HARTMANN TRIBUTE
(Signatures)	Artist : Robert Taylor and Ace of Aces Colonel Erich Hartmann holder of Germany's highest Military decoration the Knights Cross with Oakleaves Swords and Diamonds.
(Dimensions)	33" x 25" approx  Unframed Print
Price	£0.00

Description

The Military Gallery issued this special Tribute Edition in 1994 to the fighter pilot whose record in aerial combat is never likely to be equalled Ace of Aces Colonel Erich Hartmann...As the days lengthened with the coming of spring, and clear blue skies beckoned, an eager young flyer wrestled with the difficult task of surviving his first hectic missions as a novice fighter pilot. North of the Caucasus Mountains, the landscape was unfamiliar to the raw recruit, and in the maelstrom of the dog-fight it was easy for an inexperienced pilot to become quickly and hopelessly lost. Below, a hostile territory waited to claim anybody breaking the rules of combat. Like most novice fighter pilots, this fresh-faced, blond-headed lad needed some luck and, not without some effort and determination on his part, he got it. During his first combat he became totally disorientated, ran out of fuel but, largely due to his piloting skill, survived the inevitable crash-landing. Then, a few days later having just achieved his first aerial victory, he was immediately shot down - again crash-landing and escaping his burning aircraft moments before it blew up. It was an initiation that would have demoralised most aspiring fighter pilots, but not this man. This man was made of sterner stuff. This man would go on to become the highest-scoring fighter Ace in history. This man was Erich Hartmann...Here the future Top-scoring Luftwaffe ace Erich Hartmann is depicted in his Me109G-4 in the spring of 1943 during the Kuban battle in Southern Russia - the Army Group commanded by Field Marshal Kleist - after Russian Sturmoviks have made a determined attack on a Panzer division. Luftwaffe Me109s from JG-52 have beaten off the attack, and the German tanks are on the move again. In the foreground, the crew of a Russian Sturmovik evacuate their stricken aircraft, while overhead a jubilant Erich Hartmann and friends make a low pass to celebrate their victory...The prints were signed by artist Robert Taylor and Erich Hartmann, whose exploits and record of 352 enemy aircraft shot down earned him the coveted Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds...Individually hand signed by the Artist : Robert Taylor and Ace of Aces Erich Hartmann...priced @ Sold... for this sold out highly sought after print ...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.