BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT

by John D. Shaw

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March 24, 1942…The pre-dawn silence was broken at a small grass airstrip in China, lit only by the dim headlights of an old military truck. A small group of shark-mouthed American P-40s bearing the Chinese national insignia roared off into the darkness. Their mission: destroy the enemy squadrons massed at the Southeast Asian headquarters of the Japanese Air Force in Chiang Mai, Thailand, before they have a chance to get off the ground. The very survival of this famous group of American volunteers known as Chennault’s Flying Tigers, depended on the success of this extremely dangerous low-level strafing mission. In less than 10 minutes, this intrepid band so incapacitated the enemy forces at Chiang Mai, that it became one of the AVG’s most memorable raids. Masterfully depicted is First Vice Squadron Leader CHARLES R. BOND as he pulls out of his fourth low-level strafing pass.

The Signatures

This powerful piece by John D. Shaw, now highly sought-after, has been personally autographed by a staggering THIRTY-ONE original AVG members!

  • Flight Leader ROBERT RAINE
  • Crew Chief ED STILES
  • Brigadier General DAVID LEE "TEX" HILL
  • Colonel Charles Older
  • Flight Leader Erik Shilling
  • Clerk-Administration AL KAELIN
  • Flight Leader BUS KEETON
  • Flight Leader CHARLIE MOTT
  • Major General Charles R. Bond
  • Flight Leader PAUL GREENE
  • Flight Leader BOB LAYHER
  • Flight Leader PETER WRIGHT
  • Flight Leader KEN JERNSTEDT
  • Armorer CHUCK BAISDEN
  • Colonel Ed Rector
  • Flight Leader Dick Rossi
  • Clerk-Administration ED FOBES
  • Clerk-Operations PAUL CLOUTHIER
  • Flight Leader Fritz Wolf
  • Crew Chief Frank A. Andersen
  • Nurse Emma Jane “Red” Hanks Petach
  • Operations MORTON 'TWISTY' BENT
  • Flight Leader CARL K. BROWN
  • Flight Leader JOE ROSBERT
  • Communications Robert M. Smith
  • Armorer JOE POSHEFKO
  • Communications ROLLAND RICHARDSON
  • Engineering JOHN YOUNG
  • Crew Chief FRANK LOSONSKY
  • Crew Chief GEORGE BAILEY
Media:
Lithograph
Size:
37 x 27 inches

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