Robert Taylor Return of the Belle Print. Memphis Belle Robert Morgan

  
Return of the Belle (Secondary Market UnFramed Copy). On Wednesday 19 May 1943 one particular B-17 and its crew entered the history books when, skippered by Bob Morgan, the Memphis Belle was the first B-17 in the 91st Bomb Group to complete their prescribed tour of 25 combat missions. Since 7 November the previous year, the Belle and her crew had flown 150 hours of combat and shot down eight enemy fighters, and possibly five more. It was a story that encapsulated the deeds of thousands of airmen who flew with the Eighth Air Force in Europe to defend the world from the tyrannies of the Nazis. Published in 1991, this impressive work shows the Memphis Belle returning to her base at Binbrook in Lincolnshire, and was the first release in Robert Taylor's great'Masterwork Series', which heralded the'Golden Age of Aviation Art Publishing'. Signed by the eight surviving crew - all of whom have sadly now passed away - the signatures, of course, included Colonel Bob Morgan whose leadership had welded his men into one of the best fighting units in the Mighty Eighth; his co-pilot Jim Verinis, Navigator Charles Leighton, Flight Engineer and top gunner Harold Loch and the Radio Operator Bob Hanson. Not forgetting the waist gunners Bill Winchell and Casmir Nastal, and the'Sting in the Tail', Johnny Quinlan. Please enquire for further details on current availability.

This secondary market print is in excellent condition and has never been framed. It comes with the COA. See pictures for conditions, and feel free to ask for additional pictures if needed.