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Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian. - Cranston Military Prints

Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian.


Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian.

One of the most successful of the P-38 equipped units was the 475th Fighter Group, Satans Angels, and it is the P-38s of this famous unit that Nicolas Trudgian has portrayed in his tribute to the American Air Forces that made Victory in the Pacific possible. It is March 1945 and the P-38s of the 475th FG are involved in a huge dogfight with Japanese Zeros over the coast of Indo-China. Flying Pee Wee V is Lt Ken Hart of the 431st Fighter Squadron, who has fatally damaged a Zero in a blistering head on encounter. The second P-38 - Vickie - belongs to Captain John Rabbit Pietz, who would end the War an Ace with six victories.
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Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm)
Dahl, Perry J

Col Perry J Dahl
Born 18 February 1923, Colonel Dahl served in the 41st Infantry Division as an enlisted man in the early 1940s. He applied for aviation cadet training shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, was accepted and graduated as a Second Lieutenant in June 1943. Following transition training in the P-38 Lightning, Dahl was sent to Tumwater, Washington with the 55th Fighter Group, then on to the Pacific Theater as a replacement pilot in the 432nd Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group Satans Angels. S
Signature Value : £55
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Forster, Joseph

Died : 2013
Cpt Joseph Forster (deceased)
Born in 1919, Joe Forster enlisted in the Army in 1940, being commissioned as a pilot in 1943, flying the P-38 with 432nd Fighter Squadron. On 3rd April 1944, he was credited with his first 3 confirmed victories, eventually finishing the war with 9 confirmed victories, three probables and one damaged. He retired from the air force in 1971, having won two DFCs among other decorations. He died on 18th April 2013.
Signature Value : £50
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Oxford, Thomas
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Cpt Thomas Oxford
Tom entered the service in August 1943, and after graduating as a pilot was posted to the Pacific to join his first operational squadron - the 431st Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group, flying P-38 Lightnings. His first combat mission took place in October 1944. He served with the 431st Squadron throughout the remainder of the war in the Pacific, and finally left the service in January 1946.
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Commemorative Proof edition of 25 artist proofs. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm)
Olsen, Jack
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Cpt Jack Olsen
Jack Olsen joined the service in August 1942, and as an air cadet went for pilot training. Gaining his wings, he was posted to join the 475th Fighter Group flying P-38 Lightnings in the Pacific. Assigned to the 431st Fighter Squadron, Jack undertook the first of his 105 combat missions in August 1944, seven of which he flew as flight commander. He stayed in the service for a short while after the war, retiring as a Captain in 1950.
Signature Value : £45
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Loisel, John

Died : 2010
Lt Col John Loisel (deceased)
American air ace, credited with having shot down 11 Japanese aircraft during World War II. After graduating as a pilot, in September 1942 John Loisel was assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group in New Guinea, where he flew 83 combat missions in P-39s. In July 1943 he was then selected to join the newly established 475th Fighter Group, then forming in Australia. Moving to New Guinea, he shot down two Tonys in August, a Zeke in September, and two more Zekes in October to gain A
Signature Value : £55
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Dahl, Perry J

Col Perry J Dahl
Born 18 February 1923, Colonel Dahl served in the 41st Infantry Division as an enlisted man in the early 1940s. He applied for aviation cadet training shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, was accepted and graduated as a Second Lieutenant in June 1943. Following transition training in the P-38 Lightning, Dahl was sent to Tumwater, Washington with the 55th Fighter Group, then on to the Pacific Theater as a replacement pilot in the 432nd Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group Satans Angels. S
Signature Value : £55
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Forster, Joseph

Died : 2013
Cpt Joseph Forster (deceased)
Born in 1919, Joe Forster enlisted in the Army in 1940, being commissioned as a pilot in 1943, flying the P-38 with 432nd Fighter Squadron. On 3rd April 1944, he was credited with his first 3 confirmed victories, eventually finishing the war with 9 confirmed victories, three probables and one damaged. He retired from the air force in 1971, having won two DFCs among other decorations. He died on 18th April 2013.
Signature Value : £50
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Oxford, Thomas
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Cpt Thomas Oxford
Tom entered the service in August 1943, and after graduating as a pilot was posted to the Pacific to join his first operational squadron - the 431st Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group, flying P-38 Lightnings. His first combat mission took place in October 1944. He served with the 431st Squadron throughout the remainder of the war in the Pacific, and finally left the service in January 1946.
Signature Value : £45
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+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian

Signature(s) value alone : £250		£100 Off!
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Commemorative Proof Edition : Signed limited edition of 150 prints. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm)
Olsen, Jack
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Cpt Jack Olsen
Jack Olsen joined the service in August 1942, and as an air cadet went for pilot training. Gaining his wings, he was posted to join the 475th Fighter Group flying P-38 Lightnings in the Pacific. Assigned to the 431st Fighter Squadron, Jack undertook the first of his 105 combat missions in August 1944, seven of which he flew as flight commander. He stayed in the service for a short while after the war, retiring as a Captain in 1950.
Signature Value : £45
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Loisel, John

