Nicolas Trudgian.
The full range of aviation art prints by Nicolas Trudgian, signed by
fighter and bomber pilots, published by the military gallery, are now
exclusively available from Cranston Fine Arts, including many sold out and
secondary market aviation prints.
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Colditz - Under New Management by Nicolas Trudgian.
Colditz – a forbidding medieval castle near Leiptzig, Germany - remains one of the most potent symbols of the Second World War. Reputed to be the Nazis most escape proof prison, this grim castle is the most notorious PoW camp in history with the distinction of being the only German prison that had more guards than prisoners. The castle was specifically used to impound incorrigible, Allied officers who had repeatedly escaped from other camps but putting so many experienced serial escapers in one place proved to be a rather questionable idea. Despite more conventional escape routes gradually being sealed off by the Germans, members of The Colditz Escape Academy continued to jump, tunnel and sneak out of this inescapable prison in surprising numbers. Early in the war Hermann Goering made a public declaration that Colditz was escape proof but he was to be proven wrong time and time again, and over 300 attempts were made during the course of the war, with more than 130 prisoners escaping and 31 successfully reaching home. When captured the result was three weeks in the solitary confinement block, however this didnt stop prisoners inventing even more elaborate means of escaping, even catapulting themselves out of high windows and of course the famous design and building of a sophisticated glider. This new edition, reproduced from a pencil drawing by Nicolas Trudgian, depicts the imposing castle shortly after being liberated by American troops in April 1945. In the foreground below a Sherman Tank of the 9th Armored Division stands on watch, close to the sign that was erected by the US 69th Infantry Division.
Limited Edition : Signed limited edition of 200 prints. Print paper size 14.5 inches x 12 inches (37cm x 31cm). Price £60.00 Signed by
Major Peter Parker.
Colditz Proof Edition : Limited edition of 76 Colditz proofs. Print paper size 14.5 inches x 12 inches (37cm x 31cm). Price £430.00 Signed by Maj Peter Parker,
Maj Gen Corran Purdon,
Flt Lt Bill Goldfinch,
Maj Mike Edwards,
Brig Grismond Davies-Scourfield (deceased),
Stf Sgt Murray Shapiro
and
Prof Peter Hoffman (book)
ITEM CODE DHM2598
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Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian.
One of the most successful of the P-38 equipped units was the 475th Fighter Group, Satans Angels, and it is the P-38s of this famous unit that Nicolas Trudgian has portrayed in his tribute to the American Air Forces that made Victory in the Pacific possible. It is March 1945 and the P-38s of the 475th FG are involved in a huge dogfight with Japanese Zeros over the coast of Indo-China. Flying Pee Wee V is Lt Ken Hart of the 431st Fighter Squadron, who has fatally damaged a Zero in a blistering head on encounter. The second P-38 – Vickie – belongs to Captain John Rabbit Pietz, who would end the War an Ace with six victories.
Anniversary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm). Price £110.00 Signatories: Col Perry J Dahl; Cpt Joseph Forster; Cpt Thomas Oxford.
Commemorative Proof edition of 25 artist proofs. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm). Price £250.00 Signatories: Col Perry J Dahl; Cpt Joseph Forster; Cpt Thomas Oxford; Cpt Jack Olson; Lt Col John Loisel (deceased).
Commemorative Proof Edition : Signed limited edition of 150 prints. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm). Price £220.00 Signatories: Col Perry J Dahl; Cpt Joseph Forster; Cpt Thomas Oxford; Cpt Jack Olson; Lt Col John Loisel (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2589
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Heaven Can Wait by Nicolas Trudgian.
