GATHERING STORM

Description

Equipped with new Fw190s, the notorious fighter interceptors of JG-2 achieved startling success against the still inexperienced USAAF B-17 crews that regularly visited occupied ports on the west coast of France in 1943. The Fw190 quickly established a fearsome reputation and became the mainstay of the German defense.

This spectacular painting highlights both the elegance and lethality of the Fw190. A group of A-3 and A-4s of JG-2 climb out over Théville in Western France, to intercept an in-coming armada of B-17 Fortresses en route to bomb the submarine pens at Lorient, in March 1943.

THE SIGNATURES

Every print in this edition is personally signed by the artist Robert Taylor together with four iconic Fw190 Aces:

Leutnant HUGO BROCH Knights Cross – 81 victories
Major HEINZ LANGE Knights Cross – 70 victories
Major FRITZ LOSIGKEIT Knights Cross – 68 victories
Hauptmann GÜNTHER SCHACK Knights Cross with Oak Leaves – 174 victories

Published in 1990 this long sold out collector’s edition is personally autographed by iconic Aces, making it a much sought after for collectors of Luftwaffe subjects.