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Clearing Skies by Robert Taylor.
The winter of 1944 / 45 wasn't the coldest ever recorded in England but it came close. The weather was bitter and, in what would turn out to be the last Christmas of the war, temperatures plunged across the country, bringing ice, freezing fog and deep banks of drifting snow. Airfields across East Anglia stood bleak and frost-bound, runways kept clear of snow when conditions allowed, whilst the heavy bombers of the US Eighth Air Force remained under wraps, engines oiled, warmed and ready for any break in the banks of murky fog that would allow them to fly. And when those breaks came, the bombers were back in action ready to play their part in the final destruction of Hitler's Third Reich. The end game was rapidly approaching and both sides knew it. Clearing Skies portrays one such break in the weather when, with recent heavy snow beginning to thaw, the B-17 Fortresses of the famous 100th Bomb Group at Thorpe Abbotts in Norfolk are being prepared for a new mission to Germany i.........
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| | Item Code : DHM6621 | Clearing Skies by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | Signed limited edition of 350 prints. | Image size 29 inches x 12.5 inches (74cm x 32cm) Paper size 35.5 inches x 21 inches (89cm x 53cm) |
Shoens, Robert J | | Serving as First Pilot on B-17 Our Gal Sal with the 351st Bomb Squadron, Bob's first mission was on 5th January 1944 and he went on to complete a total of 28 missions. These included the first major daylight raids to Berlin on 3rd, 4th, 6th and 8th March 1944, in fact his crew were the only 351st aircraft to return from the raid on 6th March. He was awarded the DFC, Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters and ETO ribbon with one Battle Star. |
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Clark, John A | | First Lieutenant John A Clark |
| As a Co-Pilot John served on three crews with the 418th Bomb Squadron on B-17s Lucky Lassie and Miss Conduct. His first mission was flown on 10th September 1944 to Mainz and by the end of hostilities he had completed a total of 32 operations. He was awarded the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, ETO ribbon with three Battle Stars, French Croix de Guerre with Palm and French Legion of Honor. |
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Rasmussen, James S | | First Lieutenant James S Rasmussen |
| Joining the 349th Bomb Squadron as a Navigator, Jim's first mission aboard Lassie Come Home was a raid to Frankfurt on 5th January 1945. He went on to complete a total of 33 raids over Europe and was awarded the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters and ETO ribbon with three Battle Stars. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor | | £195.00 | | | | Collector's edition of 25 artist proofs. | Image size 29 inches x 12.5 inches (74cm x 32cm) Paper size 35.5 inches x 21 inches (89cm x 53cm) |
Shoens, Robert J | | Serving as First Pilot on B-17 Our Gal Sal with the 351st Bomb Squadron, Bob's first mission was on 5th January 1944 and he went on to complete a total of 28 missions. These included the first major daylight raids to Berlin on 3rd, 4th, 6th and 8th March 1944, in fact his crew were the only 351st aircraft to return from the raid on 6th March. He was awarded the DFC, Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters and ETO ribbon with one Battle Star. |
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Clark, John A | | First Lieutenant John A Clark |
| As a Co-Pilot John served on three crews with the 418th Bomb Squadron on B-17s Lucky Lassie and Miss Conduct. His first mission was flown on 10th September 1944 to Mainz and by the end of hostilities he had completed a total of 32 operations. He was awarded the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, ETO ribbon with three Battle Stars, French Croix de Guerre with Palm and French Legion of Honor. |
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Rasmussen, James S | | First Lieutenant James S Rasmussen |
| Joining the 349th Bomb Squadron as a Navigator, Jim's first mission aboard Lassie Come Home was a raid to Frankfurt on 5th January 1945. He went on to complete a total of 33 raids over Europe and was awarded the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters and ETO ribbon with three Battle Stars. |
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Luckadoo, John H | | Part of the original cadre of the 100th Bomb Group, John's first mission as a Co-Pilot was on 26th June 1943 on a raid to Le Mans, France. By 13th February he had completed 25 operations which included missions as Co-Pilot, Pilot and Command Pilot. He went on to become Squadron Operaions Officer for the 351st and 350th Bomb Squadrons and was awarded the DFC, Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the French Legion of Honor. |
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Payne, Lewis D | | Staff Sergeant Lewis D Payne |
| As a Waist Gunner with the 349th Bomb Squadron Lewis' first mission was on 6th July 1944. On 5th August he flew in the Ball Turret with another crew but it turned out to be his 14th and final mission after getting wounded. He was awarded a Purple Heart and Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster. |
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Arreola, Albert J | | Staff Sergeant Albert J Arreola |
| Al served as a Ball Turret Gunner with the 351st Bomb Squadron. His first mission in April 1944 was aboard B-17 Their Latest Rumour and he went on to complete a total of 35 raids on Europe including D-Day 6th June which was his 21st. He was awarded the DFC, Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, French Legion of Honor and the ETO ribbon with three Battle Stars. |
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Freitas, Albert M | | Staff Sergeant Albert M Freitas |
| Part of the original cadre of the 100th Bomb Group, he served as a Radio Operator with the 350th Bomb Squadron. Albert's first mission was in June 1943 and he went on to complete 23 operations, including Regensburg on 17th August 1943, before being shot down on 28th April 1944 over Sottevast, France. He was captured and remained a PoW until the end of hostilities. His awards include a Purple Heart, Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and ETO ribbon with three Battle Stars. |
