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William Bee OBrien
| Captain William Bee OBrien (deceased) William O'Brien was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His father Terence O'Brien was an oil-field worker, and his mother, Agnes, was a nurse. Obee O'Brien graduated from Oklahoma Military Academy and trained as a pilot before joining the U.S. Army Air Corps service in 1942. He took flight training at Luke Field in Phoenix and in Nevada before arriving in England in late 1943. Willaim OBee O'Brien flew P-51 Mustangs with the 357th Fighter Group, scoring his first enemy plane on March 6th, 1944, during a bomber escort mission to Berlin. He flew 77 combat missions, most with the 363rd Fighter Squadron, and became an Ace, with 5 victories. During his service with the 357th Fighter Group's 363th Fighter Squadron of the 8th US Air Force, O'Brien also earned eight Air Medals, including Distinguished Flying Crosses and the French Croix de Guerre. The French decoration was a unit citation bestowed in recognition of the role of the 357th Fighter Group in the liberation of France. After the war, O'Brien earned bachelors and masters degrees at the University of Tulsa, becoming a geophysicist for Stabdard Oil Company. Sadly Captain William Bee O'Brien died on Sunday 5th March 2006 of heart problems. He was 84. |
Items Signed by Captain William Bee OBrien (deceased) |
  | Clipped Signature - William O'Brien. Price : £45.00 | Flew P-51 Mustangs with the 357th Fighter Group in England from late 1943. He scored 5 victories in his 77 missions, making him an Ace. Post-war he became a geophysicist. He died in 2006. ...... | |
  | Last One Home by Ivan Berryman. (C) Price : £250.00 | A pair of P51D Mustangs of the 361st Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, escort a damaged B17G Flying Fortress of the 381st Bomb Group back to its home base of Ridgewell, England, during the Autumn of 1944. ...... | |
  | Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £160.00 | In a scene that was repeated almost daily throughout the long war years, the pilots of the 357th Fighter Group have returned from a gruelling mission to their base in Leiston, Suffolk. As they clamber out of their aircraft, all eyes are turned anxio...... | |
| | Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Price : £220.00 | In a scene that was repeated almost daily throughout the long war years, the pilots of the 357th Fighter Group have returned from a gruelling mission to their base in Leiston, Suffolk. As they clamber out of their aircraft, all eyes are turned anxio...... | |
| | Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. (XX) Price : £145.00 | In a scene that was repeated almost daily throughout the long war years, the pilots of the 357th Fighter Group have returned from a gruelling mission to their base in Leiston, Suffolk. As they clamber out of their aircraft, all eyes are turned anxi...... |
| | Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) SOLD OUT | In a scene that was repeated almost daily throughout the long war years, the pilots of the 357th Fighter Group have returned from a gruelling mission to their base in Leiston, Suffolk. As they clamber out of their aircraft, all eyes are turned anxio...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | American Eagles by Robert Taylor (AP) SOLD OUT | The 357th Fighter Group was thrown into action soon after arriving in England in February 1944. Being the first fighter group equipped with P-51 Mustangs, great things were expected of them, and they did not disappoint; in the final year of the wa...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | The Eagles Divide by Robert Taylor. (E) SOLD OUT | P-51 Mustangs of the 357th Fighter Group clash with Me109s in close combat as they struggle for air superiority over the heart of Germany, during the desperate days of 1945. It had begun - the end game was inexorably in play. The final defeat of G...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Captain William Bee OBrien (deceased) |
     | Nicolas Trudgian P-51 Mustang Print Pack. Pack Price : £570.00 Saving : £425 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Mustang Mayhem by Nicolas Trudgian. Mustangs Over the Mediterranean by Nicolas Trudgian. Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. The Yoxford Boys by Gerald Coulson. | |
   | USAAF 357th Fighter Group Aviation Art. Pack Price : £980.00 Saving : £230 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hot Pursuit by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Warm Winter's Welcome by Nicolas Trudgian. Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. Winter of 45 by Philip West. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. | |
| | Massive Discount Mustang Aviation Print Pack. Pack Price : £520.00 Saving : £420 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Mustang Mayhem by Nicolas Trudgian. Mustangs Over the Mediterranean by Nicolas Trudgian. Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. | |
| | P-51 Mustang Aviation Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £290.00 Saving : £185 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. The Yoxford Boys by Gerald Coulson. | |
    | Special Sale Pack of 5 Prints - 4 FREE! Pack Price : £190.00 Saving : £200 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (F) LCT 312 by Ivan Berryman. (D) Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (D) Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman. |
 | Pack 634. Pack of two Mustang aviation prints by Richard Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £205 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. | |
| | 357th Fighter Group Mustang Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Philip West. Pack Price : £250.00 Saving : £140 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. Winter of 45 by Philip West. | |
| | Nicolas Trudgian Mustang Aviation Art. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £100 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Warm Winter's Welcome by Nicolas Trudgian. Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. |
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