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The Military Art Company is proud to
show aviation art of Robert Watts aviation artist. Robert
Watts range of American jet fighters and airliners including
Constellation, DC-3, F-4 Phantom and F-86 Sabre. These aviation art prints
of Robert Watts published by the Military Gallery, available from the
military art company, Cranston Fine Arts
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Flying the Jolly Roger by Robert Watts.
A pair of Navy F-4 Phantoms of VF84 prepare to recover aboard the carrier U.S.S. Independence. A beautifully proportioned painting by one of the most accomplished American aviation artists, provides a spectacular view of the legendary Phantom. Seen against a beautiful Yankee Station sundown, an element of F-4s decelerate in preparation for deck landing, following a combat mission m 1965. Revered by all who flew it, the classic F-4 Phantom served the Navies and Air Forces of more Western world countries than any other combat jet. Robert Watts superb print edition pays tribute to this legendary aircraft, as it phases out of front-line duties after over 30 years of service.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 32 inches x 25 inches (81cm x 64cm). Price £90.00 Signed by Commander Randall H Cunningham USN, Major General Marion Carl and Colonel Manfred Rietsch.
Limited edition of 100 artist proofs. Image size 32 inches x 25 inches (81cm x 64cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Commander Randall H Cunningham USN, Major General Marion Carl and Colonel Manfred Rietsch.
ITEM CODE DHM2459
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Hunting Party by Robert Watts.
Mig Alley! That chilling destination synonymous with the dawn of the jet ages first large-scale air battles; deadly contests fought at unprecedented speeds in an aerial battleground in the thin air high above a hostile faraway land. Quick to react to the Communist invasion of South Korea, American fighter pilots, many already World War II Aces, were more than able to meet the North Korean challenge flying their trusty P-51 Mustangs, and two new jets, the F-80 Shooting Star and the F9F Panther. All that changed one bright November day: a patrol of P-51s were pounced upon by shiny new swept wing fighters bearing the Red Star of the Chinese Air Force, and as the flight of Russian-built MiG-15s hurtled past at near supersonic speed, it became evident that America would have to move its new F-86 Sabre into the front line. When the two new planes finally met in combat over Korea, so alike was their configuration and performance, it was difficult to tell them apart. The MiGs high rate of climb and service ceiling gave it an advantage, but the manoeuvrability and rock-steady response of the F-86 was an edge in a dogfight. The real difference was the pilots! Fighting with the disadvantage of having to fly 200 miles to the battle zone, the skill and courage of the F-86 pilots has become legend. With speeds often nudging the sound barrier, and performing combat manoeuvres at 600 m.p.h. imposing crushing G-forces, the F-86 pilots ran up a spectacular kill ratio of 8:1 against the MiGs. In Robert Watts powerful painting, the frosty morning air is shattered by a hunting party of F-86 Sabres of the U.S. 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, as they blast off the runway at Kimpo airfield, South Korea. Led by Gabby Gabreski, they are headed north to the Yalu River, and Mig Alley.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. . Price £90.00 Signed by Colonel Robert Baldwin, Major General Frederick Blesse, Colonel Gabby Gabreski (deceased) and Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Heller.
Limited edition of 100 artist proofs. . Price £135.00 Signed by Colonel Robert Baldwin, Major General Frederick Blesse, Colonel Gabby Gabreski (deceased) and Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Heller.
ITEM CODE DHM2460
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Early Morning Arrival by Robert Watts.
Robert Watts captures the romance of that golden era of passenger flight in his nostalgic painting of a L-1049 Constellation. Seen in American Airlines colors, a Connie descends over London in the soft early morning light after an overnight flight from New York. Without todays constraints of air traffic control, pilots had some latitude with the routes and altitudes they flew, and on this particular morning the pilot takes advantage of a beautiful sunrise to give his passengers a view of London and the winding river Thames, as he turns west for a landing into Londons Heathrow airport.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. . Price £80.00
Limited edition of 100 artist proofs. . Price £135.00
ITEM CODE DHM2457
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Flagship Over Manhattan by Robert Watts.
An American Airlines DC-3, one of the 29 in service by 1936 with right hand doors, outbound from La Guardia Airport.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 32 inches x 25 inches (81cm x 64cm). Price £80.00
Limited edition of 100 artist proofs. Image size 32 inches x 25 inches (81cm x 64cm). Price £135.00
ITEM CODE DHM2458
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Flying the Jolly Roger by Robert Watts
The classic F-4 Phantom served the Marines and Air Forces of more
Western World countries than any other combat jet. shown here Navy Phantoms of VF84 the |Jolly Rogers return to USS
Independence against a Yankie station sundown in 1965 Signed by Marion Carl, Randy Cunningham and Manfred
Rietsch.
Hunting Party by Robert Watts A 'hunting party' of F-86 Sabres of the US 51st Fighter-Interceptor
Wing blast off the runway at Kimpo Airfield, South Korea.
Signed by Robert Baldwin, Frederick 'Boots' Blesse, Francis 'Gabby'
Gabreski and Edwin Heller.
Early Morning Arrival by Robert Watts Depicting Constellation four engined airliner.
Flagship Over Manhattan by Robert Watts An American Airlines DC-3, one of the 29 in service by 1936 with right
hand doors, outbound from La Guardia Airport. |
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Robert
has been painting aircraft since 1966 when he was lead illustrator at the
Ryan Aeronautical Company. In 1971 he served as a combat artist in Vietnam
for the US Naval art program. After many years illustrating aircraft and
ships for leading manufacturing corporations Robert started concentrating
on fine art painting. He was honoured with Best of Show awards two years
running with his first entries in the American Society of Aviation
Artists' juried exhibitions in 1992 and 1993. Robert has painted a number
of commissions for the Military Gallery which are currently available as
limited edition prints.
