A STUNNING LIMITED EDITION BY ONE THE WORLDS MOST COLLECTED AVIATION ARTISTS, PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED BY THE LEGENDARY 'FIGHTING RED TAILS'
RED TAIL ESCORT
By Richard Taylor
Despite lingering racial prejudice and some
opposition within the Air Force, President Roosevelt had ordered the USAAF to
form an all African American fighter pilot unit, its crews to be trained at Tuskegee in
Alabama. To the surprise of their critics, the Tuskegee Airmen were to prove
their detractors spectacularly wrong from the first day they went into action
in Italy in May 1943. Their iron discipline earned this famous unit the respect
and admiration of hundreds of bomber crews, and created a legend.
THE SIGNATURES
Richard Taylor’s striking piece depicts Tuskegee
“Red Tail” pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group as they close in to escort home a
damaged B-17 Fortress of the 483rd Bomb Group. Released in 2007, it has been endorsed by
the signatures of SIX of the famous Tuskegee pilots who flew in combat during
WWII:
Brigadier General CHARLES MCGEE
Lieutenant
Colonel LEO R. GRAY
Lieutenant
Colonel GEORGE E. HARDY
Lieutenant
Colonel WILLIAM H. HOLLOMAN III
Lieutenant Colonel ALEXANDER JEFFERSON
Second
Lieutenant LOWELL STEWARD
Released in 2007, this is the perfect piece for collectors of WWII aviation and historic autographs. The edition is close to being sold out at the publisher so is a great acquisition at the original release price, before it moves onto the secondary market and prices start to climb.
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our pieces are not reproductions; they are original autographs, hand-signed by
the veterans involved.