Aviation artist Robert Taylor

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Renowned aviation artist Robert Taylor, superb aviation art prints of the United States Air force shown in aviation art prints available from Cranston Fine Arts.

The name Robert Taylor has been synonymous with aviation art over a quarter of a century. His paintings of aircraft, more than those of any other artist, have helped popularise a genre which at the start of this remarkable artist's career had little recognition in the world of fine art. When he burst upon the scene in the mid-1970s his vibrant, expansive approach to the subject was a revelation. His paintings immediately caught the imagination of enthusiasts and collectors alike . He became an instant success. As a boy, Robert seemed always to have a pencil in his hand. Aware of his natural gift from an early age, he never considered a career beyond art, and with unwavering focus, set out to achieve his goal. Leaving school at fifteen, he has never worked outside the world of art. After two years at the Bath School of Art he landed a job as an apprentice picture framer with an art gallery in Bath, the city where Robert has lived and worked all his life. Already competent with water-colours the young apprentice took every opportunity to study the works of other artists and, after trying his hand at oils, quickly determined he could paint to the same standard as much of the art it was his job to frame. Soon the gallery was selling his paintings, and the owner, recognising Roberts talent, promoted him to the busy picture-restoring department. Here, he repaired and restored all manner of paintings and drawings, the expertise he developed becoming the foundation of his career as a professional artist. Picture restoration is an exacting skill, requiring the ability to emulate the techniques of other painters so as to render the damaged area of the work undetectable. After a decade of diligent application, Robert became one of the most capable picture restorers outside London. Today he attributes his versatility to the years he spent painstakingly working on the paintings of others artists. After fifteen years at the gallery, by chance he was introduced to Pat Barnard, whose military publishing business happened also to be located in the city of Bath. When offered the chance to become a full-time painter, Robert leapt at the opportunity. Within a few months of becoming a professional artist, he saw his first works in print. Roberts early career was devoted to maritime paintings, and he achieved early success with his prints of naval subjects, one of his admirers being Lord Louis Mountbatten. He exhibited successfully at the Royal Society of Marine Artists in London and soon his popularity attracted the attention of the media. Following a major feature on his work in a leading national daily newspaper he was invited to appear in a BBC Television programme. This led to a string of commissions for the Fleet Air Arm Museum who, understandably, wanted aircraft in their maritime paintings. It was the start of Roberts career as an aviation artist. Fascinated since childhood by the big, powerful machines that man has invented, switching from one type of hardware to another has never troubled him. Being an artist of the old school, Robert tackled the subject of painting aircraft with the same gusto as with his large, action-packed maritime pictures - big compositions supported by powerful and dramatic skies, painted on large canvases. It was a formula new to the aviation art genre, at the time not used to such sweeping canvases, but one that came naturally to an artist whose approach appeared to have origins in an earlier classical period. Roberts aviation paintings are instantly recognisable. He somehow manages to convey all the technical detail of aviation in a traditional and painterly style, reminiscent of the Old Masters. With uncanny ability, he is able to recreate scenes from the past with a carefully rehearsed realism that few other artists ever manage to achieve. This is partly due to his prodigious research but also his attention to detail: Not for him shiny new factory-fresh aircraft looking like museum specimens. His trade mark, flying machines that are battle-scarred, worse for wear, with dings down the fuselage, chips and dents along the leading edges of wings, oil stains trailing from engine cowlings, paintwork faded with dust and grime; his planes are real! Roberts aviation works have drawn crowds in the international arena since the early 1980s. He has exhibited throughout the US and Canada, Australia, Japan and in Europe. His one-man exhibition at the Smithsonians National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC was hailed as the most popular art exhibition ever held there. His paintings hang in many of the worlds great aviation museums, adorn boardrooms, offices and homes, and his limited edition prints are avidly collected all around the world. A family man with strong Christian values, Robert devotes most of what little spare time he has to his home life. Married to Mary for thirty five years, they have five children, all now grown up. Neither fame nor fortune has turned his head. He is the same easy-going, gentle character he was when setting out on his painting career all those years ago, but now with a confidence that comes with the knowledge that he has mastered his profession.

