| Second World War aviation art prints of the Lightning aircraft. Our collection of prints and original paintings of the Lightning aircraft of World War Two. |
| Designed by Kelly Johnson the P38 made its maiden flight on the 27th January 1939 and introduced into service in 1941. they cost $134,284 at the time each and a total of 10,037 were built. The Lockheed P-38 was introduced as a inceptor fighter but soon proved a valuable long range bomber escort for the 8thUS Air Force's B-17 and-24 bombers as they bombed targets further into Germany. |
| A Pair of Aces by Stan Stokes. In 1936 the Lockheed Aircraft Company won a contract to produce a high altitude interceptor for the USAAC. This contract was won despite the fact that the company had been nearly bankrupt in 1932, and had never produced a fighter aircraft. Mr. Kelly Johnson, Lockheeds chief designer on the project, settled on a design incorporating a twin engine scheme utilizing twin booms to house the aircrafts supercharged engines, and a central nacelle which housed the pilot and all the armament. Despite an unfortunate crash of the prototype, the USAAC was impressed with the aircraft, and a production order was placed for the first P-38 Lightnings. The P-38 was to prove to be one of Americas top fighters of WW II. The Lightning was fast, very heavily armed, had excellent range, and a great rate of climb. The aircraft was capable of flying with only one engine, and this proved advantageous in improving long range reliability. The two most effective models were the J and the L, of which more than 6,000 were produced. One early technical problem with the aircraft was the loss of control during high speed dives when the aircraft obtained speeds approximating 500 MPH. This problem was ultimately solved by the addition of a dive flap beneath the spar to offset a nose down tendency during such dives. Nicknamed the twin tailed devil by the Germans, the P-38 saw a lot of action in the Pacific where its great range was a more important asset. Americas two top aces of the War were P-38 pilots serving with the Fifth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific. Major Richard Bong was a soft spoken Wisconsin native who achieved 40 confirmed victories, but was killed on August 6, 1945 while testing a P-80 jet over Southern California. On July 26, 1943 Bong achieved four victories on a single mission. Thomas McGuire was born in New Jersey, and enlisted in the Army as an aviation cadet in 1941. Between August 1943 and January 1945 McGuire was credited with 38 victories. McGuire and Bong flew together in combat on many occasions. On December 7, 1944 both Bong and McGuire chalked up two kills during a mission over Ormoc Bay. McGuire was ultimately killed in combat in early 1945 when he stalled his P-38 prior to an engagement with the enemy. Both of these gentlemen received the Congressional Medal of Honor, and both flew aircraft named after women who would become their wives. The print depicts both Bong and McGuire over the Southwest Pacific in 1944. Bongs Marge is in the foreground, with McGuires Pudgy off his wing. Signed limited edition of 4750 prints. Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Supplied with signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.. Price £40.00  Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Signed limited edition of 225 prints. Size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm). Price £154.00 Signed by Marge Bong Drucker. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE STK0026 |
| Lightning Strikes 7 Times by Stan Stokes. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning, called the Fork-Tailed Devil by Luftwaffe pilots in Africa, was one of the largest fighter aircraft to see service during WW II. Flight-testing of the YP-38 prototype was completed in 1941. The first P-38s put into service were dedicated to the defense of the West Coast following the attack on Pearl Harbor. In the spring of 1942 plans were laid to deploy P-38s in Europe. By adding drop tanks the maximum range of the Lightnings were increased to a whopping 2200 miles, making ferry trips to Europe possible. All three P-38-equipped fighter groups in Europe (82nd FG, 1st FG, and 14th FG) were transferred to North Africa in late 1942. These P-38 fighter groups were soon seeing serious combat action in the Mediterranean & North African theaters. The experienced Luftwaffe pilots learned that the P-38s should be attacked at altitudes below 15,000 feet, where they had difficulty maneuvering with the Bf-109s they frequently encountered. Despite these limitations the P-38s had tremendous climbing capabilities and were very effective gun platforms against German and Italian bombers. The Allison engines on the early P-38s were somewhat temperamental and actually caused more difficulties and aircraft losses than enemy action. Most problems related to an inadequate engine cooling system and the lack of cowl flaps. At altitude, gas problems could cause the Allison engines to burn out their valves, backfire through the intercooler ducts, and throw rods. Such problems could often result in the loss of the aircraft. Another problem was compressibility that was encountered during high-speed dives. During this problem the controls might seize up causing the aircraft to go into an uncontrolled dive. As a result P-38 pilots early in the War would often choose not to pursue Axis fighters into a high-speed dive. Both the engine cooler and compressibility problems were eventually solved by the time the P-38J variant was introduced. The large size of the P-38 was both an asset and a liability in combat. The large size made the aircraft easier to spot at distance, but provided