USAAF Collector's Pieces
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Check out these two memorable framed collector's pieces featuring famous names in American Air Force history...
WILD HORSES
by Gerald Coulson
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Fighter pilots are, by nature, free spirits. Give them a fast aeroplane to play with and they will. There were never two freer spirits than ‘Bud’ Anderson and ‘Chuck’ Yeager of the 357th Fighter Group.
Both of these P-51 Mustang pilots were always itching to be where the action was and setting off for what was the last mission of their second tour of combat duty with the 8th Air Force, they wanted to make it memorable. With the war drawing to a close and little chance of contact with the Luftwaffe, the two pilots left the formation and went sight-seeing!
Framed to full conservation standards, this now RARE limited edition has been personally signed by one of the famous Aces depicted, and conservation mounted to include an original autograph of the other, plus wartime photos of them both:
- Col CLARENCE E 'BUD' ANDERSON
- Brig Gen CHARLES E. 'CHUCK' YEAGER
Framed: £695
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EAGLES ON THE RAMPAGE
by Robert Taylor
Dominating the skies over Germany, P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group – The Eagles - sweep across the cloud tops, their pilots scanning the distant horizon for any signs of the Luftwaffe. They are ready for trouble should the enemy decide to chance their luck.
The oldest fighter unit in the 8th Air Force, the 4th Fighter Group were the first to penetrate German air space, and the first to engage the Luftwaffe over Berlin. Hermann Goering later remarked ‘When I saw those Mustangs over Berlin, I knew that the war was lost’.
It is fitting therefore that Robert has chosen them in this now famous painting to represent all the pilots who flew P-51s with the USAAF.
Adding great historical importance, this Limited Edition is signed and authenticated by an astonishing TEN Aces who flew Mustangs in Europe during WWII, between them scoring almost ONE HUNDRED victories!
These include:
- Maj Gen DONALD J STRAIT
- Col STEVE PISANOS
- Col CLARENCE E 'BUD' ANDERSON
- Cpt JAMES L. BROOKS
- Lt Col CLYDE B. EAST
Creating a completely unique collector's piece, our expert framing team have mounted the original autographs and photos of a further four famous P-51 Mustang pilots:
- Lt Col ERNEST BANKEY
- Maj LEONARD 'KIT' CARSON
- Col JAMES GOODSON
- Brig Gen CHARLES E. 'CHUCK' YEAGER
Framed: £795
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