The 57th Fighter Group At Sea by RG19
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Description
Rolls-Royce Merlin powered P-40 Warhawks launch from the flight deck of USS Ranger CV-4 in August of 1942. The 72 fighters of the 57th Fighter Group were used for additional air power at the Battle of El Alamein.
"Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "On the day when I chose Israel and raised My hand in an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob, and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, I raised My hand in an oath to them, saying, 'I am the LORD your God.' - Eze 20:5 -
Credits:
P-40 Warhawks by Kurokama at DAZ
USS Ranger = Texaco oiler at Planet3d + Essex flight deck by Skypilot at Beyond + Fletcher class by De Espona + oldwood2 texture by Mapps
Northampton class cruiser = WW1 Destroyer by Allen Migdal in free stuff + Fletcher class by DeEspona + USS Essex parts by BeyondVR
Comments (22)
mapps
excellent :-) Love the sunset ... or sunrise :-)
mgtcs
Excellent work my friend, great scene, very well done!
theprojectionist
Topnotch RG this Kittyhawk looks great
mikeerson
WOW! This goes to the top of the top in your gallery... well, almost... I love your Star Trek stuff more, but this is my favorite of your war scenes.
tigertim
excellent scene.. love the battlewagons too..
kjer_99
I had never heard about this particular event. Like the modeling, although your wakes and waves tend to distract from the whole.
zil2008
Great image.
LBAMagic
Fantastic scene
pakled
lookin' good...
lethalliam
Awesome. :)
alKhall
Old warbirds have a certain magic that never seems to fade, I lke this a lot.. :0)
Mondwin
Superbly creation...bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
Alex_Antonov
Remarkable work!
FloydianSlip
Excellent work. :)
jedi69
Great composition and lighting!
CleonXXI
Great scene! Also cool info on a little-known fact of WWII (if I don't know it before, it is little known;)
M2A
This is an excellent composition and realization. I like the weather on sky and the ships on ocean. Great army battle scene.
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent image!
ragouc
Good POV and WWII scene.
bazza
Superb scene looks amazing love the neat BG sky too well done!!
Darklorddc
Beautiful work. I love the WWII art.
lior
So fantastic illustration!