A POWERFUL EDITION DEPICTING ‘OPERATION VENGEANCE’ THE FAMOUS MISSION TO SHOOT DOWN ADMIRAL YAMAMOTO IN APRIL 1943, SIGNED BY ICONIC ACES WHO FLEW ON THE RAID.

BOGEYS! 11 O’CLOCK HIGH

by Robert Taylor

Doug Canning breaks radio silence to call the sighting of Admiral Yamamoto’s flight over the pacific island of Bougainville, 18 April 1943.

After a two and a half hour, four hundred mile flight just above the waves, mission leader John Mitchell and his 16 ship raiding party push their P-38s to full power to complete one of the most remarkable ambushes in aviation history.

THE SIGNATURES
Each print is signed by EIGHT of the P-38 Lightning pilots who flew one of the most successful intercept missions of WWII:

Colonel JOHN MITCHELL – he flew 457 combat missions in the Pacific and devised and led Operation Vengeance the famous raid to shoot down Admiral Yamamoto in April 1943. He retired as a triple Ace with 15 victories, including 4 MiGs in Korea
Lieutenant Colonel ROGER J. AMES
Colonel REX BARBER – he was credited with the destruction of Admiral Yamamoto’s plane on the famous April 1943 mission, finishing the war as an Ace with 5 victories
Lieutenant Colonel DOUG CANNING
Captain DELTON GOERKE
Captain LARRY GRAEBENER
Major JULIUS JACOBSON
Lieutenant Colonel LOUIS R KITTEL – 5 victories

The Pilots who have autographed this print represent iconic P-38 Pilots who took part in this legendary mission. Sadly all have now passed into history, making this a great opportunity to acquire this collector's piece.

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