D-Day The Airborne Assault by Robert Taylor Signed by D-Day Pilots

Description

D-DAY THE AIRBORNE ASSAULT
By Robert Taylor
A HISTORIC THREE PRINT PORTFOLIO COMMEMORATING D-DAY, JUNE 6 1944
Crossing the Normandy coast over the invasion beaches, C-47 Dakotas of the American 438th Troop Carrier Wing tow CG-4 Waco gliders to bring in yet more reinforcements for the 82nd Airborne Division. The formation is closely escorted by P-51 Mustangs of the 354th Fighter Group as landing craft swarm ashore below them.
It began shortly after midnight on 6 June 1944 when two American and one British Airborne Division started to drop en-masse into Normandy. Their mission: to secure the flanks for the mighty amphibious armada heading towards the invasion beaches. As dawn broke to reveal the bullet-swept beaches below, overhead the skies were still filled with troop-carrying aircraft towing gliders heading for the drop zones.
This superb three print set, which includes the companion prints
INTO BATTLE
and
CRASH LANDING
, was issued in June 1994 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of D-Day .
THE SIGNATURES
The main print is personally autographed by six combat pilots who played a significant role in the D-Day air operations - a Waco Glider PIlot, four Mustang Aces and a C-47 Pilot:
Captain
WARREN EMERSON
P-51 pilot on D-Day with the 354th FG / 6 victories
Captain
CLAYTON GROSS
P-51 pilot on D-Day with the 354th FG / 6 victories
Colonel
WILLIAM KING
P-51 pilot on D-Day with the 354th FG
/ 5 victories
Colonel
MAURICE LONG
P-51 pilot on D-Day with the 354th FG / 8½ victories
Flight Officer
MILES WAGNER
Waco Glider pilot on D-Day with the 434th Troop Carrier Group
Colonel
SID HARWELL
C-47 Dakota pilot with the 87th TCS, he dropped 101st Airborne into Ste-Mere-Eglise on D-Day
Robert Taylor’s iconic masterpiece has been hailed by many leading veterans as the most realistic portrayal of D-Day air events rendered by any artist. Completely sold out since the release, this print is now increasingly difficult to find on the secondary market and as we commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day are a perfect acquisition for Aviation Art enthusiast and autograph collectors alike.
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