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Hell Hawks Over Utah by Robert Taylor.
Without air supremacy D-Day and the invasion of north-west Europe would never have happened, and the tactical Ninth Air Force played a huge part in securing that position. The Ninth had fought with distinction from the deserts of North Africa to the invasion of Sicily and the fighting in Italy. They had spearheaded the assault on Ploesti and, from humble beginnings, had grown into one of the finest and most formidable Air Forces in the USAAF. Then, in October 1943, the Ninth were sent to England for their greatest challenge so far - providing air support for the US First Army during the forthcoming invasion of Normandy. By the morning of 6th June 1944 the Ninth was the largest and most effective tactical air force in the world, with over a quarter of a million personnel and more than 3,500 fighters, bombers and troop-carriers under its command. Amongst them were the P-47s of the 365th Fighter Group - the fearsome Hell Hawks - a unit that by the end of World War Two would become legendary. Amongst the first to use P-47s as fighter-bombers, the Hell Hawks were hard at work softening up the enemy in the build up to D-Day, dive-bombing bridges, rail lines, gun positions and airfields. With two 1,000-pound bombs below their wings along with ten 5-in rockets and eight .50 calibre machine guns, their enormous firepower devastated the German defenses on D-Day. The Hell Hawks supported the army throughout the Normandy campaign, all the way across northern France to the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, and beyond. It was a harsh nomadic life, eating and sleeping in tents and moving from one temporary strip to the next. By the end of hostilities in May 1945 the Hell Hawks had moved through 11 different airfields, more than any other fighter-bomber group in the Ninth Air Force. |
| | Item Code : DHM6458RMB | Hell Hawks Over Utah by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | Signed limited edition of 325 prints. | Image size 24 inches x 16.5 inches (61cm x 42cm), Paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (75cm x 61cm) |
Lopez, Edward J | | 1st Lieutenant Edward J Lopez DFC |
| Joining the 365th Fighter Group slightly after D-Day he fought through Normandy, Bastogne and into Germany, dropping 500lb bombs on armored convoys. On one occasion he pressed on to destroy flak guns despite being badly hit by their 20mm fire. |
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Maltbie, Archie F | | Lieutenant Colonel Archie F Maltbie DFC |
| Flying with the Hell Hawks from May 1944 he was forced to bail out in August after shooting down an Me109 which exploded. Evading capture he returned to the unit. As well as ground attack missions he also downed a Ju88 on 15th March 1945. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor
 Signature(s) value alone : £50 | £45 Off! | Now : £210.00 | |
and 1 Pack
View | | Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs. | Image size 24 inches x 16.5 inches (61cm x 42cm), Paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (75cm x 61cm) |
Lopez, Edward J | | 1st Lieutenant Edward J Lopez DFC |
| Joining the 365th Fighter Group slightly after D-Day he fought through Normandy, Bastogne and into Germany, dropping 500lb bombs on armored convoys. On one occasion he pressed on to destroy flak guns despite being badly hit by their 20mm fire. |
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Maltbie, Archie F | | Lieutenant Colonel Archie F Maltbie DFC |
| Flying with the Hell Hawks from May 1944 he was forced to bail out in August after shooting down an Me109 which exploded. Evading capture he returned to the unit. As well as ground attack missions he also downed a Ju88 on 15th March 1945. |
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Fetzner Jr, John H | | 1st Lieutenant John H Fetzer Jr (deceased) |
| The pilot of P-47 The Madam, he served with the 365th from August 1943 until the end of the war. Flying missions on D-Day he took off in the darkness of the early hours, destroying a number of armoured vehicles including a Tiger tank. He died on 3rd February 2015. |
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Kling, Ralph F | | Lieutenant Colonel Ralph F Kling |
| Joining the 365th in May 1944 he flew over D-Day and Normandy shooting down an Me109 on 2nd July. His luck ran out in September when he was hit while strafing and bailed out of his burning P-47 Poppie. He was captured becoming a POW at Stalag Luft III. |
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Harrington, Jay A | | 1st Lieutenant Jay A Harrington |
| Flying from March 1944 one of his first missions was the hit on the marshalling yard at Haiger. He flew missions on D-Day, the major strike on St Lo and throughout the advance from Normandy to the final days in Germany up to the end of the war. |
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Mundt, Allen VNO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
