| 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 |
| Hartmann Tribute by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Oberst Erich Hartmann (deceased).
ITEM CODE RST0036 |
| Head on Attack by Robert Taylor On October 12, 1940, No. 603 Squadron, reduced to only eight aircraft, took on a large formation of Me109s attacking head on. Robert Taylors vivid portrayal shows Scott-Maldens Spitfire moments after knocking down an Me109 in the encounter, both he and his wingman coming through unscathed. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Air Vice-Marshal David Scott-Malden (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2080 |
| Ace of Aces by Robert Taylor. Depicting the legendary Ace Erich Hartmann in the distinctive colour scheme of his Bf109-G aircraft. The highest scoring Ace in history with 352 confirmaed victories, he was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Sword and Diamonds.
This print was published in 1988 and has been sold out for many years. We have one secondary market copy available, number 110 of the edition of 1250. The print was framed from new and hung in a corridor, out of sunlight. As a result, the colours are strong, not faded, and the signatures are good. There is some damage to the border areas and some slight rippling, caused by being framed for such a long period of time. This is reflected in the price at which the print is offered. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (92cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Oberst Erich Hartmann (deceased).
ITEM CODE RST0002 |
| Horrido! by Robert Taylor. Of the many outstanding Luftwaffe fighter Wings of World War II, JG52 became the most successful. Many of the most famous Aces flew with this legendary wing, including one-time Squadron Commander Adolf Galland. JG-52 was home to the only fighter Aces in history to destroy more than 300 enemy aircraft - Erich Hartmann and Gerhard Barkhorn. The wings top ten scoring Aces amassed a staggering 2286 aerial victories and, by the end of the war, JG-52s pilots had recorded over 10,000 aerial victories; sixty-seven of their number were awarded the coveted Knights Cross or higher decorations, but the cost to the Wing was high: 678 of its aircrew perished in combat, while many others were taken prisoner following combat. Appropriately, Robert Taylor has chosen the Me109s of JG52 as his subject to represent the fighter pilots of the Luftwaffe in his tribute to these courageous flyers, with his breathtaking painting Horrido! With the traditional battle cry ringing in their ears, Squadron Commander Hptm Wolfgang Ewald leads pilots of I./JG52 into combat. Based at Coquelles/Calais in September 1940, the JG-52 Me109s hurtle down in a high-speed dive to engage the enemy during the ferociously fought Battle of Britain. Robert eloquently depicts these sleek and deadly fighters high over the Channel, glinting and menacing against an ominous backdrop of heavy cumulous clouds. Luftwaffe Aces edition of 600 prints. Paper size 30.5 inches x 27 inches (77cm x 67cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Leutnant Hugo Broch, Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Leutnant Norbert Hannig, Feldwebel Herbert Koller, General Gunther Rall (deceased), Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Leutnant Hermann Schleinhege, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger and Walter Wolfrum.
Luftwaffe Aces edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 30.5 inches x 27 inches (77cm x 67cm). Price £ Signed by Leutnant Hugo Broch, Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Leutnant Norbert Hannig, Feldwebel Herbert Koller, General Gunther Rall (deceased), Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Leutnant Hermann Schleinhege, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger and Walter Wolfrum.
Knights Cross edition of 25 prints. Paper size 30.5 inches x 27 inches (77cm x 67cm). Price £ Signed by Leutnant Hugo Broch, Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Leutnant Norbert Hannig, Feldwebel Herbert Koller, General Gunther Rall (deceased), Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Leutnant Hermann Schleinhege, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Walter Wolfrum, Gerhard Barkhorn (deceased), Oberst Erich Hartmann (deceased), General Adolf Galland (deceased), General Johannes Steinhoff (deceased) and General Walter Krupinski (deceased).
