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Nicholas Trudgian range of aviation
art prints including Battle of Britain aviation art by Nicholas Trudgian,
Holding the Line and US Air Force art prints of Flying Fortress and
Mustang aviation art.
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was the brash claim made by Reichmarshal Hermann Göring before the start
of World War II.
A couple of years into the war the Luftwaffe's boastful commander
up-dated his arrogant statement with "If enemy bombers ever appear
over Berlin you can call me Meier". On March 6, 1944 they called him
Meier. The German supremo would have kept his head well down on that day,
for it was the day the Eighth Air Force arrived overhead the German
capital.
Berlin - Big B to the bomber crews - was protected by the cream of the
Luftwaffe, and by thousands of anti-aircraft batteries strategically
positioned around the city. To approach Berlin from the air was the bomber
pilots nightmare. Of the 700 bombers that set out that historic day, 69
would not return; but the B-17 gunners and their escort fighters gave as
good as they got.
On that first successful daylight raid, and on the many missions to
Berlin that followed, losses were high, but the daytime bomber strikes
against the heart of Nazi Germany had an incalculable effect on enemy
morale, to say nothing of the disruption to the German war machine. They
did more: they signalled to Göring and his Führer that their fate, and
that of the Third Reich, was sealed; and the 140,000 USAAF aircrew who
flew the torturous attacks to Berlin earned themselves a special place
among those who have endeavoured against tyranny.
Nicolas Trudgian's new painting relives the fearsome aerial combat on
March 6, 1944, as B-17 Flying Fortresses are attacked en-route for Berlin.
Screaming in head-on, Fw190s of II./JG I based at Stormede, charge into
the bomber stream. With throttles wide open, 56th Fighter Group P-47
Thunderbolts come hurtling down to intercept. B-17 gunners are working
overtime; the air is full of cordite, smoke, jagged pieces of flying metal
and hot lead. We are in the midst of one of the fiercest aerial battles of
the war.
In the foreground Lucky Lee survives the first onslaught, but her luck
won't hold today. Our Girl Sal to the right of the picture will fare
better - she will be the only 100th BG aircraft to make it back to her
home base from this epic raid.
Limited edition prints are signed by bomber and fighter pilots who flew
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Colditz - Under New Management by Nicolas Trudgian.
Colditz – a forbidding medieval castle near Leiptzig, Germany - remains one of the most potent symbols of the Second World War. Reputed to be the Nazis most escape proof prison, this grim castle is the most notorious PoW camp in history with the distinction of being the only German prison that had more guards than prisoners. The castle was specifically used to impound incorrigible, Allied officers who had repeatedly escaped from other camps but putting so many experienced serial escapers in one place proved to be a rather questionable idea. Despite more conventional escape routes gradually being sealed off by the Germans, members of The Colditz Escape Academy continued to jump, tunnel and sneak out of this inescapable prison in surprising numbers. Early in the war Hermann Goering made a public declaration that Colditz was escape proof but he was to be proven wrong time and time again, and over 300 attempts were made during the course of the war, with more than 130 prisoners escaping and 31 successfully reaching home. When captured the result was three weeks in the solitary confinement block, however this didnt stop prisoners inventing even more elaborate means of escaping, even catapulting themselves out of high windows and of course the famous design and building of a sophisticated glider. This new edition, reproduced from a pencil drawing by Nicolas Trudgian, depicts the imposing castle shortly after being liberated by American troops in April 1945. In the foreground below a Sherman Tank of the 9th Armored Division stands on watch, close to the sign that was erected by the US 69th Infantry Division.
Limited Edition : Signed limited edition of 200 prints. Print paper size 14.5 inches x 12 inches (37cm x 31cm). Price £60.00 Signed by
Major Peter Parker.
Colditz Proof Edition : Limited edition of 76 Colditz proofs. Print paper size 14.5 inches x 12 inches (37cm x 31cm). Price £495.00 Signed by Maj Peter Parker, Maj Gen Corran Purdon, Flt Lt Bill Goldfinch, Maj Mike Edwards, Brig Grismond Davies-Scourfield (deceased), Stf Sgt Murray Shapiro, Prof Peter Hoffman.
ITEM CODE DHM2598
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Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian.
One of the most successful of the P-38 equipped units was the 475th Fighter Group, Satans Angels, and it is the P-38s of this famous unit that Nicolas Trudgian has portrayed in his tribute to the American Air Forces that made Victory in the Pacific possible. It is March 1945 and the P-38s of the 475th FG are involved in a huge dogfight with Japanese Zeros over the coast of Indo-China. Flying Pee Wee V is Lt Ken Hart of the 431st Fighter Squadron, who has fatally damaged a Zero in a blistering head on encounter. The second P-38 – Vickie – belongs to Captain John Rabbit Pietz, who would end the War an Ace with six victories.
Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm). Price £150.00 Signatories: Col Perry J Dahl; Cpt Joseph Forster; Cpt Thomas Oxford.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm). Price £250.00 Signatories: Col Perry J Dahl; Cpt Joseph Forster; Cpt Thomas Oxford; Cpt Jack Olson; Lt Col John Loisel.
Commemorative Proof Edition : Signed limited edition of 150 prints. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm). Price £220.00 Signatories: Col Perry J Dahl; Cpt Joseph Forster; Cpt Thomas Oxford; Cpt Jack Olson; Lt Col John Loisel.
ITEM CODE DHM2589
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Heaven Can Wait by Nicolas Trudgian.
B-17 Fortresses of the Bloody Hundredth- the Eighth Air Forces 100th Bomb Group - return to Thorpe Abbotts following a raid on enemy oil refineries, September 11, 1944. Nicolas Trudgians moving tribute to the Bloody Hundredth shows the imaginatively named B-17, Heaven Can Wait, on final approach to Thorpe Abbotts after the intense battle on September 11, 1944. Skilfully piloted by Harry Hempy, the seriously damaged B-17G has struggled 500 miles home on two engines to make it back to England. They lost their tail gunner that fateful day. Below the descending bomber stream, an agricultural traction engine peacefully ploughs the wheat stubble in preparation for next year’s vital crop, the farm workers oblivious to the unimaginable traumas so recently experienced by the crews of the returning B-17 Fortresses.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (77cm x 61cm). Price £160.00 Signatories: Lt Col Henry Hank Cervantes; Cpt Harry M Hempy; Stf Sgt Joseph Joe Keenan; Tech Sgt James Mack.
Limited edition 25 artist proof editions. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (77cm x 61cm). Price £205.00 Signatories: Lt Col Henry Hank Cervantes; Cpt Harry M Hempy; Stf Sgt Joseph Joe Keenan; Tech Sgt James Mack.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Three copies reduced to clear) Print paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (77cm x 61cm). Price £110.00 Signatories: Lt Col Henry Hank Cervantes; Cpt Harry M Hempy; Stf Sgt Joseph Joe Keenan; Tech Sgt James Mack.
ITEM CODE DHM2592
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Welcome Respite by Nicolas Trudgian.
Wherever the GIs went they took their Jeeps with them, and before the war was run the little quarter-ton, 4-wheel drive, utility vehicle was as well known around the world as the Model T Ford. Nicolas Trudgian has painted a compelling image, set back in time when the little Jeep was omnipresent on and around the roads and battlefields of a war-torn world. It is Christmas 1944 and, as a gaggle of 339th FG P-51 Mustangs disturb the peace of this ancient English village, a little Jeep waits patiently outside the pub while her occupants sample the local ale. A wonderfully nostalgic painting that will bring back pleasant memories to many.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Print paper size 20 inches x 22 inches (51cm x 56cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Print paper size 20 inches x 22 inches (51cm x 56cm). Price £150.00
ITEM CODE DHM2591
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Kursk - Clash of Steel by Nicolas Trudgian.
