Antonov An-225 Mriya
The Skywhale
Blueboat has been working under strict secrecy with Patricia Piccinini and the Centenary of Canberra to share the story of the Skywhale with the world!
Lillian Boyer hangs from the wing of a JN-4 “Jenny” biplane. Boyer left her job as a waitress to become a wing walker.
Avro 504K. “G-CYEI started life in the Canadian Air Force as an Avro 504K on 27 October, 1921 when its certificate of registration was issued, after having been gifted to Canada in 1919 along with 113 other assorted Aircraft by Great Britain. It continued service as a standard trainer with the RCAF when that organization was formed on 1 April, 1924 and was converted to a 504N on 29 June, 1927 by exchanging its Clerget powerplant for a Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IV, replacing its undercarriage, and several other minor modifications. It was reserialled to “4” on 1 January, 1928, and struck off strength on 15 August, 1928.”
A German Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet) heavy fighter pulls away after attacking a US B-17 Flying Fortress bomber formation, Europe - 1943.
The Tyco Tiger(Watercolor on Paper) 1972 by Chet Jezierski“A frontal view of the side of the USS Ticonderoga shows this prime recovery ship as it sits in Pearl Harbor the day before leaving to rendezvous with Apollo 17. The flight deck looms forward like a big cliff while the superstructure of the carrier is shown on the left. The ship is shaded in orange and brown, which contrasts with the blue and white cloudy sky and the blue-green water. A glimpse of the coastline is visible on the lower right.”
Splashdown(lithograph) 1977 by Robert T McCall“Three red and white striped parachutes dominate the scene and contrast with the blue ocean below. In the lower third of the scene is the command module surrounded by white ocean foam. In the distance on the horizon is a recovery ship.”Space Age Art on Bibliodyssey
