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Carroll W McColpin
| Major General Carroll W McColpin (deceased) Carroll Warren McColpin was born in Buffalo, New York on November 15th 1914 and was raised and educated in Los Angeles. Carroll McColpin participated in civilian flying activities in Los Angeles, he started to learn to fly in 1928 and in 1936 obtained his pilots certificate. As a young man, he had built his own airplane and taught himself the basics of stick flying and aerial acrobatics by the age of sixteen. Carroll Red McColpin volunteered for the RAF in 1940 despite official US disapproval, going via Canada to England. After serving with No.607 Squadron, he became the second Eagle Ace after shooting down two ME-109s on October 2, 1941 and is the only pilot known to have fought in aerial combat to a draw - with Werner Molders, the high-scoring German Ace. Red McColpin commanded 133 Eagle Squadron up to the transfer to the USAAF in September, 1942, General McColpin was the only American to fly combat in all three RAF American Eagle Squadrons. His total missions in these Squadrons exceeded three hundred counting the ones he flew with the 607. He was a double ace before Pearl Harbor and was the first American to be decorated, in Buckingham Palace by King George during World War II. McColpin joined the 4th Figher Group. He later led the 404th Fighter Group in support of the D-Day invasion and the drive across Europe. In 400 missions, he recorded 11.5 victories and collected 29 awards for gallantry. Following the war, McColpin remained in the Air Force, serving in several command and senior staff positions, ultimately becoming the commander of the 4th Air Force. He retired as a Major General in August, 1968. Sadley Major General Carroll Warren McColpin passed away on November 28, 2003. |
Items Signed by Major General Carroll W McColpin (deceased) |
| Clipped Signature - Carroll McColpin. Price : £65.00 | An American pilot before the outbreak of World War Two, he volunteered for the British Royal Air Force in 1940, flying Spitfires in combat with No.607 Sqn. Flying with the RAF, he had become a double Ace before Pearl Harbor, and joined American squa...... | |
| Opening Sky by Robert Taylor. (AP) Price : £450.00 | 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 194...... | |
| Mustang Mayhem by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £210.00 | As Red Dog Norleys P-51D screams across the field at hangar height with his squadrons Mustangs fanned out behind him, the 4th Fighter Group pilots jink through the intense groundfire wreaking havoc on the ground. In this, its final major mission of ...... | |
| Mustang Mayhem by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Price : £240.00 | As Red Dog Norleys P-51D screams across the field at hangar height with his squadrons Mustangs fanned out behind him, the 4th Fighter Group pilots jink through the intense groundfire wreaking havoc on the ground. In this, its final major mission of ...... | |
| Eagles Prey by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | Spitfires of No.71 Squadron American Eagles fly over a downed Me109 after a dogfight above northern France, 1941....... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Eagles Prey by Robert Taylor (AP) Price : £550.00 | Spitfires of No.71 Squadron American Eagles fly over a downed Me109 after a dogfight above northern France, 1941....... | |
| Thundering Home by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) SOLD OUT | When the U.S. Air Forces arrived in Europe in 1942 it was the beginning of a three year aerial campaign, the scale of which had never been seen before, nor since. The 8th, 9th, 12th and 15th Air Forces constituted the mightiest aerial armada in hist...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Thundering Home by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) Price : £220.00 | When the U.S. Air Forces arrived in Europe in 1942 it was the beginning of a three year aerial campaign, the scale of which had never been seen before, nor since. The 8th, 9th, 12th and 15th Air Forces constituted the mightiest aerial armada in hist...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Major General Carroll W McColpin (deceased) |
| Nicolas Trudgian P-51 Mustang Print Pack. Pack Price : £570.00 Saving : £405 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Mustang Mayhem by Nicolas Trudgian. Mustangs Over the Mediterranean by Nicolas Trudgian. Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. The Yoxford Boys by Gerald Coulson. | |
| Massive Discount Mustang Aviation Print Pack. Pack Price : £520.00 Saving : £400 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Mustang Mayhem by Nicolas Trudgian. Mustangs Over the Mediterranean by Nicolas Trudgian. Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. | |
| P-51 Mustang Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £290.00 Saving : £230 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Mustang Mayhem by Nicolas Trudgian. Mustangs Over the Mediterranean by Nicolas Trudgian. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. | |
| Special Sale Pack of 5 Prints - 4 FREE! Pack Price : £240.00 Saving : £300 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Thundering Home by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (F) LCT 312 by Ivan Berryman. (D) Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (D) Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman. | |
B-17 Flying Fortress Aviation Art Prints by Mark Postlethwaite and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £360.00 Saving : £140 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Safe Pastures by Mark Postlethwaite. Thundering Home by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) |
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