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King of the Strafers by Iain Wyllie. - Cranston Military Prints

King of the Strafers by Iain Wyllie.


King of the Strafers by Iain Wyllie.

Lt. Col. James A (Goody) Goodsons Mustang.. Goodson's first victory, an Fw-190, on 23rd June 1943, was followed by many more. He became proficient in shooting down Luftwaffe planes, and soon 15 had found they could not outfight him. In the meantime, he became known as the King of the Strafers, wrapping up 15 enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground for a total of 30 destroyed. The end of his combat with the 4th Fighter Group was not the least unusual. Now a Major and CO of the 336th Squadron, he strafed Neu Brandenburg airfield in Germany. A 20mm found its mark and he was badly wounded in his legs, but managed to crash-land and hobble off to a nearby wood. He kept on the run for a week before being captured. He was questioned by the Gestapo and summarily thrown into solitary to be shot the next morning. Jim, who spoke German well, cleverly convinced the SS that he was too valuable to the Reich alive and was transferred to the Luftwaffe's jurisdiction. He was welcomed and duly interrogated by Hanns Scharf, the Luftwaffe's master interrogator. He was assigned to Stalag Luft III, and was greeted by many of his friends who had preceded him.
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Lieutenant Colonel Jim Goodson (deceased)
Jim Goodson joined the RAF in 1940. Posted to re-form 133 Eagle Squadron RAF flying Spitfires, he transferred to the USAAF 4th fighter Group in September 1942, commanding 336 Squadron. Flying P47s and then P51s, Jim Goodson flew continuously until he was shot down ten months before the end of the war. He was one of the most highly decorated Aces in the USAAF, with 32 enemy aircraft to his credit. He died on 1st May 2014.
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John Leland Lee Atwood. On the 13th June 1998 at age 93 Lee Atwood flew from his home in California to the Yorkshire Air Museum to speak at their 'Things Aviation' lecture. In the 1930s he worked for Douglas Aircraft before moving to North American Aviation becoming chief engineer in 1934. He was in charge of the design of the AT-6 Harvard, the B-25 Mitchell, and the P-51 Mustang. He actually negotiated the contract with the British Government for this aircraft which at the ti
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The aircraft in the foreground bears the name Alabama Rammer Jammer, the personal mount of 2/Lt Arthur Cundy ,352nd FS, 353rd FG. The 353rds yellow and black chequered nose bands were one of the most distinctive recognition features of all the Eighths fighter groups.

Little Friends by Simon Smith. 		Captain Don Gentile and Lt John Godfrey, 4th Fighter Group, team up to form one of the most successful Leader-Wingman duos in the 8th Air Force, scoring a combined total of 36 victories.

Deadly Duo by Harley Copic.		 As the four P51D Mustangs of Major William T Haltons Yellow Flight, 487th Fighter Squadron took off from Asch, they found themselves in the middle of a massive German attack. That New Years Day the Luftwaffe had launched hundreds of aircraft in low level raids against the allied airfields across Northern France and Belgium. The unexpected take-off by the 487th however, ended Jagdgeswader 11s chances of success, with Yellow Flight alone claiming 9 enemy aircraft destroyed.

