Ron Cole combines authenticated parts of these historic aircraft with his original art in these handmade wall-hanging & desktop limited edition displays - only available in this online store!
Editions sell out every week. New editions introduced every week.
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Elegant and special one-of-a-kind 20x16-inch Wright 1903 Flyer 'Kittyhawk' first flight-flown linen display, combining a large 6x2.5-inch of Pride of the West muslin from this first aircraft with Ron Cole's...
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Special one-of-a-kind 24x18-inch wall-hanging display that combines a large 7.5x2.25-inch piece of well-marked aluminum from this now-famous 'Ace'-flown Ukrainian MiG-29. On October 12, 2022, Ukrainian ‘Ace’ pilot Vadym Voroshylov destroyed...
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Special one-of-a-kind 28x22-inch wall-hanging relic display pairing this rare and interesting Tu-160 well-marked access hatch with Ron Cole's original artwork of this aircraft. The Mach 2+ ‘Blackjack’ strategic bomber entered...
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Special one-of-a-kind 20x30-inch display with unique well-marked original part. Own an authenticated piece of an F-16 'Fighting Falcon' that served with the famous 310th Fighter Squadron - combined with Ron...
$1,200.00
Special one-of-a-kind 24x18-inch wall-hanging display that combines this very rare 8x11-inch section of aluminum skin with a field-applied bullet-hole patch from this Il-2 Shturmiovik 'White 6' lost in action in...
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Special one-of-a-kind Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird large titanium skin relic display made by Ron Cole, pairing this very interesting piece of SR-71 'Super Skater' with his original artwork of this aircraft...
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Special one-of-a-kind German World War I Pfalz D.XII s/n 2486/18 original fuselage laminated plywood section including rudder control wires 'lead out' and ultra-rare original paint combined in this 20x16-inch wall-hanging...
$450.00
Special one-of-a-kind German World War I Pfalz D.XII s/n 2486/18 original wingtip spar section with bracing wire hardware in this free-standing two-sided 13x19-inch display with Ron Cole's original artwork of...
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Special 24x18-inch one-of-a-kind display: Large 4x3-inch piece of aluminum skin from Japanese kamikaze aircraft that struck the USS Lamson (DD-367) on December 7, 1944, combined with Ron Cole's original artwork...
$200.00
The Consolidated PBY Catalina was one of the most widely used seaplanes used in the USA and air forces from around the world. It had an extremely long range and...
$120.00
One of the most recognized aircraft in the world, the Consolidated PBY Catalina not only served in the U.S. Navy, but also with the air arms of Britain, Australia, New...
$300.00
Authentic fragment of white-painted aluminum skin from the world's only An-225 combined with Ron Cole's original artwork of this amazing aircraft in these 13x19-inch open framed canvas relic displays. The...
You want more than just a pretty picture on the wall - you want a conversation piece:
For over thirty years Ron Cole has combed the globe to accumulate some of the rarest and best-preserved parts from historic aircraft to combine with his award-winning aviation artwork and airplane paintings. No one else combines these elements as Cole's Aircraft does. These F4F Hellcat parts were discovered on Espiritu Santo in the remote South Pacific and arrived here in Ohio via Australia six months later.
In March 2022 Cole's Aircraft acquired its first complete warbird: this Japanese A6M2 Model 21 Zero Fighter, built by Nakajima in 1943 and served with the famous 201st Kokutai out of Tobera, Rabaul. Recovered from Balalae in the Solomon Islands in 2019, it now has a permanent home in our Zanesville Ohio studio while Ron works to restore its cockpit section.
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Own and display an authentic piece from this famous B-17G Flying Fortress combat veteran attached to this beautifully made-in-USA two-sided acrylic desk display by Ron Cole. Original art of this...
Ron Cole built his career in Los Angeles, California as an industrial designer and product development engineer, with companies such as Disney, Pixar, Mattel, Boeing, JPL, and many others. He also worked as a model maker on such films as Terminator III, The Aviator, Cat in the Hat, and Madagascar. While in LA, Ron also worked as an artist and renderer for architects and developers. The unique demands of that competitive industry led him to create a new and proprietary means of creating his imagery - one that combined the best of acrylic-on-canvas media and the versatility of digital painting.
Ron founded Cole's Aircraft in 2006. A fan of historic aviation since childhood, he combined that passion with his professional experience to market aircraft-themed products; traditional limited edition prints and his unique line of 'relic displays'. The latter combined actual pieces of famous aircraft with his artwork. "People want more than just a pretty picture on the wall," he says. "I offer them that. I provide people with real history that they can reach out and touch".
Cole's Aircraft (and REC@War) incorporated in 2019. Based in Zanesville, Ohio, Ron Cole also runs Gallery Luminaria and is very active in his local art community.