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| | Rear Admiral Roger Hedrick (deceased) |
| After joining the US Navy in 1936, Roger Hedrick served aboard the USS Ranger before joining VF-17 on USS Bunker Hill as Executive Officer to Tom Blackburn. With over 200 hours in fighters before his first combat, Hedrick brought considerable experience to the squadron. Regarded by Blackburn as the top fighter pilot he flew with in World War Two, Hedrick completed over 100 combat missions and shot down 12 Japanese aircraft, with a number of probables unconfirmed. Flying the F4U he took part i |
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Prevost, Herbert L | | Colonel Herbert L Prevost DFC |
| Joining the Hell Hawks in June 1944 he flew operations on D-Day and over Normandy, once managing to return his P-47 after striking his propeller on the ground whilst strafing a train. He was awarded the DFC for helping destroy seven tanks, three armored vehicles and five trucks at Weyerbusch in March 1945. |
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Stanton, Thomas E | | Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E Stanton |
| 387th Fighter Squadron Hell Hawks P-47 pilot. |
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Alcorn, Lavern R (companion print) | | 1st Lieutenant Lavern R Alcorn |
| Joining the Hell Hawks just after D-Day he was shot down by ground fire over occupied Falaise in August but with the help of French civilians evaded capture and returned to his unit. He finished the war with 79 combat missions and scored two aerial victories in April 1945. |
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Riggs, Carl R (companion print) | | Lieutenant Colonel Carl R Riggs |
| From November 1944 until the end of the war he completed 56 combat missions including the Battle of the Bulge and on 1st January 1945 was wounded during the Luftwaffe attack of Operation Bodenplatte but returned to combat shortly after. |
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Ruper, Matt (companion print) | | 1st Lieutenant Matt Ruper DFC |
| Flying with the Hell Hawks from June 1944 to the end of the war he completed 106 combat missions including Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge and survived being shot down by ground fire during a low level strafing mission. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor
 Signature(s) value alone : £170 | £45 Off! | Now : £365.00 | | | | Collectors edition of 250 prints. | Image size 24 inches x 16.5 inches (61cm x 42cm), Paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (75cm x 61cm) |
Lopez, Edward J | | 1st Lieutenant Edward J Lopez DFC |
| Joining the 365th Fighter Group slightly after D-Day he fought through Normandy, Bastogne and into Germany, dropping 500lb bombs on armored convoys. On one occasion he pressed on to destroy flak guns despite being badly hit by their 20mm fire. |
|
Maltbie, Archie F | | Lieutenant Colonel Archie F Maltbie DFC |
| Flying with the Hell Hawks from May 1944 he was forced to bail out in August after shooting down an Me109 which exploded. Evading capture he returned to the unit. As well as ground attack missions he also downed a Ju88 on 15th March 1945. |
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Fetzner Jr, John H | | 1st Lieutenant John H Fetzer Jr (deceased) |
| The pilot of P-47 The Madam, he served with the 365th from August 1943 until the end of the war. Flying missions on D-Day he took off in the darkness of the early hours, destroying a number of armoured vehicles including a Tiger tank. He died on 3rd February 2015. |
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Kling, Ralph F | | Lieutenant Colonel Ralph F Kling |
| Joining the 365th in May 1944 he flew over D-Day and Normandy shooting down an Me109 on 2nd July. His luck ran out in September when he was hit while strafing and bailed out of his burning P-47 Poppie. He was captured becoming a POW at Stalag Luft III. |
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Harrington, Jay A | | 1st Lieutenant Jay A Harrington |
| Flying from March 1944 one of his first missions was the hit on the marshalling yard at Haiger. He flew missions on D-Day, the major strike on St Lo and throughout the advance from Normandy to the final days in Germany up to the end of the war. |
|
Mundt, Allen VNO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
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| | Rear Admiral Roger Hedrick (deceased) |
| After joining the US Navy in 1936, Roger Hedrick served aboard the USS Ranger before joining VF-17 on USS Bunker Hill as Executive Officer to Tom Blackburn. With over 200 hours in fighters before his first combat, Hedrick brought considerable experience to the squadron. Regarded by Blackburn as the top fighter pilot he flew with in World War Two, Hedrick completed over 100 combat missions and shot down 12 Japanese aircraft, with a number of probables unconfirmed. Flying the F4U he took part i |