Knights Cross edition of 5 tribute proofs. Paper size 30.5 inches x 27 inches (77cm x 67cm). Price £ Signed by Leutnant Hugo Broch, Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Leutnant Norbert Hannig, Feldwebel Herbert Koller, General Gunther Rall (deceased), Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Leutnant Hermann Schleinhege, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Walter Wolfrum, Gerhard Barkhorn (deceased), Oberst Erich Hartmann (deceased), General Adolf Galland (deceased), General Johannes Steinhoff (deceased), General Walter Krupinski (deceased), Oberst Werner Molders (deceased), Major Walter Nowotny (deceased) and Major Helmut Wick (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2674 |
| Open Assault by Robert Taylor. The Junkers Ju87 Sturzkampfbomber, known to the British simply as the Stuka, had already acquired a deadly reputation across Europe, its siren screaming as the ungainly dive-bomber struck terror into the hearts of those below. In 1940 its pilots crossed the Channel with their grim-looking aircraft to terrorise the southern towns and ports of England. Robert Taylors painting Open Assault, depicts Hurricanes of 501 Squadron attacking a force of Ju87 Stukas as they dive-bomb naval vessels and installations in the port of Dover on 29 July 1940. High explosive bombs detonate within the sheltered anchorage as escorting Bf109s from JG51 race in to protect their lumbering charges. Four Stukas and two Me109s are despatched, for the loss of just one RAF aircraft. Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £200.00 Signed by
Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC,
Leutnant Wilhelm Noller
and
Tony Pickering AFC.
Collectors Edition : signed limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £375.00 Signed by Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC,
Leutnant Wilhelm Noller,
Tony Pickering AFC,
Squadron Leader Doug Nicholls DFC,
Major Erich Rudorffer
and
Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
Collectors Edition : signed limited edition of 250 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £250.00 Signed by
Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC,
Leutnant Wilhelm Noller,
Tony Pickering AFC,
Squadron Leader Doug Nicholls DFC,
Major Erich Rudorffer
and
Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
Generals Edition : signed limited edition of 150 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £325.00 Signed by
Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC,
Leutnant Wilhelm Noller,
Tony Pickering AFC,
Squadron Leader Doug Nicholls DFC,
Major Erich Rudorffer,
Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger,
General Johannes Steinhoff (deceased)
and
General Gunther Rall (deceased).
Rudel Tribute Proof : signed limited edition of 10 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by
Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC,
Leutnant Wilhelm Noller,
Tony Pickering AFC,
Squadron Leader Doug Nicholls DFC,
Major Erich Rudorffer,
Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger,
General Johannes Steinhoff (deceased),
General Gunther Rall (deceased),
Hans Rudel (deceased) - companion print,
Oberleutnant Helmut Fickel (deceased) - matted, companion print,
Major Franz Kieslich - matted, companion print,
Oberst Kurt Kuhlmey (deceased) - matted, companion print,
Oberstleutnant Hans-Karl Stepp (deceased)
and
Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob.
ITEM CODE DHM1753 |
| The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. Fighter Edition. Signed limited edition of 400 prints, with four signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones and Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased).
Limited edition of 30 artist proofs, with six signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased), General Gunther Rall (deceased) and Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
Knights Cross Edition. Signed limited edition of 300 prints, with six signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased), General Gunther Rall (deceased) and Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
Battle of Britain Edition. Signed limited edition of 200 prints, with fourteen signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased), General Gunther Rall (deceased), Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Oberleutnant Erwin Leykauf (deceased), Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* (deceased), Wing Commander George W Swanwick, Group Captain George H Westlake DSO DFC (deceased), Wing Commander Wilfred M Sizer DFC* (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Michael E Croskell, and Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased).
