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Pilot Signed Prints : Brigadier General Robin Olds
After leaving West Point in June 1943, Robin Olds was posted to the 479th Fighter Group in England, joining 434 Squadron. Based at Wattisham in East Anglia, and flying P-38s, he was involved in heavy bomber escort duties and fighter sweeps until the Normandy invasion, soon after which his Squadron converted to P51 Mustangs. by early 1945 Robin Olds was in command of 434 Squadron taking part in the Battle of the Bulge, flying escort missions, and providing air support to the airborne attack across the Rhine. At the end of World War II Robin Olds had 24.5 victories, of which 13 were in the air. Later in Vietnam Robin Olds gained four more victories, flying F4 Phantoms and flew with the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. Sadly, Robin Olds passed away on 14th June 2007.
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| Running the Gauntlet by Robert Taylor. Though some 1400 of Germanys remarkable Me262 jet aircraft were built, fewer than 300 ever saw action during its short 10 month combat career, the 550 mph fighter-bomber arriving in service too late to make any impression on the course of the war. Most famous of all Me262 units was Jagdverband 44, commanded by General Adolf Galland. Instructed by Hitler to set up a small defensive fighter unit to make the most of the new Me262, Gallands JV44 attracted other top-scoring pilots, including top aces Macky Steinhoff and Walter Krupinski, and the unit soon became dubbed Gallands Squadron of Experts. Though doing their best to repel daylight attacks on jet production plants in Southern Germany, JV44 were fighting a losing battle. During a raid on 9 April 1945 the unit lost nine aircraft – a pattern that was to continue. Also, American fighter pilots, unable to catch the 262 in the air, found success taking the jets out as they took off or landed, catching them while at their most vulnerable. With the Allies driving deeper and deeper into Germany, production of aircraft, spares, fuel, and ammunition, steadily dried up. The point came when JV44, Gallands now legendary Squadron of Experts, finally ground to a halt. Running the Gauntlet shows Me262s of JV44 returning to base in southern Germany, having come under attack from P-51 Mustangs of the 353rd Fighter Group. Almost out of fuel and ammunition, the Me262s have little option but to complete their landing sequence, hoping fervently they are not bounced by American fighters loitering in the area. They are out of luck on this occasion, and although Galland has organised a unit flying Focke-Wulf Fw190D-9s to provide air cover in the area of the airfield, they too have been caught by the 353rd Fighter Groups surprise attack. At the relatively slow speed required on final approach, the Me262s handling is sluggish and the pilot is having enough trouble without the attentions of a bunch of P-51 pilots. At this point the JV44 Me262 remains unscathed, and with the arrival of the Fw190s, there is the possibility this particular jet pilot will survive the day. Aces Edition : signed limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Major General Donald Strait, Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East, Leutnant Norbert Hannig and Oberleutnant Walter Schuck.
War in Europe Edition - signed limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Major General Donald Strait, Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East, Leutnant Norbert Hannig, Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Colonel Donald Cummings , Brigadier General Robin Olds (deceased), Major Erich Rudorffer and Leutnant Alfred Ambs (deceased).
War in Europe Edition - signed limited edition of 200 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £275.00 Signed by Major General Donald Strait, Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East, Leutnant Norbert Hannig, Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Colonel Donald Cummings , Brigadier General Robin Olds (deceased), Major Erich Rudorffer and Leutnant Alfred Ambs (deceased).
War in Europe Edition - signed limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Major General Donald Strait, Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East, Leutnant Norbert Hannig, Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Colonel Donald Cummings , Brigadier General Robin Olds (deceased), Major Erich Rudorffer and Leutnant Alfred Ambs (deceased).
Generals Edition : signed limited edition of 120 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Major General Donald Strait, Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East, Leutnant Norbert Hannig, Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Colonel Donald Cummings , Brigadier General Robin Olds (deceased), Major Erich Rudorffer, Leutnant Alfred Ambs (deceased), Captain Jim Brooks, Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased), General Adolf Galland (deceased) and Feldwebel Ernest Giefing.
Portfolio Proofs : signed limited edition of 25 prints, supplied with companion drawing. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Major General Donald Strait, Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East, Leutnant Norbert Hannig, Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Colonel Donald Cummings , Brigadier General Robin Olds (deceased), Major Erich Rudorffer, Leutnant Alfred Ambs (deceased), Captain Jim Brooks, Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased), General Adolf Galland (deceased), Feldwebel Ernest Giefing, Major Herky Green (deceased), General Johannes Steinhoff (deceased) (matted) - Companion Print and General Walter Krupinski (deceased) (matted) - Companion Print.