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Prevost, Herbert L | | Colonel Herbert L Prevost DFC |
| Joining the Hell Hawks in June 1944 he flew operations on D-Day and over Normandy, once managing to return his P-47 after striking his propeller on the ground whilst strafing a train. He was awarded the DFC for helping destroy seven tanks, three armored vehicles and five trucks at Weyerbusch in March 1945. |
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Stanton, Thomas E | | Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E Stanton |
| 387th Fighter Squadron Hell Hawks P-47 pilot. |
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Alcorn, Lavern R (companion print) | | 1st Lieutenant Lavern R Alcorn |
| Joining the Hell Hawks just after D-Day he was shot down by ground fire over occupied Falaise in August but with the help of French civilians evaded capture and returned to his unit. He finished the war with 79 combat missions and scored two aerial victories in April 1945. |
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Riggs, Carl R (companion print) | | Lieutenant Colonel Carl R Riggs |
| From November 1944 until the end of the war he completed 56 combat missions including the Battle of the Bulge and on 1st January 1945 was wounded during the Luftwaffe attack of Operation Bodenplatte but returned to combat shortly after. |
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Ruper, Matt (companion print) | | 1st Lieutenant Matt Ruper DFC |
| Flying with the Hell Hawks from June 1944 to the end of the war he completed 106 combat missions including Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge and survived being shot down by ground fire during a low level strafing mission. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor
Signature(s) value alone : £170 | | £265.00 | | | | Tribute edition of 10 prints. | Image size 24 inches x 16.5 inches (61cm x 42cm), Paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (75cm x 61cm) |
Lopez, Edward J | | 1st Lieutenant Edward J Lopez DFC |
| Joining the 365th Fighter Group slightly after D-Day he fought through Normandy, Bastogne and into Germany, dropping 500lb bombs on armored convoys. On one occasion he pressed on to destroy flak guns despite being badly hit by their 20mm fire. |
|
Maltbie, Archie F | | Lieutenant Colonel Archie F Maltbie DFC |
| Flying with the Hell Hawks from May 1944 he was forced to bail out in August after shooting down an Me109 which exploded. Evading capture he returned to the unit. As well as ground attack missions he also downed a Ju88 on 15th March 1945. |
|
Fetzner Jr, John H | | 1st Lieutenant John H Fetzer Jr (deceased) |
| The pilot of P-47 The Madam, he served with the 365th from August 1943 until the end of the war. Flying missions on D-Day he took off in the darkness of the early hours, destroying a number of armoured vehicles including a Tiger tank. He died on 3rd February 2015. |
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Kling, Ralph F | | Lieutenant Colonel Ralph F Kling |
| Joining the 365th in May 1944 he flew over D-Day and Normandy shooting down an Me109 on 2nd July. His luck ran out in September when he was hit while strafing and bailed out of his burning P-47 Poppie. He was captured becoming a POW at Stalag Luft III. |
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Harrington, Jay A | | 1st Lieutenant Jay A Harrington |
| Flying from March 1944 one of his first missions was the hit on the marshalling yard at Haiger. He flew missions on D-Day, the major strike on St Lo and throughout the advance from Normandy to the final days in Germany up to the end of the war. |
|
Mundt, Allen VNO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
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| | Rear Admiral Roger Hedrick (deceased) |
| After joining the US Navy in 1936, Roger Hedrick served aboard the USS Ranger before joining VF-17 on USS Bunker Hill as Executive Officer to Tom Blackburn. With over 200 hours in fighters before his first combat, Hedrick brought considerable experience to the squadron. Regarded by Blackburn as the top fighter pilot he flew with in World War Two, Hedrick completed over 100 combat missions and shot down 12 Japanese aircraft, with a number of probables unconfirmed. Flying the F4U he took part i |
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Prevost, Herbert L | | Colonel Herbert L Prevost DFC |
| Joining the Hell Hawks in June 1944 he flew operations on D-Day and over Normandy, once managing to return his P-47 after striking his propeller on the ground whilst strafing a train. He was awarded the DFC for helping destroy seven tanks, three armored vehicles and five trucks at Weyerbusch in March 1945. |
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Stanton, Thomas E | | Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E Stanton |
| 387th Fighter Squadron Hell Hawks P-47 pilot. |
|
Alcorn, Lavern R (companion print) | | 1st Lieutenant Lavern R Alcorn |
