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 | Ace with 16.25 Victories |
| Colonel C E Bud Anderson - Signed Aviation Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings Pilot and Aircrew Signatures |
| Wild Horses by Gerald Coulson. In a majestic new painting combining his love of landscape with aviation, Gerald Coulson depicts Bud Anderson and Chuck Yeager racing their Mustangs at low level through an Alpine landscape, oblivious to the record-breaking air battle involving the rest of the 357th pilots. Signed limited edition of 200 prints. Paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 60cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson. ITEM CODE DHM2672 | ||||||||||||
| Fallen Comrades by Stan Stokes. Fallen Comrades by Stan Stokes is a tribute to all the young men of the 357th Fighter Group, Yoxford Boys,` who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country in training for and during WWII combat. The 357th scored an impressive 595 aerial victories in only 15 months of combat. The group also downed 18.5 Me-262s, the highest of any fighter group during the War. Bud Anderson and Bill Overstreet, the two co-signers of this limited edition, wanted to especially remember two of their friends and fallen squadronmates from the 363rd Fighter Squadron, Jim Browning and Eddie Simpson. Jim Browning was born in Syracuse, Kansas in 1917. In joined the 363rd FS while in training in Tonopah, Nevada in 1943. Browning was officially credited with 7 aerial victories. His regular aircraft was named Gentleman Jim. Jim completed his first tour of duty and was only two missions shy of completing his second when he was reported missing while flying Glen Zarnkes P-5 1, Junior Miss on February 9, 1945. Brownings remains were not recovered and he was listed as Missing in Action despite the best efforts of the Army to resolve its investigation. Merle Olmsted, Historian for the 357th pursued this mystery for fifty years, finally piecing together what apparently happened to Browning on his last mission. During a bomber escort mission the 363rd squadron engaged nine Me-262 jets. Browing and his wingman Captain Bochkay chased a pair of the 262s. At 24,000 feet Bochkay informed Browning that he was cutting him off to pursue the last of the 262s, Browning told Bochkay to keep going as he had him covered. Brownings P-51 collided with one of the 262s piloted by a high-ranking German officer, Oberstleutanant Freiherr Von Riedesel. Baron Von Riedesel was commander of KG(J) 54 a former bomber Gruppe that had been re-equipped with the Me-262 and re-designated as a fighter unit. Edward K. Simpson was from East Orange, New Jersey. Eddies second P-51 was purchased with war bonds sold by the students of East Orange High School and was named The Flying Panther. Simpson joined the 363d squadron at Tonopah, Nevada in the spring of 1943. Eddie was officially credited with 4 1/4 aerial victories. Eddie was a very likable person and a superb pilot and team member. He became a Flight Leader, and on August 10, 1944 Simpson was involved in a inidair collision with his squadron mate Lt. Don Ferron near Sens, France. Ferron was killed, but Eddie survived the collision. He evaded capture by the Germans and was found by the Marquis (French freedom fighters) and taken to their forest camp. Four days later, during a funeral, a German patrol located the Marquis base. Fearing an assault by the Germans the 200-300 freedom fighters boarded a convoy of captured German vehicles to make a run for the approaching Allied forces. They were spotted and pursued by a German column of trucks and armored cars. Simpson and five Marquis jumped out of the last vehicle, set up a machine gun emplacement, and took out the lead German vehicle in the pursuing column. This blocked the road, thereby buying time for the Marquis to escape. All six were killed by the Germans. Eddies bravery is commemorated by a monument in the French village of Ouzouer-sur-Loire. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Size 22 inches x 18.5 inches (56cm x 47cm). Price £94.00 Signed by Col C.E. Bud Anderson of the Old Crow and Cpt William B Overstreet of the Berlin Express.
ITEM CODE STK0201 | ||||||||||||
| Dallas Doll by Philip West. North American P51D-NA15 Mustang 414495 Dallas Doll 352nd Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, 8th Air Force. American designed and built, British inspired and, later, powered, the Mustang turned into arguably the finest WW11 long-range fighter ever constructed. The Mustang, developed from the Prototype NA73X, was manufactured in large quantities, with an impressive final total of 15,586 aircraft. Of these 13,600 were powered by the British, Rolls Royce designed Merlin engine. Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Paper size 20 inches x 27 inches (51cm x 69cm). Price £95.00
Anderson, Overstreet signature edition of 100 prints from the edition of 850 signed limited edition prints. Paper size 20 inches x 27 inches (51cm x 69cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson and
ITEM CODE DHM2503 | |||||||||||||||
| Last One Home by Ivan Berryman. 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. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £70.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £115.00
Aces Presentation (1) edition of 25 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £250.00 Features the mounted signatures of : Aces Presentation (2) edition of 25 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £250.00 Features the mounted signatures of : Fortress Presentation (2) edition of 25 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £250.00 Features the mounted signatures of : Fortress edition of 25 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £250.00 Features the mounted signatures of : Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00
Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00
ITEM CODE DHM1724 | ||||||||
| Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. 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 anxiously skyward, awaiting the return of the last man home. Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson, Brigadier General Thomas L Hayes (deceased), Captain William R OBrien and Major Richard Bud Peterson, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £185.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson, Brigadier General Thomas L Hayes (deceased), Captain William R OBrien and Major Richard Bud Peterson, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| The Yoxford Boys by Simon Atack. When a radio broadcast by German propagandist Lord Haw Haw sneeringly announced the secret deployment of the 357th Fighter Group to England in 1943 as the arrival of The Yoxford Boys it became the nick-name for one of the most potent air combat groups of WW II. Based at Leiston, East Anglia, P-51B Mustang OLD CROW was the personal aircraft of Captain Clarence E Bud Anderson, 363rd Fighter Squadron/ 357th Fighter Group. On June 29 1944 Bud was leading his Squadron when they engaged enemy fighters on an escort mission to Leipzig. In the ensuing fight that day Anderson shot down three FW190s in a short period of time. Captain Clarence E Bud Anderson flew two tours and 116 combat missions with a total of 16.25 kills in the Old Crow. Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 35 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Andrson.
