| Schweinfurt - The Second Mission by Robert Taylor. Briefing at 0500 hours on the morning of 14 October 1943 brought the crews of the 92nd Bomb Group news they did not want to hear: Its Schweinfurt again! The same message was being repeated in USAAF bomb group briefing rooms all over eastern England in the early hours of what was to become forever known as Black Thursday. Robert Taylors majestic painting shows Colonel Budd Peaslees B-17 Equipose, piloted by Kemp McLaughlin, leading the Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group en-route to the vital ball-bearing factories at Schweinfurt. Signed limited edition of 500 prints, with 3 signatures. Print paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signatories: General J Kemp McLaughlin, First Lieutenant Wilbur Bud Klint, First Lieutenant John P Noack.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs, with 10 signatures. Print paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £325.00 Signatories: General J Kemp McLaughlin, First Lieutenant Wilbur Bud Klint, First Lieutenant John P Noack, First Lieutenant Frederick J Bird, Technical Sergeant Jack R Goetz, Captain Malcolm H Higgins, Technical Sergeant Bill E Martin, Chief Master Sergeant Roy C McGinnis, Captain James E Pete Mullinax, Staff Sergeant Ben Roberts.
Schweinfurt limited edition of 325 prints, with 10 signatures. Print paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £250.00 Signatories: General J Kemp McLaughlin, First Lieutenant Wilbur Bud Klint, First Lieutenant John P Noack, First Lieutenant Frederick J Bird, Technical Sergeant Jack R Goetz, Captain Malcolm H Higgins, Technical Sergeant Bill E Martin, Chief Master Sergeant Roy C McGinnis, Captain James E Pete Mullinax, Staff Sergeant Ben Roberts.
Limited edition of 125 commemorative proofs, with 24 signatures. Print paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £495.00 Signatories: General J Kemp McLaughlin, First Lieutenant Wilbur Bud Klint, First Lieutenant John P Noack, First Lieutenant Frederick J Bird, Technical Sergeant Jack R Goetz, Captain Malcolm H Higgins, Technical Sergeant Bill E Martin, Chief Master Sergeant Roy C McGinnis, Captain James E Pete Mullinax, Staff Sergeant Ben Roberts, First Lieutenant Earl G Bason, First Lieutenant Jay G Coberly, First Lieutenant Roy G Davidson Jnr, Staff Sergeant Marshall L Fisher, Technical Sergeant Edward K Fox, Colonel Ed Millson, Captain Thomas A Parks, Staff Sergeant Robert Rickell, Technical Sergeant George G Roberts, First Lieutenant John Scarborough, Colonel Robert M Slane, First Lieutenant Donald Springer, Lieutenant Colonel Henry E Tessien, Feldwebel Adolf Denz. ITEM CODE DHM2614 |
| Thunderheads Over Ridgewell by Robert Taylor. In the early days of the USAAF daylight bombing campaign, before the arrival of long-range fighter escorts, rarely was a mission flown without Luftwaffe interception and the ever-present barrage of anti-aircraft fire. The Eighth Air Force crews literally fought their way through swarms of enemy fighters and thick flak to hit their targets, then fought their way home again. Seldom a formation returned without losses and casualties, but inexorably the American bomb groups struck deeper and deeper into enemy territory. Bomber crews lucky enough to survive a complete tour were few and far between. They knew this when they arrived in England at the start of their tour, and the awesome task they faced banded the flyers together like brothers. They flew and fought for each other, their country and liberty with determination and a camaraderie that only those who went through the experience could fully appreciate. In his tribute to the USAAF bomber crews, Robert Taylor has selected the 381st Bomb Group to represent, and pay tribute to all those who flew the perilous daylight raids out of bases in England into the heavily defended skies above enemy occupied Europe. Roberts emotive painting shows 381st Bomb Group B-17 Fortresses returning to Ridgewell on a summer afternoon in 1944 during a period when the Group reached the peak of it effectiveness- for several months it was the top ranked outfit in the Eighth. Between June 1943 and the end of hostilities the 381st completed 297 combat missions, hit almost every important target in German hands and was credited with the destruction of 223 enemy aircraft. One aircraft, more than any other, came to symbolise the great bombing campaign of the USAAF in Europe during World War Two, and in his spectacular new painting Robert Taylor captures the magnificence of Boeings legendary B-17 Flying Fortress. In his inimitable style the artist brings to life an exact wartime scene, a battle-damaged aircraft making apparent the fearsome task tackled daily by those who flew the hazardous missions to occupied Europe during the greatest air war ever fought. Aircrew Edition. Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Captain Turner G Brashear, Major Edward A Klein and First Lieutenant Vincent J Peters.
Mighty Eighth Edition. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Captain Turner G Brashear, Major Edward A Klein and First Lieutenant Vincent J Peters.
Mighty Eighth Edition. Signed limited edition of 250 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Captain Turner G Brashear, Major Edward A Klein and First Lieutenant Vincent J Peters. ITEM CODE RT0002 |
| Fortress under Attack by Robert Taylor. 22nd Bomb group B17s under attack by Mitsubishi Zero fighters over Rebaul November 1942. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 18 inches x 13 inches (46cm x 34cm). Price £700.00 Signed by Red Erwin and Jay Zeamer. ITEM CODE AX0043 |
| 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.
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. ITEM CODE DHM2154 |
| Skipper Comes Home by Robert Taylor From the summer of 1942 until the end of hostilities, the USAAFs Eighth Air Force took the battle to enemy occupied Europe every single day that weather permitted. The largest air unit ever to go to war, the Eighth played a vital role in the ultimate defeat of Hitlers Germany. In the forefront of this awesome fighting force, the crews of the mighty B-17 Flying Fortress will be forever remembered. Signed Limited Edition of 500 prints. Includes 4 signatures. Image size 23.5 inches x 17 inches (60cm x 43cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Major Paul H Greer, Lieutenant Colonel William P Kincheloe, First Lieutenant Don Nielsen and Captain Robert Paris.
Artist Proof Edition. Edition of 25, with 4 signatures. Image size 23.5 inches x 17 inches (60cm x 43cm) . Price £325.00 Signed by Major Paul H Greer, Lieutenant Colonel William P Kincheloe, First Lieutenant Don Nielsen and Captain Robert Paris.
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Image size 23.5 inches x 17 inches (60cm x 43cm). Price £ Signed by Major Paul H Greer, Lieutenant Colonel William P Kincheloe, First Lieutenant Don Nielsen and Captain Robert Paris. ITEM CODE DHM2579 |
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