TRUDGIAN D-Day Armada ACES EDITION 354th FG 9th Air Force & Robert Taylor Bonus

  
"D-DAY ARMADA" by aviation artist Nicolas Trudgian is a signed and numbered print from an edition limited to ONLY 600 prints. This is the THREE signature ACES EDITION. There was never a greater concentration of air power deployed in an active theatre of war as over the English Channel in May and June 1944. S D-Day approached, the USAAF's Ninth Air Force had assembled over 3500 aircraft and, dispatching up to 1000 aircraft a day, they were pounding enemy positions all the way from Pas de Calais to the coast of Normandy. June 6, 1944, arguably the most decisive single day in modem military history, saw the sky filled with waves of troop carrying aircraft towing gliders, dropping over 20,000 highly trained men in support of the massed sea-borne landings on the beaches below. Grabbing all the airspace they could find, the combat wings of the Ninth Air Force were creating havoc among the German ground forces as they scrambled to get troops and armor to the battlefront. "D-DAY ARMADA" depicts a scene late on D-Day Plus One, as yet another aerial armada heads inland over the heavy fighting on the beaches below. Bearing their high profile invasion stripes, P-51 Mustangs of the 354th Fighter Group are seen escorting B-26 Marauders of the 397th Bomb Group as they cross the battle lines, the Marauders' mission to hit enemy targets ahead of advancing Allied ground forces. A magnificent 60th Anniversary tribute to the men and machines of the Ninth Air Force who contributed so much to the greatest military invasion in history. In addition to the artist this print was individually signed in pencil by THREE top P-51 fighter Aces who flew combat missions on D-Day, 6 June 1944. STRAIT (top scoring ace of 356th FG). This print is in mint condition print, had been stored flat, and has never been framed. It measures 35¼" x 23½" and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and a descriptive four-page color sales flyer. These are original flyers, not reproductions. Each contains a description of the print, details of the editions of the print, and the information on the veterans whose signatures appear on the print. These sales brochure ARE NOT SIGNED!

They measures 11¾" x 8¼" and are in MINT CONDITION. The box provided on the backs of the brochures for dealer information is blank. PLEASE NOTE: this bonus is for the sales brochures ONLY and DOES NOT INCLUDE the limited edition prints!!! GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR LOOKING!