a more effective gun platform for downing bombers. Col. William Leverette was a P-38 ace with the 14th FG, attaining 11 confirmed aerial victories. Leverette was born in Florida in 1913, and earned an engineering degree from Clemson University in 1934. He joined the U.S. Army in 1934, and was accepted for aviation cadet training in 1939. Earning his wings in 1940 he was initially based at Selfridge Field in Michigan with the 31st Pursuit Squadron. When War came to America, Leverette was sent to North Africa with the 337th FS of the 14th FG. Flying the P-38, Leverette broke into the scoring column in a most spectacular manner when he managed to splash seven Ju-87s on a single mission on October 9, 1943. Leverettes flight of six aircraft rushed to the defense of a British Cruiser and several destroyers that were under attack by a large group of enemy Ju-87s and Ju-88s. In an exciting 15-minute air battle, the P-38s managed to down sixteen Stukas and one Ju-88. Leverette received credit for seven. Later during his combat tour he would down two Bf-109s and two Me-110s. Leverette remained with the Air Force after the War, rising to the rank of Colonel prior to his retirement to Florida in 1965. Col. Leverette passed away in April 2003 at the age of 89. Signed limited edition of 4750 prints. Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Supplied with signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.. Price £40.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 100 giclee paper prints. Size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Price £109.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. Size 45 inches x 30 inches (114cm x 76cm). Price £624.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £484.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. Size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm). Price £294.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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| Lightning Encounter by Nicolas Trudgian. P-38 Lightnings launching a surprise attack on a German freight train as it winds its way through the hills of Northern France towards the battle front, shortly before D-Day, 1944. Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Captain Larry Blumer, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A Dobrowolski, First Lieutenant Robert C Milliken, Colonel Dick Willsie. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Captain Larry Blumer, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A Dobrowolski, First Lieutenant Robert C Milliken, Colonel Dick Willsie. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 75 publishers proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £230.00 Signed by Captain Larry Blumer, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A Dobrowolski, First Lieutenant Robert C Milliken, Colonel Dick Willsie. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM2026 |
| Moonlighting by Stan Stokes. Stan Stokes painting depicts a P-38 mission flown by 10 Fighter Group pilots Milton B. Adams, Joe Gunder, and Bill Harris in early February 1945. The 18th Fighter Group, part of the Thirteenth Air Force, moved its base of operations to Lingayen Gulf from Mindoro in early 1945. The group participated in numerous daylight strafing missions of Japanese targets on Northern Luzon. The missions were largely very successful and the Japanese had a high chance of getting hit hard by the 18 h whenever they attempted to move men or supplies. In response to the punishment being inflicted by these missions, the Japanese switched to nighttime truck convoys. Typically accompanied by numerous trucks with either 50 caliber or 20min quad machineguns, the nighttime convoys became the principal means for moving both arms and supplies south. Although the P-38 Lightnings flown by the group were not equipped for night fighting, and the pilots lacked any training for such missions, the pilots felt that under the right conditions (clear skies and plenty of moonlight) that they could successfully navigate to and attack their targets. Harris and Adams decided to experiment with some evening missions when sufficient moonlight was available to identify targets. Their experiment proved successful, and Joe Gunder decided to join them on their moonlighting missions. With the moon at its peak, the three P-38 pilots had good hunting results for several evenings in a row. Although the moon was waning, the three agreed to one final mission that month. On this mission the three P-38 pilots lingered for about an hour over their target area without spotting anything. As they began to head for home they noticed a long convoy of approximately 100 vehicles. They were stopped in a narrow valley about three miles long surrounded by 2000-foot high steep hillsides. The road through the valley was straight, and the convoy was a sitting duck, All three pilots peeled off and made a high speed strafing pass. They got several hits, and a number of the fuel trucks in the convoy were set ablaze. The three made a second pass hitting additional vehicles and scattering the Japanese truck drivers. One final strafing pass was made. During this pass Joe Gunders right engine must have been hit. Gunder tried to feather his prop and still gain altitude to get out of the narrow valley. Instead Gunders aircraft lost speed and altitude and his P-38 slammed into the side of the valley. The next day a Philippine radio message was received indicating that Gunder had died and that his body had been recovered. Following the War, Bill Harris, who was the highest scoring ace of the Thirteenth Air Force with 16 victories, left the service and returned to his native California, where he has been active for more than fifty years in the farming, ranching, and lumber businesses. Milton Adams remained in the USAF until retirement, rising to the rank of Major General. Adams currently resides in Laredo, Texas. This painting is dedicated to the memory of USAAF Captain Joe Gunder whose ultimate sacrifice typifies the courage and resolve of Americas greatest generation. