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Desert Victory by Robert Taylor. - Cranston Military Prints

Desert Victory by Robert Taylor.


Desert Victory by Robert Taylor.

IAF Squadron Commander Avaham Lanir, flying an Israeli Air Force Mirage III high over the Syrian desert, scores a victory over a Syrian MiG-21 on 9 November 1972. Later, during the Yom Kippur War, his Mirage was hit by a Syrian missile ambush, forcing him to eject over enemy territory. Despite valiant efforts to rescue him, he was captured by the Syrians and died under interrogation.
Item Code : DHM6503APDesert Victory by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
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Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 25 inches x 17.5 inches (64cm x 45cm) Image size 20 inches x 12 inches (51cm x 31cm)
Epstein, Giora
Colonel Giora Even Epstein
Israel's highest ever scoring fighter pilot and the highest scoring Jet to Jet Ace in history with 17 confirmed victories.
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Salomon, Avraham
Lieutenant Colonel Avraham Salomon
a Double Ace with at least 14.5 victories, including the last ever in an Israeli Mirage.
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Baharav, Israel
Brigadier General Israel Baharav
a Double Ace with a minimum of 12 confirmed victories which included 5 double kills, downing more MiG 21s than any other pilot.
Signature Value : £15
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Koren, Yehuda
Colonel Yehuda Koren
a Double Ace credited with at least 10.5 victories
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Levi, Shlomo
Lieutenant Colonel Shlomo Levi
a Double Ace with a minimum of 10 confirmed victories
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Marom, Oded
Colonel Oded Marom
a Double Ace with at least 10.5 victories
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Robert Taylor

Signature(s) value alone : £115		£150.00

Quantity:
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 25 inches x 17.5 inches (64cm x 45cm) Image size 20 inches x 12 inches (51cm x 31cm)
Epstein, Giora
Colonel Giora Even Epstein
Israel's highest ever scoring fighter pilot and the highest scoring Jet to Jet Ace in history with 17 confirmed victories.
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Salomon, Avraham
Lieutenant Colonel Avraham Salomon
a Double Ace with at least 14.5 victories, including the last ever in an Israeli Mirage.
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Baharav, Israel
Brigadier General Israel Baharav
a Double Ace with a minimum of 12 confirmed victories which included 5 double kills, downing more MiG 21s than any other pilot.
Signature Value : £15
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Koren, Yehuda
Colonel Yehuda Koren
a Double Ace credited with at least 10.5 victories
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Levi, Shlomo
Lieutenant Colonel Shlomo Levi
a Double Ace with a minimum of 10 confirmed victories
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Marom, Oded
Colonel Oded Marom
a Double Ace with at least 10.5 victories
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Robert Taylor

Signature(s) value alone : £115		£245.00

Quantity:


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A formation of Mirages led by Lt Col Avi Lanir, commander of 101 Squadron Israeli Air Force, intercepts MiG21s over the Syrian Desert on 9th November 1972. In the ensuing dogfight two of the Syrian MiGs are shot down, one of them from a direct hit by Lanir to score his second MiG victory. Created with the direct input of one of the greatest Jet Aces of the Supersonic age, Giora Epstein, this spectacular piece is a tribute to one of the greatest fighter leaders of the Isreali Air Force, Lt Colonel Avraham Lanir and depicts an arena of aviation combat that is seldom featured.

