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Pack 255. Pack of two P51 Mustang aviation prints by Simon Atack and Graeme Lothian.
PCK0255. Pack of two WW2 US aviation prints by Simon Atack and Graeme Lothian depicting P-51 Mustangs. Aviation Print Pack.
Items in this pack :
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DHM2470. 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 didn't 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. Last three available. The edge of one border has some minor damage. Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds (deceased). Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (79cm x 58cm)
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DHM1157. Mustang Escort by Graeme Lothian. Mustang P51 Nooky Booky IV flown by Captain Leonard Kit Carson of the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group, giving fighter escort top cover protection to the B17s of 381st Bomb Group, returning after a raid in Germany, January 1944. Kit Carson ended the war as top scorer of the 357th with 18.5 aerial victories in the last 6 months of the war. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm)
Website Price: £ 180.00
To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £300.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £120
All prices are displayed in British Pounds Sterling
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