FLYINGACESART: May 2011

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

AMERICA STRIKES BACK - ROBERT TAYLOR

Pearl Harbour Edition Signed by: Brigadier General Kenneth Taylor, Colonel "Tex" Hill, Colonel E. Williams, Colonel W. Dickman, Lt General Joe Moore.

CLOSE CALL - HALL OF FAME EDITION

By Roy Grinnell - Artist Proof rare signatures. Col. Clarence "Bud" Anderson triple ace - Commander Harold Buell Among his more than 20 decorations are the Navy Cross, Silver Star, Three DFC, 2 Purple Hearts. ATC Wayne C. Colley - Lt General Keith K. Compton DSC with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf Clusters & Air Force and Army Commendation medals. Col Ralph Parr: A veteran of five combat tours in four types of fighter planes with 641 combat misions in three wars. AFC, DSC, Silver Star, 10 Distinguished Flying Crosses & Bronze Star. John Wallce Fields Pilot of B-17 depicted - Hulet Hornbeck Navigator, 435th Squadron, 19th Bombarment Group.

STUKA BY ROBERT TAYLOR

Signed by Four of the most highly decorated Ju87 Stuka pilots who flew during World War II, including Rudel's wingman. These are extremely rare and highly sought after signatories, all of whom were holders of the coverted Knight's Cross.

Monday, 30 May 2011

MISSION BEYOND DARKNESS BY ROBERT TAYLOR

four signature edition

FIRST AMERICAN ACE BY ROY GRINNELL - 26 Aces signatures

ARTIST PROOF - 50/50. First American Ace is a tribute by the American Fighter Aces to the first American Ace, Raoul Lufbery. This lithograph was signed by 26 Aces who attended the American Fighter Aces Reunion in San Antonio, Texas July 2006. The signatures included the following Aces: Maj General "Boots" Blesse - Major James Brooks - Col. Dean Caswell - Maj. G Chandler - Lt. General Charles "Chick" Cleveland - Capt. Robert C. Coats - Clyde A. Curtin - Col. Archie G. Donahue - Lt. Col. James W. Empey - Lt. Col. Joseph M. Forster - Brig. General Frank I. Gailer, Jr. - Col. Ralph D "Hoot" Gibson - Dr. Clayton Gross - Cmdr. Willis E. Hardy - Brig General "Tex" Hill - Col. Arthur F. Jeffery - Cmdr. Dean Laird - Capt. Richard J. Lee - Col. John S. Loisel - LCDR Norman Mollard - Col James B. Moorehead - Col Ralp Parr - Col. Robert J. "Shorty" Rankin. - Maj. Alden P. Rigby - Brig General Steve Ritchie - Col Arval Roberson - Col. Herbert E. Ross - Maj. Ralph H Wandrey - Col. Darrell G. Welch - Cmdr. Edward G. "Wendy" Wendorf. Certificate of Authenticity signed by Executive Director AFAA.

TOKYO BOUND BY NICOLAS TRUDGIAN

Signed by four Doolittle Raiders who flew on this famous raid, Brigadier General Everett Holstrom - Major Howard Sessler - Captain J. Royden Stork - Major Griffith P. Williams. (This is a soldout edition)

FIRST STRIKE ON BERLIN BY NICOLAS TRUDGIAN

Sold Out Print - Signed by Colonel M. Magoffin, Captain Red Harper, First Lt Ed Mckay

DAY OF THE FIGHTERS BY NICOLAS TRUDGIAN

Rare Print: signed by three Fw-190 Aces - Oberleutnant ADOLF GLUTZ Knights Cross 574 misions, 71 victories. - Hauptmann ALFRED GRISLAWSKI Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, over 800 combat missions, 133 victories. - Major GERHARD SCHOPFEL, flew over 700 missions, 40 victories, all of them in the West.

HOT PURSUIT - ARTIST PROOF BY NICOLAS TRUDGIAN

Signed by Kit Carson - 18.5 Victories was top scoring Ace 0f the 357th Fighter Group.

Major Bud Peterson - 15.5 Victories.

Major Erich Rudorffer - Knights Cross Oak Leaves & Swords flew over 1000 missions, shot down 16 times, 222 Victories.

Hauptmann Ernst Wilhelm Reinert - Knights Cross Oak Leaves & Swords The most successful Luftwaffe Ace in North Africa 715 missions, 174 Victories.

Sunday, 29 May 2011

Summer '44 by Nicolas Trudgian

Signed by Johnie Johnston & Pete Brothers

Close up of Remarque (SOLD)

Original pencil drawing by worlds leading Aviation Artist Nicolas Trudgian.

Tiger Tiger - Remarque by Nicolas Trudgian (SOLD)

Signed by Henry Metalmann

Malta George Cross - THE MALTA EDITION by Robert Taylor (SOLD)

Signed by Flt Lt. Colin Parkinson DFC 10.5 Victories RAAF . - FLt Lt Ken Evans DFC. - Flt Lt Ian Maclennan DFM. - Flt Lt. Jack Rae DFC* 12 Victories. - A. Roscoe DFC. - FLt Lt. Allan Scott DFM 6 Victories. - Billy Drake DSO DFC* 15 Victories. - Commnder Mike Crosley DSC* Royal Navy. - Lietenant Commander Peter Twiss OBE DSC Royal Navy. A test pilot after the war, in 1966 he held the world speed record flying a Fairy Delta 2.