Dogfight over Asch, Belgium, 09.20 a.m., New Years Day, 1st January 1945 by David Pentland. 		Col. John D. Landers, the pilot of the Big Beautiful Doll, was born in 1920 in Wilson, Oklahoma. He attended Texas A & M and Arkansas State University before joining the Army Air Corp. In March of 1941 Landers graduated from aviation cadet training and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. With America thrust into WWII following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Landers was assigned to the 49th Fighter Group and set forth to Australia. Flying a Curtis P-40 out of bases in Darwin and Port Moresby, Landers became an ace by downing two Betty bombers and four Mitsubishi Zeros. When his first combat tour ended, Landers returned to the States as a P-38 Lightning instructor. During a second combat tour Landers was assigned to the European Theatre as Commander of the 38th Fighter Squadron of the 55th Fighter Group. On June 25th 1944 Landers downed his first German aircraft, an Fw190. Several days later he would bag three Me110s on a single day. Later in 1944 Landers was made acting Commander of the 357th Fighter Group. Flying a P-51 Mustang for the first time he obtained an aerial victory on November 18th. Landers returned to America for a brief rest following completion of his second combat tour. However, by January of 1945 he was back in action as C.O. of the 78th Fighter Group which flew out of Duxford, England. Landers attained 3 ½ additional confirmed aerial victories and destroyed many additional enemy aircraft on the ground. In fact the 78th Fighter Group destroyed 125 German aircraft on the ground on April 16th 1945, which is a record for one day. After V.E. Day Landers was given command of the 361st Fighter Group which he was preparing to take to the Pacific when the war ended. Officially credited with 14 ½ aerial victories, Landers decorations include the Silver Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross with three OLCs, the Purple Heart, the Croix de Guerre, and the Air Medal with twenty-one OLCs. The ace returned to civilian life after the war where he was active in the pipeline business in the Southwest. He retired in 1975, and passed away in 1989 from complications during surgery. The P-51 Mustang played a major role in the Allied victory in WWII. The P-51 was the first fighter with the range to accompany bombers into Germany, and tangle with the best of the Luftwaffes fighters on an equal basis. Many Mustangs carried unique personalized paint schemes. The Big Beautiful Doll is considered by many to be one of the classics with its checker board cowling, black rudder, and red accents.

Big Beautiful Doll by Stan Stokes.
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Lieutenant Colonel Jim Goodson (deceased)
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Goodson, Jim
(Lieutenant Colonel Jim Goodson (deceased))

Jim Goodson joined the RAF in 1940. Posted to re-form 133 Eagle Squadron RAF flying Spitfires, he transferred to the USAAF 4th fighter Group in September 1942, commanding 336 Squadron. Flying P47s and then P51s, Jim Goodson flew continuously until he was shot down ten months before the end of the war. He was one of the most highly decorated Aces in the USAAF, with 32 enemy aircraft to his credit. He died on 1st May 2014.


Lee Atwood (deceased)
Died : 1999
*Signature Value : £40

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Less than 10 of these specially signed prints available.


Atwood, Lee
(Lee Atwood (deceased))

John Leland Lee Atwood. On the 13th June 1998 at age 93 Lee Atwood flew from his home in California to the Yorkshire Air Museum to speak at their 'Things Aviation' lecture. In the 1930s he worked for Douglas Aircraft before moving to North American Aviation becoming chief engineer in 1934. He was in charge of the design of the AT-6 Harvard, the B-25 Mitchell, and the P-51 Mustang. He actually negotiated the contract with the British Government for this aircraft which at the time was only an idea with only the most basic sketches available, however the contract was signed on the 29th of May 1940 for 320 aeroplanes at a price of 40,000 dollars each without engines or armaments. In late 1939 it had been suggested that North American set up a production line for the Curtis P-40 for the British, but Lee felt that he could make a better aircraft, and the Mustang was evolved. The prototype took to the air on the 26th of October 1940, and the first production aircraft AG345 was completed on 16th April 1941. 26 Squadron took the RAF's first Mustang late in January 1942. The Merlin engined Mustang first flew on the 13th of October 1942. Over 15,000 Mustangs were built. Lee became President of the Company in 1948, later North American Rockwell until he retired in 1970. He had general supervision of the following aircraft types. F-86 Sabre, F-100, FJ series of aircraft for the Navy, XB-70 Valkyrie, X-15 Mach 6 research aircraft, plus other navy aircraft and missiles. In space, the second stage and command module for the Apollo lunar mission, and the main engines for all 3 stages of the Saturn 5 launcher. Lee is one of the most important 'back room boys' of American aviation. During his life he has met everyone of consequence in American aviation from Orville Wright to Neil Armstrong, and every American President since Franklin D Roosevelt. He died on 5th March 1999.
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