Item Code : DP0022D | The End by David Pentland. (D) - This Edition | Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price! |
| TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | PRINT | Hugo Broch Knights Cross signature edition of 6 signed limited edition prints from the edition of 500, Nos 7 to 12.
Printed on high quality artist paper board. | Image size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36) | Broch, Hugo + Artist : David Pentland
Signature(s) value alone : £55 | £25 Off! | Now : £130.00 |
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Other editions of this item : | The End by David Pentland. | DP0022 |
| TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | PRINT | Signed limited edition of 500 prints.
Printed on high quality artist paper board. | Image size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm) | Artist : David Pentland | £50 Off! | Now : £110.00 | VIEW EDITION... | ARTIST PROOF | Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. | Image size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm) | Artist : David Pentland | | £145.00 | VIEW EDITION... | PRESENTATION | Me262 Pilot Presentation Edition of Artist Proofs Nos. 1 - 5. | Image size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm) | Trautloft, Hannes (clipped) Krupinski, Walter (clipped) Csurusky, Georg (clipped) Lauer, Rony (clipped) Wieczorek, Hermann (clipped) + Artist : David Pentland
Signature(s) value alone : £310 | | £600.00 | VIEW EDITION... | PRINT | Walter Wolfrum Knights Cross signature edition of 6 signed limited edition prints from the edition of 500, Nos 1 to 6.
Printed on high quality artist paper board. | Image size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36) | Wolfrum, Walter + Artist : David Pentland
Signature(s) value alone : £60 | £90 Off! | Now : £130.00 | VIEW EDITION... | GICLEE CANVAS | Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. | Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm) | Artist : David Pentland on separate certificate | £100 Off! | Now : £400.00 | VIEW EDITION... | CANVAS (DAMAGED) | Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints.
Only one of these damaged canvas prints is available - a great bargain. | Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm) | none | £300 Off! | Now : £200.00 Better Than Half Price! | VIEW EDITION... |
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Signatures on this item | *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | Name | Info |
Leutnant Hugo Broch *Signature Value : £55
| Vital to all fighter units are the pilots who make such superb wingmen that their leaders are loath to part with them. Hugo Broch was one such wingman. Having joined VI./JG54 in January he flew first with Horst Adameit (166 victories), and later with Bazi Sterr (130 victories), but soon demonstrated his own skill in combat. By the end of 1944 he had lifted his personal score to 71 victories. One of JG54s great Fw190 Aces, Hugo Broch saw combat on the Eastern and Baltic Fronts, and completed the war having flown 324 combat missions, and claiming 81 victories. He was awarded the Knights Cross. |
The Aircraft : | Name | Info | Me262 | The Messerschmitt Me-262 Swallow, a masterpiece of engineering, was the first operational mass-produced jet to see service. Prototype testing of the airframe commenced in 1941 utilizing a piston engine. General Adolf Galland, who was in charge of the German Fighter Forces at that time, pressured both Goring and Hitler to accelerate the Me-262, and stress its use as a fighter to defend Germany from Allied bombers. Hitler, however, envisioned the 262 as the aircraft which might allow him to inflict punishment on Britain. About 1400 Swallows were produced, but fortunately for the Allies, only about 300 saw combat duty. While the original plans for the 262 presumed the use of BMW jet engines, production Swallows were ultimately equipped with Jumo 004B turbojet engines. The wing design of the 262 necessitated the unique triangular hull section of the fuselage, giving the aircraft a shark-like appearance. With an 18 degree swept wing, the 262 was capable of Mach .86. The 262 was totally ineffective in a turning duel with Allied fighters, and was also vulnerable to attack during take off and landings. The landing gear was also suspect, and many 262s were destroyed or damaged due to landing gear failure. Despite its sleek jet-age appearance, the 262 was roughly manufactured, because Germany had lost access to its normal aircraft assembly plants. In spite of these drawbacks the 262 was effective. For example, on April 7, 1945 a force of sixty 262s took on a large force of Allied bombers with escort fighters. Armed with their four nose-mounted cannons, and underwing rockets the Swallows succeeded in downing or damaging 25 Allied B-17s on that single mission. While it is unlikely that the outcome of the War could have been altered by an earlier introduction or greater production totals for this aircraft, it is clear to many historians that the duration of the War might have been drastically lengthened if the Me-262 had not been too little too late. |
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