The Germans launched their attack on the Kursk salient on 5th July 1943, and for both sides this was maximum effort. The Soviets, however, informed by intelligence of the impending German attack, had ample time to prepare huge defensive works with hundreds of planned anti tank belts. They deployed 10 Tank Corps, 5 Tank Armies, 1 mechanised Corps and 14 Field Armies equipped with 4000 anti tank guns and 6000 tanks. The Soviet Air Forces were equally impressive - 2600 aircraft. The Germans, outnumbered in every department, were forced to scrape together whatever serviceable tanks they could from their badly under strength Panzer formations. Most of the tanks deployed were old Panzer IIIs or IVs, with only 147 Tigers available for action. The northern German attack made very little headway, but, in the south, the Germans had grouped all of the SS Panzer forces into the II SS Panzer Corps and these units, despite the enormous Soviet forces ranged against them, began to smash their way through the Soviet defences. The Luftwaffe too had brought together 1200 aircraft and these made an immediate impact on the fighting - on the first day alone German fighters broke up massive formations of Soviet aircraft, over 400 victories being claimed.
Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £195.00 Signed by :
Feldwebel Heinz Radlauer
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Feldwebel Erich Brunotte.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size approx 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £340.00 Signed by :
Feldwebel Heinz Radlauer,
Feldwebel Erich Brunotte,
SS-Sturmmann Ernst Kufner,
Unteroffizier Johannes Oesterhelt
and
SS-Oberscharführer Werner Wendt.
Kursk edition print. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £ Signed by :
Feldwebel Heinz Radlauer,
Feldwebel Erich Brunotte,
SS Sturmann Ernst Wilhelm Kufner,
SS Oberscharfuhrer Werner Wendt
and
Unteroffizier Johannes Oesterhelt.
Limited edition of 35 remarques. Paper size approx 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) . Price £350.00 Signed by :
Feldwebel Heinz Radlauer,
Feldwebel Erich Brunotte,
SS-Sturmmann Ernst Kufner,
Unteroffizier Johannes Oesterhelt
and
SS-Oberscharführer Werner Wendt.
Signed limited edition print. . Price £
Signed Artist Special Reserve Edition of 50 prints, signed by the artist only Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £130.00
Knights Cross signature edition of 40 prints from the edition of 50 artist special reserve prints. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £225.00 Signed by :
Gerhard Fischer,
Albert Kerscher
and
Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel.
ITEM CODE DHM2266
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The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian.
Few fighter units in World War II gained the notoriety of Pappy Boyingtons Marine Corps VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron. Equipped with the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, under Boyingtons spirited leadership, the Black Sheep pilots were accorded one of only two Presidential Unit Citations awarded to Marine Corps squadrons during the war in the Pacific. With the American forces pushing up through the South Pacific, the First Marine Air Wing was urgently looking for a seasoned fighter pilot to form a unit to take the brand new F4U into combat. Boyington had the experience - he had become an Ace flying with Chennaults Flying Tigers in China - and the rank to lead a squadron; he also had a reputation as an aggressive fighter leader, and was a natural choice for the job. Recruiting pilots from the reserve pool, together with others awaiting assignment to squadrons, the 30 year-old Boyington - dubbed Pappy by his group of young pilots - knocked them into one of the most effective fighter units in the South Pacific. In their first twelve weeks of operation they brought down 97 Japanese aircraft, no fewer than 95 of which were enemy fighters. During this period they lost only 11 pilots. VMF-214 saw action at Guadalcanal, the northern Solomons and Vella Lavella; they were the first to strafe Kahili, the first to operate from the field at Munda while it was still under enemy artillery fire, and the first to lead fighter sweeps over Rabaul. Nicolas Trudgians outstanding painting captures the scene at Vella Lavella as Pappy Boyington leads his VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron off the island strip to escort a B-17 Fortress raid on Rabaul in December 1943. Boyington led his Black Sheep pilots through two combat tours before being brought down himself and taken prisoner. On his last mission he shot down three Zeros, bringing his final tally to 28. He was to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Nicks fine image pays tribute to one of the US Marine Corps most illustrious fighter squadrons and to its remarkable leader.
Fighter Pilots Edition. Signed limited edition of 125 prints. Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased) and Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Black Sheep Edition. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased), Lieutenant Colonel W Thomas Emrich, Colonel Edwin A Harper, Lieutenant Colonel William D Heier, Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill, Captain Fred S Losch and Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Black Sheep Edition. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased), Lieutenant Colonel W Thomas Emrich, Colonel Edwin A Harper, Lieutenant Colonel William D Heier, Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill, Captain Fred S Losch and Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Black Sheep Edition. Limited edition of 40 remarques. Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased), Lieutenant Colonel W Thomas Emrich, Colonel Edwin A Harper, Lieutenant Colonel William D Heier, Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill, Captain Fred S Losch and Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Black Sheep Edition. Limited edition of 10 double remarques. Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £525.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased), Lieutenant Colonel W Thomas Emrich, Colonel Edwin A Harper, Lieutenant Colonel William D Heier, Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill, Captain Fred S Losch and Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Black Sheep Tribute Edition. Limited edition of 10 prints. Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased), Lieutenant Colonel W Thomas Emrich, Colonel Edwin A Harper, Lieutenant Colonel William D Heier, Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill, Captain Fred S Losch and Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50
** (Ex Display) Black Sheep Edition. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (One copy reduced to clear) Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased), Lieutenant Colonel W Thomas Emrich, Colonel Edwin A Harper, Lieutenant Colonel William D Heier, Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill, Captain Fred S Losch and Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2225
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Hellcat Fury by Robert Taylor.
Truk, the small atoll in the South Pacific, was the major anchorage for the Japanese Fleet. Comprising a magnificent harbor and four heavily defended airfields, it was thought impregnable by the US forces as they fought their way up through the Pacific. But on 16-17 February 1944 a violent two-day aerial assault by carrierborne aircraft of Task Force 58 exploded the myth. In just two days the US Navy flyers sunk over 200,000 tons of Japanese naval shipping and destroyed an estimated 275 enemy aircraft, totally eliminating all effectiveness of the Japanese base. Light as the US Navy losses were only 25 aircraft failed to return the battle for Truk was ferocious. The ground installations, ships, and airfield batteries put up intense antiaircraft fire against the attacking American aircraft, while Zeros did their best to repel the onslaught. The air above the atoll became a maelstrom of flak, tracer, flying lead and shrapnel, while below huge explosions rocked the ground as ammo and fuel dumps were hit, fires raged, and the acrid smoke of battle pervaded the entire area. In this important new painting, his first featuring the F6F Hellcat, Robert Taylor brings to life the scenario that was crucial to Admiral Spruances forceful drive through the Central Pacific. The once feared Japanese base at Truk is being reduced to a statistic of war. Hellcats of VF6 hurtle across the lagoon at masthead height with guns blazing, creating havoc as they tear into the enemy positions below. Seen in the foreground is the F6F-3 of Lt. Alex Vracui, subsequently to become one of the Navys top guns. This exhilarating work dramatically conveys the awesome conditions endured day after day by the pilots of the US Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific.
Aces Edition. Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Commander Willis E Hardy USN, Commander Hamilton McWhorter USN and Commander Alex Vraciu USN.
War in the Pacific Edition. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Commander Willis E Hardy USN, Commander Hamilton McWhorter USN, Commander Alex Vraciu USN, Commander John Ted Crosby USN, Colonel Archie G Donahue USMC, Lt Commander Fred Buck Dungan USN, Lt Commander James E Duffy USN, Captain John R Strane USN and Commander Ed Wendy Wendorf USN.
