Midway-The Turning of the Tide Robert Taylor AP L. E. Signed and Numbered Print

  

Midway-The Turning of the Tide Robert Taylor Artist Proof Limited Edition Signed and Numbered Print. Only 100 Artist Proof Limited Edition prints. Lithograph print by Aviation Artist Robert Taylor. For sale is a Artist Proof Limited-Edition print by renowned aviation artist, Robert Taylor.

The print comes with a certificate of authenticity from Artique. The print is on acid free archival paper.

The print is in excellent condition, never framed, and stored flat in a nonsmoking environment. The overall size of the print is 36" x 26". The print is signed by Robert Taylor and.

4 SBD Dauntless dive-bomber pilots. Commander DON ELY Rear Admiral WILBUR ROBERTS Flight Lieutenant EDWARD H. ANDERSON Lieutenant Commander DICK BEST. This stunning aviation panorama vividly brings to life the minutes just prior to the Battle of Midway, the decisive battle that wrote the name of the SBD Dauntless dive-bomber into military history. The date was 4 June 1942; the time was 10.10 hours; and the place was 20,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean, 200 miles north-west of Midway Island.

The Dauntless pilots have found the Japanese carrier fleet at its most vulnerable, decks packed with aircraft re-fueled, re-armed and almost ready for take-off. As the Akagi, Kaga, Hiryo, and Soryu begin to turn into the wind for take-off, the SBD Dauntless dive-bombers, flown by many of the most experienced pilots in the US Navy launch their attack.

Within seconds they will devastate the Japanese fleet, destroying half of the entire enemy carrier force. It was the beginning of the end for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Midway turned out to be one of the most strategically decisive victories fought in the Pacific.