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Herron, Lewis E | | Staff Sergeant Lewis E Herron |
| As a Tail Gunner with the 350th Bomb Squadron Lewis served on B-17 Heaven Sent. On 24th August 1944 he flew his first raid to Rhuland, Germany, and went on to complete a total of 33 missions over Europe. He was awarded the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters and the French Legion of Honor. |
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Urice, Joe R | | Staff Sergeant Joe R Urice |
| As a Tail Gunner with the 351st Bomb Squadron, Joe's first mission was on 13th January 1945 and he went on to complete a total of 13 missions aboard B-17s One Time and Pard before the end of hostilities. He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and ETO ribbon with two Battle Stars. |
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Cervantes, Henry Hank | | Lt Col Henry Hank Cervantes |
| Lt Col. Henry Cervantes was born in Fresno, California in October 1923. He joined the US Air Force and graduated on the 27th June 1944. Lt Col. Henry Cervantes was one of only a few Mexican American Pilots, of The Bloody100th Bombardment Group flying B-17s. On 18th March 1945 he flew on the last Eighth Air Force mission to Berlin, and on 7th April got home safely after his B-17 E-Z Goin' was badly damaged in a head-on attack by Me109s of Rammkommando Elbe. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor | | £375.00 | | | | Collector's edition of 75 prints. | Image size 29 inches x 12.5 inches (74cm x 32cm) Paper size 35.5 inches x 21 inches (89cm x 53cm) |
Shoens, Robert J | | Serving as First Pilot on B-17 Our Gal Sal with the 351st Bomb Squadron, Bob's first mission was on 5th January 1944 and he went on to complete a total of 28 missions. These included the first major daylight raids to Berlin on 3rd, 4th, 6th and 8th March 1944, in fact his crew were the only 351st aircraft to return from the raid on 6th March. He was awarded the DFC, Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters and ETO ribbon with one Battle Star. |
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Clark, John A | | First Lieutenant John A Clark |
| As a Co-Pilot John served on three crews with the 418th Bomb Squadron on B-17s Lucky Lassie and Miss Conduct. His first mission was flown on 10th September 1944 to Mainz and by the end of hostilities he had completed a total of 32 operations. He was awarded the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, ETO ribbon with three Battle Stars, French Croix de Guerre with Palm and French Legion of Honor. |
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Rasmussen, James S | | First Lieutenant James S Rasmussen |
| Joining the 349th Bomb Squadron as a Navigator, Jim's first mission aboard Lassie Come Home was a raid to Frankfurt on 5th January 1945. He went on to complete a total of 33 raids over Europe and was awarded the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters and ETO ribbon with three Battle Stars. |
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Luckadoo, John H | | Part of the original cadre of the 100th Bomb Group, John's first mission as a Co-Pilot was on 26th June 1943 on a raid to Le Mans, France. By 13th February he had completed 25 operations which included missions as Co-Pilot, Pilot and Command Pilot. He went on to become Squadron Operaions Officer for the 351st and 350th Bomb Squadrons and was awarded the DFC, Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the French Legion of Honor. |
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Payne, Lewis D | | Staff Sergeant Lewis D Payne |
| As a Waist Gunner with the 349th Bomb Squadron Lewis' first mission was on 6th July 1944. On 5th August he flew in the Ball Turret with another crew but it turned out to be his 14th and final mission after getting wounded. He was awarded a Purple Heart and Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster. |
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Arreola, Albert J | | Staff Sergeant Albert J Arreola |
| Al served as a Ball Turret Gunner with the 351st Bomb Squadron. His first mission in April 1944 was aboard B-17 Their Latest Rumour and he went on to complete a total of 35 raids on Europe including D-Day 6th June which was his 21st. He was awarded the DFC, Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, French Legion of Honor and the ETO ribbon with three Battle Stars. |
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Freitas, Albert M | | Staff Sergeant Albert M Freitas |
| Part of the original cadre of the 100th Bomb Group, he served as a Radio Operator with the 350th Bomb Squadron. Albert's first mission was in June 1943 and he went on to complete 23 operations, including Regensburg on 17th August 1943, before being shot down on 28th April 1944 over Sottevast, France. He was captured and remained a PoW until the end of hostilities. His awards include a Purple Heart, Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and ETO ribbon with three Battle Stars. |
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Herron, Lewis E | | Staff Sergeant Lewis E Herron |
| As a Tail Gunner with the 350th Bomb Squadron Lewis served on B-17 Heaven Sent. On 24th August 1944 he flew his first raid to Rhuland, Germany, and went on to complete a total of 33 missions over Europe. He was awarded the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters and the French Legion of Honor. |
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Urice, Joe R | | Staff Sergeant Joe R Urice |
| As a Tail Gunner with the 351st Bomb Squadron, Joe's first mission was on 13th January 1945 and he went on to complete a total of 13 missions aboard B-17s One Time and Pard before the end of hostilities. He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and ETO ribbon with two Battle Stars. |
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Cervantes, Henry Hank | | Lt Col Henry Hank Cervantes |
| Lt Col. Henry Cervantes was born in Fresno, California in October 1923. He joined the US Air Force and graduated on the 27th June 1944. Lt Col. Henry Cervantes was one of only a few Mexican American Pilots, of The Bloody100th Bombardment Group flying B-17s. On 18th March 1945 he flew on the last Eighth Air Force mission to Berlin, and on 7th April got home safely after his B-17 E-Z Goin' was badly damaged in a head-on attack by Me109s of Rammkommando Elbe. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor | | £295.00 | | |
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