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The Tuskegee Airmen by Richard Taylor. - Cranston Military Prints

The Tuskegee Airmen by Richard Taylor.


The Tuskegee Airmen by Richard Taylor.

P-51s of the famed Tuskegee Fighting Red Tails winding down at their airbase in Italy after a grueling long range bomber escort mission over occupied territory.
Item Code : DHM1995The Tuskegee Airmen by Richard Taylor. - Editions AvailableExtra....

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Signed limited edition prints.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!		Overall size 19 inches x 13 inches (48cm x 33cm) Image size 15 inches x 8 inches (38cm x 20cm)
Baugh, Howard

Died : 2008
Capt Howard Baugh (deceased)
Flew with the 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen. Captain Howard L. Baugh was born in Petersburg, Virginia. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in March of 1942. He was with the 99th Fighter Squadron in Sicily in July 1943 and flew 135 operational sorties in P-40s and P-51s. He struck artillery batteries, truck convoys and radar installations. Other duties were escorting B-17 and B-24 formations. He shared a Fw190 victory and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He died on 23rd Au
Signature Value : £55
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Lane, Charles

Died : 2013
Lt Col Charles Lane (deceased)
Flew with the 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen. Flight Officer Charles A. Lane Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended the Harriett Beecher Stowe Teachers College, but studies were interrupted in 1943 when he entered the forces. He flew 26 combat missions in P-47s and P-51s with The Tuskegee, in the 99th Squadron. He was in the forces for 27 years, flying fighters, transports and the B-52. He has The Air Medal with 3 O.L.C.s, and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He died on 8th
Signature Value : £60
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Wheeler, William

Died : 2011
Lt Col William Wheeler (deceased)
Flew with the 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen. William Wheeler earned his wings as a fighter pilot in March 1944 and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant. He began combat fighter training in the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and completed his training at Walterboro Army Air Corps Base, SC, in the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. He was then sent to Eglin Army Air Base, FL, where he completed bombing and aerial gunnery training. Lt. Wheeler was sent to Ramitelli, Italy in August 1944, as a replacement
Signature Value : £65
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Sheppard, James A
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Died : 2018
Master Sergeant James A Sheppard (deceased)
James Sheppard served in World War Two with the famed Tuskegee Airmen of the 301st Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group. An aviation engineer, he worked on the Mustangs flown by the squadron and was integral to their success. In later life he gave presentations and talks on aviation history and particularly his experiences with the Tuskegee Airmen. He died on 19th August 2018.
Signature Value : £40
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+ Artist : Richard Taylor

Signature(s) value alone : £220		£140.00

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When the American Eighth Air Force arrived in England in 1942 they had a second enemy to battle besides the Luftwaffe - the English weather. The mighty Eighth, the largest and most powerful air force in the world, were on many occasions almost paralyzed by the unpredictable and unexpected climate - much to the relief of the Luftwaffe. Many of the aircrew had trained in the sunny air of southern California and took time to adjust to the grey, dismal skies, and the rolling banks of cloud that gathered over England and the near continent. The winter of 1944-45 had been one of the worst on record with temperatures plunging across the whole country, bringing with it ice, freezing fog and drifting snow. But the war had gone on oblivious to the weather, and by April 1945 the sunless, dreary skies that had cast their frosty shadow over much of north-west Europe were long gone and the end was finally in sight. This reflected the feeling amongst most of Europe towards the war in general - the storm was finally passing. Shortages of fuel, pilots and spares meant that the Luftwaffe was on its last legs, putting up little serious opposition. By now, after escorting the heavy bombers to their targets, complete groups of P-51 Mustangs were sweeping the entire western Reich on the return trip, strafing anything hostile on the ground. On one such mission fifteen Fighter Groups had gone on a strafing spree attacking 40 airfields in eastern Bavaria and western Czechoslovakia, claiming a record number of 747 aircraft destroyed on the ground. There wasn't much left for the P-51s to destroy. In Checking Out, the bad weather that has dogged the past few days is thankfully clearing, allowing the P-51s of the Mighty Eighth's 352nd Fighter Group to begin their dispersal from Bodney to take part in an escort mission in early 1945.
Checking Out by Anthony Saunders.		 Part of a small print series of six American WW2 aircraft, signed by some of the great American pilots, some no longer with us. Cranston Fine Arts have purchased the last remaining stocks of this aviation series.