ITEM CODE DHM2619 | |||||||||||||||
| Struggle for Supremacy by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT. Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson, ITEM CODE RST0055 | ||||||||||||
| Home at Dusk by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 25 inches (91cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Colonel Bob Goebel, ITEM CODE RST0040 | ||||||||||||
| P-51 Mustang 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. (Anderson) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £51.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson and the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. (Anderson) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £60.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson and the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. (East) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £60.00 Signed by Colonel Clyde B East and the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. (Blakeslee) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £60.00 Signed by Colonel Don Blakeslee (deceased) and the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. (Green) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £60.00 Signed by Major Herky Green (deceased) and the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. (Mahurin) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £60.00 Signed by Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin and the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. (Olds) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £60.00 Signed by Brigadier General Robin Olds and the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. (Mahurin / Blakeslee) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £70.00 Signed by Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin, Colonel Don Blakeslee and the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. (Brooks) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £60.00 Signed by Captain Jim Brooks and the artist.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. (East) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £51.00 Signed by Colonel Clyde B East and the artist.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. (Blakeslee) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £51.00 Signed by Colonel Don Blakeslee (deceased) and the artist.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. (Green) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £51.00 Signed by Major Herky Green (deceased) and the artist.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. (Mahurin) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £51.00 Signed by Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased) and the artist.
Signed limited edition of 250 prints. (Olds) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £51.00 Signed by Brigadier General Robin Olds (deceased) and the artist.
Signed limited edition of 250 prints. (Mahurin / Blakeslee) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £55.00 Signed by Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased), Colonel Don Blakeslee (deceased) and the artist.
Signed limited edition of 250 prints. (Brooks) Paper size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £56.00 Signed by Captain Jim Brooks and the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2652 | ||||
| Air Superiority by Robert Taylor. It had taken almost six years of continual air fighting for the Allied forces to attain complete and total air superiority over the Luftwaffe. At the outbreak of World War II the mighty German Air Force had appeared invincible but the ensuing Battle of Britain gave the Luftwaffe its first taste of what was to come. When America joined the war, bringing with her to Europe ne wtypes of fighters and bombers, the writing must have been clearly chalked on the wall of Hitlers bunker. Unleashing the full power of the Eighth Air Force against the Third Reich by day, and with the RAF Bomber Commands constant attacks by night, production in Germanys aircraft and munitions factories became fatally depleted. In the air the Allied fighter pilots were beginning to dominate the skies, and by the spring on 1945, had achieved complete air superiority. It had been a long and bitter struggle, fought with great courage and sacrifice. Aces Edition of 450 prints. Image size 16 inches x 29.25 inches (41cm x 75cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson, Brigadier General Frank L. Gailer, Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Schimanski and Captain Robert P Winks (deceased) Aces Edition Artist Proofs. Edition of 25. Image size 16 inches x 29.25 inches (41cm x 75cm). Price £320.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson, Brigadier General Frank L. Gailer, Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Schimanski and Captain Robert P Winks (deceased) Victory in Europe Edition of 400 prints. Includes 12 signatures. Image size 16 inches x 29.25 inches (41cm x 75cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson, Brigadier General Frank L. Gailer, Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Schimanski, Captain Robert P Winks (deceased), First Lieutenant Joseph Black, First Lieutenant Raymond T Conlin, Lieutenant Colonel William W Foard, First Lieutenant Dale E Karger (deceased), John A. Kirla, Captain William B. Overstreet, Colonel Arval J. Roberson and First Lieutenant John Skara ITEM CODE DHM2267 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warm Winters Welcome by Nicolas Trudgian. As the Autumn of 1944 turned to winter, the USAAF Eighth Air Force bombers were penetrating ever deeper into enemy territory, attacking distant targets in central and south-east Germany. Large formations of seven or eight hundred bombers, escorted by as many fighters, darkened the skies over the Reich. Central to the massive daylight raids was the long-range capabilities of the P-51 Mustang, the most versatile fighter of the war. Despite incessant pounding from the air, the Luftwaffe were putting up determined resistance, particularly in the south, often sending up several hundred fighters to meet the challenge. Huge aerial battles were fought between the opposing groups of fighters, and though the Allied pilots usually gained the upper hand in these encounters, the air fighting was prolonged and furious. Typical of those encounters, on a single mission in November the Allied estimate of Luftwaffe sorties flown against them exceeded 750, but often the German fighters were handicapped by poor direction from the ground, hampering their effectiveness - on the 27th, several Gruppen were vectored directly towards the P-51s of the 357th and 353rd Groups believing them to be in-coming bombers. They paid the price, the Leiston based pilots of the 357th bagging 30 enemy fighters before they knew what hit them. Successful as they were, the long-range escort missions flown by the P-51s were both hazardous and grueling. The weather, particularly in winter, was often appalling, and even an experienced pilot could become disoriented after hectic combat, and lost in the far reaches of the Reich. The return to base in England after combat over distant enemy territory was always exhilarating, and the pilots often hedgehopped gleefully over towns and villages on their way home after crossing the English coast. Nicolas Trudgians painting depicts such a scene, with P-51 Mustangs of the 357th Fighter Group racing over a typical English village as they head for Leiston and home. As the evening light fades, the peace and tranquillity of the snowy village, broken momentarily by the roar of Merlin engines, seems to bid the returning fighter boys a warm winters welcome. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 23 inches x 17 inches (58cm x 43cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson, Captain Robert P Winks (deceased), First Lieutenant John Skara and First Lieutenant Raymond T Conlin.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 23 inches x 17 inches (58cm x 43cm). Price £215.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson, Captain Robert P Winks (deceased), First Lieutenant John Skara and First Lieutenant Raymond T Conlin.
