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| *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature and is for the unmatted version where available. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | |
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| Lieutenant Colonel William H Holloman III *Signature Value : £35 Editions signed : Signed limited edition prints. ONLY 2 PRINTS REMAINING OF THIS SOLD OUT EDITION. | Holloman, William H (Lieutenant Colonel William H Holloman III) Flew P51s with 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group during World War II, and after the war he flew P-47 Thunderbolts with the 301st Fighter Squadron. During the Korean War he was a Military Air Transport pilot picking up wounded soldiers for return to the US, and became the first black helicopter pilot in the US Air Force. After leaving the Air Force he became an airline pilot but was recalled to active duty in 1966, serving in Vietnam, Europe, and later returned to the Western Pacific. |
| Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson *Signature Value : £30 Editions signed : Signed limited edition prints. ONLY 2 PRINTS REMAINING OF THIS SOLD OUT EDITION. | Jefferson, Alexander (Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson) Alexander joined the Red Tails 332nd Fighter Group at Ramitelli, Italy, flying long range escort missions for B17 and B24 bombers. On August 12th 1944, three days prior to the invasion of Southern France. he was shot down by ground fire while strafing coastal radar installations, spending the rest of the war as a PoW, and was liberated by General Pattons 3rd Army. On his return to the USA he became an instructor at Tuskegee Field. |
![]() Lieutenant Colonel Leo R Gray *Signature Value : £25 Editions signed : Signed limited edition prints. ONLY 2 PRINTS REMAINING OF THIS SOLD OUT EDITION. | Gray, Leo R (Lieutenant Colonel Leo R Gray) Leo Gray graduated as a pilot in one of the final classes from Tuskegee and was immediately posted to fly in combat with the Red Tails in the 100th Fighter Squadron. Arriving in Ramitelli, Italy, on March 14th 1945 he very quickly has a close encounter with two Me262s while escorting home a damaged P38. Flying on long range escort missions in the P51, he also flew P40s and P47s in combat. Gray flew 15 combat missions in P-51s for a total of 750 hours flying time. He left active duty in 1946, but remained in the USAF Reserves until 1984. During his 41 years of military service, Lieutenant Colonel Gray earned a Coveted Air Medal with one Oak Leaf cluster and a Presidential Unit Citation. |
| Lieutenant Colonel George E Hardy *Signature Value : £25 Editions signed : Signed limited edition prints. ONLY 2 PRINTS REMAINING OF THIS SOLD OUT EDITION. | Hardy, George E (Lieutenant Colonel George E Hardy) After graduating from Tuskegee Army Air Field, George joined the 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group at Ramitelli, Italy in 1945, and flew 21 combat missions in the P51 Mustang on bomber escort missions in B29s, and during the Vietnam War flew 70 combat missions in AC-119K gunships. |
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