Died : 2010
Lt Col John Loisel (deceased)
American air ace, credited with having shot down 11 Japanese aircraft during World War II. After graduating as a pilot, in September 1942 John Loisel was assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group in New Guinea, where he flew 83 combat missions in P-39s. In July 1943 he was then selected to join the newly established 475th Fighter Group, then forming in Australia. Moving to New Guinea, he shot down two Tonys in August, a Zeke in September, and two more Zekes in October to gain A
Signature Value : £55
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Dahl, Perry J

Col Perry J Dahl
Born 18 February 1923, Colonel Dahl served in the 41st Infantry Division as an enlisted man in the early 1940s. He applied for aviation cadet training shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, was accepted and graduated as a Second Lieutenant in June 1943. Following transition training in the P-38 Lightning, Dahl was sent to Tumwater, Washington with the 55th Fighter Group, then on to the Pacific Theater as a replacement pilot in the 432nd Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group Satans Angels. S
Signature Value : £55
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Forster, Joseph

Died : 2013
Cpt Joseph Forster (deceased)
Born in 1919, Joe Forster enlisted in the Army in 1940, being commissioned as a pilot in 1943, flying the P-38 with 432nd Fighter Squadron. On 3rd April 1944, he was credited with his first 3 confirmed victories, eventually finishing the war with 9 confirmed victories, three probables and one damaged. He retired from the air force in 1971, having won two DFCs among other decorations. He died on 18th April 2013.
Signature Value : £50
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Oxford, Thomas
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Cpt Thomas Oxford
Tom entered the service in August 1943, and after graduating as a pilot was posted to the Pacific to join his first operational squadron - the 431st Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group, flying P-38 Lightnings. His first combat mission took place in October 1944. He served with the 431st Squadron throughout the remainder of the war in the Pacific, and finally left the service in January 1946.
Signature Value : £45
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+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian

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Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm)
Dahl, Perry J

Col Perry J Dahl
Born 18 February 1923, Colonel Dahl served in the 41st Infantry Division as an enlisted man in the early 1940s. He applied for aviation cadet training shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, was accepted and graduated as a Second Lieutenant in June 1943. Following transition training in the P-38 Lightning, Dahl was sent to Tumwater, Washington with the 55th Fighter Group, then on to the Pacific Theater as a replacement pilot in the 432nd Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group Satans Angels. S
Signature Value : £55
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Forster, Joseph

Died : 2013
Cpt Joseph Forster (deceased)
Born in 1919, Joe Forster enlisted in the Army in 1940, being commissioned as a pilot in 1943, flying the P-38 with 432nd Fighter Squadron. On 3rd April 1944, he was credited with his first 3 confirmed victories, eventually finishing the war with 9 confirmed victories, three probables and one damaged. He retired from the air force in 1971, having won two DFCs among other decorations. He died on 18th April 2013.
Signature Value : £50
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Oxford, Thomas
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Cpt Thomas Oxford
Tom entered the service in August 1943, and after graduating as a pilot was posted to the Pacific to join his first operational squadron - the 431st Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group, flying P-38 Lightnings. His first combat mission took place in October 1944. He served with the 431st Squadron throughout the remainder of the war in the Pacific, and finally left the service in January 1946.
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian

Signature(s) value alone : £150		SOLD
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**Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints. (One print reduced to clear)
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!		 Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm)
Dahl, Perry J

Col Perry J Dahl
Born 18 February 1923, Colonel Dahl served in the 41st Infantry Division as an enlisted man in the early 1940s. He applied for aviation cadet training shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, was accepted and graduated as a Second Lieutenant in June 1943. Following transition training in the P-38 Lightning, Dahl was sent to Tumwater, Washington with the 55th Fighter Group, then on to the Pacific Theater as a replacement pilot in the 432nd Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group Satans Angels. S
Signature Value : £55
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Forster, Joseph

Died : 2013
Cpt Joseph Forster (deceased)
Born in 1919, Joe Forster enlisted in the Army in 1940, being commissioned as a pilot in 1943, flying the P-38 with 432nd Fighter Squadron. On 3rd April 1944, he was credited with his first 3 confirmed victories, eventually finishing the war with 9 confirmed victories, three probables and one damaged. He retired from the air force in 1971, having won two DFCs among other decorations. He died on 18th April 2013.
Signature Value : £50
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Oxford, Thomas
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Cpt Thomas Oxford
Tom entered the service in August 1943, and after graduating as a pilot was posted to the Pacific to join his first operational squadron - the 431st Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group, flying P-38 Lightnings. His first combat mission took place in October 1944. He served with the 431st Squadron throughout the remainder of the war in the Pacific, and finally left the service in January 1946.
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian

Signature(s) value alone : £150		£70 Off!
Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!		Now : £140.00

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Born in 1919, Joe Forster enlisted in the Army in 1940 and was commissioned as a pilot in 1943, flying the P-38 Lightning with 432nd Fighter Squadron. On 3rd April 1944, he was credited with his first 3 confirmed victories, eventually finishing the war with 9 confirmed victories, three probables and one damaged. He is shown here in his P-38 Lightning <i>Florida Cracker</i> of the 432nd Fighter Sqn.

