The "Guardian of Verdun"
Jean Marie Dominique Navarre (8 August 1895–10 July 1919) was a French aviator during World War I.
As one of the pioneer flying aces, he was credited with twelve confirmed aerial victories and fifteen unconfirmed ones.
Post World War I
After the end of hostilities, a victory parade was planned on the Champs Élysées on 14 July 1919. However, the high command ordered airmen to participate on foot rather than flying their aircraft. The headstrong 'heroes of the air' took this as an insult. At a meeting in the 'Fouquet' bar on the Champs Élysées, they decided to respond to this affront by selecting one of their number to fly through the Arc de Triomphe.
Navarre, as the first among the aces, was considered the ideal choice despite his injuries.
Tragically, however, while practicing for this stunt, Navarre crashed his plane and died at Villacoublay aerodrome on 10 July. He was only 23 years old.
Fellow pilot Charles Godefroy would eventually perform the historic flight through the Arc de Triomphe a few weeks later.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Navarre
Navarre, as the first among the aces, was considered the ideal choice despite his injuries.
Tragically, however, while practicing for this stunt, Navarre crashed his plane and died at Villacoublay aerodrome on 10 July. He was only 23 years old.
Fellow pilot Charles Godefroy would eventually perform the historic flight through the Arc de Triomphe a few weeks later.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Navarre
Shown here is finished art-plate:
Red Nieuport 11 C.1(Digital drawing/colouring) and J. Navarre(scanned from my painting on size A4 paper), in his Second Lieutenant French "bleu horizon" service uniform
of the Army Air Service.
Shown here is the finished "line art" using Adobe Illustrator CS5 vector drawing
exported to an Adobe Phoroshop image.
Shown here is the Ps image(multiply mode layer), filled with grey
on a second layer underneath.
on a second layer underneath.
Shown here is the Ps image basic colouring with markings
and French Air Service National Insignia.
Shown here is the Ps image with shadows applied.
Shown here is the finished Ps image with highlighting added.
Detail 1: Upper wing, Machine Gun and cock-pit.
Detail 2: Lower wing and undercarrige.
Detail 3: Rear wing aileron and rudder with basic 'stencil' markings.
