Robert Taylor Thunderbolt aviation
prints. Robert Taylor P-35 Thunderbolt aviation
prints. Thunderbolt
paintings by Robert Taylor. The P-35 Thunderbolt aviation
prints. Aviation art prints of the Thunderbolt aircraft available from
Aviation Artist Robert Taylor. Published by the Military Gallery and
available form Cranston Fine Arts. Lookout for the special
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Kartveli was a engineer with Seversky Aircraft who designed the P-35,
which first flew in 1937. With Republic Aviation Kartveli supervised the
development of the P-43 Lancer. Neither of these aircraft were produced
in large numbers, and neither was quite successful. However, the
Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt, also nicknamed the Jug, was quite a
different story. The Jug was the jewel in Kartvelis design crown, and
went on to become one of the most produced fighter aircraft of all time
with 15,683 being manufactured. The P-47 was the largest and heaviest
single seat fighter of WW II. The P-47 immediately demonstrated its
excellent combat qualities, including speed, rate of climb,
maneuverability, heavy fire power, and the ability to take a lot of
punishment. With a wingspan of more than 40 feet and a weight of 19,400
pounds, this large aircraft was designed around the powerful 2000 HP
Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine. The first P-47
prototype flew in May of 1941, and the primary variant the P-47D went
into service in 1943 with units of the U.S. Armys Eighth Air Force. The
Jug had a maximum speed in excess of 400 MPH, a service ceiling in
excess of 42,000 feet, and was heavily armed with either six or eight
heavy caliber machine guns. With its ability to carry up to a 2,500
pound bomb load, the Jug saw lots of use in ground attack roles. Until
the introduction of the N model, the P-47 lacked the long range required
for fighter escort missions which were most often relegated to P-51
Mustangs or P-38 Lightnings. In his outstanding painting entitled Bridge
Busting Jugs, noted aviation artist Stan Stokes depicts Eighth Air
Force Jugs in a ground attack mission in the Alps in June of 1944. The
top P-47 ace was Francis Gabreski who had flown with the 56th Fighter
Group, the first unit to be equipped with the P-47. In August of 1943
Gabreski attained his first aerial combat victory (over an Fw-190) and
by years end he had reached ace status with 8 confirmed victories.
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| The Wolfpack by Robert Taylor. The 56th Fighter Group was led by some of Americas greatest fighter leaders of World War II and was home to many of its leading fighter Aces. Under successive commanders Hub Zemke, Robert Landry and David Schilling, the 56th destroyed more enemy aircraft in combat than any other fighter group in the Eighth Air Force. Arriving in England in January 1943 under the command of Colonel Hub Zemke, a master tactician and fearless leader, the 56th quickly emerged as an outstanding fighting unit. The only Eighth Air Force Group to fly P-47 Thunderbolts throughout the war, the 56th spawned more fighter Aces than any other USAAF group - legends such as Gabby Gabreski, Robert Johnson and the colourful Ace Walker Bud Mahurin. Under Hub Zemkes mercurial leadership they became known and feared as Zemkes Wolfpack. On 26 November, 1943, the P-47s of the 56th Fighter Group were tasked to escort B-24 Liberators of the 392nd Bomb Group on a dangerous mission to attack the heavily defended industrial and dockyard facilities in the German port of Bremen. Zemke knew the Luftwaffe would be waiting for them as they approached the target, and they were – in force! It was to become a day of high drama. With the Luftwaffe throwing all the fighters they could muster at the American heavy bombers, a massive aerial battle ensued. In the running dogfights high over Bremen, the Wolfpack claimed their most successful action of the war with 23 confirmed kills, 3 probables, and 9 damaged, creating an all-time record in the European Theatre. The 392nds B-24 Liberators could not have been in safer hands on that eventful day. Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 26.5 inches (88cm x 66cm) - Image size 24.5 inches x 22 inches (62cm x 56cm). Price £200.00 Signed by
Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased),
Brigadier General Leslie C Smith and
Brigadier General Lyle Adrianse.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 26.5 inches (88cm x 66cm) - Image size 24.5 inches x 22 inches (62cm x 56cm). Price £415.00 Signed by
Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased),
Brigadier General Leslie C Smith,
Brigadier General Lyle Adrianse,
Captain Walter Groce,
Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley,
Colonel Harold Bunny Comstock,
Major Michael B Gladych,
Captain Shirley Ulch,
Lieutenant John Bradshaw - Companion Print,
Colonel Billy Gene Edens - Companion Print,
Chief Warrant Officer Russell Kyler - Companion Print and
Colonel Robert J Shorty Rankin - Companion Print.
Collectors edition of 350 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 26.5 inches (88cm x 66cm) - Image size 24.5 inches x 22 inches (62cm x 56cm). Price £275.00 Signed by
Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased),
Brigadier General Leslie C Smith,
Brigadier General Lyle Adrianse,
Captain Walter Groce,
Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley,
Lieutenant John Bradshaw - Companion Print,
Colonel Billy Gene Edens - Companion Print,
Chief Warrant Officer Russell Kyler - Companion Print and
Colonel Robert J Shorty Rankin - Companion Print.
Wolfpack Tribute Proof edition of 50 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 26.5 inches (88cm x 66cm) - Image size 24.5 inches x 22 inches (62cm x 56cm). Price £ Signed by
Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased),
Brigadier General Leslie C Smith,
Brigadier General Lyle Adrianse,
Captain Walter Groce,
Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley,
Colonel Harold Bunny Comstock,
Major Michael B Gladych,
Captain Shirley Ulch,
Lieutenant John Bradshaw - Companion Print,
Colonel Billy Gene Edens - Companion Print,
Chief Warrant Officer Russell Kyler - Companion Print,
Colonel Robert J Shorty Rankin - Companion Print,
Colonel Gordon Batdorf - Companion Print,
Colonel Robert Winters - Companion Print,
Colonel Gabby Gabreski (deceased) - (matted) Companion Print,
Lt Col Robert S Johnson (deceased) - (matted) Companion Print and
Colonel Hub Zemke (deceased) - (matted) Companion Print.
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