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Size 22 inches x 18 inches (56cm x 446cm). Price £94.00 Signed by top 13th Air Force Ace Lt. Col. Bill HarrisL and Maj Gen Milton Adams. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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| Richard Bong by Ivan Berryman. The highest scoring US pilot of the Second World War, Richard Bong, is depicted in his personal P.38J Marge, claiming just one of his 40 confirmed victories. Insisting that he was not the greatest of marksmen, it was Bongs habit to manoeuvre to impossibly close distances before opening fire on his opponents. His eventual total may well have been greater than 40, as a further 8 probables could be attributed to him, together with 7 damaged. He was killed whilst testing a P.80 jet for the USAF in August 1945. Signed limited edition of 20 giclee paper prints. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm). Price £140.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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Limited edition of 10 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm). Price £180.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Small limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £100.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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Small limited edition of 50 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £75.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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Signature edition of 2 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £380.00
Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £590.00
Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
Original painting, oil on canvas by Ivan Berryman. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £3000.00 Massive Summer Sale! To make way for new art projects, this painting is reduced to gallery trade price for all customers!
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Remarque edition - limited edition of 10 giclee prints featuring an original pencil remarque. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm) plus border with text and remarque drawing. . Price £350.00
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| Mission Accomplished by Roy Grinnell. arbers fourth victory, April 18th 1943, Bougainville, Solomon Islands. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Image size 30 inches x 24 inches (76cm x 61cm). Price £250.00
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| Winter of 44 by Philip West. Fighter, bomber, night-fighter, reconnaissance together with many other variants made the P-38 Lightning one of the most adaptable and respected aircraft of World War 2. The P-38 serving in Europe and the Mediterranean theatre, earned it the German nickname The fork-tail devil. The total production of the P-38 was 9,924. Signed limited edition of 200 prints. Paper size 27.5 inches x 18 inches (70cm x 46cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 27.5 inches x 18 inches (70cm x 46cm). Price £120.00
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| Doolittles D-Day, 6th June 1944 by Robert Taylor. By any military standards, it is difficult to imagine the Supreme Commander of the largest air force of the day, piloting himself over the battlefront during the early moments of one of historys greatest military operations. But General Jimmy Doollittle was no ordinary commander. Already awarded Americas highest decoration for valour, General Doolittle was, by the summer of 1944, in command of the American 8th Air Force. On the morning of 6 June, D-Day, he dispatched 1350 bombers together with his entire fighter force to attack enemy ground installations near the beachheads. Sitting around waiting for intelligence reports was not Jimmy Doolittles style. He was going to see for himself what was happening! With Pat Partridge as wingman, they took off flying P-38 Lightnings - chosen for their distinctive profile in the hopes they would deter friendly fire - and climbed above the overcast. Having observed the 8th Air Forces operations at first hand, as they turned for home, Doolittle spotted a hole in the clouds, flick-rolled through it and disappeared beneath the cloud layer. Pat Partridge had his head in the cockpit, probably changing his gas tanks, and when he looked up there was no sign of his Supreme Commander, he circled around for a while, then headed for home. Beneath the clouds Doolittle saw - the most impressive and unforgettable sight I could have possibly imagined - . As some 5000 ships of all shapes and sizes landed 176,000 troops on the enemy held beaches of Northern France, Doolittle flew up and down the battlefront assessing how the invasion was progressing, and after a two and a half hour sortie, headed back to base. After landing, Doolittle hurried over to General Eisenhowers headquarters to provide the first report Eisenhower received, beating his own intelligence information by several hours. Limited edition of 500 prints. Image szie 32 inches x 16 inches 81cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by Colonel Hubert M. Childress, Lt Colonel Frank D Hurlbut, First Lieutenant Richard Ostronik, First Lieutenant Mel Roasvig and Colonel Richard Willsie.
