EAGLE STRIKE
(Signatures)	Artist : Simon Atack and Generalleutnant GUNTHER RALL , Holder of the Knights Cross Oakleaves and Swords.
(Dimensions)	31" x 23" approx  Unframed Print
Price	£125.00

Description

"My dread would have been all the greater had I known that the pilot I had just seen despatch Johnson and Piper was the third ranking Ace of the Luftwaffe Gunther Rall ( " Col. Hub Zemke " )... In the early spring of 1944, the Luftwaffe's "Sturmgruppe" tactics - large assault groups comprising as many as 100 heavily armoured Fw190s - were bringing down large numbers of USAAF bombers. Shrewd ground control kept the assembled German assault groups clear of advance Allied fighter sweeps, while above high altitude Mel09s provided top cover to protect the weighty, vulnerable Fw190s. The scene was set for massive aerial engagements, and the action fought on May 12, 1944 was Led by Colonel Hub Zemke, the 56th Fighter Group played advance guard to a deep penetration bomber raid to central Germany. As his forty-eight P-47 Thunderbolts arrived to sweep the sky around the Koblenz - Frankfurt area, the Mel09s of II./ JG11 pounced from a 5000 feet height advantage. Led by Gruppe Kommandeur Major Gunther Rall, already with 250 air victories to his credit, the sharp-shooting Luftwaffe fighter pilots had immediate success. Simon Atack's high-impact painting shows Major G nther Rall bringing down Hub Zemke's wingman, the first of two victories claimed before himself being brought down by 56th Fighter Group P-47s later in the combat. After recuperation, Gunther Rall returned to combat flying, commanding JG300 until the end of hostilities by which time, with 275 air victories, he became the third highest scoring Ace in history....Signed by the artist : Simon Atack and Generalleutnant GUNTHER RALL... priced @ £125.00...To complement the purchase of your fine art print, we are now able to offer a professional Picture Framing service. For further details please contact us by phone or email