ITEM CODE DHM1751 |
| Phantom Raiders by Simon Atack. Just 50 miles north west of Hanoi in North Vietnam, lies the long and winding valley of the infamous Red River - a name that was to become bitterly familiar to the F4U Phantom pilots of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. Flowing for miles through the countrys deep interior, the waters of the Red River fed the strategically important steel mills at Thai Nguyen, and the power stations at Viet Tri; they also irrigated the rice and shrimp paddy fields that fed the armies of the North Vietnamese and Vietcong, distributed to the combat areas through a sophisticated network of hidden trails and tracks, bridges and railways. Defending these vitally important targets was a vast array of anti-aircraft systems of every conceivable type and calibre; at Yen Bai the North Vietnamese even established a secret fighter airfield where their Mig jet fighters were hidden in hangars dug by hand deep into the surrounding hills - in short it was one of the most heavily defended and awesome places on Earth. But these targets had to be destroyed, and one aircraft above all others became inextricably and forever linked with the fast, low-level jet attacks to obliterate these heavily fortified objectives - the legendary F4U Phatnom, the fastest, the most powerful, versatile fighter of the day. The bravery and determination of the Phantom crews as they flew into the maelstroms of intense, deadly, flak and ground fire remain an inspiration to all ground attack combat pilots and crew. Simon Atacks powerful limited edition depicting the high-speed, low-level attack by F4 Phantoms of the 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron on the bridge near Viet Tri, 24 May 1967. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 32 inches x 23 inches (81cm x 58cm). Price £115.00 Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds (deceased).  Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 32 inches xs 23 inches (81cm x 58cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds (deceased). Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 32 inches x 23 inches (81cm x 58cm). Price £ Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds (deceased).
Simon Atack Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM2306 |
| 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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £56
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £56
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £56
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £56
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £56
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £56
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM2652 |
| Final Victory by Simon Atack. Typical of the aggressive fighter pilots led by the great Hub Zemke was Robin Olds. Having completed his training on the P-38 in America, Olds arrived at RAF Wattisham, England in May 1944, assigned to fly the remarkable twin-boomed fighter with the 434th Squadron. It didnt take long for the novice pilot to make his mark. After flying interdiction missions over France and Germany, with the 479th Olds took part in the D-Day operations, then on August 13 opened his score by jumping two Fw190s at ground level. After a brief but hectic fight, he brought both down. A couple of weeks later he bagged three Me109s – his wingman got another two – when attacking a group of some fifty enemy fighters while escorting bombers high over Muritz Zee. Converting to P-51D Mustangs, Olds completed two combat tours, flying deep penetration missions, engagements with the Luftwaffes new Me262 jet fighter, and strafing attacks on German facilities and airfields. By the end of the war, at 23 years of age with the rank of Major, Robin Olds was in command of 434 Squadron. His final tally was 13 air victories, and he was credited with a further 11.5 enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground. Simon Atacks powerful painting recreates Robin Olds last air victory of WWII. Flying Scat VII he is seen bringing down a Me109 G10 high over Germany in the late spring of 1945 while flying escort to B-17s bombers of the 381st Bomb Group. Remarkably, this P-51 survived the war and in 1958 was sold to a private owner. In 1992 it was returned to its old wartime configuration. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (79cm x 58cm). Price £125.00 Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds (deceased). Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (79cm x 58cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds (deceased). Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM2470 |
| Opening Sky by Robert Taylor. With the morning sun glinting on their fuselages, P-51 Mustangs of the 78th Fighter Group cross the Dutch coastline far below, as they head back towards their base at Duxford, England at the end of a long sweep east of the Rhine crossing, Spring 1945. The final months of the war in Europe lie ahead, and for the P-51 pilots victory is within sight. Finally, after years of toil, the sky was theirs. Limited edition of 300 prints Paper size 27.5 inches x 17 inches (70cm x 43cm) Image size 21 inches x 8 inches (53cm x 20cm). Price £125.00 Signed by :
Colonel C E Bud Anderson ,
Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East
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Colonel Arthur C Fiedler.
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Limited edition of 75 artist proofs Overall matted size 31.5 inches x 19 inches (80cm x 48cm) Image size 21 inches x 8 inches (53cm x 20cm). Price £450.00 Signed by :
Colonel C E Bud Anderson ,
Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East,
Colonel Arthur C Fiedler,
Major Bill Allen,
Captain Jim Brooks,
Captain Clinton DeWitt Burdick,
Captain Wayne L Coleman,
First Lieutenant Raymond T Conlin,
Colonel Donald Cummings ,
Maj Urban L Drew USAF,
Colonel Bob Goebel,
Lieutenant Colonel Robert A Karr,
Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased),
Colonel Steve Pisanos,
First Lieutenant John Skara,
Second Lieutenant Lowell Steward,
First Lieutenant Clint White
and features the matted signatures of :
Russ Berg,
Colonel Don Blakeslee (deceased),
Gen. Charles R. Bond (deceased),
Colonel Gerald Brown (deceased),
Kit Carson,
Colonel Gabby Gabreski (deceased),
Major Herky Green (deceased),
Colonel Tex Hill (deceased),
Lt Colonel Frank D Hurlbut,
Colonel Jack M Ilfrey (deceased),
Lt Col Robert S Johnson (deceased),
Major General Carroll W McColpin,
Brigadier General Robin Olds (deceased),
Major Richard Bud Peterson
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Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth A Walsh
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P-51 Tribute edition of 175 prints Paper size 27.5 inches x 17 inches (70cm x 43cm) Image size 21 inches x 8 inches (53cm x 20cm). Price £195.00 Signed by :
Colonel C E Bud Anderson ,
Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East,
Colonel Arthur C Fiedler,
Major Bill Allen,
Captain Jim Brooks,
Captain Clinton DeWitt Burdick,
Captain Wayne L Coleman,
First Lieutenant Raymond T Conlin,
Colonel Donald Cummings ,
Maj Urban L Drew USAF,
Colonel Bob Goebel,
Lieutenant Colonel Robert A Karr,
Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased),
Colonel Steve Pisanos,
First Lieutenant John Skara,
Second Lieutenant Lowell Steward
and
First Lieutenant Clint White
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ITEM CODE DHM1845 |
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