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German aviation art print of Focker Wulf
FW190 aircraft by Ivan Berryman,
published by Cranston Fine Arts.
Cat Among the Pigeons (FW190) by Ivan Berryman
It was in 1941 that the remarkable Focke-Wulfe FW190 first appeared
in the skies of Europe, quickly establishing itself as a most formidable
adversary. It proved to be the supreme weapon against all allied bomber
forces. Here FW190A-8 of 1 Gruppe, Jagdgesschwader 1 is shown attacking
a B17G of 381st Bomb Group during a critical defence of the Reich in
1944.
Operation Bodenplatte by Nicholas Trudgian
Signed by Helmut
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Ramraiders by Richard Taylor.
Within two days of the D-Day Normandy invasion, on 8 June 1944 Commander of US Air Forces in Europe, General Carl Spaatz, ordered a massive new offensive to halt the supply of oil to the enemy forces. As top priority his bombers would henceforth concentrate their attacks on Germanys oil refineries. Those in range of air bases in England would feel the full force of the Eighth Air Force, while the installations further south in Romania, Hungary, and southern Germany would be attacked by bombers of the Fifteenth Air Force based in Italy. To add to the pressure, RAF Bomber Command was coordinated to attack the refineries in the Ruhr by night. As the huge mass of American bombers streamed into the daylight skies, the Luftwaffe quickly changed tactics to counter the potentially devastating threat with a new specialist tactic - the Sturmgruppe. Flying their redesigned and heavily armoured Sturmbocke Fw190A-8 heavy fighters, pilots of the newly formed IV Sturm/JG3 Gruppe were urgently assigned the task of attacking the vast bomber streams in an effort to protect the refineries. Escorted into battle by Me 109s to hold off any escorting American fighters, the Fw190s tactic was to make en-masse lightning attacks on carefully selected targets. With the American bomber formations spread over miles of sky, the Sturmgruppe aimed for the less well defended centre of the stream, attacking from the rear with concentrated cannon fire. With the pilots of IV Sturm JG3 sworn on oath to press home their attacks at the closest possible range, even ramming their targets if necessary to ensure a kill, these desperate tactics were to inflict considerable damage to the allied bomber offensive during the final year of the war.
Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke, Leutnant Helmut Ballewski and Leutnant Kurt Wuppermann.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke, Leutnant Helmut Ballewski and Leutnant Kurt Wuppermann.
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm). Price £265.00 Signed by Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke, Leutnant Helmut Ballewski and Leutnant Kurt Wuppermann.
Limited edition of 10 double remarques. Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm). Price £445.00 Signed by Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke, Leutnant Helmut Ballewski and Leutnant Kurt Wuppermann.
ITEM CODE DHM2639
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Cat Among the Pigeons (FW190) by Ivan Berryman.
It was in 1941 that the remarkable Focke-Wulfe FW190 first appeared in the skies of Europe, quickly establishing itself as a most formidable adversary. It proved to be the supreme weapon against all allied bomber forces. Here FW190A-8 of 1 Gruppe, Jagdgesschwader 1 is shown attacking a B17G of 381st Bomb Group during a critical defence of the Reich in 1944.
Signed limited edition of 250 prints. Special Promotion - This item is 30% Off! Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £48.00
Trautloft Presentation Edition of 10 Limited Edition Prints, supplied double matted. Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £185.00 Features the mounted original signature of Hannes Trautloft.
Rudorffer Presentation Edition of 1 Limited Edition Print, supplied double matted. Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £185.00 Features the mounted original signature of Major Erich Rudorffer.
Special signature edition of 50 signed limited edition prints from the edition of 250. Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Leutnant Hugo Broch.
ITEM CODE B0024
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Winter Combat by Nicolas Trudgian.
Hannes Trautloft in his FW190 leading his famous JG54 bring down a Russian Petlyakov Pe-2 on the Eastern Front in 1943. This dramatic painting is set in a superb winter landscape.
Signed limited edition of 250 prints, supplied double matted. Paper size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £210.00 Features mounted original signature of Hannes Trautloft.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs, supplied double matted. Paper size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £320.00 Features mounted original signature of Hannes Trauloft.
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs, supplied double matted. Paper size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £260.00 Features mounted original signature of Hannes Trautloft.
ITEM CODE DHM2456
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Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian.
The success of Operation Bodenplatte, on January 1, 1945, was to be achieved by mass surprise attacks on British and American bases in France, Belgium and Holland. It was a battle fought at great cost to the Luftwaffe. During the battles some 300 Luftwaffe aircraft were lost. Though 200 Allied aircraft were destroyed, most on the ground, pilot losses were light. Nicolas Trudgians brilliant painting takes us right into the action above the Allied air base at Eindhoven. Me262 jets join a concentration of Me109s and Fw190s of JG-3 fighter wing, as they hurtle across the airfield in an assault that lasted 23 minutes, while Spitfires from 414 Sqn RCAF do their best to repel the attack. On the ground Typhoon fighters of 439 Sqn take a hammering.
Limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Leutnant Helmut Ballewski, Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann, Oberfeldwebel Werner Hohenberg, General Walter Krupinski.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Leutnant Helmut Ballewski, Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann, Oberfeldwebel Werner Hohenberg, General Walter Krupinski.
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Leutnant Helmut Ballewski, Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann, Oberfeldwebel Werner Hohenberg, General Walter Krupinski.
ITEM CODE DHM2028
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Signed by Helmut Ballewski, Helmut Bennemann, Werner Hohenberg,
Walter Krupinski.
As dawn broke on January 1, 1945 every serviceable Luftwaffe fighter
scrambled from bases ranging across northern Germany. In the desperate
effort to get 900 aircraft airborne many older experienced pilots, now
retired from flying duties, were thrown into the fray. The success of
Operation Bodenplatte, a secretly planned maximum strength effort to
cripple British and American air forces, was to be achieved by mass
surprise attacks on their bases in France, Belgium and Holland. It was a
battle fought at great cost to the Luftwaffe. During the low-level attacks
and aerial battles that raged throughout the day, some 300 Luftwaffe
aircraft were lost. Though 200 Allied aircraft were destroyed, most on the
ground, pilot losses were light. The paintings takes us right into the action above the Allied air
base at Eindhoven. Me262 jets join a concentration of Me109s and Fw190s of
JG-3 fighter wing, as they hurtle across the airfield in an assault that
lasted 23 minutes, while spitfires form 414 Sqn RCAF do their best to
repel the attack. On the ground Typhoon fighters of 439 Sqn - one of 8
Typhoon squadrons based at Eindhoven - take a hammering, no fewer than 60
being destroyed or damaged.
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