Battle of Britain Edition. Limited edition of 25 Remarques. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM2278 |
| Voyage into Destiny by Robert Taylor. Leaving the port of Gdynia on May 18th 1941, two large German warships stealthily zig-zagged their way up the coast of Norway at the outset of what was to become one pf the shortest, most fiercely fought naval contests of the Second World War. Operation Rheinubung was under way. With Fleet Commander Admiral Lutjens on the bridge, the brand new battleship Bismarck would leave the relative safety of the Norwegian fjords, destined for the busy shipping lanes in the Atlantic. After refuelling, and in company with the battlecruiser Prinz Eugen, on May 21st the two heavily armed warships headed for the Denmark Strait and out into the wide expanse of the Atlantic. Bound for active convoy routes, Bismarck would play havoc with vital Allied merchant shipping. Faster than almost any warship afloat, the magnificent new 42,000 ton monsters awesome firepower would prove no match for the lightly protected merchantmen or their escorts, as they laboriously plied their desperately needed cargo across the ocean towards Europe. It seemed she was invincible. Within three days of sailing, Bismarcks first encounter was a triumph! Intercepted south west of Iceland by the British Home Fleet, the German battleships gunners went into action for the first time, their second and third salvos striking the battlecruiser Hood. She exploded and sank within three minutes. But Bismarcks success brought the wrath of the Royal Navy upon her and, just three days later, on the morning of May 27th, with her rudder damaged by a torpedo, the pride of the German navy fell to the guns of the British Home Fleet. Outnumbered, she fought bravely, but succumbed, the magnificent new battleships active war lasting less than a week. The battleship Bismarck off the coast of Norway at the start of Operation Rheinubung. Under the watchful eye of Jagdeschwader 77s Me 109 fighters, in company with the battlecruiser Prinz Eugen, and destroyers Hans Lody and Z23, Germanys magnificent new battleship Bismarck is seen manoeuvring near Korsfjord Bergen on May 21, 1941. That evening, with Prinz Eugen, she will leave for Arctic waters, the Denmark Strait, the Atlantic, and destiny. Within days the pride of the German Kriegsmarine will have passed into history. Veterans edition of 500 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (87cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Hauptmann Hugo Dahmer, Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased) and Maschinenobergefreiter Otto Peters.
Veterans edition of 10 artist proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (87cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Hauptmann Hugo Dahmer, Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased) and Maschinenobergefreiter Otto Peters.
Robert Taylor Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm). Price £1.50
ITEM CODE DHM1642 |
| Knights Move by Robert Taylor The awesome battleship Tirpitz under the command of Admiral Schniewind, in company with battleships Scheer and Hipper, setting sail during Operation Rosselsprung, destined for the open sea and the North Atlantic convoy traffic. Messerschmitt Me109s of JG5, based at Petsamo, provide overhead cover while flotilla escort vessels make up the fearsome armada. The magnificent Norwegian mountains provide a spectacular backdrop this comprehensively realistic and stirring World War Two image. Limited edition of 500 prints,. Paper size 36 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), Fahnrich Arnold Schroeder (deceased) and Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing.
Limited edition of 30 artist proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 58cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), Fahnrich Arnold Schroeder (deceased), Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, Oberst Hajo Hermann and Unteroffizier Heinz Kern.
Limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 58cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), Fahnrich Arnold Schroeder (deceased), Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, Oberst Hajo Hermann and Unteroffizier Heinz Kern.
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 36 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 58cm). Price £ Signed by Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), Fahnrich Arnold Schroeder (deceased), Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, Oberst Hajo Hermann and Unteroffizier Heinz Kern.
Limited edition of 100 prints, with ten signatures. Issued with companion print. Paper size 36 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 58cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM2304 |
| Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor Bobby Oxspring in his 66 Squadron Spitfire destroys an ME109 of JF/53 Ace of Spades Group, in a high level attack at 30,000 feet above Dover, 18th September 1940. Signed limited edition of 990 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 20 (86cm x 51cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Group Captain Bobby Oxsping (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2084 |
| Steinhoff Tribute by Robert Taylor. Macky Steinhoff in action over the White Cliffs of Dover. It is August, and the height of the Battle of Britain: Heinkel 111 bombers have attacked airfields and radar stations along the south coast, and a frantic dog-fight has developed as Me109s of JG-52 clash with Hurricanes of the RAFs No. 32 Squadron. Mackys Me109E, which dominates the picture, provides a magnificently detailed study of this superlative fighter, as he and his fellow Luftwaffe pilots do their best to protect the retreating Heinkels. Below is a wonderful panoramic aerial view of Dover Harbour, the legendary White Cliffs, and the carefully researched landscape showing the south-eastern tip of the British Isles as it was in 1940. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £225.00 Signed by General Johannes Steinhoff (deceased).
