FIGHTER GENERAL Signed by 18 Luftwaffe KC Holder Jet Aces
(Signatures)	Artist : Robert Taylor and Adolf Galland, Hans Ekkehard Bob, Gottfried Fahrmann and Walter Krupinski plus the additional signatures of 14 Knights Cross holder Luftwaffe Me262 Jet pilots , Alfred Grislawski , Walter Schuck , Toni Benning , Helmut Ruffler , Wolfgang Schenck , Hermann Buchner , Victor Petermann , Karl-Heinz Schnell , Karl-Heinz Becker , Erich Rudorffer and Gunther Rall..Some of these signatures are very rare and are now impossible to obtain..
(Dimensions)	33â?? x 25â?? approx   Unframed Multi Signed Print
Price	£0.00

Description

On April 26, 1945 Adolf Galland flew his last fighter mission with the rank of General. Leading his famous JV-44 Squadron of Experts, flying the remarkable Messerschmitt Me262 jet fighter, he took off from Munich-Riem and climbed to intercept a Marauder group near Neuburg high above the Danube River. After destroying one and damaging a second, his aircraft was hit by an attacking P-47 Thunderbolt. Galland was injured but managed to outrun the chasing aircraft to crash-land on the Munich airfield. So ended one of the most outstanding war-time flying careers in the history of aviation. Adolf Galland's spectacular career began with the Condor Legion in the Spanish Civil War in 1937. At the outbreak of World War II he flew in Poland, then France, and the Battle of Britain, taking command of JG-26 in June 1940. When the RAF fighters went on the offensive in early 1941, it was Galland's Me109s that dueled with Douglas Bader's Tangmere Wing in the epic aerial battles over the English Channel. By the end of that year Galland became the youngest general in the German forces, taking over the role of Commander of all day and night fighters. After increasing disagreements with the Luftwaffe supremo, Reichmarshal Hermann Goering, Galland was dismissed, only to have the order countermanded by Hitler, who briefed Galland to take command of the JV-44 jet fighter Wing. Robert Taylor, much admired by Adolf Galland, has painted a superb picture of the General in his Me262, leading JV-44 during the last few weeks of the war during the final defence of Germany. The scene is early April 1945: Having completed a successful bomber interception high above Salzburg, the Me262s are returning towards Munich-Riem at full throttle, hugging the deck to avoid the attentions of USAAF escort fighters. Below the crew of a B-24, brought down in the air-fighting, has survived a dramatic crash-landing amid spectacular surroundings...Individually hand signed by the artist : Robert Taylor and Luftwaffe Aces , Adolf Galland , Hans Ekkehard Bob , Gottfried Fahrmann and Walter Krupinski plus the additional signatures of 14 Knights Cross holder Luftwaffe Me262 Jet pilots , Alfred Grislawski , Walter Schuck , Toni Benning , Helmut Ruffler , Wolfgang Schenck , Hermann Buchner , Victor Petermann , Karl-Heinz Schnell , Karl-Heinz Becker , Erich Rudorffer and Gunther Rall...Some of these signatures are very rare and are now impossible to obtain...priced @ Sold for this Mint copy...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.