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| Thunderbolts and Lightnings by Nicolas Trudgian. The relief of Bastogne turned the tide in the Battle of the Bulge and Hitlers final great offensive of World War II lay in ruins. P47 Thunderbolts of the 406th Fighter Group, in company with P38 Lightnings, support the advancing armor of General George Pattons US Third Army as they prepare to relieve the battered 101st Airborne Division from their heroic defence of Bastogne during the final climax to the Battle of the Bulge, 24 December 1944. The Battle of the Bulge was one of the largest land battles of WWII with more than a million American, British and German troops involved, incurring huge casualties on all sides and this release pays tribute to the sacrifice of Allied Forces, during this important milestone in World War II. Limited Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 59cm). Price £160.00 Signatories: Ft Lt Howard M Park; Sgt William True. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 59cm). Price £255.00 Signatories: Ft Lt Howard M Park; Sgt William True; Pvt Frank Denison; Cpl Gordon Hearne; Cpl Peter Howenstein; Sgt John Mosley; Stf Sgt Murray Shapiro; Sgt Egbert Duke Buniff. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of artist proofs with two signatures. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 59cm). Price £200.00 Signatories:
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Veterans Edition : Signed limited edition of 250 prints. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 59cm). Price £210.00 Signatories: Ft Lt Howard M Park; Sgt William True; Pvt Frank Denison; Cpl Gordon Hearne; Cpl Peter Howenstein; Sgt John Mosley; Stf Sgt Murray Shapiro; Sgt Egbert Duke Buniff. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM2595 |
| Wide Horizons by Robert Taylor. A superb study of the legendary P-38 Lightning, this print commemorates the American Air Forces that operated in the European Theater. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 19 inches x 15 inches (48cm x 38cm). Price £80.00
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 19 inches x 15 inches (48cm x 38cm). Price £135.00
ITEM CODE DHM2180 |
| Lightning Strike by Robert Taylor. One secondary market print available, numbered 689 / 1000. Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 26 inches (86cm x 66cm). Price £450.00 Signed by Colonel Rex Barber, Colonel John W Mitchell and Jay Robbins.
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| Lt William J Dixie Sloan by Ivan Berryman. With 12 victories to his credit, William Sloan was the highest scoring pilot of the 96th FS/82nd FG and is shown here in his P.38 Snooks IV ½, a reference to the fact that this aircraft was made up of so many cannibalised parts from other P.38s. Signed limited edition of 30 prints. Size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 21cm). Price £75.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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Limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 21cm). Price £115.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Presentation Edition of 2 prints. Size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 21cm). Price £250.00 Features pilot / aircrew signatures.
Original acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman. Size 13 inches x 9 inches (33cm x 23cm). Price £800.00
ITEM CODE B0309 |
| Tactical Support by Richard Taylor. With bright yellow spinners and distinctive twin-booms glinting in the June sunshine, two P-38 Lockheed Lightnings of the USAAFs 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group hurtle low over Pegasus Bridge as they race across the Normandy landscape shortly after the D-Day landings, June 1944. Flying from their base at Kings Cliffe in Cambridgeshire they have today been tasked to support the advancing allied forces; they will strafe and bomb the enemy lines, destroying enemy communications, armour and ground targets, causing as much chaos and disruption as they can. Dangerous work, these low-level missions, but tasks that the tough P-38 pilots relish. A few days before, the bridge below had witnessed a very different scene. The first action on D-Day happened here when, moments after midnight on the night of 5th - 6th June, three gliders swooped silently from the sky to land within yards of their target - this vital road bridge across the Caen canal. Major John Howard and men of the 6th British Airborne Division were to seize and hold this strategic point. After a brief but furious fire-fight the stunned German defenders were overwhelmed and the bridge captured. The Invasion of France had begun, and for the Germans it was the beginning of the end. Hitlers much vaunted armies had begun their slow bitter retreat to the end that was the burning hell of Berlin. When it came to hammering German ground forces in the days after D-Day, Lockheeds outstanding P-38 Lightning gained an awesome reputation. Richard Taylors evocative new painting recreates the scene over Pegasus Bridge shortly after D-Day as a pair of P-38 Lightnings thunder inland in support of the advancing allied armies. Below, signs of the recent action are still plainly visible as trucks and their exhausted drivers hasten back to the beach-head to collect reinforcements. Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) - Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Captain James Kunkle and Lieutenant Colonel William Willis.
