Dove of Peace by David Pentland P51D of Colonel Glenn Duncan C.O. of the 353rd Fighter Group, along
with "Betty-E" flown by Lt. Colonel Wayne Blickenstaff, taking
off on one of their last missions of the war, April 1945.
Mustang Escort by Graeme Lothian
Mustang P51 "Nooky Booky IV"
flown by Captain Leonard " Kit" Carson of the 362nd Fighter
Squadron 357th Fighter Group, giving fighter escort top cover protection
to the B17's of 381st Bomb Group, returning after a raid in Germany,
January 1944. Kit Carson ended the war as top scorer of the 357th
with 18.5 aerial victories in the last 6 months of the war.Motley Crew by Tim
Fisher Depicting two B17's from 92nd bomb group having joined a lone B24
from 93rd. In the background, the distinctive triangles on the tails of
the two aircraft denote membership to the 303rd BG. Hence the title of
the painting.
Zemke's First Fan by David Pentland On the 12th May 1944, Col. Hubert Zemke tried his new "fan"
tactic, designed to engage Luftwaffe fighters. Unfortunately on this
occasion his aircraft was bounced by German ace Major Gunther Rall in
his ME109 G-6(AS), and escaped only by sending his P47-D Thunderbolt
into a gut wrenching dive.
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 Lockheed's 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.
Guardian Angel by
Anthony Saunders Depicting Mustang aircraft escorting Flying Fortresses on a bombing
raid over Germany.
Mission to Yokahama, Japan, June 1944 by David Pentland
Boeing B29 Superfortresses of the
USAAF 40th Bomb Group come under attack from a Kawasaki Ki64 Hein (Tony)
of the Japanese Army Airforces 244th Sentai.
The Veteran by Simon Smith B17, Flying Fortress - Our Gal Sal - of
the 100 Bomb group 1944 Signed limited edition of
500. Image size 23" x 17". Signed by Captain Bob
Morgan of the Memphis Belle and Simon Smith.
Back to English Soil by Keith Woodcock A Boeing B17G of the 91st BG USA 8th Airforce returns to English soil
on three engines after a fraught daylight mission over Germany.
A Green Hill Far Away by
Robert Tomlin On the morning of October 14th 1943 along with 15 others
from the 305th Bomb Group, Lazy Baby set off from Chelveston in England on
Mission 115, the second Schweinfurt raid, later to become known as Black
Thursday. By the time they reached Aachen on the outward leg only
Lazy Baby and two others of the 305th were left flying. They were
then seriously damaged and three crew severely injured whilst two bailed
out. Diving from 23,000 ft to only 3,000 ft, pilot Ed Dienhart
managed to escape the attacking fighters. With the ball turret
gunner trapped and navigator seriously injured they proceeded at 30 to 50
feet, hedge-hopping all the way, to Switzerland and safety. Guided
by the navigator Don Rowley who, despite having both arms virtually
severed, managed to steer them from memory for over an hour to Switzerland
where they made a dramatic crash landing only four miles from the German
border. The navigator died the following day from his injuries.
Whilst the pilot drew upon every ounce of his flying skills, the rest of
the crew exhibited untold valour in the face of terrible adversity and
selfless devotion to their stricken comrades. This print is autographed by pilot Ed
Dienhart, crew
members and Swiss Schoolmaster Leo Thüring who helped to rescue the
mortally wounded navigator. Accompanying the print is a 24 page
illustrated book which charts the story from take off, through the
landing, to the eventual escape of some of the crew back to England.
An individual book plate is also signed by members of the crew, the author
and relevant Swiss personalities providing not only a complete historical
record of the heroism and valour of the crew, but a tribute to all who
fought for the freedom which we now enjoy.