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £365.00 Signed by General Johannes Steinhoff (deceased).
Limited edition of publisher proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £425.00 Signed by General Johannes Steinhoff (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2172 |
| Duel of Eagles by Robert Taylor. One secondary market art print available. NOW SOLD. This art print was hung away from direct sunlight in a corridor, and so the colours are near-perfect. There is some damage to the border area - see our image, but the signatures, which were in ink for this edition in 1980, are not faded, but as with most of the edition, the signature of Bader is slightly smudged due to the handling of the prints during signing. Taking into account the slight damage to the border, this item is priced competitively, as other copies have been sold for around the £500 mark. Signed limited edition prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £ Signed by General Adolf Galland (deceased) and
Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader CBE, DSO*, DFC* (deceased).
ITEM CODE RST0023 |
| Air Armada by Robert Taylor. In just six weeks Hitler's forces had overrun western Europe as once proud armies swiftly fell before the might of the German blitzkrieg. It was a devastating defeat, and now only Britain stood alone. Few thought she could survive. As Churchill pledged that Britain would never surrender, a German invasion seemed inevitable. But before any invasion could take place the Luftwaffe must neutralise the RAF and win control of the skies over southern England. Awaiting them was a small but resilient band of young men, the pilots of RAF Fighter Command. First the Germans attacked the coastal convoys, hoping to draw the RAF en-masse into battle. They failed. And then on 12th August, they turned their full attention to the forward fighter bases and radar stations, hoping to obliterate them once and for all. From Norway in the north, through the Low Countries and northern France to Brittany in the west, the Luftwaffe threw every available aircraft into the attack. For the young men of Fighter Command the next seven days of fighting would leave them exhausted and all but spent. They were to be the hardest days of the Battle of Britain, culminating on Sunday 18th August. This painting recreates a moment on that day as Heinz Bar, the Luftwaffe's top-scoring NCO Ace of the Battle of Britain and one of the greatest Aces in history, climbs away from his airfield near Calais with the other pilots of 1./JG51 to escort the Dornier Do17s of KG76 for yet another deadly attack on the RAF. Away in the distance, Me110s from EPRG210 also prepare to join the epic encounters that lie ahead. Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm) Image size 26.5 inches x 17.5 inches (67cm x 44cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Oberst Hajo Hermann
and
Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob.
Anniversary edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm) Image size 26.5 inches x 17.5 inches (67cm x 44cm). Price £375.00 Signed by Oberst Hajo Hermann,
Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob,
Major Erich Rudorffer,
General Gunther Rall (deceased)
and
Oberleutnant Heinrich Sudel.
Anniversary edition of 350 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm) Image size 26.5 inches x 17.5 inches (67cm x 44cm). Price £265.00 Signed by Oberst Hajo Hermann,
Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob,
Major Erich Rudorffer,
General Gunther Rall (deceased)
and
Oberleutnant Heinrich Sudel.