Veterans Edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) - Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £170.00 Signed by Captain James Kunkle, Lieutenant Colonel William Willis, Lieutenant Colonel William Pope, Staff Sergeant Peter B Boyle, Sergeant Titch Rayner and Sergeant William True.
Veterans Edition of 60 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) - Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Captain James Kunkle, Lieutenant Colonel William Willis, Lieutenant Colonel William Pope, Staff Sergeant Peter B Boyle, Sergeant Titch Rayner and Sergeant William True.
Veterans Edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) - Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £285.00 Signed by Captain James Kunkle, Lieutenant Colonel William Willis, Lieutenant Colonel William Pope, Staff Sergeant Peter B Boyle, Sergeant Titch Rayner and Sergeant William True.
Veterans Edition of 10 double remarques. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) - Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £465.00 Signed by Captain James Kunkle, Lieutenant Colonel William Willis, Lieutenant Colonel William Pope, Staff Sergeant Peter B Boyle, Sergeant Titch Rayner and Sergeant William True.
ITEM CODE DHM1745 |
| Bogeys Eleven O Clock High by Robert Taylor Doug Canning breaks radio silence to call the sighting of Admiral Yamamotos flight over the pacific island of Bourganville, 18 April 1943. After a two and a half hour, four hundred mile flight just above the waves, mission leader John Mitchell and his 16 ship raiding party push their P-38s to full power to complete one of the most remarkable ambushes in aviation history. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 38 inches x 24 inches (97cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Colonel John W Mitchell, Lt Colonel Roger J Ames, Colonel Rex Barber (deceased), Lt Colonel Doug Canning, Captain Delton Goerke (deceased), Captain Larry Graebener, Lt Colonel Besby F Holmes, Major Julius Jack Jacobson and Lt Colonel Louis R Kittel.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 38 inches x 24 inches (97cm x 61cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Colonel John W Mitchell, Lt Colonel Roger J Ames, Colonel Rex Barber (deceased), Lt Colonel Doug Canning, Captain Delton Goerke (deceased), Captain Larry Graebener, Lt Colonel Besby F Holmes, Major Julius Jack Jacobson and Lt Colonel Louis R Kittel.
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| Hostile Sky by Robert Taylor A B-24 has been hit and is losing touch with the main bomber formation, as Luftwaffe pilots concentrated their attentions on the unfortunate aircraft. Two Fw190s, are zooming up for the kill on the damaged B-24. Seeing the desperate situation, a P-38 escort pilot has made a head-on attack, splitting the pair of Fw190s, and thwarting their attempt to finish off the B-24. Another P-38, aware of the situation, is turning into the path of the Fw190s, and Robert makes it clear in his dramatic portrayal that the action has some way to go before any conclusion will be reached. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm) Only one available.. Price £225.00 Signed by Colonel Gerald Brown (deceased), Colonel John Lowell, Hauptmann Alfred Grislawski (deceased) and Captain Gunther Schack (deceased).
Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Colonel Gerald Brown (deceased), Colonel John Lowell, Hauptmann Alfred Grislawski (deceased) and Captain Gunther Schack (deceased).
