Most all of them come from the Battle of Britain sites already out there. Only a few times have I had to go hunting. The bigger issue is cleaning and cropping, but I'm pleasantly surprised to see most have been remembered elsewhere, albeit not like this. Perhaps I'll show off the artwork I do before starting a series. For this one, I did all the slide templates and then the nationality titles, headgear for where there is no photo, pilot wings of each nation, and rank insignia for the UK, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Netherlands, and France, plus Fleet Air Arm and extra sets with Auxiliary or RAFVR indicators. (RAF officers wore them on the collar and enlisted personnel wore them on the upper sleeve, but I adapted.) The squadron badges themselves took the most time, and changing the crown wasn't all of it.
By now, the airmen of both sides knew they were facing a more bitter fight, than that of a month earlier. The toll....along with the stakes....keeps growing.
A lot of Victoria was 'Bush' back in the 30s and 40s (the bushfires of 39 were some of the worst in history), but there was a fair bit of pastoral land too.
@@BenFrayle The sheer number of flying clubs that were in the middle of nowhere then and are now suburban sprawl is quite incredible when you research old Australian air fields and civil aviation clubs.
Excellent work, as always!
Thank you, Jeffrey ☺️
Outstanding work getting photos of these pilots.
Most all of them come from the Battle of Britain sites already out there. Only a few times have I had to go hunting. The bigger issue is cleaning and cropping, but I'm pleasantly surprised to see most have been remembered elsewhere, albeit not like this.
Perhaps I'll show off the artwork I do before starting a series. For this one, I did all the slide templates and then the nationality titles, headgear for where there is no photo, pilot wings of each nation, and rank insignia for the UK, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Netherlands, and France, plus Fleet Air Arm and extra sets with Auxiliary or RAFVR indicators. (RAF officers wore them on the collar and enlisted personnel wore them on the upper sleeve, but I adapted.)
The squadron badges themselves took the most time, and changing the crown wasn't all of it.
Top notch, you have your unique style and a point of difference. No other channel like it!🙂
Thanks so much, Lance 😊😊
By now, the airmen of both sides knew they were facing a more bitter fight, than that of a month earlier.
The toll....along with the stakes....keeps growing.
Many of the airmen were brand new, too. They must have known why they were needed so desperately. It was a race to replace, one might say.
@@TheWarbirdMistress I know, right?
No wonder the term "attrition" has such a negative connotation.
@@weyes2wonder Not always. I'm pretty sure that's how I got through grad school.
Not sure that Melbourne is part of the Australian bush.
He went to the Bush to learn to fly, away from Melbourne lol
A lot of Victoria was 'Bush' back in the 30s and 40s (the bushfires of 39 were some of the worst in history), but there was a fair bit of pastoral land too.
@@BenFrayle The sheer number of flying clubs that were in the middle of nowhere then and are now suburban sprawl is quite incredible when you research old Australian air fields and civil aviation clubs.