Jim Sullivan's Obituary
Here's a link to Jim's obituary for those of you who might be interested. Still hard to believe he's no longer around.
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It seems as though I've been modeling forever (beginning in 1956!) and I still love this hobby of ours. My primary interests are in 1/32nd and 1/48th scales, with a distinct slant towards Ost Front Luftwaffe and VVS, although I also have a focus on the 5th Air Force during the Pacific War. There are more than a few jets in the collection as well, although none date past the conflict in SEA.
Jim Sullivan is Gone
All,
It is with the greatest of sadness that I write to inform you that our friend Jim Sullivan has passed.
Jim has been a fixture of my life since 1973, when he became one of the first aerospace photography "heavy hitters" to [...]
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