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| P-38 Lightning by Nicolas Trudgian. A P-38 Lightning from the 20th Fighter Group based at Kings Cliffe, England, during the summer of 1944. The Lightning, with its radical twin-engine, twin boom design, dubbed by the Germans the fork-tailed devil, was one of the toughest, hard-hitting and most versatile fighters of its day. Restricted print run of 350 prints. Paper size 11.5inches x 9inches (30cm x 23cm). Price £56.00 Signed by Colonel Darrell G Welch. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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| Fork Tailed Devil (Lightning) by Ivan Berryman It was during the inter-war period that a reawakening interest in twin engined fighter design prompted several countries to investigate a number of revolutionary concepts, of these only the Lockheeds sleek and unconventional P.38 was to be put into large scale production, proving to be a versatile and dominant fighter possessed of extremely long range, good speed and manoeuverability and a formidable armament. When production ceased in 1945, 9,923 examples of the P38 Lightning had been delivered. Signed limited edition of 250 prints. Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £58.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
**Signed limited edition of 250 prints. (3 reduced to clear) Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £25.00
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| Messerschmitt Country by Nicolas Trudgian Nobody, least of all Allied aircrew, ever doubted the tenacity of the Luftwaffe, more particularly that of the German fighter pilots. From the early encounters during the Battle of Britain to the greeat air battles in defence of their homeland late in the war, at all times they were held in high regard, even if resented as a foe. At no time was their dedication, determination, and courage better demonstrated than during the final stages of World War Two. By the summer of 1944 the Allies had gained a foothold in Normandy, and total air superiority above northern France. German installations and ground positions were being pounded daily from the air, and the Ruhr, the heartland of industrial Germany, was under constant siege. Even the factories in southern Germany were not safe from the attentions of the USAAF bombers by day, and the RAF by night. But in spite of the pressures of mounting losses and diminished supplies, the Luftwaffe fought doggedly on in best traditions of the fighter pilot. The morning of 19th July 1944 saw the USAAFs 8th and 15th Air Forces mount an attack of awesome proportion against the aircraft factories in the region of Munich. To combat a seemingly overwhelming force of 1400 bombers and almost as many fighter escorts, the Luftwaffe were able to put up just three Gruppen from JG300 and one from JG302, flying a mix of Me109Gs and Fw190s - barely 50 serviceable fighters between them. They were joined by a dozen Me109s of II./JG27, these fighters desperately trying to defend the very factories in which they were made. Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased), Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger and Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), in addition to the artist. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased), Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Colonel Darrell G Welch, Major Heinz Lange (deceased) and Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 remarques. Image size 25 inches x 19 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased), Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Colonel Darrell G Welch, Major Heinz Lange (deceased) and Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased), Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Colonel Darrell G Welch, Major Heinz Lange (deceased) and Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), in addition to the artist. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased), Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger and Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), in addition to the artist. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 350 prints. (Two copies reduced to cleear) Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £105.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased), Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger and Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE NT0326 |
| Lightning by Stan Stokes. The P-38 Lightning was the only twin engine day time fighter produced in America during WWII. It was also one of the most effective American fighters of the War, and was the mount for our two top-scoring aces of the war. Limited edition of 950 prints. Print size 30 inches x 24 inches (76cm x 61cm). Price £75.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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ITEM CODE STK0035 |
