| Hostile Sky by Robert Taylor A B-24 has been hit and is losing touch with the main bomber formation, as Luftwaffe pilots concentrated their attentions on the unfortunate aircraft. Two Fw190s, are zooming up for the kill on the damaged B-24. Seeing the desperate situation, a P-38 escort pilot has made a head-on attack, splitting the pair of Fw190s, and thwarting their attempt to finish off the B-24. Another P-38, aware of the situation, is turning into the path of the Fw190s, and Robert makes it clear in his dramatic portrayal that the action has some way to go before any conclusion will be reached. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm) Only one available.. Price £225.00 Signed by Colonel Gerald Brown (deceased), Colonel John Lowell, Hauptmann Alfred Grislawski (deceased) and Captain Gunther Schack (deceased).
Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Colonel Gerald Brown (deceased), Colonel John Lowell, Hauptmann Alfred Grislawski (deceased) and Captain Gunther Schack (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2085 |
| Eagles on the Channel Front by Robert Taylor. An exceptional painting by the worlds foremost aviation artist remembering the most famous of all Luftwaffe Fighter Wings that fought on the Western Front during the early years of World War Two. Prints are signed by Luftwaffe Aces who contested the great air battles with pilots of the RAF on the infamous Channel Front, 1940-1941 Badly mauled during the Battle of Britain, by early 1941 the Luftwaffe fighter wings, strung right across northern France, were back on strength. The front line squadrons were reequipping with the up-rated Me109F and, though suffering initial over-heating problems, the remarkable new Fw190A was making its first appearances. The Luftwaffe pilots were again full of confidence, and having the air endurance advantage of fighting close to their bases, they were competing on equal terms with the Spitfires and Hurricanes of RAF Fighter Command. Having spent the first 18 months of the war fighting a defensive air battle, RAF Fighter Command was raring to go onto the attack. The mix of Rhubarbs - two or three-plane, low-level incursions to attack enemy bases and installations - and large fighter sweeps aimed to entice the Luftwaffe up for a fight, kept the German fighter pilots busy throughout the summer. All through 1941 great air battles raged all along the Channel Front. Robert Taylors comprehensive work Eagles on the Channel Front, the fourth and final print in his widely acclaimed Wings of the Luftwaffe series, recreates a scene in northern France in the late autumn of 1941. Having just returned to their temporary airstrip in the region of St. Omer, Luftwaffe pilots of JG-26 excitedly debrief their recent encounter with Spitfires and Hurricanes, fought high over the Channel coast. The gleaming new Me109Fs are discreetly parked under trees on the edge the airfield, providing some cover from low-level surprise attacks. While ground crews busily prepare the Wings Me109s for another mission, a group of the exciting new Fw190A fighters taxi out. The scenario will continue right into winter. In his inimitable style, and with inordinate skill, Robert Taylor manages to evoke the heady atmosphere of a German front line airfield on the Channel Front in 1941. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 29 inches x 16 inches (74cm x 41cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt (deceased), Oberst Johannes Naumann (deceased), Oberleutnant Erhard Nippa (deceased), Major Gerhard Schopfel (deceased) and Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
Limited edition of 10 artist proofs. Image size 29 inches x 16 inches (74cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt (deceased), Oberst Johannes Naumann (deceased), Oberleutnant Erhard Nippa (deceased), Major Gerhard Schopfel (deceased) and Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
ITEM CODE RT0001 |
| Ramrod by Robert Taylor During operation Ramrod 792 on April 25, 1944, leading his Spitfire wing, Johnnie Johnson had a long-running combat with an FW190. Robert Taylor shows the last moments of the duel which ended in victory for the Allied Air Forces leading fighter Ace. Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased).
Signed edition of 200 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased), Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased), Vivian Snell (deceased) and Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones.
ITEM CODE DHM2095 |
| Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor. Leading 433 (Canadian) Squadron, top Allied Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson -Greycap Leader - has already bagged an Fw190, and is hauling his MKIX Spitfire around looking for a second in heavy dog-fighting over the Rhine, September 1944. In the distance more enemy fighters appear, they too will receive the attention of the Canadians. Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £225.00 Signed by
Squadron Leader Danny Browne,
Wing Commander J F Stocky Edwards,
Squadron Leader Hartland Finlay (deceased),
Wing Commander Hugh Godefroy,
Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased),
Lieutenant General Don Laubman,
Wing Commander Andy Mackenzie,
Wing Commander Robert G Middlemiss,
Flight Lieutenant Larry Robillard
and
Wing Commander Roderick Smith (deceased).
Limited edition of 85 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £325.00 Signed by
Squadron Leader Danny Browne,
Wing Commander J F Stocky Edwards,
Squadron Leader Hartland Finlay (deceased),
Wing Commander Hugh Godefroy,
Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased),
Lieutenant General Don Laubman,
Wing Commander Andy Mackenzie,
Wing Commander Robert G Middlemiss,
Flight Lieutenant Larry Robillard
and
Wing Commander Roderick Smith (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2151 |
| No Turning Back by Robert Taylor. A Lancaster of No. 61 Squadron, RAF, piloted by Flt. Lt. Bill Reid, under attack from a German Fw190 en route to Dusseldorf on the night of November 3rd, 1943. Already injured in a previous attack, Bill Reid was again wounded but pressed on for another 50 minutes to bomb the target, then fly his badly damaged aircraft on the long journey home. The courage and devotion to duty that earned Bill Reid the Victoria Cross, was a hallmark of RAF bomber crews throughout their long six year campaign. Aircrew edition. Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased), Air Commodore Wilf Burnett DSO OBE DFC AFC (deceased), Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC (deceased) and Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC.