Tribute to P-38 Lightning Ace Captain Joe Forster by Ivan Berryman. 		In 1936 the Lockheed Aircraft Company won a contract to produce a high altitude interceptor for the USAAC. This contract was won despite the fact that the company had been nearly bankrupt in 1932, and had never produced a fighter aircraft. Mr. Kelly Johnson, Lockheeds chief designer on the project, settled on a design incorporating a twin engine scheme utilizing twin booms to house the aircrafts supercharged engines, and a central nacelle which housed the pilot and all the armament. Despite an unfortunate crash of the prototype, the USAAC was impressed with the aircraft, and a production order was placed for the first P-38 Lightnings. The P-38 was to prove to be one of Americas top fighters of WW II. The Lightning was fast, very heavily armed, had excellent range, and a great rate of climb. The aircraft was capable of flying with only one engine, and this proved advantageous in improving long range reliability. The two most effective models were the J and the L, of which more than 6,000 were produced. One early technical problem with the aircraft was the loss of control during high speed dives when the aircraft obtained speeds approximating 500 MPH. This problem was ultimately solved by the addition of a dive flap beneath the spar to offset a nose down tendency during such dives. Nicknamed the twin tailed devil by the Germans, the P-38 saw a lot of action in the Pacific where its great range was a more important asset. Americas two top aces of the War were P-38 pilots serving with the Fifth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific. Major Richard Bong was a soft spoken Wisconsin native who achieved 40 confirmed victories, but was killed on August 6, 1945 while testing a P-80 jet over Southern California. On July 26, 1943 Bong achieved four victories on a single mission. Thomas McGuire was born in New Jersey, and enlisted in the Army as an aviation cadet in 1941. Between August 1943 and January 1945 McGuire was credited with 38 victories. McGuire and Bong flew together in combat on many occasions. On December 7, 1944 both Bong and McGuire chalked up two kills during a mission over Ormoc Bay. McGuire was ultimately killed in combat in early 1945 when he stalled his P-38 prior to an engagement with the enemy. Both of these gentlemen received the Congressional Medal of Honor, and both flew aircraft named after women who would become their wives. The print depicts both Bong and McGuire over the Southwest Pacific in 1944. Bongs Marge is in the foreground, with McGuires Pudgy off his wing.

A Pair of Aces by Stan Stokes. 		One of the most successful of the P-38 equipped units was the 475th Fighter Group, Satans Angels, and it is the P-38s of this famous unit that Nicolas Trudgian has portrayed in his tribute to the American Air Forces that made Victory in the Pacific possible. It is March 1945 and the P-38s of the 475th FG are involved in a huge dogfight with Japanese Zeros over the coast of Indo-China. Flying Pee Wee V is Lt Ken Hart of the 431st Fighter Squadron, who has fatally damaged a Zero in a blistering head on encounter. The second P-38 - Vickie - belongs to Captain John Rabbit Pietz, who would end the War an Ace with six victories.

Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian. 		The relief of Bastogne turned the tide in the Battle of the Bulge and Hitlers final great offensive of World War II lay in ruins. P47 Thunderbolts of the 406th Fighter Group, in company with P38 Lightnings, support the advancing armor of General George Pattons US Third Army as they prepare to relieve the battered 101st Airborne Division from their heroic defence of Bastogne during the final climax to the Battle of the Bulge, 24 December 1944. The Battle of the Bulge was one of the largest land battles of WWII with more than a million American, British and German troops involved, incurring huge casualties on all sides and this release pays tribute to the sacrifice of Allied Forces, during this important milestone in World War II. <br><br><b>Published 2005.</b>

Thunderbolts and Lightnings by Nicolas Trudgian.
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Col Perry J Dahl
*Signature Value : £55

Editions signed :

Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints.
Commemorative Proof edition of 25 artist proofs.
Commemorative Proof Edition : Signed limited edition of 150 prints.
Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints.
**Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints. (One print reduced to clear)


Dahl, Perry J
(Col Perry J Dahl)