| Yamamotos Last Flight by Stan Stokes. On April 18, 1943, in one of the more interesting, daring, and ultimately controversial missions of WW II, a flight of P-38s under the command of Major John Mitchell, intercepted and destroyed the aircraft carrying Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander in Chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet, and the mastermind of the attack on Pearl Harbor. American code breakers had intercepted and translated a message indicating that Adm. Yamamoto would fly from Rabaul to an airfield on the southern tip of Bouganville on the morning of April 18, 1943. Because of the great distances to be covered during this intercept mission the P-38s would have very limited time over the rendezvous area. Fortunately for the Army Air Force pilots, Yamamoto was noted for his punctuality, and if he departed Rabaul on time the mission might just work. Major Mitchell led his flight of 16 P-38s to the rendezvous, with twelve of his fighters acting as high cover to fend off escorting fighters, while four pilots were designated as the killer flight by Mitchell and were to destroy the Mitsubishi Betty which would be carrying the Admiral. Two betty bombers and six Zero fighters were encountered. Both Bettys were downed by the killer flight and one of the four P-38s in the killer flight was lost. Unfortunately, this marvelous mission has also been surrounded by more than its share of controversy. One of the three surviving pilots of the killer flight was Thomas Lamphier. Lamphier claimed that only he fired the fatal shots into Yamamotos Betty. In 1972 the Air Force reviewed all relevant information surrounding the flight, including testimony from a surviving Japanese fighter pilot on the mission and a surviving passenger on the second Betty. The official Air Force decision in 1972 was that both Lamphier and his wingman Rex Barber should share equal credit. In March of 1985 another Victory Credit Board of Review was convened, and it too concluded that the victory should be shared. Later that year new evidence was put forward in the form of a taped interview with one of the surviving Zero pilots, Kenji Yanagiya. Yanagiyas testimony clearly supported the Rex Barber account of the mission and not that of Lamphier. Lamphier, who died in 1987, continued to be outspoken until his death in his claims. In 1993, The noted aviation historian, Carroll Glines published an excellent book entitled Attack on Yamamoto. The bulk of the evidence presented in Glines book supported the conclusion that only Rex Barber probably deserves credit for the victory. More recently a board assembled by the American Fighter Aces Association met and reviewed all available facts. That Board decided that only Rex Barber deserves the official credit for downing Yamamoto. Despite all this unfortunate controversy one cannot deny that the mission to intercept Yamamoto was the longest successful mission of its type in WWII. Yamamotos death boosted morale in the United States, shocked the Japanese public, and was ultimately symbolic of the turn around in the War in the Pacific, which began at Midway in 1942, and gathered momentum in 1943. Signed limited edition of 4750 prints. Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Supplied with signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.. Price £40.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Signed limited edition of 225 prints. Size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm). Price £124.00 Signed by USAAF P-38 Ace Rex Barber (deceased). Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 100 giclee paper prints. Size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Price £109.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. Size 45 inches x 30 inches (114cm x 76cm). Price £624.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £484.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. Size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm). Price £294.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE STK0038 |
| Coming In Over the Estuary by Robert Taylor. In Robert Taylors panoramic painting, P-38J Lightnings of the 364th Fighter Group return from a strafing mission over France in the summer of 1944. Making their land-fall at just 100 feet, they skim across an estuary on Englands south coast, near the old village of Bosham. With his unmistakable skill and vivid imagination Robert cleverly contrasts the exhilaration of the low-level combat flying, with the peaceful atmosphere of a quiet coastal setting, emphasising that curious blend of war and peace that was the daily lifestyle of the World War II flyer. This classic aviation painting provides collectors with a wonderful study of a memorable warbird. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Colonel Darrell G Welch, Major Newell O Roberts, Lt Colonel Frank D Hurlbut, Colonel Jack M Ilfrey (deceased) and Major Thomas E Maloney.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Colonel Darrell G Welch, Major Newell O Roberts, Lt Colonel Frank D Hurlbut, Colonel Jack M Ilfrey (deceased) and Major Thomas E Maloney.
Limited edition of publisher proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Colonel Darrell G Welch, Major Newell O Roberts, Lt Colonel Frank D Hurlbut, Colonel Jack M Ilfrey (deceased) and Major Thomas E Maloney.