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America Strikes Back by Robert Taylor
The very first air combat fought by American pilots following the surprise attack upon Pearl Harbor. In less than one hour America struck back in a war that was to end in total victory. As the assault mounted on the Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, simultaneously the air base at Wheeler Field came under heavy attack. Two young USAAF pilots, Kenneth Taylor and George Walsh, quickly got their P-40 Tomahawks airborne. Winging southwards towards Ewa Field they ripped into a dozen or more enemy planes attacking the marine field. Diving into the formation they each downed Val fighter-bombers. Robert Taylors painting shows Ken Taylor in his P-40 tomahawk, with George Walsh in close company, bringing down his second enemy aircraft on December 7, 1941, an Aichi D-3Al Val dive-bomber. In the background palls of smoke rise from Hangar 6 housing the naval float planes, and the up-turned battleship Oklahoma.

Signed limited edition of 550 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £200.00
Signed by Colonel William Dickman,
Colonel David Tex Hill (deceased),
Lt General Joe Moore,
Brigadier General Kenneth Taylor (deceased)
and
Colonel Earl Williams.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £325.00
Signed by Colonel William Dickman,
Colonel David Tex Hill (deceased),
Lt General Joe Moore,
Brigadier General Kenneth Taylor (deceased)
and
Colonel Earl Williams.

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Doolittle Raiders by Robert Taylor.
Doolittle Raiders take their B-25 bombers down to very low level and head for China after delivering their surprise attack on the industrial and military targets in and around Tokyo on April 18, 1942. The sixteen-ship mission, led by volunteer crews, successfully completed one of the most audacious air raids of World War II.

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Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Richard E Cole,
Staff Sergeant Rev Jacob DeSchazer,
Major Thomas C Griffin,
Major Nolan A Herndon (deceased),
Major General David M Jones,
Lieutenant Colonel Frank A Kappelar (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel James H Macia (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel Harry C McCool,
Lieutenant Colonel Chase J Nielson (deceased),
Colonel Henry A Potter (deceased),
Staff Sergeant David J Thatcher,
Brigadier General Everett W Holstrom (deceased),
Major Howard A Sessler (deceased)
and
Captain J Royden Stork (deceased).
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Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Richard E Cole,
Staff Sergeant Rev Jacob DeSchazer,
Major Thomas C Griffin,
Major Nolan A Herndon (deceased),
Major General David M Jones,
Lieutenant Colonel Frank A Kappelar (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel James H Macia (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel Harry C McCool,
Lieutenant Colonel Chase J Nielson (deceased),
Colonel Henry A Potter (deceased),
Staff Sergeant David J Thatcher,
Brigadier General Everett W Holstrom (deceased),
Major Howard A Sessler (deceased)
and
Captain J Royden Stork (deceased).

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Attack on the Hiei by Robert Taylor.
Marine Ace Captain Joe Foss leads a flight of eight F4F Wildcats of VMF121, based at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, in a diversionary attack on the Imperial Japanese battlecruiser Hiei north of Savo Island, Friday November 13, 1942. In the distance TBF Avenger torpedo bombers of VMSB-131, having already attacked from the starboard side, head for base. That evening, after relentless air attack, the Hiei, disappeared beneath the sea- the first Japanese battleship sunk by American Forces in World War II

Signed limited edition of 475 prints. Image size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £
Signed by Brigadier General Joseph J Foss (deceased),
Lt Colonel Roger Haberman,
Lt Colonel William B Freeman (deceased)
and
Colonel T W Boot Furlow.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £
Signed by Brigadier General Joseph J Foss (deceased),
Lt Colonel Roger Haberman,
Lt Colonel William B Freeman (deceased)
and
Colonel T W Boot Furlow.
Limited edition of 50 millenium proofs. Image size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £
Signed by Brigadier General Joseph J Foss (deceased),
Lt Colonel Roger Haberman,
Lt Colonel William B Freeman (deceased),
Colonel T W Boot Furlow,
Lt Colonel Ronnie Hay (deceased)
and
Commander Don Sheppard.