War in the Pacific Edition. Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Image size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Commander Willis E Hardy USN, Commander Hamilton McWhorter USN, Commander Alex Vraciu USN, Commander John Ted Crosby USN, Colonel Archie G Donahue USMC, Lt Commander Fred Buck Dungan USN, Lt Commander James E Duffy USN, Captain John R Strane USN and Commander Ed Wendy Wendorf USN.
Portfolio Publisher Proof Edition. Signed limited edition of 75 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Commander Willis E Hardy USN, Commander Hamilton McWhorter USN, Commander Alex Vraciu USN, Commander John Ted Crosby USN, Colonel Archie G Donahue USMC, Lt Commander Fred Buck Dungan USN, Lt Commander James E Duffy USN, Captain John R Strane USN, Commander Ed Wendy Wendorf USN, Colonel Bruce Porter USMC (deceased), Colonel James E Swett USMC MOH (deceased) and Captain Stanley Swede Vejtasa USN.
ITEM CODE NT0007
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End Game by Nicolas Trudgian.
For bomber crews, any daylight-bombing mission almost certainly meant combat. If it werent the attentions of determined Luftwaffe fighter pilots, it would be an aerial carpet of flak that welcomed the bombers en route to the target - and again on the journey home. On most missions the Eighth Air Force aircrews had to contend with both. Enduring up to ten hours of concentrated flying under cramped conditions, extreme cold, with the constant noise and vibration produced by four powerful engines, made every mission uncomfortable enough without being shot at. But the USAAF aircrews confronted the odds - a one in three chance of completing a 25-mission tour of operations - cheerfully and with gallant resolve. Playing a major role in the great raids on Germany and other targets in occupied Europe from early in 1944, equipped with the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, the USAAF Second Air Division flew no fewer than 95,048 sorties. Based in Norfolk, England, the crews also attacked targets far distant in Norway, Poland and Rumania, unloading almost 100,000 tons of bombs and claiming over 1000 enemy fighters shot down.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £165.00 Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain, Captain George E Hammond, T/Sgt Perry Morse, Lt Col James P Dyke, Colonel Charles H Booth, Lt Col Robert Dubowsky, S/Sgt C W Will Lundy, Captain Everett R Jones, Captain J Richard Butler and Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £215.00 Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain, Captain George E Hammond, T/Sgt Perry Morse, Lt Col James P Dyke, Colonel Charles H Booth, Lt Col Robert Dubowsky, S/Sgt C W Will Lundy, Captain Everett R Jones, Captain J Richard Butler and Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain, Captain George E Hammond, T/Sgt Perry Morse, Lt Col James P Dyke, Colonel Charles H Booth, Lt Col Robert Dubowsky, S/Sgt C W Will Lundy, Captain Everett R Jones, Captain J Richard Butler and Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 75 publishers proofs. Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £180.00 Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain, Captain George E Hammond, T/Sgt Perry Morse, Lt Col James P Dyke, Colonel Charles H Booth, Lt Col Robert Dubowsky, S/Sgt C W Will Lundy, Captain Everett R Jones, Captain J Richard Butler and Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 600 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £115.00 Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain, Captain George E Hammond, T/Sgt Perry Morse, Lt Col James P Dyke, Colonel Charles H Booth, Lt Col Robert Dubowsky, S/Sgt C W Will Lundy, Captain Everett R Jones, Captain J Richard Butler and Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2261
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Raising Havoc in the Ardennes by Nicolas Trudgian.
It is January 1945, and its cold. The German advance in the Ardennes is nearly over, but the Panzer Army is desperately throwing more troops into the breach who try to keep their momentum going in The Battle of the Bulge. Tasked with preventing German reinforcements from reaching the battle front, the Ninth Air Force launched a series of low-level attacks on enemy ground forces as they wind their way through the Ardennes. Flying conditions were not easy, cloud bases were low, and snow was in the air. Nicolas Trudgians new painting recreates an attack on January 23, 1945, by Douglas A-20 Havocs of the 410th Bomb Group. Locating an enemy convoy in open space near the German town of Blankenheim, the Havoc pilots make a swift attack diving from 8000 feet, catching the German force by surprise: Hurtling down the line of vehicles at 320mph they release their parafrag bombs from 300 feet then, dropping just above the roofs of the army trucks continue down the column blasting everything in sight with their forward-firing .50mm caliber machine guns. In the space of a few minutes the attack is completed and the convoy decimated. With ammunition expended and fuel running low the A-20 Havocs climb out of the zone and head for base in France. A 20mm shell has hit the lead aircraft wounding the Bombardier/Navigator Gordon Jones, which will seriously hamper their return through a blizzard, but all aircraft make it safely home - the lead aircraft, on landing, counting over 100 holes of various sizes. For their part in leading the successful attack the Lead Pilot Russell Fellers and Bombardier/Navigator Gordon G. Jones received the Silver Star.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. 26 inches x 21 inches (64cm x 53cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Major Howard B Aines, Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson, Captain Jerome M Coe, Captain Narval F Davis, Staff Sergeant Karl Haeuser, Captain John L Minech, Major James R Nicols and Lt Colonel J Duane Wethe, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 100 portfolio prints. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (64cm x 53cm). Price £170.00 Signed by Major Howard B Aines, Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson, Captain Jerome M Coe, Captain Narval F Davis, Staff Sergeant Karl Haeuser, Captain John L Minech, Major James R Nicols, Lt Colonel James F Barkalow, Lt Colonel Gordon Jones, Major Charles D LaMond and Lt Colonel J Duane Wethe, in addition to the artist.
Signed limited edition of 100 portfolio edition print, supplied with companion print. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (64cm x 53cm). Price £280.00 Signed by Major Howard B Aines, Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson, Captain Jerome M Coe, Captain Narval F Davis, Staff Sergeant Karl Haeuser, Captain John L Minech, Major James R Nicols and Lt Colonel J Duane Wethe, in addition to the artist.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) 26 inches x 21 inches (64cm x 53cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Major Howard B Aines, Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson, Captain Jerome M Coe, Captain Narval F Davis, Staff Sergeant Karl Haeuser, Captain John L Minech, Major James R Nicols and Lt Colonel J Duane Wethe, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE NT0322
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Return to Rattlesden by Nicolas Trudgian.
With their crews, the 447th Bomb Group B-17 Fortresses arrived at Rattlesden in late 1943, the East Anglian base from which the group flew all its missions until the end of the war. Entering combat on December 24, the 447th targeted submarine pens, naval installations, ports and missile sites, airfields and marshalling yards in France, Belgium and Germany in preparation for the Normandy invasion. In the thick of the bomber offensive, the 447th took part in the Big-Week raids, supported the D-Day landings, aided the breakthrough at St. Lo, pounded enemy positions during the airborne invasion of Holland, and dropped supplies to the Free French forces fighting behind enemy lines. During the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944 - January 1945, the group attacked marshalling yards, railroad bridges and communications centers in the combat zone, later resuming their offensive against targets deep inside Germany. When the war ended the 447th had flown over 257 individual missions, with one of their aircrew, Robert Femoyer, being awarded the Medal of Honor. Theirs was typical of the action packed campaigns flown by the American Eighth Air Force bomb groups in Europe during WWII.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 37 inches x 22 inches (94cm x 56cm). Price £150.00 Signed by T/Sgt John C Bitzer, T/Sgt Norman Bussel, Colonel Edward A Dingivan, First Lt Frank Frision, S/Sgt John H Osbah, S/Sgt Orlando Pete Petrillo, Sgt Byron Schlag and S/Sgt Don Sherman, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 37 inches x 22 inches (94cm x 56cm). Price £210.00 Signed by T/Sgt John C Bitzer, T/Sgt Norman Bussel, Colonel Edward A Dingivan, First Lt Frank Frision, S/Sgt John H Osbah, S/Sgt Orlando Pete Petrillo, Sgt Byron Schlag and S/Sgt Don Sherman, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Paper size 37 inches x 22 inches (94cm x 56cm). Price £180.00 Signed by T/Sgt John C Bitzer, T/Sgt Norman Bussel, Colonel Edward A Dingivan, First Lt Frank Frision, S/Sgt John H Osbah, S/Sgt Orlando Pete Petrillo, Sgt Byron Schlag and S/Sgt Don Sherman, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2176
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Alfa-Strike by Nicolas Trudgian.