ITEM CODE DHM2134 |
| Pilot signatures for this aircraft | | Name | Info | | Brigadier General Robin Olds (deceased) | After leaving West Point in June 1943, Robin Olds was posted to the 479th Fighter Group in England, joining 434 Squadron. Based at Wattisham in East Anglia, and flying P-38s, he was involved in heavy bomber escort duties and fighter sweeps until the Normandy invasion, soon after which his Squadron converted to P51 Mustangs. by early 1945 Robin Olds was in command of 434 Squadron taking part in the Battle of the Bulge, flying escort missions, and providing air support to the airborne attack across the Rhine. At the end of World War II Robin Olds had 24.5 victories, of which 13 were in the air. Later in Vietnam Robin Olds gained four more victories, flying F4 Phantoms and flew with the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. Sadly, Robin Olds passed away on 14th June 2007. | | Captain Delton Goerke (deceased) | Almost two years to the day after joining the USAAF, Delton Goerke found himself selected to take part in the Yamamoto Mission. He had three combat tours to Guadalcanal with 339th Pursuit Squadron and saw action also in the Solomon Islands. He flew P39 and P38 fighters and completed a total of 78 combat missions. On the Yamamoto Missions he was part of Mitchells top cover flight. He died 23rd March 1999. | | Captain Larry Blumer | Assigned to the 393rd Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group, Scrappy, nicknamed after his "Scrap Iron" P-38, became one of the few fighter pilots to become an "ace-in-a-day" when he shot down five FW-190s in 15 minutes of aerial combat on 25 August 1944. Scrappy rose to command the 393rd and destroyed another FW-190 before returning to the States in January 1945. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal with 22 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Belgian Croix de Guerre | | Colonel Arthur Jeffrey | After arriving in Europe, Arthur Jeffrey became the top-scoring P-38 Ace with the 479th Fighter Group, and later became the Groups leading scorer after they converted to P-51s. He went on to command the 434th Fighter Group. Arthur had the distinction of being the first pilot to shoot down the Luftwaffes jet-rocket aircraft - the Me163. He flew 82 combat missions and was credited with 14 aerial victories. | | Colonel Darrell G Welch | Commissioned in 1941, Darrell Welch was assigned to the 27th Squadron of the 1st Fighter Group, which became the first squadron to be equipped with the new P38 Lightning. Arriving in England in August 1942, the 1st Fighter Group was part of a large American force despatched to Algiers in November for the North African campaign, where he made his first kill in January 1943 while escorting B17s over Tripoli. A few months later, whilst leading the 27th on a big intercept mission, Welch became an Ace when he notched up a further three victories in the space of just twenty five minutes, bringing his tally up to five confirmed victories. He later saw service in the Pacific, and retired the service in 1970. | | Colonel Gerald Brown (deceased) | Gerald Brown arrived in Europe in August 1943, completing his first tour with the 38th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, becoming the first P38 Ace in the 8th Air Force. Volunteering for a second tour, this time flying P-51 Mustangs with the 334th FS, 4th Fighter Group at Debden. In September 1944 he was forced to bail out of his burning P-51 over enemy territory, but escaped to return to his squadron, and completed his second tour in November 1944. Gerry Brown later flew in Korea, but was shot down, spending three years in captivity. Sadly, he passed away on 9th December 2007. | | Colonel Hub Zemke (deceased) | Best known as leader of the legendary Zemkes Wolfpack, Hub Zemkes famous 56th Fighter Group was the top scoring Fighter Group in the European Theather of operations. Zemke pioneered the use of the P-38 Droop Snoot as a bomb aiming aircraft which led the bomb-loaded P-47s on to the target with great accuracy and success. He later commanded the 479th Fighter Group P-38s. One of the outstanding fighter leaders of the war, Hub Zemkes personal tally 17.5 victories. Sadly, he passed awway on 30th August 1994. | | Colonel Hubert M. Childress | Hubert Childress was posted to England, joining the 27th Photo Recon Squadron, 7th Photographic Group flying the F5 - a specially adapted photo-recon version of the P38 with cameras and no guns. Hubert flew his first combat mission on New Year's Eve 1943, and was heavily involved in many reconnaissance missions prior to D-Day. He also flew the Spitfire MkIXs on several operations. He flew 58 combat missions and later commanded the 7th Photographic Group (R) | | Colonel Jack M Ilfrey (deceased) | Posted to North Africa with the 94th Fighter Group, Jack Ilfrey lost a belly tank transiting from England and force-landed at Lisbon. He avoided internment by conning some fuel and making an unauthorised take-off. He became one of the early P-38 Aces, and historians now say the very first P-38 Ace. Back in England in 1944 he commanded the 79th P-38 Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, at Kingscliffe, and ended his tow-tour war with 8 victories. Sadly, Jack Ilfrey died on 15th October 2004. | | Colonel Richard Willsie | Joining up in 1942, Dick Willsie was posted to North Africa with the 414th Night Fighter Squadron, where he flew 31 missions on the Beaufighter. He transferred to the 96th FS, 82nd Fighter Group, flying the P38 Lightning on 82 day missions through to the end of hostilities in Europe. He notched up a large number of ground attack victories as well as three aerial victories in his P38 'Snake Eyes'. He later served in both Korea and Vietnam, and retired in 1974. |
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