The Wolfpack by Robert Taylor.
The 56th Fighter Group was led by some of Americas greatest fighter leaders of World War II and was home to many of its leading fighter Aces. Under successive commanders Hub Zemke, Robert Landry and David Schilling, the 56th destroyed more enemy aircraft in combat than any other fighter group in the Eighth Air Force. Arriving in England in January 1943 under the command of Colonel Hub Zemke, a master tactician and fearless leader, the 56th quickly emerged as an outstanding fighting unit. The only Eighth Air Force Group to fly P-47 Thunderbolts throughout the war, the 56th spawned more fighter Aces than any other USAAF group - legends such as Gabby Gabreski, Robert Johnson and the colourful Ace Walker Bud Mahurin. Under Hub Zemkes mercurial leadership they became known and feared as Zemkes Wolfpack. On 26 November, 1943, the P-47s of the 56th Fighter Group were tasked to escort B-24 Liberators of the 392nd Bomb Group on a dangerous mission to attack the heavily defended industrial and dockyard facilities in the German port of Bremen. Zemke knew the Luftwaffe would be waiting for them as they approached the target, and they were – in force! It was to become a day of high drama. With the Luftwaffe throwing all the fighters they could muster at the American heavy bombers, a massive aerial battle ensued. In the running dogfights high over Bremen, the Wolfpack claimed their most successful action of the war with 23 confirmed kills, 3 probables, and 9 damaged, creating an all-time record in the European Theatre. The 392nds B-24 Liberators could not have been in safer hands on that eventful day.
Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 26.5 inches (88cm x 66cm) - Image size 24.5 inches x 22 inches (62cm x 56cm). Price £200.00
Signed by
Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased),
Brigadier General Leslie C Smith and
Brigadier General Lyle Adrianse.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 26.5 inches (88cm x 66cm) - Image size 24.5 inches x 22 inches (62cm x 56cm). Price £415.00
Signed by
Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased),
Brigadier General Leslie C Smith,
Brigadier General Lyle Adrianse,
Captain Walter Groce,
Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley,
Colonel Harold Bunny Comstock,
Major Michael B Gladych,
Captain Shirley Ulch,
Lieutenant John Bradshaw - Companion Print,
Colonel Billy Gene Edens - Companion Print,
Chief Warrant Officer Russell Kyler - Companion Print and
Colonel Robert J Shorty Rankin - Companion Print.
Collectors edition of 350 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 26.5 inches (88cm x 66cm) - Image size 24.5 inches x 22 inches (62cm x 56cm). Price £275.00
Signed by
Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased),
Brigadier General Leslie C Smith,
Brigadier General Lyle Adrianse,
Captain Walter Groce,
Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley,
Lieutenant John Bradshaw - Companion Print,
Colonel Billy Gene Edens - Companion Print,
Chief Warrant Officer Russell Kyler - Companion Print and
Colonel Robert J Shorty Rankin - Companion Print.
Wolfpack Tribute Proof edition of 50 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 26.5 inches (88cm x 66cm) - Image size 24.5 inches x 22 inches (62cm x 56cm). Price £
Signed by
Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased),
Brigadier General Leslie C Smith,
Brigadier General Lyle Adrianse,
Captain Walter Groce,
Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley,
Colonel Harold Bunny Comstock,
Major Michael B Gladych,
Captain Shirley Ulch,
Lieutenant John Bradshaw - Companion Print,
Colonel Billy Gene Edens - Companion Print,
Chief Warrant Officer Russell Kyler - Companion Print,
Colonel Robert J Shorty Rankin - Companion Print,
Colonel Gordon Batdorf - Companion Print,
Colonel Robert Winters - Companion Print,
Colonel Gabby Gabreski (deceased) - (matted) Companion Print,
Lt Col Robert S Johnson (deceased) - (matted) Companion Print and
Colonel Hub Zemke (deceased) - (matted) Companion Print.
ITEM CODE DHM1726
