Description

September 1940: The Battle of Britain reaches a crescendo as Me109s of the 1./JG52, their bright yellow noses glinting in the sun, gather speed and altitude as they form up after take-off from their base at Coquelles, near Calais.

This outstanding new edition is the follow-up to the highly successful January release Height and Sun and carries the original signatures of some of the most prominent Aces of the Luftwaffe during WWII, with up to a staggering THIRTY THREE signatures available.

Signatures

THE LIMITED EDITION
Every print has been personally signed by the artist, Robert Taylor, together with the following THREE Luftwaffe Knight’s Cross fighter Aces who, between them, have a total 493 air combat victories:

Generalleutnant GÜNTHER RALL
Leutnant HUGO BROCH
Obertleutnant WALTER WOLFRUM

THE LUFTWAFFE TRIBUTE EDITION
In addition to the three signatures of the Limited Edition, each copy of the Luftwaffe Tribute Edition has been individually signed by a further fifteen Luftwaffe fighter pilots, including nine holders of the Knight’s Cross, making a total of EIGHTEEN signatures in total.

Oberfeldwebel ERICH AXTHAMMER
Leutnant HELMUT BALLEWSKI
Major HANS-EKKEHARD BOB
Unteroffizier GUSTAV DREES
Leutnant NORBET HANNIG
Feldwebel HERBERT KOLLER
Leutnant WILHELM NOLLER
Hauptmann GÜNTHER NORDENHOLTZ
Unteroffizier JOHANNES OESTERHELT
Oberfeldwebel WILLI RESCHKE
Unteroffizier OTFRIED SAHL
Oberleutnant ERNST SCHEUFELE
Hauptmann KARL-FRITZ SCHLOSSSTEIN
Oberleutnant WALTER SCHUCK
Oberleutnant GÜNTHER SEEGER

THE ARTIST PROOF EDITION
The THIRTY-THREE signature Artist Proofs are issued together with all the components of the Limited edition, and are also matted to include the original signatures of some of the most prominent fighter Aces of the War, some of the Luftwaffe greatest name. This outstanding special edition is conservation matted and ready to frame and includes THIRTY THREE original signatures who amassed a staggering total of 2741 victories between them:

Generalleutnant ADOLF GALLAND
Hauptmann ALFRED GRISLAWSKI
Generalmajor DIETER HRABAK
Oberst HERBERT IHLEFELD
Hauptmann FRITZ KELLER
Generalmajor FRIEDRICH KÖRNER
Generalleutnant WALTER KRUPINSKI
Major FRITZ LOSIGKEIT
Oberst EDUARD NEUMANN
Oberstleutnant ERNST-WILHELM REINERT
Major ERICH RUDORFFER
Generalleutnant FRITZ OBLESSER
General JOHANNES STEINHOFF
Oberleutnant GERHARD THYBEN
Generalleutnant HANNES TRAUTLOFT