In the Vietnam war Squadron VA-163 was stationed aboard the carrier Oriskany on its second cruise, the squadrons A-4 Skyhawks were led by Commander Wynn Foster, one of the navys most aggressive strike leaders, and under Air Wing Commander James Stockdale, the A-4 pilots racked up a formidable record as a top fighting unit.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Captain Hook Wynn Foster and Vice Admiral James Stockdale, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Captain Hook Wynn Foster and Vice Admiral James Stockdale, in addition to the artist.
Artist Special Reserve edition of 60 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £95.00
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 600 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £105.00 Signed by Captain Hook Wynn Foster and Vice Admiral James Stockdale, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2020
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Canyon of Lost Souls by Nicolas Trudgian
High above the Animas river in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the daily passenger train bringing passengers from Silverton to Durango, negotiates the precarious High Line shelf. Over 400 feet below, the fast-flowing mountain waters thunder through the canyon.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £105.00
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £155.00
Limited edition of 100 publishers proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £105.00
**Signed limited edition of 750 prints. (2 reduced to clear) Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £76.00
ITEM CODE DHM2022
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Spirit of the Mountain by Nicolas Trudgian
The evening train from Durango has arrived via Lizard Head Pass, and now pulls out of Ophir, headed for Ridgway. Lit by a full moon, the evening quiet of the tiny mountain settlement is briefly interrupted by the C16 class locomotive, but soon, as it winds its way into the night, peace will again descend upon this idyllic and mystical scene.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm). Price £120.00
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm). Price £145.00
**Signed limited edition of 750 prints. (1 copy reduced to clear) Image size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm). Price £76.00
ITEM CODE DHM2032
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Heroes Return by Nicolas Trudgian.
In a classic image of wartime England, Mk V Spitfires, symbol of the RAF, defiant against the threat of the Luftwaffe return to their base in the heart of the beautiful rolling English countryside.
Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Paper size 17 inches x 16 inches (43cm x 41cm). Price £42.00
ITEM CODE DHM2437
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Kiwi Strike by Nicolas Trudgian.
A dramatic low-level attack on a Japanese base near Rabaul is in progress by F-4U Corsairs of 16 Squadron, RNZAF. Taking the lead is Bryan Cox, as the Corsairs leave a trail of smoke and debris in their wake. Water vapor is squeezed out of the humid atmosphere as Coxs wingman banks sharply to avoid groundfire. The Kiwi Corsairs buccaneered their way through the intensly fought campaigns in the Solomons and Guadalcanal.
Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £55.00 Signed by Warrant Officer Bryan Cox, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 80 artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Warrant Officer Bryan Cox, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2443
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Operation Tidal Wave by Nicolas Trudgian.
At first light on August 1, 1943 a force of 178 B-24 Liberator bombers lifted off dusty airstrips in the Libyan desert. The target - the oil refineries at Ploesti. Depicted exiting the target at extreme low-level are B-24s of the 44th and 98th Bomb Groups, with the 98th BG B-24 Sandman in the immediate foreground. In the distance other Liberators lucky enough to have survived the fiery maelstrom make their escape. Behind them fires rage among the structures of the refinery as yet more crews enter the holocaust.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 58cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Major General William H Brandon, Major General Richard D Dick Butler, Colonel William R Cameron and Colonel Charles E Hughes, in addition to the aritist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Major General William H Brandon, Major General Richard D Dick Butler, Colonel William R Cameron and Colonel Charles E Hughes, in addition to the aritist.
Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. Paper size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 58cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Major General William H Brandon, Major General Richard D Dick Butler, Colonel William R Cameron and Colonel Charles E Hughes, in addition to the aritist.
ITEM CODE DHM2449
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Ruhr Valley Invaders by Nicolas Trudgian.
When the seasoned B-26 crews of the 386th Bomb Group took delivery of their Douglas A-26 Invader aircraft in September 1944, the arrival of their new fast attack bombers neatly coincided with a move to France. Now based at Beaumont-sur-Oise, they were able to penetrate deep into enemy territory. The three man crews took part in the Battle of the Bulge, their twin engined aircraft being well suited to their task of destroying strategic bridges and cutting vital supply lines. After the Ardennes Campaign, now fully equipped with the A-26, the 386th BG continued to strike hard against important targets in Germany, the nimble handling characteristics of the aircraft making low-level attacks a speciality. As the Allies advanced upon Germany the 386th moved to St. Trond in Belgium, their base at the time of Nicolas Trudgians dramatic painting. Arriving at high speed over the busy German rail yard in the heart of the Ruhr Valley, barely skimming the nearby factory chimney stacks on the way into the target, the A-26 crews on the 386th deliver a devastating blow, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. With bombs away, the Invader crews strafe the area with their battery of ten forward-firing .50 cal. machine guns, the roar of their twin 2000hp engines heightening the tension and confusion on the ground.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Colonel Dick Denison, Major Carl Oates and Captain Earl Slanker, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Colonel Dick Denison, Major Carl Oates and Captain Earl Slanker, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Colonel Dick Denison, Major Carl Oates and Captain Earl Slanker, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2450
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Tokyo Bound by Nicolas Trudgian.
On April 18, 1942, under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, a small force of B-25 Mitchell light bombers set forth on one of the most audacious air raids of World War II. Launching in a rough sea from the heaving deck of the carrier USS Hornet, the crews knew that even if they achieved success, they were not to return. Their mission to bomb Tokyo and other industrial targets some 800 miles distant would leave them barely enough fuel to fly on to crash-land in China. Nine aircraft were attacked by enemy fighters, every one made it to the target, all but one aircraft were lost. But the raid was a triumph. The Japanese High Command were so alarmed by the Americans ability to strike at their homeland they attempted to expand the perimeter of activity in the central and southern Pacific - with disastrous results. Lt. Col. Doolittle was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in recognition of the extraordinary feat he and his gallant crews performed. Miraculously most survived to fly and fight again later in the war, Jimmy Doolittle going on to command the Eighth Air Force in Europe at the time of the Normandy invasion.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £225.00 Signed by Brigadier General Everett W Holstrom (deceased), Major Howard A Sessler, Captain J Royden Stork (deceased) and Major Griffith P Williams, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Brigadier General Everett W Holstrom (deceased), Major Howard A Sessler, Captain J Royden Stork (deceased) and Major Griffith P Williams, in addition to the artist.
Publishers Proof Edition of 60 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £225.00 Signed by Brigadier General Everett W Holstrom (deceased), Major Howard A Sessler, Captain J Royden Stork (deceased) and Major Griffith P Williams, in addition to the artist.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. Half A4 Size Double Sheet 6 inches x 8 inches (15m x 21cm). Price £1.50
ITEM CODE DHM2453
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Black Cat Rescue by Nicolas Trudgian.