| Joining the Hell Hawks just after D-Day he was shot down by ground fire over occupied Falaise in August but with the help of French civilians evaded capture and returned to his unit. He finished the war with 79 combat missions and scored two aerial victories in April 1945. |
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Riggs, Carl R (companion print) | | Lieutenant Colonel Carl R Riggs |
| From November 1944 until the end of the war he completed 56 combat missions including the Battle of the Bulge and on 1st January 1945 was wounded during the Luftwaffe attack of Operation Bodenplatte but returned to combat shortly after. |
|
Ruper, Matt (companion print) | | 1st Lieutenant Matt Ruper DFC |
| Flying with the Hell Hawks from June 1944 to the end of the war he completed 106 combat missions including Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge and survived being shot down by ground fire during a low level strafing mission. |
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Cannon, Michael D (companion print) | | Lieutenant Colonel Michael D Cannon |
| Joining the Hell Hawks in January 1945 he notched up a n impressive 48 combat missions before the end of the war, flying his P-47 Haulin Ass II on ground attack and strafing missions during the push through Germany. |
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McChessney Jr, William H (companion print) | | Lieutenant Colonel William H McChessney Jr DFC |
| One of the original pilots of the Hell Hawks, joining in August 1943, he flew two sorties on D-Day, Market Garden, Bastogne and Operation Bodenplatte in his P-47 Judy Ann. He finished the war with 121 combat missions and a Ju88 destroyed. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor
Signature(s) value alone : £190 | | SOLD
OUT | NOT
AVAILABLE | | | Collectors edition of 15 remarques. | Image size 24 inches x 16.5 inches (61cm x 42cm), Paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (75cm x 61cm) |
Lopez, Edward J | | 1st Lieutenant Edward J Lopez DFC |
| Joining the 365th Fighter Group slightly after D-Day he fought through Normandy, Bastogne and into Germany, dropping 500lb bombs on armored convoys. On one occasion he pressed on to destroy flak guns despite being badly hit by their 20mm fire. |
|
Maltbie, Archie F | | Lieutenant Colonel Archie F Maltbie DFC |
| Flying with the Hell Hawks from May 1944 he was forced to bail out in August after shooting down an Me109 which exploded. Evading capture he returned to the unit. As well as ground attack missions he also downed a Ju88 on 15th March 1945. |
|
Fetzner Jr, John H | | 1st Lieutenant John H Fetzer Jr (deceased) |
| The pilot of P-47 The Madam, he served with the 365th from August 1943 until the end of the war. Flying missions on D-Day he took off in the darkness of the early hours, destroying a number of armoured vehicles including a Tiger tank. He died on 3rd February 2015. |
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Kling, Ralph F | | Lieutenant Colonel Ralph F Kling |
| Joining the 365th in May 1944 he flew over D-Day and Normandy shooting down an Me109 on 2nd July. His luck ran out in September when he was hit while strafing and bailed out of his burning P-47 Poppie. He was captured becoming a POW at Stalag Luft III. |
|
Harrington, Jay A | | 1st Lieutenant Jay A Harrington |
| Flying from March 1944 one of his first missions was the hit on the marshalling yard at Haiger. He flew missions on D-Day, the major strike on St Lo and throughout the advance from Normandy to the final days in Germany up to the end of the war. |
|
Mundt, Allen VNO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
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| | Rear Admiral Roger Hedrick (deceased) |
| After joining the US Navy in 1936, Roger Hedrick served aboard the USS Ranger before joining VF-17 on USS Bunker Hill as Executive Officer to Tom Blackburn. With over 200 hours in fighters before his first combat, Hedrick brought considerable experience to the squadron. Regarded by Blackburn as the top fighter pilot he flew with in World War Two, Hedrick completed over 100 combat missions and shot down 12 Japanese aircraft, with a number of probables unconfirmed. Flying the F4U he took part i |
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Prevost, Herbert L | | Colonel Herbert L Prevost DFC |
| Joining the Hell Hawks in June 1944 he flew operations on D-Day and over Normandy, once managing to return his P-47 after striking his propeller on the ground whilst strafing a train. He was awarded the DFC for helping destroy seven tanks, three armored vehicles and five trucks at Weyerbusch in March 1945. |
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Stanton, Thomas E | | Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E Stanton |
| 387th Fighter Squadron Hell Hawks P-47 pilot. |
|
Alcorn, Lavern R (companion print) | | 1st Lieutenant Lavern R Alcorn |