B-17 Fortresses of the Bloody Hundredth- the Eighth Air Forces 100th Bomb Group - return to Thorpe Abbotts following a raid on enemy oil refineries, September 11, 1944. Nicolas Trudgians moving tribute to the Bloody Hundredth shows the imaginatively named B-17, Heaven Can Wait, on final approach to Thorpe Abbotts after the intense battle on September 11, 1944. Skilfully piloted by Harry Hempy, the seriously damaged B-17G has struggled 500 miles home on two engines to make it back to England. They lost their tail gunner that fateful day. Below the descending bomber stream, an agricultural traction engine peacefully ploughs the wheat stubble in preparation for next year's vital crop, the farm workers oblivious to the unimaginable traumas so recently experienced by the crews of the returning B-17 Fortresses.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (77cm x 61cm). Price £110.00 Signatories: Lt Col Henry Hank Cervantes; Cpt Harry M Hempy; Stf Sgt Joseph Joe Keenan; Tech Sgt James Mack.
Limited edition 25 artist proof editions. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (77cm x 61cm). Price £205.00 Signatories: Lt Col Henry Hank Cervantes; Cpt Harry M Hempy; Stf Sgt Joseph Joe Keenan; Tech Sgt James Mack.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Three copies reduced to clear) Print paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (77cm x 61cm). Price £110.00 Signatories: Lt Col Henry Hank Cervantes; Cpt Harry M Hempy; Stf Sgt Joseph Joe Keenan; Tech Sgt James Mack.
ITEM CODE DHM2592
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Welcome Respite by Nicolas Trudgian.
Wherever the GIs went they took their Jeeps with them, and before the war was run the little quarter-ton, 4-wheel drive, utility vehicle was as well known around the world as the Model T Ford. Nicolas Trudgian has painted a compelling image, set back in time when the little Jeep was omnipresent on and around the roads and battlefields of a war-torn world. It is Christmas 1944 and, as a gaggle of 339th FG P-51 Mustangs disturb the peace of this ancient English village, a little Jeep waits patiently outside the pub while her occupants sample the local ale. A wonderfully nostalgic painting that will bring back pleasant memories to many.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Print paper size 20 inches x 22 inches (51cm x 56cm). Price £60.00
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Print paper size 20 inches x 22 inches (51cm x 56cm). Price £150.00
**Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Two prints available.) Print paper size 20 inches x 22 inches (51cm x 56cm). Price £50.00
ITEM CODE DHM2591
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Kursk - Clash of Steel by Nicolas Trudgian.
The Germans launched their attack on the Kursk salient on 5th July 1943, and for both sides this was maximum effort. The Soviets, however, informed by intelligence of the impending German attack, had ample time to prepare huge defensive works with hundreds of planned anti tank belts. They deployed 10 Tank Corps, 5 Tank Armies, 1 mechanised Corps and 14 Field Armies equipped with 4000 anti tank guns and 6000 tanks. The Soviet Air Forces were equally impressive - 2600 aircraft. The Germans, outnumbered in every department, were forced to scrape together whatever serviceable tanks they could from their badly under strength Panzer formations. Most of the tanks deployed were old Panzer IIIs or IVs, with only 147 Tigers available for action. The northern German attack made very little headway, but, in the south, the Germans had grouped all of the SS Panzer forces into the II SS Panzer Corps and these units, despite the enormous Soviet forces ranged against them, began to smash their way through the Soviet defences. The Luftwaffe too had brought together 1200 aircraft and these made an immediate impact on the fighting - on the first day alone German fighters broke up massive formations of Soviet aircraft, over 400 victories being claimed.
Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £145.00 Signed by :
Feldwebel Heinz Radlauer
and
Feldwebel Erich Brunotte.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size approx 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £340.00 Signed by :
Feldwebel Heinz Radlauer,
Feldwebel Erich Brunotte,
SS-Sturmmann Ernst Kufner,
Unteroffizier Johannes Oesterhelt
and
SS-Oberscharführer Werner Wendt.
Kursk edition print. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £ Signed by :
Feldwebel Heinz Radlauer,
Feldwebel Erich Brunotte,
SS Sturmann Ernst Wilhelm Kufner,
SS Oberscharfuhrer Werner Wendt
and
Unteroffizier Johannes Oesterhelt.