On February 15, 1944, flying his Navy PBY Catalina on air-sea rescue duty, Lt. Nathan Gordon received an urgent call. Several 345th BG B25s were down following a major attack on Kavieng, and crews were in the water just offshore. Under intense gunfire, Gordon made no fewer than four perilous water landings to pick up survivors, returning to make an emergency landing at Cape Gloucester with 25 people aboard, an just 10 gallons of fuel in his tanks. Gordon was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 24 inches (41cm x 61cm). Price £70.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 24 inches (41cm x 61cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased), in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 800 prints. (Three copies reduced to clear) Paper size 16 inches x 24 inches (41cm x 61cm). Price £55.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2021
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Flight Out of Hell by Nicolas Trudgian.
On February 15, 1944, a force of B-24s, B-25s and A-20s hammered the heavily defended Japanese base at Kavieng. Several aircraft, however, were forced to ditch; three downed B-25 crews from 345th Bomb Group floating helplessly in life-rafts within a thousand yards of the beach, and the Japanese troops were in no mood to take prisoners. Their only chance of survival was the air-sea rescue PBY Catalina. Nicolas Trudgians dramatic reconstruction depicts Lt. Commander Nathan Gordons PBY Catalina making its final take-off, the intense enemy gunfire from the shore making his mission seemingly impossible. But the young pilot got all 25 men aboard safely home, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for what is one of the bravest actions of the war in the Pacific.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased), Colonel William J Cavioli, Amm John Brately and Captain Robert E Lewis, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased), Colonel William J Cavioli, Amm John Brately and Captain Robert E Lewis, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2024
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Lightning Encounter by Nicolas Trudgian.
P-38 Lightnings launching a surprise attack on a German freight train as it winds its way through the hills of Northern France towards the battle front, shortly before D-Day, 1944.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Captain Larry Blumer, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A Dobrowolski, First Lieutenant Robert C Milliken, Colonel Dick Willsie.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Captain Larry Blumer, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A Dobrowolski, First Lieutenant Robert C Milliken, Colonel Dick Willsie.
Limited edition of 75 publishers proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £230.00 Signed by Captain Larry Blumer, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A Dobrowolski, First Lieutenant Robert C Milliken, Colonel Dick Willsie.
ITEM CODE DHM2026
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Richthofens Flying Circus by Nicolas Trudgian.
Nicolas Trudgians dramatic painting recreates a scene near Cambrai, Northern France on the morning of March 18, 1918. Aware of a build-up of forces for a massive German offensive, many RFC squadrons attacked the German positions at very low altitude. Responding with as many squadrons as they could muster, including Richthofens JG1 wing, there followed one of the largest dog-fights of the entire First World War. Seen in the foreground are a Fokker Triplane and an Albatros, having winged a Sopwith Camel from 54 Squadron, as another Camel, and a Bristol fighter of 11 Squadron RFC turn to engage the German fighters.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 38 inches x 23 inches (97cm x 58cm). Price £115.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 38 inches x 23 inches (97cm x 58cm). Price £165.00
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Image size 38 inches x 23 inches (97cm x 58cm). Price £165.00
ITEM CODE DHM2029
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Combat Over New Guinea by Nicolas Trudgian.
Australian Ace Dick Cresswell tangles with a Japanese Zero in the humid air of the tropics over New Guinea during an encounter in 1942. Flying a P-40E Kittyhawk with the insignia of 77 Squadron, RAAF blazoned on his aircraft, Cresswell makes a head-on pass leaving the enemy aircraft streaming smoke. Immortalised by the Flying Tigers, the P-40 was a fine combat aircraft that operated in the Pacific, European and Middle East theaters.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 13 inches (41cm x 33cm). Price £70.00 Signed by Wing Commander R C Dick Cresswell (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 80 artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 13 inches (41cm x 33cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Wing Commander R C Dick Cresswell (deceased), in addition to the artist.
** Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 600 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Paper size 16 inches x 13 inches (41cm x 33cm). Price £60.00 Signed by Wing Commander R C Dick Cresswell (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2111
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Battle for the Islands by Nicolas Trudgian.
Corsairs of VMF 121 provide close air support to the US landings on Rendova, June 30, 1943. Fiercely contested, the invasion force was heavily attacked by Zero fighters and Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty bombers, flying from their base at Rabaul. Dog-fighting at tree-top height, VMF 121 Corsairs rip into a bunch of Betty bombers as they try to make their escape following their attack on shipping. On fire, the Betty in the foreground is doomed, and will shortly become one of 19 Japanese aircraft accounted for by VMF 121. Other Marine fighter units brought the total this day to a staggering 58 enemy aircraft destroyed.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Colonel Robert M Baker, Colonel Robert Bruce Porter (deceased) and Colonel James E Swett (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £205.00 Signed by Colonel Robert M Baker, Colonel Robert Bruce Porter (deceased) and Colonel James E Swett (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £185.00 Signed by Colonel Robert M Baker, Colonel Robert Bruce Porter (deceased) and Colonel James E Swett (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 60 artists special reserve prints, signed by the artist only. Paper size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £110.00
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Colonel Robert M Baker, Colonel Robert Bruce Porter (deceased) and Colonel James E Swett (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2047
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Safe Haven by Nicolas Trudgian.
Returning from a dogfight raid over Germany, B-24s of 93rd Bomb Group fly low over an East Anglian fishing village on Britains east coast.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Philip Ardrey, John Brooks, Bill Cameron and Al Shower (deceased), B-24 Aircrew, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Philip Ardrey, John Brooks, Bill Cameron and Al Shower (deceased), B-24 Aircrew, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2030
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Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian
Nicolas Trudgians action packed painting shows an attack on Rabaul during the fall of 1943. B-24 Liberators of the Army Air Force pound the harbor and docks below whilst the Marines Corps pilots of VMF 214 - the famous Black Sheep Squadron - provide top cover in their F4U Corsairs. A fierce dog-fight has developed between the F4U pilots and Japanese Zeros. One Zero, already smoking, begins to roll out of control, while the two F4U pilots turn their attentions on to a second. Below further dog-fights are in progress, the air filled with aerial combat.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm) - Just one copy available of this otherwise sold out edition available.. Price £ Signed by Lieutenant Colonel John R Bolt, Lieutenant Colonel A Roger Conant, Colonel Archie G Donahue and Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth A Walsh, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm) - Just one copy available of this otherwise sold out edition available.. Price £230.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel John R Bolt, Lieutenant Colonel A Roger Conant, Colonel Archie G Donahue and Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth A Walsh, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel John R Bolt, Lieutenant Colonel A Roger Conant, Colonel Archie G Donahue and Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth A Walsh, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2116
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Tigers in Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian.
The Battle for Point 112, a strategically positioned hill just a few miles south-west of Caen, was the scene of the most violent fighting between German and British armor, artillery and ground troops during the weeks immediately following the D-Day invasion, in June 1944. Desperate to regain Hill 112, on July 9th, the Tiger tanks of SS Panzer Battalion 102 were ordered to advance. 2 Kompanies Tigers managed to occupy the eastern slopes of the hill, while 1 Kompanie came under fire as they rached the first houses in the small village of Maltot. At this point they came head on to British Sherman tanks. Entering the village firing his 88, Unterscharfuhrer Fey in tank 138 quickly knocked out three Shermans at 200 yards range, and by the evening of July 10th the Panzers had re-taken Maltot. But Allied artillery had driven the Germans off Hill 112. The battle raged on for another three weeks when on August 1st the Allies frove the Germans off Point 112 for the final time. Tigers of SS Panzer Battalion 102 yet again advance towards the infamous hill, passing two Shermans knocked out in the previous days fighting. Overhead, Me109s of II./JG26 give aerial support as the German armour makes a last ditch attempt to repel the advancing forces, in their effort to hold the important city of Caen.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm) Sold Out Edition. We have two secondary market prints available.. Price £160.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel, Feldwebel Richard Schwarzmann (deceased) and Unteroffizier Dr Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann.
