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Grumman Hellcat in aviation art prints by leading aviation artists Robert Taylor, Stan Stokes, Nicholas Trudgian and Ivan Berryman. This aviation art prints of the hellcat are available direct from Cranston Fine Arts

Grumman designed the hellcat as a replacement for the Wildcat. which although was a good fighter and could withstand alot of punishment. it was found after pearl harbor that it was not a match for the Japanese Zero.  The hellcat proved to be a great replacement. Production started in 1942  and ended in November 1945, the total production figure being 12,275. 

The Grumman Hellcat first saw action against the Japanese on 1st September 1943, when fighters off the USS Independence (CVL-22) shot down a Japanese Seaplane. On the 23rd November Grumman Hellcats Over  Tarawa shot down approximately 30 Japanese Mitsubishi Zeros. but lost one Hellcat. On the 11th November 1942 a full day Arial combat between Hellcats and Zeros over Raboul resulted in over 100 Japanese aircraft shoot down with the loss of only a couple of Hellcats.  Grumman hellcats were used extensively form then on in the Pacific Theatre. A total of 66,530 sorties were flown with the majority of these form aircraft carriers (62,386).  They destroyed over 5,150 Japanese aircraft with the loss of 270 aircraft. The Royal navies Fleet Air Arm  received 1263 Hellcats which they renamed Gannets.  They flew sorties  against German positions and shipping in Norway and the Mediterranean and also in the far east.  there was a total of 12 squadrons equipped with hellcats. with this number  being reduced to only two by the end of the war.    

 

Hellcat Fury by Robert Taylor.


Hellcat Fury by Robert Taylor.

Truk, the small atoll in the South Pacific, was the major anchorage for the Japanese Fleet. Comprising a magnificent harbor and four heavily defended airfields, it was thought impregnable by the US forces as they fought their way up through the Pacific. But on 16-17 February 1944 a violent two-day aerial assault by carrierborne aircraft of Task Force 58 exploded the myth. In just two days the US Navy flyers sunk over 200,000 tons of Japanese naval shipping and destroyed an estimated 275 enemy aircraft, totally eliminating all effectiveness of the Japanese base. Light as the US Navy losses were only 25 aircraft failed to return the battle for Truk was ferocious. The ground installations, ships, and airfield batteries put up intense antiaircraft fire against the attacking American aircraft, while Zeros did their best to repel the onslaught. The air above the atoll became a maelstrom of flak, tracer, flying lead and shrapnel, while below huge explosions rocked the ground as ammo and fuel.........

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Item Code : NT0007Hellcat Fury by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
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PRINTAces Edition. Signed limited edition of 450 prints.
Full Item Details		Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm) Vraciu, Alex
McWhorter, Hamilton
Hardy, Willis E
+ Artist : Robert Taylor		£200.00

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PROOF		 War in the Pacific Edition. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm) Donahue, Archie
Crosby, John Ted
Dungan, Fred Buck
Duffy, James E
Strane, John R
Wendorf, Ed Wendy
Vraciu, Alex
McWhorter, Hamilton
Hardy, Willis E
+ Artist : Robert Taylor		£395.00

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PRINTWar in the Pacific Edition. Signed limited edition of 300 prints.
Full Item Details		 Image size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm) Donahue, Archie
Crosby, John Ted
Dungan, Fred Buck
Duffy, James E
Strane, John R
Wendorf, Ed Wendy
Vraciu, Alex
McWhorter, Hamilton
Hardy, Willis E
+ Artist : Robert Taylor		£250.00

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PRINTPortfolio Publisher Proof Edition. Signed limited edition of 75 prints.
Full Item Details		Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm) Donahue, Archie
Swett, James E
Porter, Robert Bruce
Crosby, John Ted
Dungan, Fred Buck
Duffy, James E
Strane, John R
Wendorf, Ed Wendy
Vejtasa, Stanley Swede
Vraciu, Alex
McWhorter, Hamilton
Hardy, Willis E
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USS Lexington by Stan Stokes.


USS Lexington by Stan Stokes.

The Lady Lex, (CV-2) as she was popularly called, was one of only a handful of carriers available when the U.S. was plunged into WW II. Although the Lex would be lost during the War, she played an important combat role early in the War. In Stans painting, of the 2nd USS Lexington (CV-16) F6F Hellcats pass over the Lady.
Item Code : STK0071USS Lexington by Stan Stokes. - Editions Available
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PRINT Limited edition of 950 prints.
Full Item Details		 Print size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm)none£5 Off!
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Scramble for the Marianas by Nicolas Trudgian.


Scramble for the Marianas by Nicolas Trudgian.

On June 19, 1944 American Navy pilots ripped into wave after wave of enemy aircraft. As each new onslaught arrived there were more fighters there to meet them. Other squadrons joined in the melee and the radio circuits crackled with shouts and cries of encouragement. Hell this is like an old time turkey shoot! yelled one pilot - and thus the battle became known as the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. By the late afternoon two Japanese carriers had been sunk by submarines, and an incredible 373 enemy planes shot down. The U.S. Navy pilots had won an historic victory. Seen hurtling off the deck of the U.S.S. Lexington is the F6F Hellcat of Lt. Alex Vraciu of Fighting Squadron VF-16. With 12 victories already to his credit, Vraciu would add a further 6 to his tally in the space of just 8 minutes on that momentous day.
Item Code : DHM2663Scramble for the Marianas by Nicolas Trudgian. - Editions Available
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PRINT Signed limited edition of 1000 prints.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm) Vraciu, Alex
Cormier, Richard
McWhorter, Hamilton
Smith, Armistead Chick
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PROOF		 Limited edition of 100 artist proofs.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm) Vraciu, Alex
Cormier, Richard
McWhorter, Hamilton
Smith, Armistead Chick
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian		£420.00

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PRINT Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm) Vraciu, Alex
Cormier, Richard
McWhorter, Hamilton
Smith, Armistead Chick
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Off to the Turkey Shoot by Stan Stokes.


Off to the Turkey Shoot by Stan Stokes.

At the time of the attack of Pearl Harbor the Japanese had superior aircraft and plenty of experienced pilots fresh from combat in China. By 1944 the roles were reversed. Anxious to commence B-29 bombing missions against the Japanese homeland Rear Admiral Marc Mitschers Task Force 58 was given the assignment of supporting the recapture of the Marianas. This proved to be the last major carrier battle of World War II. On June 11, 1944 large formations of Hellcats were dispatched to lure Japanese land-based fighters into combat. Enough Japanese fighters were destroyed to allow the Fifth Fleet to land 140,000 troops on Saipan and Guam on June 15th. Also on June 15th the Japanese main fleet joined up with its mobile fleet about 300-400 miles from Task Force 58. Vice Admiral Ozawa detached a force to use as bait to lure the Americans within range of the main fleet. His bait not taken, on June 19th Ozawa launched three air strikes with about 250 aircraft. The relatively inexperienced Japanes.........

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Item Code : STK0076Off to the Turkey Shoot by Stan Stokes. - Editions Available
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PRINT Signed limited edition of 4750 prints.
Full Item Details		 Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Supplied with signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.Artist : Stan Stokes£5 Off!
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PRINT Signed limited edition of 225 prints.
Full Item Details		 Size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) McCampbell, David
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PRINTPrints from the signed limited edition of 225 prints.
Full Item Details		 Size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) McCampbell, David
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