Limited edition of 10 Battle of Britain Tribute proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm) Image size 26.5 inches x 17.5 inches (67cm x 44cm). Price £2595.00 Signed by Oberst Hajo Hermann
Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob
Major Erich Rudorffer
General Gunther Rall (deceased)
Oberleutnant Heinrich Sudel
Oberleutnant Erwin Leykauf (deceased)(drawing)
Heinz Bar (deceased) (matted, drawing)
General Adolf Galland (deceased) (matted, drawing)
Colonel Herbert Ihlefeld (deceased) (matted, drawing)
Oberstleutnant Hans-Joachim Jabs (deceased) (matted, drawing)
and
Dieter Hrabak (deceased) (matted, drawing)
ITEM CODE DHM1918 |
| Abbeville Boys by Robert Taylor. Adolf Gallands Fighter Wing JG-26 (Me109s) taking off to do combat with R.A.F. Spitfires and Hurricanes. If ever a fighter commander led the front, Adolf Galland did. He flew throughout the war, achieving over 100 air victories all on the Western Front aginst the top aces of the RAF and the USAAF, and when the end came he was still flying and fighting, leading a wing of Me262 jets. Perhaps the most memorable period of the war for Adolf Galland came after he took command of the III/JG-26 fighter wing in June 1940. In true fashion he scored two aerial victories on his first day and in no time transformed JG-26 Schlageter into an elite formation that became known as the Abbeville Boys. Robert Taylor has recreated a scene from those heady days in 1941, when the Abbeville boys were at the height of their reputation, doing daily combat with the Spitfires and Hurricanes of the RAF. Adolf Galland leads his pilots in a typical loose formation take-off, the Messerschmitt Bf109F fighters roaring across the runway for yet another clash with the foe. The Abbeville boys are on the Warpath! Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Print size 36 inches x 25 inches (92cm x 64cm). Price £525.00 Signed by General Adolf Galland (deceased).  £50 Off Selected Prints - Was £575
ITEM CODE RST0001 |
| Special Duties by Robert Taylor. A Junkers Ju52 of Luftflotte 2, escorted by Me109s of JG-53, transports important military personnel over the Dolomites in 1942. With the setting sun illuminating the mountain tops in a brilliant light, the panoramic vista is both chilling and spectacular. As the aircraft lumbers across the impressive mountain scenery, members of the High Command can be seen in conference in the cabin, while crew in the cockpit concentrate on their special duties flight plan. Behind them, unprotected from the elements, a lone gunner keeps a watchful eye. The Ju52 became the Luftwaffes primary wartime transport aircraft, taking part in every German army land operation during World War II. Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Leutnant Herbert Kaiser (deceased), Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Oberfeldwebel Alexander Uhlig (deceased), Major Werner Roell (deceased), Oberfeldwebel Theo Gerling, Oberleutnant Helmut Schwarz and Hauptmann Claus Semmelhaack.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Leutnant Herbert Kaiser (deceased), Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Oberfeldwebel Alexander Uhlig (deceased), Major Werner Roell (deceased), Oberfeldwebel Theo Gerling, Oberleutnant Helmut Schwarz and Hauptmann Claus Semmelhaack.
ITEM CODE DHM2145 |
| Assault on the Capital by Robert Taylor Robert Taylors final painting in his 60th Anniversary trilogy features a scene from the attacks on the afternoon of September 7, 1940. Led by Herbert Ihlefeld, Me109Es of II/LG 2 dive through the bomber formation giving chase to Hurricanes of 242 Squadron as Ju88s of KG30, having unloaded their bombs, head for home. One Ju88 has been hit and is already losing height, and will not return. Following behind He111s of KG53 try to keep formation as they fly through flak. The sky is alive with action. Millenium Edition of 250 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £525.00 Signed by
Oberst Adolf Dickfeld (deceased),
Major Heinz Lange (deceased),
Generalleutnant Gunther Rall,
Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert (deceased),
Major Erich Rudorffer,
Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann (deceased),
Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased),
Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob,
Hauptman Alfred Grislawski (deceased),
Leutnant Herbert Kaiser (deceased),
Unteroffizier Rudolf Miese (deceased),
Oberst Eduard Neumann (deceased)
Leutnant Edmund Paule Rossmann (deceased),
Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger,
Oberleutnant Herbert Thomas,
Hauptmann Rudolf Trenkel (deceased)
and
General Herbert Wehnelt.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Oberst Adolf Dickfeld (deceased), Major Heinz Lange (deceased), Generalleutnant Gunther Rall, Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert (deceased) and Major Erich Rudorffer.
