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Thunderbolts and Lightnings by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) - Direct Art

Thunderbolts and Lightnings by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y)


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Thunderbolts and Lightnings by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y)

The relief of Bastogne turned the tide in the Battle of the Bulge and Hitlers final great offensive of World War II lay in ruins. P47 Thunderbolts of the 406th Fighter Group, in company with P38 Lightnings, support the advancing armor of General George Pattons US Third Army as they prepare to relieve the battered 101st Airborne Division from their heroic defence of Bastogne during the final climax to the Battle of the Bulge, 24 December 1944. The Battle of the Bulge was one of the largest land battles of WWII with more than a million American, British and German troops involved, incurring huge casualties on all sides and this release pays tribute to the sacrifice of Allied Forces, during this important milestone in World War II.

Published 2005.
Item Code : DHM2595YThunderbolts and Lightnings by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) - This Edition
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**Limited Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints (2 prints available)

Ex display prints in near perfect condition with some slight border damage.
Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 59cm) Park, Howard M
True, William
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


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Other editions of this item : Thunderbolts and Lightnings by Nicolas Trudgian.DHM2595
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PRINT Limited Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 59cm) Park, Howard M
True, William
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £85
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Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 59cm) Shapiro, Murray
Hearne, Gordon
Howenstein, Peter
Moseley, John
Buniff, Egbert Duke
Park, Howard M
True, William
Denison, Frank
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


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Limited edition of artist proofs with two signatures.

Last remaining print in this edition.

Published 2005.
Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 59cm) Park, Howard M
True, William
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £85
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PRINT Veterans Edition : Signed limited edition of 250 prints.

Less than 50 prints of the edition remain.

Published 2005.

Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 59cm) Shapiro, Murray
Hearne, Gordon
Howenstein, Peter
Moseley, John
Buniff, Egbert Duke
Park, Howard M
True, William
Denison, Frank
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £310
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SLIGHT
BORDER
DAMAGE
Limited Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints.

The print has slight damage to the border area, mostly on a corner. Not noticeable once framed..
Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 59cm) Park, Howard M
True, William
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £85
£135.00VIEW EDITION...
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The signature of Flt Lt Howard M Park

Flt Lt Howard M Park
*Signature Value : £45

Having joined the service in 1942, Howard Park trained as a fighter pilot. Posted to Europe to join the 406th Fighter Group in April 1944, he flew over 140 combat missions with the 513th Fighter Squadron on rocket firing ground attack P47 Thunderbolts, Howard flew the P47 'Big Ass Bird'. On D-Day the 406th were the first Fighter Group in action over Utah Beach. Engaged heavily on attacking ground targets, Howard sank a German naval vessel in Brest harbour using air-to-ground rockets, but still managed to notch up victories over three Me109s in only five aerial encounters with the enemy. During the Battle of the Bulge, the 406th FG were the only 9th Air Force unit exclusively assigned to the defence of the beleaguered town of Bastogne, attacking the besieging German forces with devastating success. Howard flew P47s in combat through until the final days of the war in May 1945.


The signature of Sergeant William True (deceased)

Sergeant William True (deceased)
*Signature Value : £40

Bill True served with the 506th Parachute Regiment which was attached to the 101st Airborne. He took part in the initial parachute drop into France with the 101st on D-Day, and by the end of the day they were in control of the high ground overlooking the invasion beach. Bill made his second combat drop with the 101st near Eindhoven during Operation Market Garden, before, in December 1944, finding himself in the thick of the action defending the town of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, where the 506th defended the eastern perimeter section of the town. Advancing into Germany, the 506th's final mission of the war was the capture of Hitler's Eagle Nest at Berchtesgaden on 4th - 5th May 1945. He died on 20th March 2017.
The Aircraft :
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ThunderboltAlexander Kartveli was a engineer with Seversky Aircraft who designed the P-35, which first flew in 1937. With Republic Aviation Kartveli supervised the development of the P-43 Lancer. Neither of these aircraft were produced in large numbers, and neither was quite successful. However, the Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt, also nicknamed the Jug, was quite a different story. The Jug was the jewel in Kartvelis design crown, and went on to become one of the most produced fighter aircraft of all time with 15,683 being manufactured. The P-47 was the largest and heaviest single seat fighter of WW II. The P-47 immediately demonstrated its excellent combat qualities, including speed, rate of climb, maneuverability, heavy fire power, and the ability to take a lot of punishment. With a wingspan of more than 40 feet and a weight of 19,400 pounds, this large aircraft was designed around the powerful 2000 HP Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine. The first P-47 prototype flew in May of 1941, and the primary variant the P-47D went into service in 1943 with units of the U.S. Armys Eighth Air Force. The Jug had a maximum speed in excess of 400 MPH, a service ceiling in excess of 42,000 feet, and was heavily armed with either six or eight heavy caliber machine guns. With its ability to carry up to a 2,500 pound bomb load, the Jug saw lots of use in ground attack roles. Until the introduction of the N model, the P-47 lacked the long range required for fighter escort missions which were most often relegated to P-51 Mustangs or P-38 Lightnings. In his outstanding painting entitled Bridge Busting Jugs, noted aviation artist Stan Stokes depicts Eighth Air Force Jugs in a ground attack mission in the Alps in June of 1944. The top P-47 ace was Francis Gabreski who had flown with the 56th Fighter Group, the first unit to be equipped with the P-47. In August of 1943 Gabreski attained his first aerial combat victory (over an Fw-190) and by years end he had reached ace status with 8 confirmed victories. As Commander of the 61st Squadron, Gabreski continued to chalk up victory after victory, and on seven different occasions he achieved two victories during the same mission. However, in July of 1944 Gabreski damaged the prop on his Jug during a low level attack on an airfield near Coblenz. Forced to make a crash landing, he was captured and remained a prisoner of war until Wars end in 1945. Following the War Gabreski returned to military service with the Air Forces 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing in Korea. Flying the F-86 Sabre Jet, Gabreski attained 6.5 more aerial victories in 1951 and 1952 becoming an ace in two different wars
LightningDesigned by Kelly Johnson the P38 made its maiden flight on the 27th January 1939 and introduced into service in 1941. they cost $134,284 at the time each and a total of 10,037 were built. The Lockheed P-38 was introduced as a inceptor fighter but soon proved a valuable long range bomber escort for the 8thUS Air Force's B-17 and-24 bombers as they bombed targets further into Germany.

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