ROBERT TAYLOR Hellcat Fury withPacific Pirate Vought F4U Corsair US Navy 2 Prints

  
"HELLCAT FURY" by the artist Robert Taylor is a signed and numbered limited edition 2-print set from an edition limited to only 300 print sets. This is the NINE signature (plus artist) WAR IN THE PACIFIC EDITION. Truk, the small atoll in the South Pacific, was the major anchorage for the Japanese Fleet. Comprising a magnificent harbor and four heavily defended airfields, it was thought impregnable by the US forces as they fought their way up through the Pacific. But on 16-17 February 1944 a violent two-day aerial assault by carrier-born aircraft of Task Force 58 exploded the myth.

Light as the US Navy losses were - only 25 aircraft failed to return - the battle for Truk was ferocious. The air above the atoll became a maelstrom of flak, tracer, flying lead, and shrapnel, while below huge explosions rocked the ground as ammo and fuel dumps were hit, fires raged, and the acrid smoke of battle pervaded the entire area.

"HELLCAT FURY" brings to life the scenario that was crucial to Admiral Spruance's forceful drive through the Central Pacific. The once feared Japanese base at Truk is being reduced to a statistic of war. Hellcats of VF6 hurtle across the lagoon at masthead height with guns blazing, creating havoc as they tear into the enemy positions below. Seen in the foreground is the F6F-3 of Lt. Alex Vraciu, subsequently to become one of the Navy's top guns.

This exhilarating work dramatically conveys the awesome conditions endured day after day by the pilots of the US Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific. In addition to the artist this print was individually signed by EIGHT Aces who flew the Hellcat in combat.

Prints of the WAR IN THE PACIFIC EDITION of Robert Taylor's painting "HELLCAT FURY" are issued together with a matching-numbered companion print "PACIFIC PIRATE, " a wonderful study of the Vought F4U Corsair, signed the artist and Colonel ARCHIE DONAHUE, bringing the total number of signatures in the edition to NINE (plus the artist). Both prints are in mint condition print, have never been framed and, like all of our prints, have been stored flat. "HELLCAT FURY" measures approximately 34 1/8" x 24". "PACIFIC PIRATE" measures approximately 15 1/2" x 12". The original Certificate of Authenticity and a four-page full-color sales brochure are included. GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR LOOKING!