Born 18 February 1923, Colonel Dahl served in the 41st Infantry Division as an enlisted man in the early 1940s. He applied for aviation cadet training shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, was accepted and graduated as a Second Lieutenant in June 1943. Following transition training in the P-38 Lightning, Dahl was sent to Tumwater, Washington with the 55th Fighter Group, then on to the Pacific Theater as a replacement pilot in the 432nd Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group Satans Angels. Starting in Buna, New Guinea, he fought through the Pacific, ending up at Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands. Lieutenant Dahl scored his first victory on 9 November 1943, a Zeke downed near Alexishafen, and destroyed another Zeke over Wewak three days before Christmas. He was credited with a third Zeke on 23 January 1944 and became an ace on 3 April when he shot down a Zeke and an Oscar near Santani Lake. He was credited with one more Oscar on 8 June before the group moved to the Philippines. Promoted to captain, Dahl continued to run up his score, downing a Tony on 10 November. Two weeks later he was involved in a mid-air collision and parachuted into enemy territory. He was captured by a Japanese patrol but was rescued by Filipino guerrillas. He returned to his unit thirty one days later and concluded his scoring in March 1945, credited with a Sally on the 5th and a Hamp on the 28th. Following World War II Dahl attended the University of Washington and Southern Colorado State University, where he graduated with a Batchelor of Science degree. He was employed with the Seattle Post Intelligencer when he was recalled to active duty in February, 1951. Following recall, his duty assignments included: Test pilot, Air Force Depot; Editor Flying Safety Magazine; Student, Air Command and Staff College; Commander 734th Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron; Air Staff, Pentagon, Washington DC; Vice Commandant of Cadets, United States Air Force Academy; Deputy Chief of Staff, North American Air Defense Command and Commander, 56th Special Operations Wing. Colonel Dahl flew two combat tours in Southeast Asia. He retired from the Air Force on June 30 1978.




Cpt Joseph Forster (deceased)
Died : 2013
*Signature Value : £50

Editions signed :

Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints.
Commemorative Proof edition of 25 artist proofs.
Commemorative Proof Edition : Signed limited edition of 150 prints.
Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints.
**Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints. (One print reduced to clear)


Forster, Joseph
(Cpt Joseph Forster (deceased))

Born in 1919, Joe Forster enlisted in the Army in 1940, being commissioned as a pilot in 1943, flying the P-38 with 432nd Fighter Squadron. On 3rd April 1944, he was credited with his first 3 confirmed victories, eventually finishing the war with 9 confirmed victories, three probables and one damaged. He retired from the air force in 1971, having won two DFCs among other decorations. He died on 18th April 2013.


Cpt Thomas Oxford
*Signature Value : £45

Editions signed :

Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints.
Commemorative Proof edition of 25 artist proofs.
Commemorative Proof Edition : Signed limited edition of 150 prints.
Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints.
**Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints. (One print reduced to clear)


Oxford, Thomas
(Cpt Thomas Oxford)

Tom entered the service in August 1943, and after graduating as a pilot was posted to the Pacific to join his first operational squadron - the 431st Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group, flying P-38 Lightnings. His first combat mission took place in October 1944. He served with the 431st Squadron throughout the remainder of the war in the Pacific, and finally left the service in January 1946.


Cpt Jack Olsen
*Signature Value : £45

Editions signed :

Commemorative Proof edition of 25 artist proofs.
Commemorative Proof Edition : Signed limited edition of 150 prints.


Olsen, Jack
(Cpt Jack Olsen)

Jack Olsen joined the service in August 1942, and as an air cadet went for pilot training. Gaining his wings, he was posted to join the 475th Fighter Group flying P-38 Lightnings in the Pacific. Assigned to the 431st Fighter Squadron, Jack undertook the first of his 105 combat missions in August 1944, seven of which he flew as flight commander. He stayed in the service for a short while after the war, retiring as a Captain in 1950.




Lt Col John Loisel (deceased)
Died : 2010
*Signature Value : £55

Editions signed :

Commemorative Proof edition of 25 artist proofs.
Commemorative Proof Edition : Signed limited edition of 150 prints.


Loisel, John
(Lt Col John Loisel (deceased))

American air ace, credited with having shot down 11 Japanese aircraft during World War II. After graduating as a pilot, in September 1942 John Loisel was assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group in New Guinea, where he flew 83 combat missions in P-39s. In July 1943 he was then selected to join the newly established 475th Fighter Group, then forming in Australia. Moving to New Guinea, he shot down two Tonys in August, a Zeke in September, and two more Zekes in October to gain Ace status. As his victories continued, he was given command of the 432nd Fighter Squadron on 22nd January 1944, and destroyed a Zeke the following day. He completed thistour in August with 10 victories to his credit. John returned to the Pacific in in January 1945 to become Group Operations Officer, scoring his final victory in March. Promoted to Lt Colonel in May, he took command of the 475th on 15th July and led the group through to April 1946. During the Korean War he commanded the 47th Fighter-Bomber Group flying the F84. He retired from the service in 1970. Died 20th January 2010.
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