Description
F6F Hellcats of VF-6 head out to hit Japanese shipping and ground installations on the Pacific atoll of Truk, February 1944. In the foreground is the Hellcat “White 19” flown by Lt Alex Vraciu, who would become one of the U.S Navy’s top guns.
Completed in a graphite and paint combination, this superbly detailed drawing by Richard Taylor is personally signed by the artist along with Nine highly respected WWII Corsair and Hellcat Pilots:
Colonel DEAN CASWELL USMC – Corsairs VMF-221 / 7 victories. Flew in Korea and Vietnam.
Lieutenant Colonel WILLIAM LUCAS USMC – Corsairs VMF-216 / Flew in Korea and Vietnam.
Lieutenant Colonel LYLE BRADLEY USMC – Corsairs VMF-225 & VMF-123 / Flew in Korea
Commander WILLIS E. HARDY USN – Hellcats VF-17 “Jolly Rogers” / 6½ victories, Ace in a day
Commander DEAN “DIZ” LAIRD USN – Wildcats & Hellcat VF-4 / 6 ½ victories. Flew in Korea
Lieutenant Colonel DARRELL SMITH USMC – Corsairs VMF-312 “Checkerboards” / Flew in Korea
Captain PHILLIP DE GROOT USMC – Corsairs VMF-224 / Flew in Korea, 140 combat missions in total
First Lieutenant CLINT FLADLAND USMC – Corsairs VMF-321’s “Hell’s Angels” / Flew in Korea
Colonel JOE MCPHAIL USMC – Corsairs, VMF-441 & VMF-323 / 2 victories. Flew in Korea, 240 missions in total
The drawing has been conservation framed and matted by our expert team, to include the original signatures of Six more iconic Fighter Aces who flew in the Pacific Theater, including the Pilot featured in the drawing – Alex Vraciu:
Commander ALEX VRACIU USN – VF6 Hellcat Ace / 19 victories
Colonel JIM SWETT Medal of Honor USMC – Wildcat & Corsair Ace / 15 ½ victories
Colonel ARCHIE DONAHUE USMC – Wildcat & Corsair Ace / 14 victories, including five in one day*
Captain RICHARD “ZEKE” CORMIER USMC – VF80 Hellcat Ace / 8 victories
Captain ARMISTEAD “CHICK” SMITH USN – VF-9 Wildcat Ace / 11 victories
Commander HAMILTON “MAC” MCWHORTER USN – VF-12 the first Hellcat Ace / 12 victories
This outstanding FIFTEEN signature piece is the perfect opportunity for collector’s to acquire original work.
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