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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 £
Signed by Colonel C E Bud Anderson,
Lt Col Jams D Fletcher,
Lt Col Marion H Havelaar
and
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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
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Mission Beyond Darkness by Robert Taylor
Following the attack against Admiral Ozawas Japanese carrier fleet on June 20, 1944, Admiral Mitscher defies all rules of naval engagement: In total darkness, with the ever-present danger of enemy submarines, he orders every ship in his Task Force 58 to switch on lights to guide over 100 returning carrier-borne aircraft, all desperately low on fuel. Amid the confusion, unable to get a landing slot aboard the USS Lexington, and now out of fuel, a pilot and his gunner scramble from their ditched SB2B Curtiss Helldiver, as a Fletcher class destroyer manoeuvres to make the pick up.

Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 34 inches x 23 inches (86cm x 58cm). Price £200.00
Signed by Commander Alex Vraciu USN,
Captain Donald Gordon USN (deceased),
Lieutenant Ralph Yaussi USNR
and
Air Gunner James Curry.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 34 inches x 23 inches (86cm x 58cm). Price £325.00
Signed by Commander Alex Vraciu USN,
Captain Donald Gordon USN (deceased),
Lieutenant Ralph Yaussi USNR
and
Air Gunner James Curry.

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Thunderbolt Strike by Robert Taylor.
A flight of P47 thunderbolts of the 404 Fighter group, 9th Air force, clear the target area after a low-level attack on the airfield inland from Le Havre, Normandy, 1944. Tracer winds up towards them from ground defences and almost all the aircraft have taken hits. Ground-attack pilots went in low, did the job and got our fast!

Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £165.00
Signed by General Paul Douglas (deceased),
General James Hill (deceased)
and
Colonel Joe Matte (deceased).
Limited edition of artist proofs. Image size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £265.00
Signed by General Paul Douglas (deceased),
General James Hill (deceased)
and
Colonel Joe Matte (deceased).

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Mustang Recce by Robert Taylor.
Russ Berg flies his 10th Recce Group P51s in low and fast, dodging flak and enemy fighters, to get vital photographs for General Patons advancing forces. A superb study of World War IIs most outstanding tactical fighter in action, in the hands of one of the USAAFs most distinguished and highly decorated pilots.

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Signed by Russ Berg.

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Marauder Mission by Robert Taylor
B26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group 9th Air Force, returning from a strike against VI, rocket sites in the Pas de Calais, January 1944. The 9th Air Force became one of the most effective forces in the destruction of VI rocket sites, railroad yards, bridges and other enemy position in northern France and by May 1944, was despatching more than one thousand aircraft a day against targets in Normandy and the Pas de Calais.

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Signed by General John Moench,
Colonel Roland Scott (deceased)
and
Colonel Ashley Woolridge (deceased).
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £295.00
Signed by General John Moench,
Colonel Roland Scott (deceased)
and
Colonel Ashley Woolridge (deceased).
Multi Signed edition of 100 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £275.00
Signed by General John Moench,
Colonel Roland Scott,
Colonel Ashley Woolridge,
Major Carl Oates,
Captain Earl Slanker
and
Colonel Richard Dick Denison.

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Bogeys Eleven O Clock High by Robert Taylor
Doug Canning breaks radio silence to call the sighting of Admiral Yamamotos flight over the pacific island of Bourganville, 18 April 1943. After a two and a half hour, four hundred mile flight just above the waves, mission leader John Mitchell and his 16 ship raiding party push their P-38s to full power to complete one of the most remarkable ambushes in aviation history.

Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 38 inches x 24 inches (97cm x 61cm). Price £200.00
Signed by Colonel John W Mitchell,
Lt Colonel Roger J Ames,
Colonel Rex Barber (deceased),
Lt Colonel Doug Canning,
Captain Delton Goerke (deceased),
Captain Larry Graebener,
Lt Colonel Besby F Holmes,
Major Julius Jack Jacobson (deceased)
and
Lt Colonel Louis R Kittel.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 38 inches x 24 inches (97cm x 61cm). Price £325.00
Signed by Colonel John W Mitchell,
Lt Colonel Roger J Ames,
Colonel Rex Barber (deceased),
Lt Colonel Doug Canning,
Captain Delton Goerke (deceased),
Captain Larry Graebener,
Lt Colonel Besby F Holmes,
Major Julius Jack Jacobson (deceased)
and
Lt Colonel Louis R Kittel.

