FAST COMPANY...THE WARRIOR EDITION
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FAST COMPANY...THE WARRIOR EDITION

(Signatures)

Artist : Nicolas Trudgian , Erich Rudorffer Knights Cross Oakleaves and Swords , Hugo Broch Knights Cross and Heribert Koller German Cross in Gold.

(Dimensions)

34.25" x 24.25" approx   Unframed Print
Price £125.00

Description

FAST COMPANY...THE WARRIOR EDITION...In the closing months of the war, the Allies on the Western and Eastern Fronts forced the Germans back towards their homeland. The Luftwaffe, despite dreadful odds, continued to fight with great tenacity. The fighter pilots were mostly young and barely trained, but were led by the few surviving more experienced 'experten' pilots and were often fortunate in the quality of the aircraft they flew. Most numerous and feared by the Allies was Fw190D-9, or 'Dora' as it became known. It was more than a match for all Allied fighters including the magnificent P51D Mustang. This fact was pressed home on the 19th March 1945 when Mustangs of the illustrious 78th Fighter Group lost four of their aircraft to the Doras of IV/JG26. The Mustang pilots had been flying a patrol over Germany from their base at Duxford in England and had first encountered Me109K fighters of IV/JG27. In the frenzied dogfight that ensued, the Mustangs downed twelve of the Messerschmitts. However, they then had the misfortune to run into the path of the Doras of JG26 led by the formidable Oberleutant Hans Dortenmann in his distinctive yellow-tailed 'Black 1'. Dortenmann shot down two of the four Mustangs and a further two were also lost before the 78th could make for home. It was a stark reminder of the supremacy of the D-9 and the threat the Luftwaffe still posed. Dortenmann continued to lead his young pilots to the end of the war by which time his total of victories in the D-9 had risen to eighteen thereby making him the top scoring 'Dora' Ace of the war...Editions : The Warrior Edition limited to 370 numbered prints worldwide...Signed by the artist and two Knights Cross holders and one German Cross in Gold holder...Erich Rudorffer Knights Cross Oakleaves and Swords , Hugo Broch Knights Cross and Heribert Koller German Cross in Gold...priced @ £125.00...Printed in light fast inks on acid free archival paper...The CANVAS GICLEE EDITION Limited to 30 numbered reproductions worldwide. A full-size reproduction of this stunning original painting on canvas signed in paint by Nicolas Trudgian... Each canvas Giclee Edition is supplied rolled and will require stretching by a picture framer...Overall Canvas Size : 36" x 24". Rolled (unstretched) priced @ £325.00... Stretched priced @ £375.00...REMARQUE EDITION : Please contact Nicolas Trudgian Direct regarding availability of Remarque Editions .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.

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