| Safe Haven by Nicolas Trudgian. Returning from a dogfight raid over Germany, B-24s of 93rd Bomb Group fly low over an East Anglian fishing village on Britains east coast. Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Philip Ardrey, John Brooks, Bill Cameron and Al Shower, B-24 Aircrew, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Philip Ardrey, John Brooks, Bill Cameron and Al Shower, B-24 Aircrew, in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2030 |
| Operation Tidal Wave by Nicolas Trudgian. At first light on August 1, 1943 a force of 178 B-24 Liberator bombers lifted off dusty airstrips in the Libyan desert. The target - the oil refineries at Ploesti. Depicted exiting the target at extreme low-level are B-24s of the 44th and 98th Bomb Groups, with the 98th BG B-24 Sandman in the immediate foreground. In the distance other Liberators lucky enough to have survived the fiery maelstrom make their escape. Behind them fires rage among the structures of the refinery as yet more crews enter the holocaust. Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 58cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Major General William H Brandon, Major General Richard D Dick Butler, Colonel William R Cameron and Colonel Charles E Hughes, in addition to the aritist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Major General William H Brandon, Major General Richard D Dick Butler, Colonel William R Cameron and Colonel Charles E Hughes, in addition to the aritist.
Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. Paper size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 58cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Major General William H Brandon, Major General Richard D Dick Butler, Colonel William R Cameron and Colonel Charles E Hughes, in addition to the aritist. ITEM CODE DHM2449 |
| End Game by Nicolas Trudgian. For bomber crews, any daylight-bombing mission almost certainly meant combat. If it werent the attentions of determined Luftwaffe fighter pilots, it would be an aerial carpet of flak that welcomed the bombers en route to the target - and again on the journey home. On most missions the Eighth Air Force aircrews had to contend with both. Enduring up to ten hours of concentrated flying under cramped conditions, extreme cold, with the constant noise and vibration produced by four powerful engines, made every mission uncomfortable enough without being shot at. But the USAAF aircrews confronted the odds - a one in three chance of completing a 25-mission tour of operations - cheerfully and with gallant resolve. Playing a major role in the great raids on Germany and other targets in occupied Europe from early in 1944, equipped with the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, the USAAF Second Air Division flew no fewer than 95,048 sorties. Based in Norfolk, England, the crews also attacked targets far distant in Norway, Poland and Rumania, unloading almost 100,000 tons of bombs and claiming over 1000 enemy fighters shot down. Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £150.00 Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain, Captain George E Hammond, T/Sgt Perry Morse, Lt Col James P Dyke, Colonel Charles H Booth, Lt Col Robert Dubowsky, S/Sgt C W Will Lundy, Captain Everett R Jones, Captain J Richard Butler and Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £200.00 Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain, Captain George E Hammond, T/Sgt Perry Morse, Lt Col James P Dyke, Colonel Charles H Booth, Lt Col Robert Dubowsky, S/Sgt C W Will Lundy, Captain Everett R Jones, Captain J Richard Butler and Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain, Captain George E Hammond, T/Sgt Perry Morse, Lt Col James P Dyke, Colonel Charles H Booth, Lt Col Robert Dubowsky, S/Sgt C W Will Lundy, Captain Everett R Jones, Captain J Richard Butler and Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 75 publishers proofs. Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £180.00 Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain, Captain George E Hammond, T/Sgt Perry Morse, Lt Col James P Dyke, Colonel Charles H Booth, Lt Col Robert Dubowsky, S/Sgt C W Will Lundy, Captain Everett R Jones, Captain J Richard Butler and Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2261 |
| B-24 Liberator by Nicolas Trudgian. Part of a small print series of six American WW2 aircraft, signed by some of the great American pilots, some no longer with us. Cranston Fine Arts have purchased the last remaining stocks of this aviation series. Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £35.28 Signed by Captain J Richard Butler and the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £60.00 Signed by Captain J Richard Butler and the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2653 |
| Thundering Home by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) When the U.S. Air Forces arrived in Europe in 1942 it was the beginning of a three year aerial campaign, the scale of which had never been seen before, nor since. The 8th, 9th, 12th and 15th Air Forces constituted the mightiest aerial armada in history. With outstanding leadership and sustained courage, they blazed a trail of glory across the skies of war-torn Europe that today is legend. Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the beginning of the U.S. Air Forces campaign in Europe, the talented aviation artist Nicolas Trudgian has painted a spectacular canvas, bringing to life the men and machines of that epoc-making era, half a century ago.
Set in a dramatic and powerful evening sky, B-17 Fortresses come thundering home after a mid over enemy territory. Joining the formation are a pair of B-24 Liberators which have become separated from their own group, and P-51 fighters fly in close escort for the perilous journey home. Aboard the aircraft, pilots and gunners scan the horizon for enemy fighters. Flight engineers are busy coaxing their ships along, some having to deal with overheating engines, damaged fuel lines, leaking hydraulics and other inflicted damage. Some have injured on board. Glistening in the strong evening sunlight the lead aircraft fills the canvas. Clearly visible are the pilot and upper turret gunner, and all the fine detail of this legendary warbird as it thunders through the sky. Below, reflecting the evening glow, is the forbidding North Sea, providing a constant reminder that the dangers of the mission are not yet ever. Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 30.5 inches x 23 inches (77cm x 58cm). Price £335.00 Signed by General Ben Davis, , Major General Carroll W McColpin and Lieutenant Hugh L Wright. ITEM CODE DHM2667 |
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