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Hostile Sky by Robert Taylor
A B-24 has been hit and is losing touch with the main bomber formation, as Luftwaffe pilots concentrated their attentions on the unfortunate aircraft. Two Fw190s, are zooming up for the kill on the damaged B-24. Seeing the desperate situation, a P-38 escort pilot has made a head-on attack, splitting the pair of Fw190s, and thwarting their attempt to finish off the B-24. Another P-38, aware of the situation, is turning into the path of the Fw190s, and Robert makes it clear in his dramatic portrayal that the action has some way to go before any conclusion will be reached.

Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm) Only one available.. Price £
Signed by Colonel Gerald Brown (deceased),
Colonel John Lowell,
Hauptmann Alfred Grislawski (deceased)
and
Captain Gunther Schack (deceased).
Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £490.00
Signed by Colonel Gerald Brown (deceased),
Colonel John Lowell,
Hauptmann Alfred Grislawski (deceased)
and
Captain Gunther Schack (deceased).

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Valor in the Pacific by Robert Taylor.
Depicted are B-29s of the 499th Bomb Group, 73rd Wing of the 20th Air Force. After a daylight raid on Tokyo, showing all the telltale signs of combat over the target, a Wing of the worlds largest and fastest-ever piston-engined bombers make their long over-water journey home, still many hours away at Saipan Island. At the extremity of their range, little friends, very-long-range P-51 Mustang escort fighters, peel off and head for home - leaving the mighty bombers to fend for themselves.

Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £200.00
Signed by Colonel Ray Brashear (deceased),
Brigadier General Henry Huglin (deceased),
Lieutenant Chester Marshall
and
Colonel Bob Morgan (deceased),
with the signatures of :
Red Erwin
and
Jay Zeamer (deceased)
on the companion print Fortress Under Attack.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £325.00
Signed by Colonel Ray Brashear (deceased),
Brigadier General Henry Huglin (deceased),
Lieutenant Chester Marshall
and
Colonel Bob Morgan (deceased),
with the signatures of :
Red Erwin
and
Jay Zeamer (deceased)
on the companion print Fortress Under Attack.
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Viper Venom by Robert Taylor.
Pilots from the 31st and the 52nd Fighter Wings climb their heavily armed F-16 Vipers out of Aviano Air Base, Italy, on a strike mission over Bosnia, June 1999.

Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £200.00
Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Mike Boera and Lieutenant Colonel Dave L Goldfein.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £325.00
Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Mike Boera and Lieutenant Colonel Dave L Goldfein.

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Rolling Thunder by Robert Taylor.
Flying down Thud Ridge at just below the speed of sound, Jack Broughton leads an F-105 Thunderbolt raid on the power plant at Viet Tri, North Vietnam, March12, 1967. The target was destroyed.

Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £200.00
Signed by Lt Colonel Harold W Bingaman,
Lt Colonel Max C Brestel,
Colonel Jacksel M Broughton
and
Colonel Leo K Thorsness.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £325.00
Signed by Lt Colonel Harold W Bingaman,
Lt Colonel Max C Brestel,
Colonel Jacksel M Broughton
and
Colonel Leo K Thorsness.

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Sky Giant by Robert Taylor.
In the mid 1930s, at a time when Pan American had led the way with two generations of four0engined flying boats. the United States Navy sought a much larger, heavier flying boat for over-water reconnaissance bomber service. Consolidated Aircrafts PB2Y Coronado was the result, this massive all-metal flying boat first taking to the air in 1937. Several models and extensive modifications followed, and in 1943-44 a number of the latest types were converted for the Naval Air Transport Service for the carriage of cargo and passengers. This wartime fleet, based at San Franciscos Treasure Island and at Pan Americans North Beach facility, now part of New Yorks La Guardia Airport, performed vital transport services across the Atlantic and throughout the Pacific. Flown by contracted Pan Am crews, the Sky Giant saw its share of action. On one notable occasion Captain Bill Moss and his crew landed in heavy seas to rescue 48 survivors from a torpedoed merchantman, lifting off in a 15ft swell to fly the oil-soaked seamen 300 miles to safety.

Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 22 inches (84cm x 56cm) Sold out edition. Only one secondary market print available.. Price £200.00
Signed by William W Moss (deceased).

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Legend of Colin Kelly by Robert Taylor.
December 10th 1941, Just three days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, captain Colin Kellys 19th BG B-17C is heavily outnumbered by Zeros as it returns to Clark Field after completing a successful bombing attack. With his aircraft on fire. Kelly remained at the controls whilst his crew bailed out. Seconds later the B-17 exploded. Colin Kelly gave his life and was posthumously awarded the DFC. A legend was born.

Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £200.00
Signed by Master Sergeant James E Halkyard,
Staff Sergeant Robert E Altman
and
Saburo Sakai (deceased).
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £325.00
Signed by Master Sergeant James E Halkyard,
Staff Sergeant Robert E Altman
and
Saburo Sakai (deceased).

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Fighting Tigers by Robert Taylor.
On August 5, 1944, following a successful attack on Japanese forces just north of Changsha, P-40 Warhawks of the75th and 16th Fighter Squadrons, 23rd F.G., are attacked by enemy Nakajima fighters and a massive dog-fight has developed over the Hsiang Chiang river with aircraft wheeling and turning in all directions. The action is set against the distinctive, haunting landscape of Southern China, Roberts panoramic canvas capturing all the atmosphere of a crucial aerial campaign fought in the skies above a distant land so many years ago.

Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 32 inches x 23 inches (81cm x 58cm). Price £240.00
Signed by Major General John Alison,
Colonel Tex Hill (deceased),
Lt Colonel Don Lopez,
Colonel Charles Older (deceased),
Colonel Ed Rector (deceased)
and
Brigadier General Wiltz Segura (deceased).

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Company of Heroes by Robert Taylor Generals signed limited edition of 400 prints with pencil print of Bader's Bus Company. Signed by the above and Adolf Galland.   Returning to base following the ordeal of a gruelling daylight raid, when barrages of flak and the persistent attendance of enemy fighters were an accepted feature of the mission were, for the weary aircrews, moments of pure exhilaration. The entire airfield suddenly transformed into a cacophony of noise and activity as, one after another, the mighty bombers landed and came to rest. Jeeps scurried about collecting crews, whisking them away for debriefing and well-earned nourishment while groundcrews, after their anxious wait, milled around their charges.
The 34th Bomb Group's Queenie, first home to Mendlesham today, has come to a standstill, the co-pilot already briefing the crew chief on the state of the aircraft. Another B-17 taxies while a jeep scurries across the tarmac to collect the crew of a third aircraft. Other B-17s are already parked as the last man home makes his final approach, streaming vapour from a badly overheating engine. It is April 1945. The fickle English weather greets the returning airmen with a mixture of brilliant spring sunshine and passing April showers.
America Strikes Back by Robert Taylor Signed by William Dickman, Tex Hill, Joe Moore, Ken Taylor, James Van den Hey and Earl Williams. P-40 and Aichi D-3A1 in close combat.
Doolittle Raiders by Robert Taylor   Signed by 14 B-25 Mitchell crew members: Richard Cole, Jacob DeSchazer, Thomas Griffin, Nolan Herndon, Everett Holstrom, David Jones, Frank Kappelar, James Macia, Harry McCool, Chase Nielson, Henry Potter, Howard Sessler, Roydon Stork, David Thatcher.
Attack on the Hei by Robert Taylor Signatories: Joe Foss, William Freeman, Boot Furlow, Roger Haberman.

