
| Working the Night Shift by Stan Stokes.
Cdr. Guy P. (Lucky Pierre) Bordelon was the only naval aviator to attain ace status during the war in Korea. Piloting Annie Mo, his F4U-5N night fighter version of the Corsair, Bordelon recorded five aerial victories. In so doing Bordelon became the last Corsair ace, and the last pilot to become an American ace while flying a propeller driven aircraft. Navy and Marine aviators were primarily focused on ground support and ground attack missions during the war, leaving the job of mig killing to the USAF. During three years of combat in Korea, naval aviators flew more than 250,000 combat sorties, delivering more than 326 million pounds of bombs to their targets. Naval aviation is generally credited with destroying 2,600 enemy vessels, 2,000 bridges, 250 tanks, and 74 aircraft destroyed on the ground. These missions were not without a price as more than 500 aircraft were lost to ground fire during the war. The U.S. Navy utilized a wide array of aircraft in Korea, as it transitioned from p.........
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| | Item Code : STK0056 | Working the Night Shift by Stan Stokes. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | Signed limited edition of 4750 prints. | Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) | Artist : Stan Stokes | £15 Off!
 | Now : £35.00 | | | | 225 prints from the signed limited edition of 4750 prints, with signature of Stan Stokes and pilot, and a remarque. | Image size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) | Bordelon, Guy Lucky PierreNO PHOTO AVAILABLE
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| | Cdr Guy Lucky Pierre Bordelon Jr USN (deceased) |
| Guy Pierre Bordelon was born in Ruston, Louisiana on February 1, 1922. Bordelon graduated from Bolton High School in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1939. He then attended Louisiana Tech, and later LSU. While at LSU, with WWII raging, Bordelon entered the US Navy as an Aviation Cadet. He reported to the University of Georgia in September of 1942 for his pre-flight training. In May of 1943 he was commissioned as an Ensign in the Naval Reserve at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. Thereafter he he served |
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 + Artist : Stan Stokes | | £145.00 | | | | Limited edition of 100 giclee art prints. | Size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm) | Artist : Stan Stokes | | £150.00 | | | | Prints from the 225 prints from the signed limited edition of 4750 prints, with signature of Stan Stokes and pilot. | Image size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) | Bordelon, Guy Lucky PierreNO PHOTO AVAILABLE
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| | Cdr Guy Lucky Pierre Bordelon Jr USN (deceased) |
| Guy Pierre Bordelon was born in Ruston, Louisiana on February 1, 1922. Bordelon graduated from Bolton High School in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1939. He then attended Louisiana Tech, and later LSU. While at LSU, with WWII raging, Bordelon entered the US Navy as an Aviation Cadet. He reported to the University of Georgia in September of 1942 for his pre-flight training. In May of 1943 he was commissioned as an Ensign in the Naval Reserve at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. Thereafter he he served |
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 + Artist : Stan Stokes | £35 Off!
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