Battlefield artists were once the only way to capture what really happened in war.
The practice of illustrating combat for people at home began during the Civil War, when special artists, or "specials"embedded with troops on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line.
Even in World War II, more than 100 artists were sent to thirteen theaters of war. The following paintings are specific to combat dogfighting and offer a glimpse into a way of warfare the world may never see again.
World War II dogfighting occurred over nearly every theater, including Burma in the South Pacific. Here, the U.S. Army Air Corps' "Burma Bridge Busters," provide low level attacks on Japanese supply lines.
Outraged when his guns jammed, Parker Dupouy slammed his fighter into his Japanese opponent in a determined effort to take it down.
Way less precise, way more aggressive.
Germany's Walther Dahl also once rammed a B-17 with his fighter.
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