Limited edition of 60 artist proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £210.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel, Feldwebel Richard Schwarzmann (deceased) and Unteroffizier Dr Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £240.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel, Feldwebel Richard Schwarzmann (deceased) and Unteroffizier Dr Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann.
Limited edition of 60 artists special reserve prints, signed by the artist only. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £
Knights Cross signature edition of 20 prints from the artist special reserve edition, signed by two Knights Cross tank Aces, and another tank Ace. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £230.00 Signed by Knights Cross winners Albert Kerscher and Gerhard Fischer, and tank Ace Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. Half A4 Size Double Sheet 6 inches x 8 inches (15m x 21cm). Price £1.50
ITEM CODE DHM2035
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First Strike on Berlin by Nicolas Trudgian.
The first successful daylight raid on Berlin. Nicolas Trudgians painting relives the fearsome aerial combat on March 6, 1944, as B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 100th B.G. are attacked. Screaming in head-on, Fw190s of II./JG I charge into the bomber stream. With throttles wide open, 56th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolts come hurtling down to intercept. B-17 gunners are working overtime, the air is full of cordite, smoke, jagged pieces of flying metal and hot lead. We are in the midst of one of the fiercest aerial battles of the war.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Colonel Morton Magoffin, Captain C B Red Harper and First Lieutenant Ed McKay, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 60 artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £170.00 Signed by Colonel Morton Magoffin, Captain C B Red Harper and First Lieutenant Ed McKay, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £170.00 Signed by Colonel Morton Magoffin, Captain C B Red Harper and First Lieutenant Ed McKay, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 60 artist special reserve prints, signed by the artist only. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £125.00
ITEM CODE DHM2057
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Colditz - Under New Management by Nicolas
Trudgian. Colditz – a
forbidding medieval castle near Leiptzig, Germany - remains one of the
most potent symbols of the Second World War. Reputed to be the Nazis
most escape proof prison, this grim castle is the most notorious PoW
camp in history with the distinction of being the only German prison
that had more guards than prisoners. The castle was specifically used to
impound incorrigible, Allied officers who had repeatedly escaped from
other camps but putting so many experienced serial escapers in one place
proved to be a rather questionable idea. Despite more conventional
escape routes gradually being sealed off by the Germans, members of The
Colditz Escape Academy continued to jump, tunnel and sneak out of this
inescapable prison in surprising numbers. Early in the war Hermann
Goering made a public declaration that Colditz was escape proof but he
was to be proven wrong time and time again, and over 300 attempts were
made during the course of the war, with more than 130 prisoners escaping
and 31 successfully reaching home. When captured the result was three
weeks in the solitary confinement block, however this didnt stop
prisoners inventing even more elaborate means of escaping, even
catapulting themselves out of high windows and of course the famous
design and building of a sophisticated glider. This new edition,
reproduced from a pencil drawing by Nicolas Trudgian, depicts the
imposing castle shortly after being liberated by American troops in
April 1945. In the foreground below a Sherman Tank of the 9th Armored
Division stands on watch, close to the sign that was erected by the US
69th Infantry Division. Additional Signatories: Maj Gen Corran Purdon, Flt Lt Bill
Goldfinch, Maj Mike Edwards, Brig Grismond Davies-Scourfield, Stf Sgt
Murray Shapiro, Prof Peter Hoffman.
Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian.
One of the most successful of the P-38 equipped units
was the 475th Fighter Group, Satans Angels, and it is the P-38s of this
famous unit that Nicolas Trudgian has portrayed in his tribute to the
American Air Forces that made Victory in the Pacific possible. It is
March 1945 and the P-38s of the 475th FG are involved in a huge dogfight
with Japanese Zeros over the coast of Indo-China. Flying Pee Wee V is Lt
Ken Hart of the 431st Fighter Squadron, who has fatally damaged a Zero
in a blistering head on encounter. The second P-38 – Vickie –
belongs to Captain John Rabbit Pietz, who would end the War an Ace with
six victories.
Heaven Can Wait by Nicolas Trudgian.
B-17 Fortresses of
the Bloody Hundredth- the Eighth Air Forces 100th Bomb Group - return to
Thorpe Abbotts following a raid on enemy oil refineries, September 11,
1944. Nicolas Trudgians moving tribute to the Bloody Hundredth shows the
imaginatively named B-17, Heaven Can Wait, on final approach to Thorpe
Abbotts after the intense battle on September 11, 1944. Skilfully
piloted by Harry Hempy, the seriously damaged B-17G has struggled 500
miles home on two engines to make it back to England. They lost their
tail gunner that fateful day. Below the descending bomber stream, an
agricultural traction engine peacefully ploughs the wheat stubble in
preparation for next year’s vital crop, the farm workers oblivious to
the unimaginable traumas so recently experienced by the crews of the
returning B-17 Fortresses.
Thunderbolts and Lightnings by Nicolas
Trudgian.The relief of
Bastogne turned the tide in the Battle of the Bulge and Hitlers final
great offensive of World War II lay in ruins. P47 Thunderbolts of the
406th Fighter Group, in company with P38 Lightnings, support the
advancing armor of General George Pattons US Third Army as they prepare
to relieve the battered 101st Airborne Division from their heroic
defence of Bastogne during the final climax to the Battle of the Bulge,
24 December 1944. The Battle of the Bulge was one of the largest land
battles of WWII with more than a million American, British and German
troops involved, incurring huge casualties on all sides and this release
pays tribute to the sacrifice of Allied Forces, during this important
milestone in World War II.
Kursk - Clash of
Steel by
Nicolas Trudgian. The Germans launched their attack on the Kursk salient
on 5th July 1943, and for both sides this was maximum effort. The
Soviets, however, informed by intelligence of the impending German
attack, had ample time to prepare huge defensive works with hundreds of
planned anti tank belts. They deployed 10 Tank Corps, 5 Tank
Armies, 1 mechanised Corps and 14 Field Armies equipped with 4000 anti
tank guns and 6000 tanks. The Soviet Air Forces were equally
impressive - 2600 aircraft. The Germans, outnumbered in every
department, were forced to scrape together whatever serviceable tanks
they could from their badly under strength Panzer formations. Most
of the tanks deployed were old Panzer IIIs or IVs, with only 147 Tigers
available for action. The northern German attack made very little
headway, but, in the south, the Germans had grouped all of the SS Panzer
forces into the II SS Panzer Corps and these units, despite the enormous
Soviet forces ranged against them, began to smash their way through the
Soviet defences. The Luftwaffe too had brought together 1200
aircraft and these made an immediate impact on the fighting - on the
first day alone German fighters broke up massive formations of Soviet
aircraft, over 400 victories being claimed.
The Black Sheep by
Nicolas Trudgian. Nicolas Trudgian’s outstanding new painting captures the
scene at Vella Lavella as Pappy Boyington leads his VMF-214 ‘Black
Sheep’ Squadron off the island strip to escort a B-17 Fortress raid on
Rabaul in December 1943Additionally signed by Lieutenant Colonel W. THOMAS EMRICH
USMC
Colonel EDWIN A. HARPER USMC
Lieutenant Colonel WILLIAM D. HEIER USMC
Lieutenant Colonel JAMES J. HILL USMC
Captain FRED S. LOSCH USMC
Hellcat Fury by Nicolas Trudgian.