Bringing the Peacemaker Home by Robert Taylor By 1944 the USAAF were despatching bombers deep into Germany on a grand scale. In June alone no fewer than 28,800 aircraft were despatched into hostile air space, the scale of operations such that enabled hitting a dozen or more different targets on a single day.
Even with the benefit of long-range fighter escort, the bomber formations had to run the gauntlet of the Luftwaffe's fighter defenses as they approached and departed the target area. With plenty of practice during the previous 12 months, the German fighter pilots had developed highly successful techniques of attack against the American four-engined bombers, and whenever they engaged in numbers, USAAF losses were heavy - 37 bombers failed to return from raids against synthetic oil plants and aircraft factories at Leipzig on June 29.
On July 20 it was the turn of the 91st Bomb Group to attack an airfield near Leipzig, suspected of harboring the new menace - the Luftwaffe's revolutionary Messerschmitt Me262 jet. As the formation spread out for the bomb run, the 401st squadron took the low position - the most vulnerable to fighter attack.
Just as the crew of The Peacemaker steadied the ship to sight the target, the squadron was set upon by Focke-Wulf 190s. The formation leader was set on fire wingtip to wingtip, almost colliding with Peacemaker as the stricken aircraft slid into the void below. At that moment, cannon shells ripped into Peacemaker as a Fw190 flashed past within 200 feet, its guns blazing. Hit in the wing and tail, the bucking B-17 began to slip below the rest of the formation. She was a long way from home.
Robert Taylor's dramatic portrayal of events picks up the story as the injured bird limps towards the sanctuary of the English coast. That she has got this far is a miracle, due in no small part to the close attentions of escorting P-51B Mustangs of the 361st Fighter Group.
To keep her flying, the crew are jettisoning everything that can be safely bundled out of the aircraft. The front hatch is open and bombardier Marion Havelaar has reluctantly despatched his 20lb bomb sight to the ocean below - for him, an act of total sacrilege. The Peacemaker made it back to Bassingbourne that day; eight others did not.

Mission Beyond Darkness by Robert Taylor After a three day sea search for Admiral Ozawa's carrier fleet it was 3.30pm on June 20, 1944, when a spotter plane reported the enemy position to Admiral Mitscher's Task Force 58. Mitscher knew the risks of despatching a large force on such a long-range mission so late in the day, but he also knew his task was to get the carriers. By 4.30pm over 200 fighters, dive-bombers, and torpedo strike planes were in the air and heading for the target.
In the short but intense battle that followed late in that day, the Japanese carrier Hiyo was sunk, four more Japanese carriers were damaged, two oilers sunk, the battleship Haruna hit, and some 40 enemy aircraft reported destroyed. Fierce, and seemingly successful though the encounter was, for most of the American aircrews the worst part of the mission was yet to come. As 209 aircraft turned and headed east into the growing dark, most of the pilots knew they had barely enough fuel to get back on board their carriers, some 270 miles distant. Many of the aircraft had received battle damage, and some of the crews were wounded.
It was 8pm and pitch dark as the first of the returning aircraft neared the carriers. Admiral Mitscher knew that without some form of guidance it was going to be all but impossible to recover his aircraft and, ignoring the submarine threat, boldly ordered the fleet to turn on lights. But the arriving Helldiver and Avenger pilots were all but out of fuel, and in the confusion of trying to pick out a carrier, find a landing slot, compounded by a number of deck crashes, some 70 planes went into the water that night. For Mitscher's aircrews, the long return to TF-58 went into history as the 'mission beyond darkness'
In recreating the awesome scene, Robert Taylor has painted a masterpiece of naval aviation warfare in the Pacific. In the foreground the SB2C Helldiver of Lieutenant Ralph Yaussi, its tanks dry, has ditched near the carrier USS Lexington. As Yaussi and his gunner James Curry clamber out of the sinking aircraft, the Fletcher class destroyer USS Anthony, her 24 inch searchlight ablaze, is moving in to make the pick-up. The chaos and confusion of that infamous night during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, springs back to life in this stunning painting. With prints signed by four aircrew who survived Admiral Mitscher's historic operation, including Yaussi and Curry, Robert Taylor's Mission Beyond Darkness will become one of the great collector's prints from the era.
Mustang Recce by Robert Taylor   Berg's 10th Recce Group P-51 Mustang's dodge enemy flak and fighters to get vital photos for General Patten's forces. Signatories: Russell Berg.
Marauder Mission by Robert Taylor Tribute to B-26 Marauder and the Ninth Air force. B-26's return from an attack on enemy positions in Northern France. Features "Yankee Guerrilla" of the 386th Bomb Group.
Bogeys Eleven O Clock High by Robert Taylor Commemorates the Yamamoto Mission, April 18, 1943. Lightning's approaching Bougainville.
Hostile Sky by Robert Taylor Damaged B24 in danger from Fw190, is rescued by P-38 Lightnings, who thwart the German attack. Signatories: Alfred Grislawski, John Lowell, Gunther Schack.
Viper Venom by Robert Taylor

