| Ride of the Valkyries by Simon Atack No aircraft came to symbolize the war in Vietnam more than the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, better known to the men who flew, and fought from this aircraft - and to those who were to owe it their survival, by just one never to be forgotten name - the Huey. Ideally suited to the terrain of South Vietnam - formidable mountain peaks, dense jungle, almost every other acre of land under water, and the fact that large tracts of the countryside were controlled by the Vietcong and impassable, the Huey became one of the US Armys most effective weapons of the war. With the ability to carry eight fully equipped troops, the Huey was also ideal for use as Medevac flying ambulances, which were to create their own legend. By the end of the conflict the Hueys had notched up a staggering 34 million combat sorties flown! In July 1965 the 1st Air Cavalry, equipped with 500 Hueys arrived in South Vietnam to begin what became the longest tour of duty in American combat history. Under the command of the flamboyant Colonel John Stockton, the 1st Air Cavalry went on the immediate offensive, swiftly creating a devastating impact on the enemy, bringing them to battle wherever they could be found. Veterans Edition of 100 prints. Image size 16 inches x 24.75 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Captain Richard Buzen.
Medal of Honour Edition Artist Proofs. Edition of 25. Image size 16 inches x 24.75 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Captain Richard Buzen and Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Moh.
Medal of Honor Edition of 400 prints. Image size 16 inches x 24.75 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Captain Richard Buzen and Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Moh.
Medal of Honour Edition Remarques. Edition of 25. Image size 16 inches x 24.75 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Captain Richard Buzen and Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Moh.
Medal of Honour Edition Double Remarques. Edition of 10. Image size 16 inches x 24.75 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Captain Richard Buzen and Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Moh. ITEM CODE DHM2268 |
| 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 £115.00 Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (79cm x 58cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds. ITEM CODE DHM2470 |
| Eagle Strike by Simon Atack. Flying his Messerschmitt Me109G6, Major Günther Rall, Group Commander of II./JG11 with over 200 air victories already to his credit, clashes with a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 63rd Sqn, 56th Fighter Group high over the Rhine south of Koblenz, May 12, 1944. Led by Colonel Hub Zemke, the 56th Fighter Group played advance guard to a deep penetration bomber raid to central Germany. As his forty eight P-47 Thunderbolts arrived to sweep the sky around the Koblenz –Frankfurt area, the Me109s of II./JG11 pounced from a 5000 feet height advantage. Simon Atacks high-impact painting shows Major Günther Rall bringing down Hub Zemkes wingman, the first of two victories he claimed before himself being brought down by 56th Fighter Group P-47s later in the combat. Günther Rall returned to combat flying, commanding JG300 until the end of hostilities by which time, with 275 air victories, he became the third highest scoring Ace in history. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. . Price £95.00 Signed by Generalleutnant Gunther Rall.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. . Price £135.00 Signed by Generalleutnant Gunther Rall. ITEM CODE SA0001 |
| 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 £95.00 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 £135.00 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 £115.00 Signatories: Colonel George E Bud Day MOH, Captain Vince Scott and Colonel Jack Hartmann. ITEM CODE DHM2611 |
| 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 £135.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Andrson. ITEM CODE DHM2619 |
| 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 £95.00 Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 32 inches xs 23 inches (81cm x 58cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds.
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 32 inches x 23 inches (81cm x 58cm). Price £ Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds.
Simon Atack Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50 ITEM CODE DHM2306 |
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