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Having been badly d amaged by flak and enemy fighters, and almost out of fuel after a gruelling eight hour mission over Europe, the Pilot of this B-17 Flying Fortress makes a forced landing in the safety of an English cornfield.
To the relief of the crew, a pair of P-51 Mustangs have escorted the damaged aircraft back across the North Sea and although not the...
A moving tribute to the brave aircrews of both RAF Fighter & Bomber Command
Spitfires from 504 Squadron provide close escort to a badly damaged Lancaster of 576 Squadron as she limps back to base, having fallen far behind the main force following an arduous raid...
After an arduous bomber escort mission in early 1945, P-51 Mustangs of the 353rd Fighter Group return to their base at Raydon, Suffolk.
The Signatures
No less than SEVEN highly-regarded P-51 Mustang pilots joined artist Robert Taylor in signing this memorable piece when it was released in 2004:
Damaged by Fw190s during a raid to Leipzig, B-17 Fortress The Peacemaker of the 91st Bomb Group has slipped out of formation and is struggling to maintain height. Her crew are busy jettisoning everything possible to save weight, as the English coast comes into view. Thanks to their efforts and the close escort provided by P-51s of the 361st Fighter Group, The Peacemaker will...
After another successful mission escorting B-17s to the target in Germany, Captain Don Gentile in his P-51B ‘Shangri-La’, leads pilots from the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group homeward bound to their base at Debden, March 1944.
Formed at Debden on 29 September 1942 from the RAF’s three American ‘Eagle’ squadrons, the Fourth Fighter...
This classic Robert Taylor painting portrays the stark contrast between the peaceful English countryside of the 1940’s, and the harsh reality of the mighty war machines of the day.
From the summer of 1942 until the end of hostilities, the USAAF’s Eighth Air Force took the battle to enemy-occupied Europe every single day that weather permitted. The largest air unit...
A specially commissioned edition, signed by Group Captain James Tait during his lifetime and now released as a lasting tribute to the men of RAF Bomber Command.
As the setting sun casts a golden glow, a group of Lancasters from 576 Squadron form up after departing from their Lincolnshire base at the start of a raid into Germany in late 1944. The lead aircraft UL-I (LM227)...
It is June 1944 and, as dawn begins to break over East Anglia, Mosquito B Mk XVI bombers of the Light Night Striking Force return from a raid over Berlin. The sun is just beginning to rise and the peaceful tranquillity is shattered as these majestic aircraft power in from the North Sea, flying at low level over the Norfolk marshes.
Gerald is one of the most highly regarded Aviation...
There is a brief moment of calm as B-17 ‘Skipper’ of the 367th Squadron, 306th Bomb Group returns to base at Thurleigh in East Anglia after another grueling daytime mission over occupied Europe, January 1945. One of the longest serving Flying Fortresses of the war, ‘Skipper’ completed over 100 combat missions despite suffering from battle damage in late...
Richard’s superb drawing is another example of why he is regarded as one of the best pencil artists in the industry. Completed on antique buff paper and finished with his trademark colour highlights, this stunning collectors piece depicts Lancasters of 630 and 57 Squadrons making a safe return to RAF East Kirkby after another gruelling mission to Germany in 1944.
