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Day of Infamy by Anthony Saunders. - Cranston Military Prints

Day of Infamy by Anthony Saunders.


Day of Infamy by Anthony Saunders.

On the morning of Sunday 7th December 1941 the Japanese launched their infamous attack on Pearl Harbor. Surprise was complete - within a few terrifying minutes, bombs and torpedoes had damaged or destroyed much of the US Pacific Fleet peacefully at anchor, and almost all of the fighters on the ground. But as Aichi D-3A dive bombers target the Fleet's flagship, the battleship California, a lone P-40 has managed to get airborne in the chaos to engage the enemy. Seventy years ago the world stood open-mouthed in shock as it learnt of the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor. This dramatic new edition is released in tribute to all those that took part in the actions on December 7 1941.
Item Code : DHM6111XXDay of Infamy by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
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Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (68cm x 50cm)
Lux, Clarence
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Chief Petty Officer Clarence E Lux USN
Aboard USS Tennessee at Pearl Harbor.
Signature Value : £15
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Wise, Edward
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PHOTO
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Chief Boatsman Edward Wise USN
Aboard USS Tennessee at Pearl Harbor.
Signature Value : £10
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Anthony Saunders

Signature(s) value alone : £25		£45 Off!Now : £95.00

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and 2 Packs
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Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (68cm x 50cm)
Lux, Clarence
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Chief Petty Officer Clarence E Lux USN
Aboard USS Tennessee at Pearl Harbor.
Signature Value : £15
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Wise, Edward
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Chief Boatsman Edward Wise USN
Aboard USS Tennessee at Pearl Harbor.
Signature Value : £10
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Anthony Saunders

Signature(s) value alone : £25		£40 Off!Now : £140.00

Quantity:

and 2 Packs
View
Remarque edition of 25 prints. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (68cm x 50cm)
Lux, Clarence
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Chief Petty Officer Clarence E Lux USN
Aboard USS Tennessee at Pearl Harbor.
Signature Value : £15
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Wise, Edward
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Chief Boatsman Edward Wise USN
Aboard USS Tennessee at Pearl Harbor.
Signature Value : £10
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Anthony Saunders

Signature(s) value alone : £25		£300.00

Quantity:
Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (68cm x 50cm)
Lux, Clarence
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Chief Petty Officer Clarence E Lux USN
Aboard USS Tennessee at Pearl Harbor.
Signature Value : £15
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Wise, Edward
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Chief Boatsman Edward Wise USN
Aboard USS Tennessee at Pearl Harbor.
Signature Value : £10
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Anthony Saunders

Signature(s) value alone : £25		£90.00

Quantity:


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John Davy Crockett was trained as a navigator by Pan Am in mid-1941 because the USAAF did not have its navigator school in operation. Davy was assigned to the 36th Bomb Squadron of the 19th Bomb Group flying the new B-17C Flying Fortress. Davy found that most Air Corps pilots were used to doing their own navigating, so his job would be easy. Davy experienced a crash in a B-17 while training, but the crew walked away from the wreck. In late 1941 his crew was informed that they would be flying to Clark Field in the Philippines. On December they left Albuquerque and flew to Hamilton Field in California. They received a briefing on expected weather and left on the evening of December 6 for their first stop at Hickham Field, Oahu Hawaii. Flying into the darkness over the vast Pacific, the pilot for the first time in Crocketts career turned the navigation over to Davy. Realizing that the Hawaiian Islands were only small dots on the charts of the vast Pacific, and that his aircraft would have little fuel reserves left when it arrived, sent chills up Crocketts spine. As dawn broke Davy saw lots of islands where there were not suppose to be any. His panic subsided when he realized that they were only clouds. The pilot, Earl Cooper, came on the intercom at that moment to ask for an ETA. As Davy responded, the gunners in the back came on the intercom to report a large formation of aircraft about ten miles north of their position. They must be Navy aircraft. Minutes later they had descended to about 1200 feet when eight fighter aircraft came straight at them with their guns blazing. As the aircraft flew bye the flight engineer, Jesse Broyls, yelled out, Rising Sun ! The zeros reformed behind the unarmed B-17, and as Cooper dove the lumbering giant towards the wave tops, Crockett could hear the thump of bullets hitting his plane. The No. 2 engine was hit and Cooper shut it down. Rounding Diamond Head at about 300-feet the crew saw smoke and fire everywhere, and Japanese planes all over the sky. They passed over Hickham Field at about 1000-feet, realizing that this was no time and place for a landing. They turned towards Ford Island and passed directly over the USS Arizona minutes after the ship had exploded. Crocketts B-17 now became a target for nervous anti-aircraft gunners on the ground, and the B-17 had its No. 4 engine shot out. Cooper prepared the crew to bail out, but he then saw an opportunity to bring the big bird into Wheeler Field. He came straight in and belly-landed the B-17 with almost no fuel left. The plane slid to a stop on the turf just short of a group of P-40s. The entire crew got out of the B-17 and ran for cover in a patch of nearby woods. The B-17s on the flight from the mainland were scattered all over the island, with most of them seriously damaged. Fortunately, there were only two casualties, a flight surgeon who was killed and a bombardier who was injured when they were strafed while running from their plane. Crockett would survive a third crash in another B-17 on December 25th when he would spend six days in a life raft.

