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03 - WWII - Luftwaffe
Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian
Slow, frail, out-dated and hopelessly outnumbered, Gladiator biplanes of 112 Squadron RAF tenaciously throw themselves into the fray, attacking Luftwaffe fighter-bombers in the battle for Crete, in April 1941. This newly released painting shows Me110C’s of II./ZG76, having attacked naval units off the coast of Crete in early May 1941, being bravely intercepted by two Gladiators of 112 Squadron. Heavily outnumbered, the best the RAF pilots can hope for is to disrupt the Luftwaffe formation. And this they continued to do until, literally, they had no more aircraft left!
Each print is signed by the following outstanding Luftwaffe Me110 fighter Aces who flew both day and night operations in Europe during World War II.
All prints are signed by the artist and hand numbered.
The TWO signature Limited Edition is signed by:
Leutnant OTTO FRIES
Hauptmann PETER SPODEN
The THREE signature Special Edition is also signed by:
Leutnant KARL-LUDWIG JOHANSSEN KC
Edition size: 285 (limited); 425 (Special ed) signed and numbered
Print size: 30 1/2" w x 23 1/2" h