Limited edition of 35 remarques. Paper size approx 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) . Price £ Signed by :
Feldwebel Heinz Radlauer,
Feldwebel Erich Brunotte,
SS-Sturmmann Ernst Kufner,
Unteroffizier Johannes Oesterhelt
and
SS-Oberscharführer Werner Wendt.
Signed limited edition print. . Price £
Signed Artist Special Reserve Edition of 50 prints, signed by the artist only Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £
Knights Cross signature edition of 40 prints from the edition of 50 artist special reserve prints. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £205.00 Signed by :
Gerhard Fischer,
Albert Kerscher (deceased)
and
Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel.
ITEM CODE DHM2266
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The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian.
Few fighter units in World War II gained the notoriety of Pappy Boyingtons Marine Corps VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron. Equipped with the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, under Boyingtons spirited leadership, the Black Sheep pilots were accorded one of only two Presidential Unit Citations awarded to Marine Corps squadrons during the war in the Pacific. With the American forces pushing up through the South Pacific, the First Marine Air Wing was urgently looking for a seasoned fighter pilot to form a unit to take the brand new F4U into combat. Boyington had the experience - he had become an Ace flying with Chennaults Flying Tigers in China - and the rank to lead a squadron; he also had a reputation as an aggressive fighter leader, and was a natural choice for the job. Recruiting pilots from the reserve pool, together with others awaiting assignment to squadrons, the 30 year-old Boyington - dubbed Pappy by his group of young pilots - knocked them into one of the most effective fighter units in the South Pacific. In their first twelve weeks of operation they brought down 97 Japanese aircraft, no fewer than 95 of which were enemy fighters. During this period they lost only 11 pilots. VMF-214 saw action at Guadalcanal, the northern Solomons and Vella Lavella; they were the first to strafe Kahili, the first to operate from the field at Munda while it was still under enemy artillery fire, and the first to lead fighter sweeps over Rabaul. Nicolas Trudgians outstanding painting captures the scene at Vella Lavella as Pappy Boyington leads his VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron off the island strip to escort a B-17 Fortress raid on Rabaul in December 1943. Boyington led his Black Sheep pilots through two combat tours before being brought down himself and taken prisoner. On his last mission he shot down three Zeros, bringing his final tally to 28. He was to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Nicks fine image pays tribute to one of the US Marine Corps most illustrious fighter squadrons and to its remarkable leader.
Fighter Pilots Edition. Signed limited edition of 125 prints. Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased) and Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Black Sheep Edition. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel W Thomas Emrich,
Colonel Edwin A Harper,
Lieutenant Colonel William D Heier,
Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill,
Captain Fred S Losch
and
Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Black Sheep Edition. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel W Thomas Emrich,
Colonel Edwin A Harper,
Lieutenant Colonel William D Heier,
Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill,
Captain Fred S Losch
and
Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Black Sheep Edition. Limited edition of 40 remarques. Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel W Thomas Emrich,
Colonel Edwin A Harper,
Lieutenant Colonel William D Heier,
Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill,
Captain Fred S Losch and Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Black Sheep Edition. Limited edition of 10 double remarques. Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £525.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel W Thomas Emrich,
Colonel Edwin A Harper,
Lieutenant Colonel William D Heier,
Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill,
Captain Fred S Losch and Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Black Sheep Tribute Edition. Limited edition of 10 prints. Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel W Thomas Emrich,
Colonel Edwin A Harper,
Lieutenant Colonel William D Heier,
Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill,
Captain Fred S Losch
and
Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50
** (Ex Display) Black Sheep Edition. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (One copy reduced to clear) Paper size approx 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W McClurg (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel W Thomas Emrich,
Colonel Edwin A Harper,
Lieutenant Colonel William D Heier,
Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill,
Captain Fred S Losch
and
Brigadier General Bruce J Matheson (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2225
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Hellcat Fury by Robert Taylor.