Flying Into a War by Stan Stokes. 		Pearl Harbor - Monday December 8th, 1941. On Sunday December 7th, 1941, the free world had been stunned into disbelief by the treacherous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Giving no formal declaration of war, the devastating Japanese assault on the headquarters of the US Pacific Fleet had left over two thousand American servicemen dead, most of her battleships destroyed or damaged, and the remains of nearly 200 American aircraft lay in tatters. America reeled from the shock and sheer incredulity. But for Admiral Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and architect of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the success of victory left a bitter taste. The main targets of his carefully orchestrated plan had been the US carriers but, as fate would have it, they were all at sea. Yamamoto knew in his heart that he would have to face those carriers one day, and when he did they would be the platform upon which America would unleash the brunt of her power against him. At 12.30 the following day President Roosevelt began his address to Congress, calling for the declaration of war on Japan. By 4.10pm America was formally at war, and five thousand miles away the first of the carriers, USS Enterprise, was returning to Pearl Harbor. Richard Taylor's painting depicts the Enterprise as she approaches Ford Island and the smoldering ruins that had been the Pacific Fleet. As ships still burn and the thick smoke hangs in the air, ever alert F4F-3A Wildcats of VF-6 fly an overhead patrol. Throughout the night the carrier will refuel and re-arm, and at dawn she will return to sea with a steel resolve and a new mission, to avenge Pearl Harbor. The Japanese failure to destroy the US carriers was a fateful mistake and, six months later, the Enterprise finally got her chance at the Battle of Midway, as the US carriers delivered one of the most decisive victories in the history of naval warfare, paving the way for victory in the Pacific.
The Sleeping Giant Awakes by Richard Taylor. 		On the morning of Sunday 7th December 1941 the Japanese launched their infamous attack on Pearl Harbor. Surprise was complete - within a few terrifying minutes, bombs and torpedoes had damaged or destroyed much of the US Pacific Fleet peacefully at anchor, and almost all of the fighters on the ground. But as Aichi D-3A dive bombers target the Fleet's flagship, the battleship California, a lone P-40 has managed to get airborne in the chaos to engage the enemy. Seventy years ago the world stood open-mouthed in shock as it learnt of the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor. This dramatic new edition is released in tribute to all those that took part in the actions on December 7 1941.
Day of Infamy by Anthony Saunders. 		The view across Battleship Row, viewed from above Ford Island as the USS Nevada gallantly makes her break for the open sea, coming under heavy attack from Japanese A6M2s from the carrier Hiryu. The Nevada was eventually too badly damaged to continue and was beached to avoid blocking the harbour entrance. In the immediate foreground, the lightly damaged USS Tennessee is trapped inboard of USS West Virginia which has sunk at her moorings, leaking burning oil and hampering the daring operations to pluck trapped crew members from her decks, while just visible to the right is the stern of the USS Maryland and the capsized Oklahoma.

The Raid on Pearl Harbor, 7th December 1941 by Ivan Berryman
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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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Chief Petty Officer Clarence E Lux USN
*Signature Value : £15

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 350 prints.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.
Remarque edition of 25 prints.
Signed limited edition of 350 prints.


Lux, Clarence
(Chief Petty Officer Clarence E Lux USN)

Aboard USS Tennessee at Pearl Harbor.
Chief Boatsman Edward Wise USN
*Signature Value : £10

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 350 prints.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.
Remarque edition of 25 prints.
Signed limited edition of 350 prints.


Wise, Edward
(Chief Boatsman Edward Wise USN)

Aboard USS Tennessee at Pearl Harbor.
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