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Description: Cue-up a Gene Autry album because this one comes from the heart of Texas, y'all! Here's my profile artwork of a McDonnell F-101B Voodoo interceptor that was flown by the 111st Fighter Interceptor Squadron from Ellington AFB in Houston, Texas. Nicknamed, what else, "The Texans," the 111st FIS were two-time USAF William Tell competition champs (1978 and 1980) while flying the One-O-Wonder.
Description: "Peace was our profession... War was just a hobby." Show that you are one of the "Sons of LeMay." General Curtis LeMay, that is. The mighty, all-powerful, father of the Strategic Air Command from 1948 through 1957, when he became the USAF Vice Chief or Staff. Hard as nails. Even fully-fueled aircraft "wouldn't dare" explode in his stogie-smoking presence! Gen. LeMay forged a powerful force that kept global peace through strength for decades. "If you are going to use military force, then you ought to use overwhelming military force. Use too much and deliberately use too much." Whether you were a pilot, navigator, crew chief, maintainer, or any number of other important SAC specialists, the "Sons of LeMay" live forever in this tee shirt!
Description: McDonnell Douglas' F-4 Phantom II was flown by the USAF, USN, and the USMC until it was retired from squadron duty in 1996, five years after it flew missions over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Whether you flew or maintained one, or just a Phantom fan, you ought to have one of these tees for your very own!
Description: This design is a tribute to the F-105 B Thunderchief and the 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS), who are better known as "The Chiefs." The 335th TFS was assigned to evaluate the Thunderchief, and was the first USAF Squadron to accept and fly them. The '105 you see here is wearing the 335th's distinctive tail flash and stylized Chief's head design that was painted on their aircraft. The tail number of the plane was one that was actually flown by that squadron.
Description: Here's my profile artwork of Convair's XB-58 Hustler, S/N 55-0660, painted in its familiar black, white, and crimson paint scheme that it wore when it first flew on November 11, 1956. USAF Hustler aircrews broke numerous records, and were awarded five major aeronautical trophies.
Description: Here's my profile artwork of Convair's XB-58 Hustler, S/N 55-0660, painted in its familiar crimson-and-white paint scheme. This aircraft first flew on November 11, 1956, just a few years after the sound barrier was broken! USAF Hustler aircrews broke numerous records, and were awarded five major aeronautical trophies.
Description: Convair's supersonic USAF Strategic Air Command intercontinental bomber, the B-58 Hustler. Designed just three years after the Bell X-1 and Charles "Chuck" Yeager broke the sound barrier, and first flown on November 11, 1956, the Hustler was one of the fastest operational aircraft in the world. B-58 crews won five major aeronautical trophies shattering speed records.
Description: Convair's supersonic USAF Strategic Air Command intercontinental bomber, the B-58 Hustler. Designed just three years after the Bell X-1 and Charles "Chuck" Yeager broke the sound barrier, and first flown on November 11, 1956, the Hustler was one of the fastest operational aircraft in the world. B-58 crews won five major aeronautical trophies shattering speed records.
Description: Convair's supersonic USAF Strategic Air Command intercontinental bomber, the B-58 Hustler. Designed just three years after the Bell X-1 and Charles "Chuck" Yeager broke the sound barrier, and first flown on November 11, 1956, the Hustler was one of the fastest operational aircraft in the world. B-58 crews won five major aeronautical trophies shattering speed records.
Description: Rhino. Double Ugly. Recce-Rhino. Phantom! The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was the do-everything airplane for the U. S. Air Force, the U. S. Navy, the U. S. Marine Corps, and air force and naval forces world wide. Air superiority, fleet defense, bombing, and reconnaissance... it was very good at almost everything. The Phantom could do it all! My design features my rendering of the McDonnell Douglas RF-4C. They began with performing tactical reconnaissance missions over the battlefields of Vietnam in the 1960s, and finished up in the 1990s with Operation Desert Storm/Shield. The best tactical photo-recon airplane ever! 1047 here flew the most RF-4C recon missions of the Gulf War. She was nicknamed "The Iraqi Scud Seeker."
