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Thunder in the East by Richard Taylor. - Cranston Military Prints

Thunder in the East by Richard Taylor.


Thunder in the East by Richard Taylor.

In Europe the tide of war was changing. The Allied invasion of Normandy had thrown the Germans back and the push to Berlin had begun, but in the Far East another invasion had taken place - this time by the Japanese. The fighter pilots of the RAF had become masters of the sky over Burma and after weeks of bitter fighting, air superiority was complete. The Japanese invasion had run out of steam and slowly, but inexorably, the Allies drove them back, fighting through the rains and floods in arduous conditions, strafing supply dumps and airfields, and divebombing enemy concentrations in unequalled precision strikes. One such strike was the operation to secure the Japanese-held Mingaladon Aerodrome near Rangoon on 20 October 1944, when a composite air force, made up of P-47 Thunderbolts from 261 and 146 Squadrons, carried out a low level attack on the vital Japanese stronghold. Richard Taylor's fabulous new painting, Thunder in the East, expertly captures all the fury of this bitter engagement. After completing his bombing attack Warrant Officer Thomas 'Lucky' Carter flying his distinctive P-47 'Pistol Packin' Mamma', engages Nakajima Ki-43 Oscars and Ki-44 Tojo's along with other Thunderbolts of the unit. In commemoration of the men who flew and fought in Burma, joining artist Richard Taylor in signing the whole edition are three RAF veterans that fought in the campaign, two that flew Thunderbolts in Burma and one of the vital ground crew that prepared the P-47s for this actual mission. A fitting tribute to all those that fought in the 'Forgotten War'.
Item Code : DHM6220FLYThunder in the East by Richard Taylor. - Editions Available
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Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 21 inches (78cm x 53cm) Image size 24.5 inches x 13.5 inches (62cm x 35cm)
Ball, Freddie
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Flight Lieutenant Freddie Ball MC
Flew P-47 Thunderbolts in Burma.
Signature Value : £15
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Jackson, Ray
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Flight Lieutenant Ray Jackson MC
Spending all his flying career with 34 Squadron, Ray was posted out to the Burma Front in 1943. Originally flying Hurricane IIcs, he was forced to bale out over the jungle and won his MC for his successful evasion of the enemy. He later converted to Thunderbolts with the same Squadron.
Signature Value : £25
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Evans, Ben
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Leading Aircaftman Ben Evans
Ground crew servicing Thunderbolts during the Burma campaign.
Signature Value : £15
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Richard Taylor

Signature(s) value alone : £55		£110.00

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Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 21 inches (78cm x 53cm) Image size 24.5 inches x 13.5 inches (62cm x 35cm)
Ball, Freddie
NO
PHOTO
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Flight Lieutenant Freddie Ball MC
Flew P-47 Thunderbolts in Burma.
Signature Value : £15
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Jackson, Ray
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Flight Lieutenant Ray Jackson MC
Spending all his flying career with 34 Squadron, Ray was posted out to the Burma Front in 1943. Originally flying Hurricane IIcs, he was forced to bale out over the jungle and won his MC for his successful evasion of the enemy. He later converted to Thunderbolts with the same Squadron.
Signature Value : £25
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Evans, Ben
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Leading Aircaftman Ben Evans
Ground crew servicing Thunderbolts during the Burma campaign.
Signature Value : £15
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Richard Taylor

Signature(s) value alone : £55		£195.00

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Flying P-47 Thunderbolts with the 56th Fighter Group in England, Bud Mahurin scored more than 20 victories during World War Two. Seen here in his personal aircraft 42-8487 UN-M named <i>The Spirit of Atlantic City</i> owing to it being paid for by bonds from that city, he shot down three Me109s in a day and three Fw190s another day, before eventually being brought down by return fire from a German bomber. Evacuated from France with the help of the Resistance, he then flew P-51 Mustangs against the Japanese in the Philippines, scoring one more victory before again being shot down, bailing into the ocean. He went on to score more victories in the Korean War before being shot down and taken prisoner for more than a year. He was the only pilot of the US Air Force to down enemy aircraft in the European Theater, Pacific Theater and Korean War. He died in 2010.

Tribute to Walker 'Bud' Mahurin by Ivan Berryman. 		American fighter Ace Robert S Johnson is depicted in his 56th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolt with codes HV-P named 'Lucky'. Of his 27 victories during a tour of 89 combat missions from April 1943 to May 1944, he scored 21 in this aircraft. The joint sixth top-scoring American Ace of WW2, he was notably the first US pilot in the European theater to better the historic WW1 victory total of Eddie Rickenbacker, the top-scoring American Ace of that war. Post-war, he became a test-pilot and retired in 1962. He died in 1998. Professionally produced using a high quality inkjet digital press and printed on 300gsm art stock.

Tribute to Robert S Johnson by Ivan Berryman. 		These Republic P-47D Thunderbolts were operational with the 82nd FS, 78th FG based at Duxford during the final months of the war in Europe.

Duxford Pair by Ivan Berryman. 		American fighter Ace Robert S Johnson is depicted in his 56th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolt with codes HV-P named 'Lucky'. Of his 27 victories during a tour of 89 combat missions from April 1943 to May 1944, he scored 21 in this aircraft. The joint sixth top-scoring American Ace of WW2, he was notably the first US pilot in the European theater to better the historic WW1 victory total of Eddie Rickenbacker, the top-scoring American Ace of that war. Post-war, he became a test-pilot and retired in 1962. He died in 1998.

Tribute to Robert S Johnson by Ivan Berryman.
Signatures on these products
*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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Flight Lieutenant Freddie Ball MC
*Signature Value : £15

Editions signed :

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


Ball, Freddie
(Flight Lieutenant Freddie Ball MC)

Flew P-47 Thunderbolts in Burma.
Flight Lieutenant Ray Jackson MC
*Signature Value : £25

Editions signed :

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


Jackson, Ray
(Flight Lieutenant Ray Jackson MC)

Spending all his flying career with 34 Squadron, Ray was posted out to the Burma Front in 1943. Originally flying Hurricane IIcs, he was forced to bale out over the jungle and won his MC for his successful evasion of the enemy. He later converted to Thunderbolts with the same Squadron.
Leading Aircaftman Ben Evans
*Signature Value : £15

Editions signed :

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


Evans, Ben
(Leading Aircaftman Ben Evans)

Ground crew servicing Thunderbolts during the Burma campaign.
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