P-51 Mustang by Nicolas Trudgian.		 P51D of Colonel Glenn Duncan C.O. of the 353rd Fighter Group, along with Betty-E flown by Lt. Colonel Wayne Blickenstaff, taking off on one of their last missions of the war, April 1945.

Dove of Peace by David Pentland. 		Although far better known for their exploits over the war torn skies of Germany and Italy, the USAAFs premier fighters, the P-47 and P-51, also made significant contributions to the victory against Japan from 1943 onwards. This book relates the appearance of the Allison-engined A-36As and P-51As over Rangoon from India in November 1943, the 1st Air Commando Group in China, P-47s over the jungles of New Guinea in 1943, escorting B-29s on long-range bombing sorties against the Home Islands in 1944-45 and elsewhere.
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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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Capt Howard Baugh (deceased)
Died : 2008
*Signature Value : £55

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition prints.


Baugh, Howard
(Capt Howard Baugh (deceased))

Flew with the 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen. Captain Howard L. Baugh was born in Petersburg, Virginia. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in March of 1942. He was with the 99th Fighter Squadron in Sicily in July 1943 and flew 135 operational sorties in P-40s and P-51s. He struck artillery batteries, truck convoys and radar installations. Other duties were escorting B-17 and B-24 formations. He shared a Fw190 victory and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He died on 23rd August 2008.




Lt Col Charles Lane (deceased)
Died : 2013
*Signature Value : £60

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition prints.


Lane, Charles
(Lt Col Charles Lane (deceased))

Flew with the 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen. Flight Officer Charles A. Lane Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended the Harriett Beecher Stowe Teachers College, but studies were interrupted in 1943 when he entered the forces. He flew 26 combat missions in P-47s and P-51s with The Tuskegee, in the 99th Squadron. He was in the forces for 27 years, flying fighters, transports and the B-52. He has The Air Medal with 3 O.L.C.s, and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He died on 8th November 2013.




Lt Col William Wheeler (deceased)
Died : 2011
*Signature Value : £65

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition prints.


Wheeler, William
(Lt Col William Wheeler (deceased))

Flew with the 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen. William Wheeler earned his wings as a fighter pilot in March 1944 and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant. He began combat fighter training in the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and completed his training at Walterboro Army Air Corps Base, SC, in the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. He was then sent to Eglin Army Air Base, FL, where he completed bombing and aerial gunnery training. Lt. Wheeler was sent to Ramitelli, Italy in August 1944, as a replacement pilot assigned to the 302nd Fighter Squadron for the 332nd Fighter Group. He qualified in the P-51D Mustang and flew combat missions to Germany, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Albania and Greece, escorting allied bombers and strafing enemy troops, vehicles and airfields. He was credited with destroying three bombers on strafing missions: two Heinkel HE-111s and a Junkers JU-52. On his last mission, he became anoxic and lost consciousness at 36,000 feet over Germany. His P-51 spun out of control until he regained consciousness and recovered at 8,000 feet. Miraculously, he was able to return safely to his home base. This near-fatal incident led to a medical inquiry which determined that Lt. Wheeler's respiratory problems would render him vulnerable to repeated anoxic attacks on missions requiring the use of oxygen. He asked to be transferred to the Eighth Air Force which was flying low-level missions, but his request was denied because the Army Air Corps was still segregated at that time. Lt. Wheeler was Honorably Discharged in August 1945. Later he joined The Tuskegee Airmen's Speakers Bureau and spoke at many events about the history of the Tuskegee airmen. He died on 19th July 2011.


Master Sergeant James A Sheppard (deceased)
Died : 2018
*Signature Value : £40

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition prints.


Sheppard, James A
(Master Sergeant James A Sheppard (deceased))

James Sheppard served in World War Two with the famed Tuskegee Airmen of the 301st Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group. An aviation engineer, he worked on the Mustangs flown by the squadron and was integral to their success. In later life he gave presentations and talks on aviation history and particularly his experiences with the Tuskegee Airmen. He died on 19th August 2018.
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