Description: Rhino. Double Ugly. Phantom! The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was the do-everything airplane for the U. S. Air Force, the U. S. Navy, the U. S. Marine Corps, and air force and naval forces world wide. Air superiority, fleet defense, bombing... it was very good at almost everything. The Phantom could do it all!
Description: The biggest, fastest, baddest single-engine jet fighter ever! That was the F-105 Thunderchief. "Thuds" were the USAF's go-to strike bomber during the Vietnam Was, and could carry a heavier bomb load than a WWII B-17. They also had the highest number of gun kills during the war. F-105 crews flew against the most dangerous and heavily defended targets during the war, and nothing could match their blistering low altitude speed. I've put my rendering of the F-105D on a tee shirt that you can proudly wear in remembrance of one of the greatest fighters ever flown by some of the bravest men to ever get into a cockpit.
Description: On 23-August-1967, while 1LT David Waldrop was assigned to the 34th TFS. He flew his 53rd mission over North Vietnam as “Crossbow 3,” part of an Alpha-strike consisting of three other F-105 flights. After bombing the Yen Vien railroad yards (the largest in Vietnam), Crossbow flight engaged MiG-17s that attacked other F-105s. With an inoperative gun-sight, Lt. Waldrop pressed his attack on two MiG-17 which he destroyed with his 20mm Vulcan Cannon. Although one of the MiG kills was later denied by Seventh Air Force, he was awarded a cluster for his Silver Star Medal for his actions on that date. This tee features my own rendering of Lt. Waldrop's F-105D Thunderchief, 61-0132, nicknamed "Hanoi Express," which he flew that day.
Description: Thunderchief! The name says it all! The biggest, fastest, baddest single-engine jet fighter ever! That was the F-105 Thunderchief. "Thuds" were the USAF's premier strike bomber during the Vietnam Was, and could carry a heavier bomb load than a WWII B-17. They also had the highest number of gun kills during the war. F-105 crews flew against the most dangerous and heavily defended targets during the war, and nothing could match their blistering low altitude speed. I've put my rendering on a tee shirt that you can proudly wear to remember of one of the greatest fighters ever flown by some of the bravest men to ever get into a cockpit.
Description: The biggest, fastest, baddest single-engine jet fighter ever! That was the F-105 Thunderchief. "Thuds" were the USAF's go-to strike bomber during the Vietnam Was, and could carry a heavier bomb load than a WWII B-17. They also had the highest number of gun kills during the war. F-105 crews flew against the most dangerous and heavily defended targets during the war, and nothing could match their blistering low altitude speed. I've put my rendering of the F-105D on a tee shirt that you can proudly wear in remembrance of one of the greatest fighters ever flown by some of the bravest men to ever get into a cockpit.
Description: You know what they say.... Never underestimate a B-52 Stratofortress Crewchief! Nothing launched unless those wrenches turned! Seven day alerts, non-stop maintenance, launching and recovering the aircraft in every kind of weather and work condition... The Crewchief was the one who made sure everything got done. This design features my own B-52 rendering, which can be seen in my artwork titled "On the Grid." You can see it on my John Matthews Art website.
Description: The Strategic Air Command (SAC) is part of the past. But, for those of us who served, and our families, it will live on forever. You can tell 'em who you belonged to with my "Property of Strategic Air Command" tee! A great present for yourself, a friend, or family member who proudly served.
Description: The crest of the mighty Strategic Air Command (SAC) against a blue sash of stars, reminiscent of those seen on the noses of SAC B-47 Stratojets and B-52 Stratofortresses. Whether you were a bomber or tanker crew member, aircraft maintainer, part of a Missile Combat Crew, a Security Specialist, or any of thousands of other dedicated professionals in SAC, you remember the look of this design. Whether you served in SAC, or had family who once did, you can proudly tell everyone with this tee shirt.