One MiG Down by Robert Taylor.		 Israeli delta fighters pilots have been credited with almost 300 kills between 1966 and 1974, and dozens of them became aces. The Israeli aerial kill exchange rate and overall air-to-air performance was phenomenal. Although the Israeli pilots were flying Mach 2 fighters, they lacked any modern radar equipment and their MiG-21 flying opponents should have had a performance edge over them. This book details their most signifcant engagements, many of which were essentially World War 2 style dogfights fought with jet aircraft. Because neither side had the combat edge to disengage at will most engagements were a life and death struggle and the introduction of air-to-air missiles and the Israeli Nesher was to prove decisive in this theatre.
Israeli Mirage III and Nesher Aces.		 On May 1, 1982 two Royal Navy British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS1s, piloted by F/Lt. Paul Barton and Lt. Steve Thomas encountered two Argentinean Mirage III fighters near the Falkland Islands. The Mirage fighters were piloted by Capt. Garcia Cuerva and Lt. Carlos Perona. The two jets approached the airspace around Task Force 317, which was sailing to the Falklands to retake them from occupying Argentine forces. Sea Harriers were launched to intercept the Mirage fighters. The Mirages fired first at about five miles distance, but their missiles failed to lock on to their targets. Turning to the left the Mirage jets soon found the two Harriers on their tails. Barton fell in behind Perona and Thomas took a bead on the jet flown by Cuerva. Firing their Sidewinder, air-to-air, missiles, the Harrier pilots got a hit on Peronas Mirage. Perona ejected from his aircraft and came down in shallow water near West Falkland Island. Cuervas Mirage was damaged by the missile fired by Thomas, and he attempted to fly his damaged aircraft back to his base. Cuerva was unfortunately shot down and killed by his own anti-aircraft fire. During the Falklands War the Brits thoroughly outclassed the Argentine Air Force. The British forces without the loss of a single aircraft downed a total of 22 Argentine aircraft. Lt. Thomas downed three aircraft during the conflict, the most for any one pilot. Although the Harriers had a slower top speed than the aircraft they encountered during the War, they succeeded because their pilots were better trained for air-to-air combat, and their missiles were more effective. The Harrier was the worlds first operational V/STOL (vertical/short take-off and landing) aircraft. It evolved from the Hawker P.1127, which first flew in 1960. The Harrier proved itself in combat for the first time during the Falklands War. The aircraft and its pilots demonstrated that the V/STOL fighter could hold its own against much faster traditional jet fighters, while operating without the use of a traditional airfield. The Sea Harrier FRS1 has a maximum speed of 740-MPH at sea level, a service ceiling of 51,000 feet, a practical combat range of 260 miles, and a maximum ferry range of 2490 miles. Its maximum armament payload is 8,500 pounds (5,000 pounds in vertical take-off mode.) It is armed with two 30mm Aden cannon and 4 Sidewinder missiles. The Harrier has been produced by Hawker Siddley (later British Aerospace) in the UK, and by McDonnell Douglas for the USMC in America. This aircraft is also utilized by the Spanish Naval Air Force - the Armada Espanol.

Harried Argentineans by Stan Stokes. 		A formation of Mirages led by Lt Col Avi Lanir, commander of 101 Squadron Israeli Air Force, intercepts MiG21s over the Syrian Desert on 9th November 1972. In the ensuing dogfight two of the Syrian MiGs are shot down, one of them from a direct hit by Lanir to score his second MiG victory. Created with the direct input of one of the greatest Jet Aces of the Supersonic age, Giora Epstein, this spectacular piece is a tribute to one of the greatest fighter leaders of the Isreali Air Force, Lt Colonel Avraham Lanir and depicts an arena of aviation combat that is seldom featured.

One MiG Down by Robert Taylor.
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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Colonel Giora Even Epstein
*Signature Value : £20

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 400 prints.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.


Epstein, Giora
(Colonel Giora Even Epstein)

Israel's highest ever scoring fighter pilot and the highest scoring Jet to Jet Ace in history with 17 confirmed victories.


Lieutenant Colonel Avraham Salomon
*Signature Value : £20

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 400 prints.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.


Salomon, Avraham
(Lieutenant Colonel Avraham Salomon)

a Double Ace with at least 14.5 victories, including the last ever in an Israeli Mirage.


Brigadier General Israel Baharav
*Signature Value : £15

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 400 prints.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.


Baharav, Israel
(Brigadier General Israel Baharav)

a Double Ace with a minimum of 12 confirmed victories which included 5 double kills, downing more MiG 21s than any other pilot.


Colonel Yehuda Koren
*Signature Value : £20

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 400 prints.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.


Koren, Yehuda
(Colonel Yehuda Koren)

a Double Ace credited with at least 10.5 victories


Lieutenant Colonel Shlomo Levi
*Signature Value : £20

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 400 prints.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.


Levi, Shlomo
(Lieutenant Colonel Shlomo Levi)

a Double Ace with a minimum of 10 confirmed victories


Colonel Oded Marom
*Signature Value : £20

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 400 prints.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.


Marom, Oded
(Colonel Oded Marom)

a Double Ace with at least 10.5 victories
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