Truk, the small atoll in the South
Pacific, was the major anchorage for the Japanese Fleet. Comprising a
magnificent harbor and four heavily defended airfields, it was thought
impregnable by the US forces as they fought their way up through the
Pacific. But on 16-17 February 1944 a violent two-day aerial assault by
carrierborne aircraft of Task Force 58 exploded the myth. In just two days
the US Navy flyers sunk over 200,000 tons of Japanese naval shipping and
destroyed an estimated 275 enemy aircraft, totally eliminating all
effectiveness of the Japanese base. Light as the US Navy losses were only
25 aircraft failed to return the battle for Truk was ferocious. The ground
installations, ships, and airfield batteries put up intense antiaircraft
fire against the attacking American aircraft, while Zeros did their best
to repel the onslaught. The air above the atoll became a maelstrom of
flak, tracer, flying lead and shrapnel, while below huge explosions rocked
the ground as ammo and fuel dumps were hit, fires raged, and the acrid
smoke of battle pervaded the entire area. In this important new painting,
his first featuring the F6F Hellcat, Robert Taylor brings to life the
scenario that was crucial to Admiral Spruance’s forceful drive through
the Central Pacific. The once feared Japanese base at Truk is being
reduced to a statistic of war. Hellcats of VF6 hurtle across the lagoon at
masthead height with guns blazing, creating havoc as they tear into the
enemy positions below. Seen in the foreground is the F6F-3 of Lt. Alex
Vracui, subsequently to become one of the Navy’s top guns.
End Game by Nicolas Trudgian
B-24 Liberators of the USAAF
in combat over the Alps For bomber crews, any daylight bombing mission almost certainly meant
combat. If it wasn't the attentions of determined Luftwaffe fighter
pilots, it would be an aerial carpet of flak that welcomed the bombers en
route to the target - and again on the journey home. On most
missions the Eighth Air Force aircrews had to contend with both.
Enduring up to ten hours of concentrated flying under cramped conditions,
extreme cold, with the constant noise and vibration produced by four
powerful engines, made every mission uncomfortable enough without being
shot at. But the USAAF aircrews confronted the odds - a one in three
chance of completing a 25 mission tour of operations - cheerfully and with
gallant resolve. Playing a major role in the great raids on Germany
and other targets in occupied Europe from early in 1944, equipped with the
Consolidated B-24 Liberator, the USAAF Second Air Division flew no fewer
than 95,048 sorties. Based in Norfolk, England, the crews also
attacked targets far distant in Norway, Poland, and Rumania, unloading
almost 100,000 tons of bombs and claiming over 1000 enemy fighters shot
down.
Return to Rattlesden by Nicolas Trudgian. The painting shows a battle damaged B-17G of the 447th on final
approach to Rattlesden, returning from a strike against road and rail
communications in northern Germany in February, 1945. A P-51 pilot from
359th Fighter Group, having escorted the bomber all the way home, sees his
charge safely back to base. With their crews, the 447th Bomb Group B-17
Fortresses arrived at Rattlesden in late 1943, the East Anglian base from
which the group flew all its missions until the end of the war. Entering
combat on December 24, the 447th targeted submarine pens, naval
installations, ports and missile sites, airfields and marshalling yards in
France, Belgium and Germany in preparation for the Normandy invasion.
In the thick of the bomber offensive, the 447th took part in the Big
Week raids, supported the D-Day Landings, aided the breakthrough at St Lo,
pounded enemy positions during the airborne invasion of Holland, and
dropped supplies to the Free French forces fighting behind enemy lines.
During the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944- January 1945, the group
attacked marshalling yards, railroad bridges and communications centres in
the combat zone, later resuming their offensive against targets deep
inside Germany. When the war ended the 447th had flown over 257 individual
missions, with one of their aircrew, Robert Femoyer, being awarded the
Medal of Honour. Theirs was typical of the action packed campaigns flown
by the American Eight Air Force bomb groups in Europe during WWII.
Alfa-Strike by Nicolas Trudgian. Wynn Foster leads a typical ground attack near Haiphong in June 1966.
Zigzagging out of the target area at low level, the A-4 Skyhawks are going
flat out just a few feet above the spectacular coastal landscape of North
Vietnam, close to the border with China. The battle accomplishments of US Navy Squadron VA-163 during the
Vietnam war, was the stuff of legends. Stationed aboard the carrier
Oriskany on its second cruise, VA163's A-4 Skyhawks were led by Commander
Wynn Foster, one of the navy's most aggressive strike leaders, and under
Air Wing Commander James Stockdale, the A-4 pilots racked up a formidable
record as a top fighting unit. Signed by Wynn Foster, James Stockdale
Canyon of Lost Souls by Nicolas Trudgian. High above the Animas river in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the
daily passenger train bringing passengers from Silverton to Durango,
negotiates the precarious 'High Line' shelf. Over 400 feet below, the
fast-flowing mountain waters thunder through the canyon.
Kiwi Strike by Nicolas Trudgian. A dramatic low-level attack on a Japanese base near Rabaul is in
progress by F-4U Corsairs of 16 Squadron, RNZAF. Taking the lead is
Bryan Cox, as the Corsairs leave a trail of smoke and debris in their
wake. Water vapor is squeezed out of the humid atmosphere as Cox's
wingman banks sharply to avoid groundfire. The Kiwi Corsairs
buccaneered their way through the intensly fought campaigns in the
Solomons and Guadalcanal. Signed by Bryan Cox.
Operation Tidal Wave by Nicolas Trudgian. At first light on August 1, 1943 a force of 178 B-24 Liberator bombers
lifted off dusty airstrips in the Libyan desert. The target - the oil
refineries at Ploesti. Nicolas Trudgian's detailed painting Operation
Tidal Wave is a moving tribute to the 1700 aircrew who flew the
tortuous Ploesti Raid. Depicted exiting the target at extreme
low-level are B-24s of the 44th and 98th Bomb Groups, with the 98th BG
B-24 'Sandman' in the immediate foreground. In the distance other
Liberators lucky enough to have survived the fiery maelstrom make
their escape. Behind them fires rage among the structures of the
refinery as yet more crews enter the holocaust. Signed by William Brandon, Dick Butler, William Cameron and
Charles Hughes.
Ruhr Valley Invaders by Nicolas Trudgian.
Arriving at high speed over a busy German rail yard in the heart of
the Ruhr Valley, barely skimming the nearby factory chimney stacks on
the way into the target, the A-26 crews of the 386th Bomb Group deliver
a devastating blow, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. With
bombs away, the Invader crews strafe the area with their ten
forward-firing machine guns, the roar of their engines heightening the
confusion on the ground Signed by Dick Denison, Carl Oates and Earl
Slanker.
Tokyo Bound by Nicolas Trudgian. On April 18, 1942, under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy
Doolittle, a small force of B-25 Mitchell light bombers set forth on one
of the most audacious air raids of World War II. Launching, in a rough
sea, from the heaving deck of the carrier USS Hornet, the crews knew
that even if they achieved success, they were not to return. Their
mission: to bomb Tokyo. Nicolas Trudgian's stunning portrayal of Jimmy
Doolittle's B-25 depicted moments after leaving the deck of the Hornet
Signed by Everett Holstrom, Howard Sessler, Royden Stork and
Griffith Williams.
Black Cat Rescue by Nicolas Trudgian.
On February 15, 1944, flying his Navy PBY Catalina on air-sea rescue
duty, Lt. Nathan Gordon received an urgent call. Several 345th BG B25s
were down following a major attack on Kavieng, and crews were in the
water just offshore. Under intense gunfire, Gordon made no fewer than
four perilous water landings to pick up survivors, returning to make
an emergency landing at Cape Gloucester with 25 people aboard, an just
10 gallons of fuel in his tanks. Gordon was awarded the Medal of
Honor Signed by Nathan Gordon.
Flight Out of Hell by Nicolas Trudgian.
