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North American Sabre, F86 Sabre, F100
Super Sabre, US Air Force jet fighter of the 1950's saw service in the
Korean War and Vietnam war. Aviation art prints by leading aviation
artists, available from Cranston Fine Arts.
When introduced into service in 1954, this aircraft was the world's
first operational fighter to achieve level supersonic flight, the
prototype setting a World Speed Record of 755.149mph in 1953. The first
F100A fighter versions were superseded by the F100C shown here, which had
a strengthened wing to cope with 6,000lbs of external ordnance and
allowing its use as a fighter-bomber. The "Thunderbirds" used
the F100 from 1956 to 1968 and were formed in 1953 and, as the official US
Air Force aerobatics team, are still operating today with F16s. The
painting shows them in their 1963 colour scheme. F100 Super Sabres also
saw active service in Vietnam and were still operational with the Air
National Guard until 1980. 2,294 aircraft of all marks were eventually
produced and, in addition to the US Air Force, saw service with the
Turkish, Danish, Taiwanese and French Air Forces. |
| Cavalry Sabre by David Pentland. F86A Sabre of Col. Jack W. Hayes ex-cavalry, bomber and Mustang pilot, attempting to intercept a Russian MIG 15 flown by Soviet ace Casey Jones, over the Yalu river, Korea, February 1952. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 12 inches x 17 inches (31cm x 43cm). Price £58.00  Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 17 inches (31cm x 43cm). Price £95.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 24 inches x 36 inches (61cm x 91.5cm). Price £480.00 £110 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £590
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 20 inches x 30 inches (51cm x 76cm). Price £370.00 £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460
**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (2 copies reduced to clear) Image size 12 inches x 17 inches (31cm x 43cm). Price £38.00
ITEM CODE DHM0782 |
| Combat Over Korea by Philip West. The F-86 Sabre and MiG 15 were evenly matched. On 19th July 1953 after his flight of four F-86s were set upon by 16 MiGs, John Glenn pursued and flamed a MiG, the second of three he shot down during the Korean War. Signed limited edition of 250 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £135.00
ITEM CODE DHM2715 |
| Hunting Party by Robert Watts. Mig Alley! That chilling destination synonymous with the dawn of the jet ages first large-scale air battles; deadly contests fought at unprecedented speeds in an aerial battleground in the thin air high above a hostile faraway land. Quick to react to the Communist invasion of South Korea, American fighter pilots, many already World War II Aces, were more than able to meet the North Korean challenge flying their trusty P-51 Mustangs, and two new jets, the F-80 Shooting Star and the F9F Panther. All that changed one bright November day: a patrol of P-51s were pounced upon by shiny new swept wing fighters bearing the Red Star of the Chinese Air Force, and as the flight of Russian-built MiG-15s hurtled past at near supersonic speed, it became evident that America would have to move its new F-86 Sabre into the front line. When the two new planes finally met in combat over Korea, so alike was their configuration and performance, it was difficult to tell them apart. The MiGs high rate of climb and service ceiling gave it an advantage, but the manoeuvrability and rock-steady response of the F-86 was an edge in a dogfight. The real difference was the pilots! Fighting with the disadvantage of having to fly 200 miles to the battle zone, the skill and courage of the F-86 pilots has become legend. With speeds often nudging the sound barrier, and performing combat manoeuvres at 600 m.p.h. imposing crushing G-forces, the F-86 pilots ran up a spectacular kill ratio of 8:1 against the MiGs. In Robert Watts powerful painting, the frosty morning air is shattered by a hunting party of F-86 Sabres of the U.S. 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, as they blast off the runway at Kimpo airfield, South Korea. Led by Gabby Gabreski, they are headed north to the Yalu River, and Mig Alley. Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. . Price £90.00 Signed by Colonel Robert Baldwin, Major General Frederick Blesse, Colonel Gabby Gabreski (deceased) and Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Heller.
Limited edition of 100 artist proofs. . Price £135.00 Signed by Colonel Robert Baldwin, Major General Frederick Blesse, Colonel Gabby Gabreski (deceased) and Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Heller.
ITEM CODE DHM2460 |
| Knights Charge by Simon Atack. A dramatic recreation of an event that took place on 14 May, 1965. Flying ground attacks, F-100D Super Sabres of the 416th Squadron of the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing - the Silver Knights based at Da Nang - execute an attack on communist NVA guerrilla forces in the Bac Lieu region of South Vietnam. Medal of Honor limited edition of 300 prints, with 1 signature. Print paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (79cm x 58cm). Price £125.00 Signatories: Colonel George E Bud Day MOH.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs, with 1 signature. Print paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (79cm x 58cm). Price £ Signatories: Colonel George E Bud Day MOH.
Veterans limited edition of 200 prints, with 3 signatures. Print paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (79cm x 58cm). Price £145.00 Signatories: Colonel George E Bud Day MOH, Captain Vince Scott and Colonel Jack Hartmann. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM2611 |
| Slashed by a Sabre by Stan Stokes. The time is early 1951, the place is Korea. The chequered-tailed Sabre, piloted by Francis Gabreski of the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing, has just scored a hit on a North Korean Mig-15. Gabreski attained 6.5 victories in Mig Alley, bcoming the 8th jet ace. Gabreski had over 25 aerial victories in WW II flying the P-47 before becoming a prisoner of war. At the onset of the Korean conflict the bulk of the U.S. Air Force consisted of technically obsolete WW II vintage aircraft. Early in the Korean conflict the U.S. military successfully utilized these piston driven aircraft, against the small and ineffective North Korean Air Force. However, in November of 1950, things changed dramatically with the first appearance of Mig-15 fighters flown by both North Korean and Chinese pilots. The F-86 was the most important air combat fighter flown by the American Air Force during the Korean Conflict, and the first swept-wing military jet produced in the United States. The first prototype flew in 1947 and its design was influenced by German research data captured near the end of World War II. The Sabre was powered by a General Electric J47-GE-27 turbojet engine and was capable of speeds of 690 MPH at sea level. The F-86 had an operational ceiling of 50,000 feet, and was armed with six machine guns. The Sabre could carry 2000 pounds of bombs or externally mounted fuel tanks to increase its range beyond the 785 miles obtained without external tanks. The Mig-15 was produced by Mikoyan-Gurevich and became the F-86s main adversary in Korea. The Mig-15, known as the Fagot, carried superior armament consisting of one 37mm and two 20mm cannons. It was also slightly faster at altitude and more maneuverable than its American adversary, despite its tendency to snap-roll into an uncontrollable spin during high-speed turns. A later variant, the Mig-17 utilized a 45 degree swept wing to eliminate this nasty tendency. Sabre Jets and Mig-15s tangled over Korea on countless occasions with dogfights reminiscent of high speed versions of the battles waged a decade earlier between British Spitfires and German Bf-109s in the skies of Britain. With pilots of superior skill and experience the Sabre Jets performed well in these encounters, and during the conflict 792 Mig-15s were destroyed, with a kill ratio of over ten-to-one in favor of the USAF and USN. Signed limited edition of 4750 prints. Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Supplied with signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.. Price £40.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Signed limited edition of 225 prints. Size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm). Price £124.00 Signed by USAF Col Francis Gabby Gabreski (deceased). Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE STK0049 |
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