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Aviation Art Prints  Pilot Signatures  World War Two Signatures |
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We have thousands of aviation signatures of World War Two pilots, and they are all listed here. We have picked out a few of the most notable signatures in our collection below. |
| Selected World War Two Aviation Signatures : UK | ||
Douglas Bader
One of the most famous leaders of World War Two, Douglas Bader famously lost both legs in a crash but returned to flying with metal artificial legs. Art Print |
George Johnson
The last surviving airman of the Dambusters, he died in 2022. He had been the bomb aimer of Lancaster AJ-T which successfully attacked the Sorpe Dam, though caused little damage to the earth-mound structure. Art Print |
Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie Johnson became the top-scoring RAF Ace of the war, claiming 34 individual victories. He flew Spitfires with No.616 and No.610 Sqn then led 144, 127 and 125 Wings until the end of the war. Art Print |
| Selected World War Two Aviation Signatures : Germany | 
Adolf Galland 
Perhaps the most famous of German pilots, he flew in the Spanish Civil War and on the Western Front throughout WW2. He flew the Me109 with JG26 and JG27, before commanding JV44 flying the Me262 with the rank of General. He scored over 100 victories, all in the West. Art Print |
Gunther Rall 
With 275 victories, he is the third-highest scoring combat Ace in history, despite significant hospitalisation in the war. Flying with JG52 in the Battle of Britain, his score grew rapidly after transferring to the Eastern Front. Art Print |
Hans Rudel 
Ju87 Stuka pilot - the most decorated Luftwaffe pilot in history - he was awarded the Knights Cross with Diamonds and Swords, but uniquely was also awarded Golden Oak Leaves for his astonishing achievements with his aircraft. He died in 1982. Art Print |
| Selected World War Two Aviation Signatures : USA | 
Bud Anderson 
Joining the 357th Fighter Group in England in 1943, he flew Mustangs and scored victories over Me109s and Fw190s. He scored 3 victories over fighters in one mission in November 1944, and finished the war with 18 victories. Art Print |
Robert S Johnson 
One of the highest-scoring American Aces of the war, he totalled 27 victories in his 89 combat missions, a score only bettered by four American pilots. Art Print |
Gabby Gabreski 
The leading ace of the mighty Eighth Air Force, Gabby Gabreski. He finished the war with a total of 28 air victories and 2 1/2 enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground by strafing airfields. Gabreski also scored 6 1/2 air victories in the Korean war. Art Print |
| Selected World War Two Aviation Signatures : Others | 
Saburo Sakai
One of the best known Japanese Aces of the war, Saburo Sakai faced intense battles with aircraft from the American carrier fleet in the Pacific, eventually being shot down in combat, badly injured. He recovered to become a flying instructor. Art Print |
Mike Donnet
A Belgian pilot who escaped German captivity to score 3 victories with No.69 Sqn RAF before leading No.350 (Belgian) Squadron. He flew 30 missions over the D-Day beaches in Spitfires and stayed in the Belgian Air Force after the war. Art Print |
Pierre Clostermann
Previously a pilot with Free French squadrons, he later joined the RAF, scoring 12 confirmed victories flying the Tempest aircraft with No.3 Sqn. Art Print |
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