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Rolling Thunder by Robert Taylor Signatures: Harold Bingaman, Max Brestel, Jackson Broughton, Leo Thorsness.
The date : March 12, 1967. The target: The large thermal power plant at Viet Tri, on the Red River, a short distance to the northwest of Hanoi. Heavily defended by 100 and 85 mm gun positions, missile sites and the usual barrage of ground fire encountered on any mission "downtown", the task of the leading flight was to hammer the guns and clear the way for the closely following strike force to lay their bombs squarely on the power plant. They would all have to contend with the ever present likelihood of MiG interception on the way out.

Leading the 355th TFW F-105 Thunderchiefs out of Takhli Royal Thai Air Base, Colonel Jack Broughton took the familiar route, approaching the target area flying down Thud Ridge. As the high ground fell away he pushed his flight of four ships down to the deck and, "going like hell", Broughton swung the leading Thuds southwest, just enough to give those on the ground the impression they were headed south of Viet Tri.

Not quite abreast of the target, Broughton called the 'pop' and as the Thuds passed vertical they rolled to inverted going over the top, completing a giant wifferdill, attacking the guns from the opposite direction. Beneath them the big gun pits were lined up, their gunners confused by the maneuver, and before they could work out what was happening the F-105 pilots emptied their loads of CBUs into the middle of them.

Behind the Thuds came the strike force and, with the air cleared of the usual flak barrage, unloaded their bombs right into the thermal power plant. The facility was destroyed in one of the best planned and executed raids of the war.
Legend of Colin Kelly by Robert Taylor
December 10th 1941, Just three days after the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor, captain Colin Kelly's 19th BG B-17C is heavily outnumbered by Zeros as it returns to Clark Field after completing a successful bombing attack. With his aircraft on fire. Kelly remained at the controls whilst his crew bailed out. Seconds later the B-17 exploded. Colin Kelly gave his life and was posthumously awarded the DFC. A legend was born.

Fighting Tigers by Robert Taylor A reconstruction of action fought over the Hsiang Chiang river on August 5, 1944. Following a successful attack on Japanese forces just north of Changsha, P-40 Warhawks of the 75th and 16th Fighter Squadrons, 23rd FG, are attacked by enemy Nakajima fighters and a massive dogfight has developed with aircraft wheeling and turning in all directions set against the landscape of Southern China.

"Greetings you American bandits of the Flying Tigers, and especially you young American kids of the USAAF who have come to take their place. The invincible Japanese Air Force will utterly destroy you on your first day of activation - the fourth of July - your Independence Day!"

Tokyo Rose was screeching her propoganda over the shortwave radio out of Shanghai as the 23rd Fighter Group prepared to assume the mantle of Chennault's American Volunteer Group - the Flying Tigers. Her rantings served only to fill the new pilots with greater determination, and to provoke Chennault into immediate action: "We will not wait until the 4th. We'll hit them on the 3rd!" vowed General Chennault on hearing the broadcast, and that is precisely what the young American kids did. Flying their P-40 Warhawks, 29 rookie fighter pilots ripped into a force of 48 Zeros over Kweilin, chopping down 34 enemy aircraft without loss on their first day in combat - a full day before the 23rd FG officially came into being. Tokyo Rose fell silent the following day.

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