Description
This striking print depicts B26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group 9th Air Force, returning from a strike against VI, rocket sites in the Pas de Calais, January 1944.
The 9th Air Force became one of the most effective forces in the destruction of VI rocket sites, railroad yards, bridges and other enemy position in northern France and by May 1944, was dispatching more than one thousand aircraft a day against targets in Normandy and the Pas de Calais.
THE LIMITED EDITION
Each print has been individually signed by the Artist, together with Three B-26 Marauder Pilots who flew in the European Theater:
General JOHN MOENCH – 323rd Bomb Group / 62 missions
Colonel ROLAND SCOTT – 322nd Bomb Group / led the first B-26 mission in Europe
Colonel ASHLEY WOOLRIDGE – 319th & 320th Bomb Group / 100 missions
THE MULTI-SIGNED PRINTS
Just 100 prints worldwide from the edition have been additionally signed by a further three Pilots who flew the Marauder with the Ninth Air Force, making a total of Six signatures:
Major CARL OATES – Pilot 386th Bomb Group / 22 missions
Colonel RICHARD “DICK” DENISON – Navigator 386th Bomb Group / 40 missions including D-Day
Captain EARL SLANKER – Pilot 386th Bomb Group / 62 missions including D-Day
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