ITEM CODE DHM2121 |
| Birth of a Legend by Robert Taylor. On November 5, 1942, flying wingman in a Schwarm of four Me109s of JG-52, his flight had scrambled to intercept Russian Lagg-3s and IL-2 fighter-bombers bound for the Front. Splitting into two elements they dived steeply into attack, screaming in behind and below the enemy aircraft a few hundred feet off the deck. Selecting on of the IL-2s, the rookie pilot closed at high speed, commencing firing with 20mm cannon from about two hundred feet. His first pass was unsuccessful but, undeterred, Hartmann zoomed up and dived over for a second run at the Russian machine. Holding his fire till the IL-2 filled his gun-sight, he drilled cannon shells into the oil-cooling system setting the enemy aircraft on fire. Closing rapidly from behind, Hartmanns Me109 was showered with debris from the doomed Russian plane, causing an explosion in the young pilots own aircraft, which immediately caught fire. Now at very low altitude, Hartmann had no alternative but to belly in. With great presence of mind he cut power, fuel and ignition switches as he crash-landed at high speed in a massive cloud of dirt and dust. Though he lost his aircraft, Hartmann had made his first kill, the IL-2 crashing with a resounding explosion a few miles distant. Unhurt, the young future Ace was picked up and returned to base almost immediately by a German car. And thus a legend was born: It was the first of 352 air victories that would make Hartmann the top scoring fighter pilot in history. Birth of a Legend, set in the picturesque Caucasus mountain region bathed in the golden hues of autumn, captures for posterity the dramatic moments that launched the career of a fighter pilot legend. Signed limited edition of 360 prints (Nos 491 to 850) Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches. (84cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Oberst Erich Hartmann (deceased) and
General Gunther Rall (deceased).
Knights Cross edition of 490 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Oberst Erich Hartmann (deceased),
General Gunther Rall (deceased),
Leutnant Hugo Broch,
Oberst Hermann Buchner (deceased),
Paule Rossmann (deceased),
Major Erich Rudorffer,
Hauptman Ernst Wilhelm Reinert (deceased),
Hauptman Alfred Grislawski (deceased) and
Leutnant Viktor Petermann (deceased).
ITEM CODE RST0009 |
| Eagles at Dawn by Robert Taylor. On Thursday, August 24, 1944 a 22-year old Oberleutnant Erich Hartmann powered his Mel09G fighter in a spectacular low pass over his squadrons airstrip in north-eastern Rumania, wagging his wings to the cheering Luftwaffe personnel on the ground below. The young flaxen-haired pilot had just become the first fighter Ace in history to bring down 300 enemy aircraft in combat. As World War II drew to its close, after three and a half years of continual aerial combat, this gifted young fighter pilot brought his final tally of aerial victories to 352, bringing down a Yak-7 during the last of his 1400 missions on May 8, 1945. He was the most successful fighter pilot of all time. In this dramatic rendition, we see captured a brilliantly colourful midwinter scene during the final phase of the war on the Eastern Front. Glinting in the sub-zero early morning sunlight as fresh snow begins to fall, and led by their Gruppenkommandeur Erich Hartmann, the Mel09G fighters of I./JG-53 scramble off the snow-covered airstrip at Veszprem in Hungary, February 1945. They will intercept waves of Russian fighters and bombers in the skies above Czechoslovakia in a last ditch attempt to repel the impending invasion of Germany. Signed limited edition of 360 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Oberst Erich Hartmann (deceased).
Commanders edition of 490 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by
Oberst Erich Hartmann (deceased),
Leutnant Heinz Ewald,
Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger,
Oberleutnant Franz Woidich (deceased),
Unteroffizier Helmut Heckes,
Oberfeldwebel Werner Hohenberg (deceased),
Unteroffizier Friedrich Schelker
and
Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann (deceased).
ITEM CODE RST0084 |
| Dawn Eagles Rising by Robert Taylor. September 1940: The Battle of Britain reaches a crescendo as Me109s of the 1./JG52, their bright yellow noses glinting in the sun, gather speed and altitude as they form up after take-off from their base at Coquelles, near Calais. Led by Hauptmann Wolfgang Ewald, the Scharwm settle into their loose, finger-four formation, the pilots alert for danger and ready for yet another raid on England, just a few miles across the Channel. Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Paper size 27.5 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm). Price £135.00 Signed by :
General Gunther Rall (deceased),
Leutnant Hugo Broch and
Walter Wolfrum.
