Schweinfurt the Second Mission...Double Remarque
(Signatures)	Artist : Robert Taylor plus 10 veterans from the second Schweinfurt mission , General J. KEMP MACLAUGHLIN , First Lieutenant WILBUR 'BUD' KLINT , First Lieutenant JOHN P. NOACK , First Lieutenant FREDERICK J. BIRD , Technical Sergeant JACK R. GOETZ , Captain MALCOM H. HIGGINS , Technical Sergeant BILL MARTIN , Technical Sergeant ROY C. MCGINNIS , Captain JAMES A. 'PETE' MULLINAX and Staff Sergeant BEN ROBERTS
(Dimensions)	36" x 24" approx  Unframed Double Remarque Print
Price	£1495.00

Description

Briefing at 0500 hours on the morning of 14 October 1943 brought the crews of the 92nd Bomb Group news they didn't want to hear: 'Schweinfurt again' The same message was being repeated in USAAF bomb group briefing rooms all over eastern England in the early hours of what was to become forever known as 'Thursday'. This superb piece shows Colonel Budd Peaslee's B-17 Equipose , flown by lead pilot Kemp Maclaughlin, leading the Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group en-route to the vital ballbearing factories at Schweinfurt. High over Germany, beyond the range of Allied fighter cover, the unprotected B-17s come under relentless attack from enemy fighters. Losses are high. Undeterred, the valiant crews press on to the target, their relentless determination and courage on that 'Black Thursday'vforever etched into aviation folklore. The Limited Edition Each has been signed by THREE pilots, all veterans of the second Schweinfurt mission on 14 October 1943, including the mission command pilot Kemp Maclaughlin: General J. KEMP MACLAUGHLIN First Lieutenant WILBUR 'BUD' KLINT First Lieutenant JOHN P. NOACK The Schweinfurt Edition Each print has been individually signed by an additional seven veterans from the second Schweinfurt mission making a total of TEN signatures: First Lieutenant FREDERICK J. BIRD Technical Sergeant JACK R. GOETZ Captain MALCOM H. HIGGINS Technical Sergeant BILL MARTIN Technical Sergeant ROY C. MCGINNIS Captain JAMES A. 'PETE' MULLINAX Staff Sergeant BEN ROBERTS This is a Schweinfurt edition double remarque and is priced @ £1495.00.