On February 15, 1944, a force of B-24s, B-25s and A-20s hammered the
heavily defended Japanese base at Kavieng. Several aircraft, however,
were forced to ditch; three downed B-25 crews from 345th Bomb Group
floating helplessly in life-rafts within a thousand yards of the beach,
and the Japanese troops were in no mood to take prisoners. Their only
chance of survival was the air-sea rescue PBY Catalina. Nicolas
Trudgian's dramatic reconstruction depicts Lt. Commander Nathan Gordon's
PBY Catalina making its final take-off, the intense enemy gunfire from
the shore making his mission seemingly impossible. But the young pilot
got all 25 men aboard safely home, and was awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor for what is one of the bravest actions of the war in the
Pacific Signed by John Brately, William Cavoli, Nathan Gordon, Robert
Lewis.
Lightning Encounter by Nicolas Trudgian.
P-38 Lightnings launching a surprise attack on a German freight train
as it winds its way through the hills of Northern France towards the
battle front, shortly before D-Day, 1944. Signed by Larry Blumer, Joseph
Dobrowolski, Robert Miliken, Dick Willsie.
Richthofens Flying Circus by Nicolas Trudgian.
In the history of aerial combat there is no more famous name than
Manfred von Richthofen, otherwise known as the Red Baron. Richthofen's
brightly coloured fighters were the scourge of the Royal Flying Corps, and
their antics up and down the Front earned them the famous nick-name
Richthofen's Flying Circus. In truth they were a highly respected fighting
unit, capable of sending up as many as 50 aircraft, and were involved in
many of the First World War's legendary dog-fights. A mercurial leader, Richthofen was the premier German Ace. When
taking command of JG1 in 1917 he chose bright red paintwork to distinguish
his own squadron's aircraft from others in the wing - making easy and
quick identification possible during the turmoil of closely fought
dog-fights. Shunning the obvious target he made for himself, Richthofen
declared that the Commander's aircraft should be conspicuously painted so
that in the melee of large formation battles he could exert some control
over events. The painting recreates the scene near Cambrai, northern France on
the morning of March 18, 1918. Aware of a build-up of forces for a massive
German offensive, many RFC squadrons attacked German positions at very low
altitude. Responding with as many squadrons as they could muster,
including Richthofen's JG1 wing, there followed one of the largest
dog-fights o the entire First World War. In the foreground are a Fokker
Triplane and an Albatros, having "winged" a Sopwith Camel from
54 Squadron, as another Camel, and a Bristol fighter of 11 Squadron RFC,
turn to engage the German fighters.
Combat Over New Guinea by Nicolas Trudgian.
Australian Ace Dick Cresswell tangles with a
Japanese Zero in the humid air of the tropics over New Guinea during an
encounter in 1942. Flying a P-40E Kittyhawk with the insignia of 77
Squadron, RAAF blazoned on his aircraft, Cresswell makes a head-on pass
leaving the enemy aircraft streaming smoke. Immortalised by the Flying
Tigers, the P-40 was a fine combat aircraft that operated in the
Pacific, European and Middle East theatre Signed by Dick
Cresswell.
Battle for the Islands by Nicolas Trudgian.
Corsairs of VMF 121 provide close air support to the US landings on
Rendova, June 30, 1943. Fiercely contested, the invasion force was
heavily attacked by Zero fighters and Mitsubishi G4M1 'Betty' bombers,
flying from their base at Rabaul. Dog-fighting at tree-top height, VMF
121 Corsairs rip into a bunch of Betty bombers as they try to make their
escape following their attack on shipping. On fire, the Betty in the
foreground is doomed, and will shortly become one of 19 Japanese
aircraft accounted for by VMF 121. Other Marine fighter units brought
the total this day to a staggering 58 enemy aircraft destroyed Signed by Robert Baker, Bruce Porter and James
Swett.
Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian. Nicolas Trudgian's action packed painting shows an attack on Rabaul
during the fall of 1943. B-24 Liberators of the Army Air Force pound the
harbor and docks below whilst the Marines Corps pilots of VMF 214 - the
famous Black Sheep Squadron - provide top cover in their F4U Corsairs. A
fierce dog-fight has developed between the F4U pilots and Japanese
Zeros. One Zero, already smoking, begins to roll out of control, while
the two F4U pilots turn their attentions on to a second. Below further
dog-fights are in progress, the air filled with aerial combat. Signed by John Bolt, Roger
Conant, Archie Donahue and Kenneth
Walsh.
Tigers in Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian.
Tigers of SS Panzer Battalion 102 yet again advance towards the
infamous hill, passing two Shermans knocked out in the previous days
fighting. Overhead, Me109s of II./JG26 give aerial support as the German
armour makes a last ditch attempt to repel the advancing forces, in their
effort to hold the important city of Caen. Signed by Franz-Wilhelm
Lochmann, Alfred Rubbel, Richard Scharzmann. The Battle for Point 112, a strategically positioned hill just a few
miles south-west of Caen, was the scene of some of the most violent
fighting between German and British armour, artillery and ground troops
during the weeks immediately following the D-Day invasion, in June 1944.
Desperate to regain Hill 112, on July 9, the Tiger tanks of SS Panzer
Battalion 102 were ordered to advance. 2 Kompanie's Tigers managed to
occupy the eastern slopes of the hill, while 1 Kompanie came under fire as
they reached the first houses in the small village of Maltot. At this
point they came head-on to British Sherman tanks Entering the village firing his '88', Unterscharführer Fey in tank
138 quickly knocked out three Shermans at 200 yards range, and by the
evening of July 10 the Panzers had retaken Maltot. But Allied artillery
had driven the Germans off Hill112. The battle raged for another three
weeks when on August 1 the Allies drove the Germans off Point 112 for the
final time.
First Strike on Berlin by Nicolas Trudgian. "No bomb shall fall on German soil"
was the brash claim made by Reichmarshal Hermann Göring before the start
of World War II. A couple of years into the war the Luftwaffe's boastful commander
up-dated his arrogant statement with "If enemy bombers ever appear
over Berlin you can call me Meier". On March 6, 1944 they called him
Meier. The German supremo would have kept his head well down on that day,
for it was the day the Eighth Air Force arrived overhead the German
capital. Berlin - Big B to the bomber crews - was protected by the cream of the
Luftwaffe, and by thousands of anti-aircraft batteries strategically
positioned around the city. To approach Berlin from the air was the bomber
pilots nightmare. Of the 700 bombers that set out that historic day, 69
would not return; but the B-17 gunners and their escort fighters gave as
good as they got. On that first successful daylight raid, and on the many missions to
Berlin that followed, losses were high, but the daytime bomber strikes
against the heart of Nazi Germany had an incalculable effect on enemy
morale, to say nothing of the disruption to the German war machine. They
did more: they signalled to Göring and his Führer that their fate, and
that of the Third Reich, was sealed; and the 140,000 USAAF aircrew who
flew the torturous attacks to Berlin earned themselves a special place
among those who have endeavoured against tyranny. In the foreground Lucky Lee survives the first onslaught, but her luck
won't hold today. Our Girl Sal to the right of the picture will fare
better - she will be the only 100th BG aircraft to make it back to her
home base from this epic raid. Limited edition prints are signed by bomber and fighter pilots who flew
the Berlin raids more than half a century ago. |
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Order number BN1763. Book Price £35.
Hardback book fully illustrated with 95 pages. Also signed by
the artist. One of the few copies signed by the artist. Comes
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Air
Combat Legends Volume II by Nicolas Trudgian
Hardback book fully illustrated with 95 pages and over 40 full page
colour aviation pictures. These copies are also signed by the artist and
there are only a few hundred copies signed by the artist. Comes in a
presentation display box. These are sold at the price of the
unsigned book.
Post: UK- £6.00 (max post for multiple books
£6.00).
For Europe £11.00 (each plus one charge of £3.00 recorded fee per
total shipment)
Rest of World £13.00 (each plus one charge of £3.00 recorded fee
per total shipment)
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