Truk, the small atoll in the South Pacific, was the major anchorage for the Japanese Fleet. Comprising a magnificent harbor and four heavily defended airfields, it was thought impregnable by the US forces as they fought their way up through the Pacific. But on 16-17 February 1944 a violent two-day aerial assault by carrierborne aircraft of Task Force 58 exploded the myth. In just two days the US Navy flyers sunk over 200,000 tons of Japanese naval shipping and destroyed an estimated 275 enemy aircraft, totally eliminating all effectiveness of the Japanese base. Light as the US Navy losses were only 25 aircraft failed to return the battle for Truk was ferocious. The ground installations, ships, and airfield batteries put up intense antiaircraft fire against the attacking American aircraft, while Zeros did their best to repel the onslaught. The air above the atoll became a maelstrom of flak, tracer, flying lead and shrapnel, while below huge explosions rocked the ground as ammo and fuel dumps were hit, fires raged, and the acrid smoke of battle pervaded the entire area. In this important new painting, his first featuring the F6F Hellcat, Robert Taylor brings to life the scenario that was crucial to Admiral Spruances forceful drive through the Central Pacific. The once feared Japanese base at Truk is being reduced to a statistic of war. Hellcats of VF6 hurtle across the lagoon at masthead height with guns blazing, creating havoc as they tear into the enemy positions below. Seen in the foreground is the F6F-3 of Lt. Alex Vracui, subsequently to become one of the Navys top guns. This exhilarating work dramatically conveys the awesome conditions endured day after day by the pilots of the US Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific.
Aces Edition. Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Commander Willis E Hardy USN,
Commander Hamilton McWhorter USN (deceased)
and
Commander Alex Vraciu USN.
War in the Pacific Edition. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Commander Willis E Hardy USN,
Commander Hamilton McWhorter USN (deceased),
Commander Alex Vraciu USN,
Commander John Ted Crosby USN,
Colonel Archie G Donahue USMC (deceased),
Lt Commander Fred Buck Dungan USN,
Lt Commander James E Duffy USN,
Captain John R Strane USN (deceased)
and
Commander Ed Wendy Wendorf USN.
War in the Pacific Edition. Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Image size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Commander Willis E Hardy USN,
Commander Hamilton McWhorter USN (deceased),
Commander Alex Vraciu USN,
Commander John Ted Crosby USN,
Colonel Archie G Donahue USMC (deceased),
Lt Commander Fred Buck Dungan USN,
Lt Commander James E Duffy USN,
Captain John R Strane USN (deceased)
and
Commander Ed Wendy Wendorf USN.
Portfolio Publisher Proof Edition. Signed limited edition of 75 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Commander Willis E Hardy USN,
Commander Hamilton McWhorter USN (deceased),
Commander Alex Vraciu USN,
Commander John Ted Crosby USN,
Colonel Archie G Donahue USMC (deceased),
Lt Commander Fred Buck Dungan USN,
Lt Commander James E Duffy USN,
Captain John R Strane USN (deceased),
Commander Ed Wendy Wendorf USN,
Colonel Bruce Porter USMC (deceased),
Colonel James E Swett USMC MOH (deceased)
and
Captain Stanley Swede Vejtasa USN.
ITEM CODE NT0007
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End Game by Nicolas Trudgian.
For bomber crews, any daylight-bombing mission almost certainly meant combat. If it werent the attentions of determined Luftwaffe fighter pilots, it would be an aerial carpet of flak that welcomed the bombers en route to the target - and again on the journey home. On most missions the Eighth Air Force aircrews had to contend with both. Enduring up to ten hours of concentrated flying under cramped conditions, extreme cold, with the constant noise and vibration produced by four powerful engines, made every mission uncomfortable enough without being shot at. But the USAAF aircrews confronted the odds - a one in three chance of completing a 25-mission tour of operations - cheerfully and with gallant resolve. Playing a major role in the great raids on Germany and other targets in occupied Europe from early in 1944, equipped with the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, the USAAF Second Air Division flew no fewer than 95,048 sorties. Based in Norfolk, England, the crews also attacked targets far distant in Norway, Poland and Rumania, unloading almost 100,000 tons of bombs and claiming over 1000 enemy fighters shot down.
