Illustrator and author Claes Sundin was born in 1957 and lives in the southern part of Sweden. Since finishing four years of studies at the University of Uppsala, he has been active as a teacher, marketer, photographer, and art director, among other occupations. Since childhood, Claes has had a strong interest in everything concerning the combat aircraft of the Second World War and later. This interest stems from the time when he, as a boy of seven, starting building and collecting plastic scale models. Simultaneously, he has been a keen draftsman for as long as he can remember, as well as an accomplished CGI artist in more recent years. At present, Claes is producing books, writing articles, and lecturing. Up to now he has produced more than 2000 CGI profiles, mostly of aircraft but also of Second World War armor.