ROBERT BAILEY Masters of the Air CLASH OVER HASELEUNNE 100th Bomb Group **RARE**

Description: "CLASH OVER HASELEUNNE" by Robert Bailey "CLASH OVER HASELEUNNE" by renowned aviation artist Robert Bailey is a signed and numbered limited edition print from an edition limited to ONLY 600 prints! This print was published in 1994, is long sold out at the publisher, and is seldom available on the secondary market. Don’ miss this RARE opportunity! The 100th Bomb Group depicted on this amazing print is featured in the cable series MASTERS OF THE AIR. On June 1, 1942, the Army Air Forces activated the 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy) (100th BG). On June 25, 1943, the 100th BG flew its first Eighth Air Force combat mission in a bombing of the Bremen U-boat yards -- the beginning of the 'Bloody Hundredth' legacy. The group inherited the "Bloody Hundredth" nickname from other bomb groups due to the amount of losses it took. In the early summer of 1943, 100 BG became a "marked outfit" by Luftwaffe fighters after a B-17 pilot first lowered his landing gear to surrender to three Messerschmitt Bf 109s, started to descend after the fighters stopped shooting, then changed his mind and the B-17 gunners shot the three fighter aircraft (one Bf 109 pilot bailed out and presumably reported the event). The group experienced several instances where it lost a dozen or more aircraft on a single mission, and for the next six months, the group focused its bombing attacks against German airfields, industries, and naval facilities in France and Germany. "CLASH OVER HASELEUNNE" features the famous 'Bloody Hundredth' Bomb Group! On the Berlin raid of March 6, 1944, at high noon 21,000 feet over the small town of Haseleunne in northern Germany, B-17 Flying Fortress "Our Gal Sal" of the 100th Bomb Group flown by Lt Bob Shoens is defended by P-47's of the 56th Fighter Group. In addition to the artist, each print in this edition was individually signed in pencil by: 2nd Lt ROBERT (BOB) SHOENS (pilot of 'Our Gal Sal') This mint condition print has never been framed and, like all of our prints, has been stored flat. It measures 23½" x 32" and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Buyer to pay $40.00 toward domestic shipping and insurance. Signature required for delivery. Due to postal insurance limitations, this item is available to our domestic US customers only. Save on shipping with multiple purchases - we can ship up to four prints to the same address for the same cost. Payment by PayPal. Click on "view seller's other auctions" to see our current auctions including selections of fine aviation, naval, military, and Civil War art - mostly limited-edition prints - by this and other outstanding artists. Contact us if you have any questions or if you are looking for something in particular. With arguably the largest secondary market inventory in the world Classic Aviation & War Art – warart.com – may just have it! GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR LOOKING!

Price: 2995 USD

Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-08-09T15:47:31.000Z

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