ROBERT TAYLOR Mighty Eighth Coming Home LE Print withOutward Bound Open Edition NR
"THE MIGHTY EIGHTH - COMING HOME". "THE MIGHTY EIGHTH - COMING HOME" is a dazzlingly beautiful signed and numbered print by Robert Taylor from an edition limited to 1250 prints. Don't miss this one! From their first inauspicious raid on German airfields on 4th July, 1942, to their ultimate air supremacy over the skies of Europe in 1945, the men of the U. Air Forces never wavered in their determination nor flinched from the frightening odds they faced. The vindication of their policy of high altitude daylight precision bombing came with the ultimate victory of the Allied forces in 1945. In three years of continual combat, the bomber crews of the USAAF overcame the worst odds: They often flew in atrocious weather, they ran the gauntlet of the Luftwaffe fighter Aces, and they pressed on through all the flak that anti-aircraft gunners could throw up at them. They paid the heavy price of war, but in so doing carved out a niche in history, and created a legend that will live so long as man takes to the skies. "THE MIGHTY EIGHTH - COMING HOME" commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the arrival in Europe of the men and machines of the Mighty Eighth. It evokes in a very special way the heroic deeds of the immortal men who flew the awesome combat missions of World War II and each provides a perpetual tribute to the debt owed to these intrepid aviators. Here the valiant bombers of the Eighth Air Force are coming home.
Set in a majestic panorama of evening sunlight, a battle weary bomber force approaches the coast of Belgium. A B-17 Fortress sheds debris as it struggles to stay with the group, while three B-24 Liberators have joined the formation for the North Sea crossing. A lone P-51, low on fuel, flies close escort.
In addition to the artist, this print is individually signed by SIX highly decorated bomber aircrew. This print is in mint condition, has never been framed, and, like all of our prints, has been stored flat.
It has an overall size of 33" x 25" and comes with a descriptive Certificate of Authenticity and a full color, one-page sales flyer. This mint condition, open edition, fine art poster measures 24" x 26" and, like all our prints and posters, has been stored flat. PLEASE NOTE: This is an open edition POSTER - NOT a signed and numbered print.
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