ITEM CODE NT0005 | |||||||||||||||
| Bringing the Peacemaker Home by Robert Taylor. Badly marked by Focke-Wulf 190’s the B-17 The Peacemaker of the 91st Bomb Group limps towards the sanctuary of the English coast escorted by P-51B Mustangs of the 361st Fighter Group. To keep her flying the crew are jettisoning everything that they can. The Peacemaker made it back to Bassingbourne that day, eight others did not. Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson, Lt Col Jams D Fletcher, Lt Col Marion H Havelaar and Colonel Steve Pisanos. Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image szie 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson, Lt Col Jams D Fletcher, Lt Col Marion H Havelaar and Colonel Steve Pisanos. ITEM CODE DHM2056 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Top Cover by Gerald Coulson. Big Brothers and Little Friends : the enduring bond between the bomber crews and fighter pilots of the USAAF Eighth Air Force in their prolonged and hotly contested air war against Hitlers Nazi Germany, 1942-1945. Limited edition of 400 prints, with three signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 24 inches (74cm x 61cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson, Lieutenant Colonel Robert A Karr and Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 29 inches x 24 inches (74cm x 61cm). Price £295.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson, Lieutenant Colonel Robert A Karr, Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East, Captain Jim Brooks and Colonel Bob Goebel. Limited edition of 250 prints, with five signatures. Image size 29 inches x 24 inches (74cm x 61cm). Price £225.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson, Lieutenant Colonel Robert A Karr, Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East, Captain Jim Brooks and Colonel Bob Goebel. Limited edition of 100 Generals Portfolio prints. Image size 29 inches x 24 inches (74cm x 61cm) Includes companion print.. Price £395.00 Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 29 inches x 24 inches (74cm x 61cm). Price £525.00 ITEM CODE DHM2303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aircraft associated with this Signature | |
| Name | Info |
| Mustang | The ubiquitous North American P-51 Mustang, which many consider to be the best all-around fighter of WW II, owes its origins to the British Air Ministry. Following Britains entry into WW II in 1939, the RAF was interested in purchasing additional fighter aircraft from American sources, particularly the Curtiss P-40. Curtiss, which was busy, was unable to guarantee timely delivery so the British approached North American Aviation as a possible second source for the P-40. North American chose to propose its own fighter design which would use the same Allison engine as the P-40. Utilizing new laminar flow wings, the North American fighter was expected to have performance better than the P-40. Developed in record time the new aircraft was designated as a Mustang I by the Brits, whereas the USAAF ordered two for evaluation which were designated XP-51 Apaches. Intrigued with the possibility of using this aircraft also as a dive bomber, North American proposed this to the USAAF which decided to order 500 of the P-51 aircraft to be modified for dive bombing use. Designated as the A-36 Invader, this version of the Mustang utilized dive flaps, and bomb racks under each wing. Some reinforcing of the structural members was also required because of the G-forces to be encountered in dive bombing. A-36s entered combat service with the USAAF prior to any P-51s. In early 1943 the 86th and 27th Fighter Bomber Groups of the 12th Air Force began flying A-36s out of Northern Africa. Despite some early problems with instability caused by the dive flaps, the A-36 was effective in light bombing and strafing roles. It was not, however, capable of dog fighting with German fighters, especially at higher altitudes. Despite these drawbacks one USAAF pilot, Captain Michael T. Russo, who served with the 16th Bomb Squadron of the 27th Fighter Bomber Group, was credited with five confirmed aerial victories in the A-36, thereby becoming the first mustang ace. |
| Squadrons associated with this Signature | |
| Name | Info |
| 357th Fighter Group | Yoxford Boys |
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