

Pete
You ar right about Carole Lombard dying in a plane crash. This quote is from Wkipedia

>>When the US entered World War II at the end of 1941, Lombard traveled to her home state of Indiana for a war bond rally. Just before boarding the plane, Lombard addressed her fans, saying: "Before I say goodbye to you all, come on and join me in a big cheer! V for Victory!" At four o'clock (04:00 local time) on the morning of Friday, January 16, 1942, Lombard and her mother boarded a Transcontinental and Western Air DC-3 airplane to return to California. After refueling in Las Vegas, Flight 3 took off on a clear night. However, beacons in the area had been blacked out because of the war, and the plane was 6.7 miles (10.8 km) off course. Twenty-three minutes after takeoff, the plane crashed into "Double Up Peak" near the 8,300-foot (2500 m) level of Mount Potosi, 32 miles (52 km) southwest of Las Vegas. All 22 passengers & crew were killed. A plaque marked the spot, but was stolen sometime in 2007.[citation needed]

Shortly after her death at the age of 33, Gable (who was inconsolable and devastated by her loss) joined the United States Army Air Forces, serving primarily in Public Affairs but on occasion flew aboard bombers on combat missions. The Liberty ship SS Lombard was named for her and Gable attended its launch on January 15, 1944.<<

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