Description

ROBERT TAYLOR'S NEW VOLUME OF AIR COMBAT PAINTINGS FEATURING A NEW EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION PRINT.

Mk IX Spitfires of 443 Squadron RCAF, based at St Croix sur Mer tangle with a group of Fw190s whom they had encountered on a fighter sweep near Alençon, in southern Normandy on 23 June 1944. During the melée that followed, their Squadron Leader, Wally McLeod, quickly destroyed two Fw190s, whilst another Fw190 was badly damaged.

This outstanding print is issued with a matching numbered special edition copy of Air Combat Paintings volume VI - with the RAF cover and presented in a gold embossed slip case

The companion release WHERE EAGLES GATHERED is also available in matching editions.

THE REMARQUES
With just TEN copies issued with each of the special editions, Robert Taylor’s magnificent pencil remarque will be completed on a separate folio sheet of paper which can either be inserted loosely within the book itself, or, if you wish, available to be framed and displayed as a separate item in its own right.

Signatures

Each book is individually numbered and hand signed by the artist.

Each print is personally signed by an RAF and Luftwaffe combat pilot that flew during the Normandy Invasions:

Lieutenant General Avi.Baron MIKE DONNET
Major HANS-EKKEHARD BOB

THE REMARQUE VETERANS BOOKPLATE
Specially placed in the front of each of the TEN remarque edition books will be a remarkable bookplate containing the original signatures of FIFTEEN of World War Two’s most famous and distinguished aviators. Illustrious veterans whose names include Erich Hartmann, the highest scoring Ace in history; Hub Zemke; and Victoria Cross holder Bill Reid to name but a few.

Warrant Officer NORMAN JACKSON VC.
Flight Lieutenant BILL REID VC.
Generalleutnant ADOLF GALLAND
Air Vice-Marshal JOHNNIE JOHNSON CB CBE DSO** DFC*
Air Commodore ALAN DEERE DSO OBE DFC*
Oberst ERICH HARTMANN
Wing Commander DON KINGABY DSO AFC DFM**
Generalleutnant GÜNTHER RALL
Colonel HUB ZEMKE
Colonel BOB MORGAN
Colonel DON BLAKESLEE
Brigadier General ROBIN OLDS
General LEON JOHNSON MOH
Colonel WALKER ‘BUD’ MAHURIN
Colonel CLARENCE ‘BUD’ ANDERSON

CHOICE OF REMARQUE
Collectors can choose their Robert Taylor pencil drawing remarque - the only authentic remarque issued with Volume VI - from either an RAF, USAAF, or Luftwaffe subject. Depending on the subject chosen, the drawing will come separately signed, not only by the artist Robert Taylor, but by one of the following Aces:

RAF
Squadron Leader NEVILLE DUKE DSO DFC*

USAAF
Colonel DON BLAKESLEE

Luftwaffe
Oberleutnant ERWIN LEYKAUF
AND Oberleutnant WALTER SCHUCK