A Meeting of Black Birds

New Guinea, 1944. A Consolidated PBY of the No. 111 Air Sea Rescue Flight RAAF while beached for maintenance. Her Captain FLT LT Wood meets with SGT R. Brassington of the Garuda (previously 13th Kings), to compare wingspans. Left to Right the other Garuda: L/CPL N. Faust (previously 13th Kings), SIG S. Hardy (previously R SIGS).

A personal piece I started in 2019 featuring the Garuda gents (ongoing personal project) and one of my favourite planes. Finally reworked and finished it. Swipe to the end to see the sketch vs finished product!