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Nicolas Trudgian range of Cataline Flying boat aircraft aviation
signed art prints. This site is dedicated to the artwork of Aviation
artist Nicolas Trudgian. Including the full range of Aviation prints
published by the Military Gallery which Cranston Fine Arts have purchased the
last remaining prints. Which include many rare items. many of Nicolas
Trudgian prints have been signed by Many of the Top Fighter and Bomber Pilots
of World war two over the pats Decade. and many of these great Pilots are no
longer with us. This could be the last chance to own a piece of history which
will soon be no longer available except on the more expensive secondary
market.
Built by the Consoliated Aircraft Company and
designed by Isaax M Ladden. the Catalina first flew on the 28th march 1935. and
first flew with the US Navy in October 1936. In 1935 the cost of each Catalina
was $90,000 and just over 4,000 were built. The Catalina was used in
various maritime roles. but it was designed initially as a maritime patrol
bomber. Its long range was intended to seek out enemy transport and supply
ships. but was eventually used in many roles including Convoy escort,, anti
submarine warfare and search and rescue. In its role as a search and
rescue aircraft it probably is best remembered for many thousands of aircrews
shot down in the Pacific and less extend in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
The Catalina was the most successful flying boat of the war and even
served in a military role until the early 1980's some are still used
today in aerial firefighting.I
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| Flight Out of Hell by Nicolas Trudgian. On February 15, 1944, a force of B-24s, B-25s and A-20s hammered the heavily defended Japanese base at Kavieng. Several aircraft, however, were forced to ditch; three downed B-25 crews from 345th Bomb Group floating helplessly in life-rafts within a thousand yards of the beach, and the Japanese troops were in no mood to take prisoners. Their only chance of survival was the air-sea rescue PBY Catalina. Nicolas Trudgians dramatic reconstruction depicts Lt. Commander Nathan Gordons PBY Catalina making its final take-off, the intense enemy gunfire from the shore making his mission seemingly impossible. But the young pilot got all 25 men aboard safely home, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for what is one of the bravest actions of the war in the Pacific. Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon, Colonel William J Cavioli, Amm John Brately and Captain Robert E Lewis, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon, Colonel William J Cavioli, Amm John Brately and Captain Robert E Lewis, in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2024 |
| Black Cat Rescue by Nicolas Trudgian. On February 15, 1944, flying his Navy PBY Catalina on air-sea rescue duty, Lt. Nathan Gordon received an urgent call. Several 345th BG B25s were down following a major attack on Kavieng, and crews were in the water just offshore. Under intense gunfire, Gordon made no fewer than four perilous water landings to pick up survivors, returning to make an emergency landing at Cape Gloucester with 25 people aboard, an just 10 gallons of fuel in his tanks. Gordon was awarded the Medal of Honor. Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 24 inches (41cm x 61cm). Price £70.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 24 inches (41cm x 61cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon, in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2021 |
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