TIMBER WOLF
(Signatures)	Artist : Nicolas Trudgian , Oberst Hajo Herrmann and Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke.
(Dimensions)	19" x 25" approx  Unframed Print
Price	£120.00

Description

Leutnant Bretschneider, Staffelkapitan of 5./JG300, kicks up the dust as he taxies his Fw190 A-8 "Red One" from its forest hiding place into the sunlight in preparation for take-off. The scene is northern Germany, November 1944. The Staffelkapitan will lead his 190's in a massed "sturm" intercept upon incoming American bombers. Already with 14 night victories, Bretschneider added 17 further victories in just 26 daylight missions, claiming three heavy bombers in a single day. Flying his appropriately named aircraft "Rauhbautz" (Tough Guy VII) he was not adverse to ramming an opponent, and clearly got through a number of aircraft in the process - Bretschneider earned a reputation as a fearless fighter pilot before himself being shot down, losing his life to P-51 pilots in December, 1944. With Allied fighters dominating the skies, their incessant attacks on Luftwaffe airfields forced the German fighter units to take desperate measures to conceal their whereabouts. Commonplace were the hurriedly prepared strips, often near dense forests where parked aircraft were difficult to detect from the air, typical of the setting chosen for Nicolas Trudgian's painting Timber Wolf...Its colourful spinner glinting in the sunlight, the formidable Fw 190 makes an awesome sight as it prepares to go to war. The Print is signed by two of the Luftwaffe's outstanding exponents of this great WWII fighter creating a highly desirable collector's piece...Oberst Hajo Herrmann and Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke...priced @ £120.00...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.