Signed artist proof edition of 75 prints. Paper size 27.5 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm). Price £ Signed by :
General Gunther Rall (deceased),
Leutnant Hugo Broch,
Walter Wolfrum,
Oberfeldwebel Erich Axthammer,
Leutnant Helmut Ballewski,
Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob,
Unteroffizier Gustav Drees,
Leutnant Norbert Hannig,
Feldwebel Herbert Koller,
Leutnant Wilhelm Noller,
Hauptmann Gunther Nordenholtz,
Unteroffizier Johannes Oesterhelt,
Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke,
Unteroffizier Otfried Sahl,
Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased),
Hauptmann Karl-Fritz Schlossstein,
Oberleutnant Walter Schuck,
Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger,
General Adolf Galland (deceased) - matted
Hauptmann Alfred Grislawski (deceased) - matted
Dieter Hrabak (deceased) - matted
Colonel Herbert Ihlefeld (deceased) - matted
Hauptmann Fritz Keller - matted
Generalmajor Friedrich Korner (deceased) - matted
General Walter Krupinski (deceased) - matted
Major Fritz Losigkeit (deceased) - matted
Oberst Eduard Neumann (deceased) - matted
Hauptmann Ernst Wilhelm Reinert (deceased) - matted
Major Erich Rudorffer - matted
Friedrich Obleser (deceased) - matted
General Johannes Steinhoff (deceased) - matted
Oberleutnant Gerhard Thyben (deceased) - matted
and
Hannes Trautloft (deceased) - matted.
Luftwaffe Tribute edition of 175 prints. Paper size 27.5 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm). Price £ Signed by :
General Gunther Rall (deceased),
Leutnant Hugo Broch,
Walter Wolfrum,
Oberfeldwebel Erich Axthammer,
Leutnant Helmut Ballewski,
Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob,
Unteroffizier Gustav Drees,
Leutnant Norbert Hannig,
Feldwebel Herbert Koller,
Leutnant Wilhelm Noller,
Hauptmann Gunther Nordenholtz,
Unteroffizier Johannes Oesterhelt,
Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke,
Unteroffizier Otfried Sahl,
Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased),
Hauptmann Karl-Fritz Schlossstein,
Oberleutnant Walter Schuck and
Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
ITEM CODE DHM1810 |
| Eagle Attack by Robert Taylor. ADLERTAG (EAGLE DAY) - that was Hitlers code name for the start of the Luftwaffes great and decisive aerial offensive that was intended to bring the RAF to its knees, clear the skies of Spitfires and Hurricanes above the South Coast of England and prepare the way for the 250,000 German troops standing in readiness to cross the Channel. Like fighter pilots of any airforce the Me109 Geschwaders of the Luftwaffe were made up almost entirely of young men who simply wanted to fly. Primed and ready these combat-experienced pilots were eager for battle. The disadvantage of fighting at the extremity of their range – often allowing them no more than 10 minutes of actual combat – was balanced by well tried battle tactics, great leadership and undisputed courage. Aldertag saw twelve hours of almost continuous battle, and the uniquely talented aviation artist Robert Taylor takes up the story on this momentous 13th August 1940 when the Luftwaffe staged their most concentrated attacks. A swarm of Me109’s peel off to attack a bunch of Spitfires which have dived out of the sun upon a large formation of HE 111 bombers. Already the lead pair of Me109s are bringing their guns to bear and moments later the two pilots in the foreground will flick-roll their fighters and follow into attack. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 26 inches (91cm x 66cm). Price £ Signed by General Adolf Galland (deceased), Friedrich Obleser (deceased), General Gunther Rall (deceased) and General Walter Krupinski (deceased).
ITEM CODE RST0024 |
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