| Joining the Hell Hawks just after D-Day he was shot down by ground fire over occupied Falaise in August but with the help of French civilians evaded capture and returned to his unit. He finished the war with 79 combat missions and scored two aerial victories in April 1945. |
|
Riggs, Carl R (companion print) | | Lieutenant Colonel Carl R Riggs |
| From November 1944 until the end of the war he completed 56 combat missions including the Battle of the Bulge and on 1st January 1945 was wounded during the Luftwaffe attack of Operation Bodenplatte but returned to combat shortly after. |
|
Ruper, Matt (companion print) | | 1st Lieutenant Matt Ruper DFC |
| Flying with the Hell Hawks from June 1944 to the end of the war he completed 106 combat missions including Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge and survived being shot down by ground fire during a low level strafing mission. |
|
+ Artist : Robert Taylor
Signature(s) value alone : £170 | | SOLD
OUT | NOT
AVAILABLE | | | Collectors edition of 10 double remarques. | Image size 24 inches x 16.5 inches (61cm x 42cm), Paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (75cm x 61cm) |
Lopez, Edward J | | 1st Lieutenant Edward J Lopez DFC |
| Joining the 365th Fighter Group slightly after D-Day he fought through Normandy, Bastogne and into Germany, dropping 500lb bombs on armored convoys. On one occasion he pressed on to destroy flak guns despite being badly hit by their 20mm fire. |
|
Maltbie, Archie F | | Lieutenant Colonel Archie F Maltbie DFC |
| Flying with the Hell Hawks from May 1944 he was forced to bail out in August after shooting down an Me109 which exploded. Evading capture he returned to the unit. As well as ground attack missions he also downed a Ju88 on 15th March 1945. |
|
Fetzner Jr, John H | | 1st Lieutenant John H Fetzer Jr (deceased) |
| The pilot of P-47 The Madam, he served with the 365th from August 1943 until the end of the war. Flying missions on D-Day he took off in the darkness of the early hours, destroying a number of armoured vehicles including a Tiger tank. He died on 3rd February 2015. |
|
Kling, Ralph F | | Lieutenant Colonel Ralph F Kling |
| Joining the 365th in May 1944 he flew over D-Day and Normandy shooting down an Me109 on 2nd July. His luck ran out in September when he was hit while strafing and bailed out of his burning P-47 Poppie. He was captured becoming a POW at Stalag Luft III. |
|
Harrington, Jay A | | 1st Lieutenant Jay A Harrington |
| Flying from March 1944 one of his first missions was the hit on the marshalling yard at Haiger. He flew missions on D-Day, the major strike on St Lo and throughout the advance from Normandy to the final days in Germany up to the end of the war. |
|
Mundt, Allen VNO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
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| | Rear Admiral Roger Hedrick (deceased) |
| After joining the US Navy in 1936, Roger Hedrick served aboard the USS Ranger before joining VF-17 on USS Bunker Hill as Executive Officer to Tom Blackburn. With over 200 hours in fighters before his first combat, Hedrick brought considerable experience to the squadron. Regarded by Blackburn as the top fighter pilot he flew with in World War Two, Hedrick completed over 100 combat missions and shot down 12 Japanese aircraft, with a number of probables unconfirmed. Flying the F4U he took part i |
|
Prevost, Herbert L | | Colonel Herbert L Prevost DFC |
| Joining the Hell Hawks in June 1944 he flew operations on D-Day and over Normandy, once managing to return his P-47 after striking his propeller on the ground whilst strafing a train. He was awarded the DFC for helping destroy seven tanks, three armored vehicles and five trucks at Weyerbusch in March 1945. |
|
Stanton, Thomas E | | Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E Stanton |
| 387th Fighter Squadron Hell Hawks P-47 pilot. |
|
Alcorn, Lavern R (companion print) | | 1st Lieutenant Lavern R Alcorn |
| Joining the Hell Hawks just after D-Day he was shot down by ground fire over occupied Falaise in August but with the help of French civilians evaded capture and returned to his unit. He finished the war with 79 combat missions and scored two aerial victories in April 1945. |
|
Riggs, Carl R (companion print) | | Lieutenant Colonel Carl R Riggs |
| From November 1944 until the end of the war he completed 56 combat missions including the Battle of the Bulge and on 1st January 1945 was wounded during the Luftwaffe attack of Operation Bodenplatte but returned to combat shortly after. |
|
Ruper, Matt (companion print) | | 1st Lieutenant Matt Ruper DFC |
| Flying with the Hell Hawks from June 1944 to the end of the war he completed 106 combat missions including Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge and survived being shot down by ground fire during a low level strafing mission. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor
Signature(s) value alone : £170 | | SOLD
OUT | NOT
AVAILABLE | |
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