Aircrew edition artist proofs. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased), Air Commodore Wilf Burnett DSO OBE DFC AFC (deceased), Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC (deceased) and Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC.
Bomber Command Edition. Signed limited edition of 200 prints. Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm). Price £295.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased), Air Commodore Wilf Burnett DSO OBE DFC AFC (deceased), Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC (deceased), Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Flt Sergeant Stan Bradford DFM, Group Captain Dudley Burnside DSO OBE DFC* (deceased), Squadron Leader Lawrence Curtis DFC* (deceased), Group Captain William Farquharson DFC, Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Douglas Newham LVO DFC, Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Wolstenholme DFC* (deceased) and Flight Lieutenant Dennis Woolley DFC DFM.
ITEM CODE RT0304 |
| Gathering Storm by Robert Taylor. During the early part of 1943 the B-17s of the American Eighth Air Force were paying regular visits to the occupied ports on the west coast of France. It was here at Brest, St Nazaire and Lorient that the U-boats were serviced and made ready for their deadly trade in the Atlantic. The area was heavily defended by flak batteries, but it was the notorious fighter interceptors of JG-2 that the bomber crews feared most. Equipped with the outstanding and still comparatively new Fw190, the Luftwaffe pilots achieved startling successes against the still inexperienced USAAF units. As the Allied bomber offensive got properly underway in 1943 the Fw190 quickly established a fearsome reputation, and became the mainstay of the German defence. This beautifully proportioned, aesthetically appealing single seat fighter immediately displayed the hallmarks of a thoroughbred, and within six months of its operational debut in 1941 was causing consternation amongst the RAF fighter squadrons based in southern England. The Fw190 could outperform the Spitfire in every manoeuvre except the turn, and could even leave the new MkIX Spitfires standing in a half-roll and dive. It came close to perfection by the fighter aircraft standards of the day. The painting depicts a group of Fw190A-3 and Fw190A-4 fighters as they climb out over Theville to intercept an incoming armada of B-17 Fortresses en-route to bomb the submarine pens at Lorient. Pilots in their high visibility cockpits gun their massive BMW radial engines as they power upwards through the turbulent air. Within minutes drop tanks will be jettisoned and battle joined. Spoiling for a fight, they present the B-17s with an awesome reception committee. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £350.00 Signed by :
Captain Gunther Schack (deceased),
Major Fritz Losigkeit (deceased),
Leutnant Hugo Broch
and
Major Heinz Lange (deceased).  £50 Off Selected Prints - Was £400
ITEM CODE RST0035 |
| Savage Skies by Robert Taylor. The weather on the morning of 31 December, 1944 was already unpleasant. In the Ardennes, hard-pressed German troops were battling Allied ground forces advancing through several inches of snow. Above, darkening skies heralded the arrival of more snow. At 10.45am, in deteriorating weather, a battle formation of 30 Fw190D fighters climbed out of Varrelbusch and headed south over the snowcovered landscape. Under the command of 12./JG54 Staffelkapitan, Oblt. Hans Dortenmann, and initially tasked to provide air cover to their beleaguered comrades below, the group was re-assigned to intercept enemy aircraft in the region of Limburg almost immediately the pilots were airborne. Flying south they ran directly into the oncoming weather, and with visibility dangerously reduced, Dortenmann elected to climb through the solid cloud into clear air. As the Fw190s broke cloud above the area of Koblenz they sighted a formation of nine 2nd Air Division B-24 Liberators and formed up for an attack. Some 6000 feet above, top-cover P-51 Mustangs had watched the Fw190s climbing through the banks of clouds, and turned 180 degrees to position behind the Luftwaffe fighters. Diving in from their height advantage, the Mustang pilots entered the fray and within seconds the sky was filled with swirling dogfights. Fighter Pilots Edition : Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Print paper size 35 inches x 23.5 inches (89cm x 60cm). Price £200.00 Signatories: Maj Hans Ekkehard Bob; Lt Norbert Hannig; Maj Eric Rudorffer.
Signed limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Print paper size 35 inches x 23.5 inches (89cm x 60cm). Price £395.00 Signatories: Maj Hans Ekkehard Bob; Lt Norbert Hannig; Maj Eric Rudorffer; Ft Lt Albert Bert Biel; Lt Hugo Brooch; Col Wilbur Lee Wib Clingan; Unteroffizier Gustav Drees; Lt Col G W Ford; Fw Heribert Koller; Lt Hermann Schleinhege.
Green Hearts Proof Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Print paper size 35 inches x 23.5 inches (89cm x 60cm). Price £260.00 Signatories: Maj Hans Ekkehard Bob; Lt Norbert Hannig; Maj Eric Rudorffer; Ft Lt Albert Bert Biel; Lt Hugo Broch; Col Wilbur Lee Wib Clingan; Unteroffizier Gustav Drees; Lt Col G W Ford; Fw Heribert Koller; Lt Hermann Schleinhege.
ITEM CODE DHM2590 |
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