Published 2001.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £120.00 Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain,
Captain George E Hammond,
T/Sgt Perry Morse,
Lt Col James P Dyke,
Colonel Charles H Booth,
Lt Col Robert Dubowsky (deceased),
S/Sgt C W Will Lundy,
Captain Everett R Jones,
Captain J Richard Butler
and
Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £180.00 Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain,
Captain George E Hammond,
T/Sgt Perry Morse,
Lt Col James P Dyke,
Colonel Charles H Booth,
Lt Col Robert Dubowsky (deceased),
S/Sgt C W Will Lundy,
Captain Everett R Jones,
Captain J Richard Butler
and
Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain,
Captain George E Hammond,
T/Sgt Perry Morse,
Lt Col James P Dyke,
Colonel Charles H Booth,
Lt Col Robert Dubowsky (deceased),
S/Sgt C W Will Lundy,
Captain Everett R Jones,
Captain J Richard Butler
and
Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 75 publishers proofs. Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £170.00 Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain,
Captain George E Hammond,
T/Sgt Perry Morse,
Lt Col James P Dyke,
Colonel Charles H Booth,
Lt Col Robert Dubowsky,
S/Sgt C W Will Lundy,
Captain Everett R Jones,
Captain J Richard Butler
and
Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 600 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Image size 28 inches x 16 inches (71cm x 41cm). Price £100.00 Signed by S/Sgt Vernon R Swain,
Captain George E Hammond,
T/Sgt Perry Morse,
Lt Col James P Dyke,
Colonel Charles H Booth,
Lt Col Robert Dubowsky (deceased),
S/Sgt C W Will Lundy,
Captain Everett R Jones,
Captain J Richard Butler
and
Lt Col Elmo W Geppelt, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2261
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Raising Havoc in the Ardennes by Nicolas Trudgian.
It is January 1945, and its cold. The German advance in the Ardennes is nearly over, but the Panzer Army is desperately throwing more troops into the breach who try to keep their momentum going in The Battle of the Bulge. Tasked with preventing German reinforcements from reaching the battle front, the Ninth Air Force launched a series of low-level attacks on enemy ground forces as they wind their way through the Ardennes. Flying conditions were not easy, cloud bases were low, and snow was in the air. Nicolas Trudgians new painting recreates an attack on January 23, 1945, by Douglas A-20 Havocs of the 410th Bomb Group. Locating an enemy convoy in open space near the German town of Blankenheim, the Havoc pilots make a swift attack diving from 8000 feet, catching the German force by surprise: Hurtling down the line of vehicles at 320mph they release their parafrag bombs from 300 feet then, dropping just above the roofs of the army trucks continue down the column blasting everything in sight with their forward-firing .50mm caliber machine guns. In the space of a few minutes the attack is completed and the convoy decimated. With ammunition expended and fuel running low the A-20 Havocs climb out of the zone and head for base in France. A 20mm shell has hit the lead aircraft wounding the Bombardier/Navigator Gordon Jones, which will seriously hamper their return through a blizzard, but all aircraft make it safely home - the lead aircraft, on landing, counting over 100 holes of various sizes. For their part in leading the successful attack the Lead Pilot Russell Fellers and Bombardier/Navigator Gordon G. Jones received the Silver Star.
Published 2001.
Signed by A-20 Havoc combat aircrews, including two Silver Star recipients, from World War Two.
Collectors edition of 500 prints. 26 inches x 21 inches (64cm x 53cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Major Howard B Aines,
Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson,
Captain Jerome M Coe,
Captain Narval F Davis,
Staff Sergeant Karl Haeuser,
Captain John L Minech,
Major James R Nicols
and
Lt Colonel J Duane Wethe, in addition to the artist.
Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (64cm x 53cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Major Howard B Aines,
Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson,
Captain Jerome M Coe,
Captain Narval F Davis,
Staff Sergeant Karl Haeuser,
Captain John L Minech,
Major James R Nicols,
Lt Colonel James F Barkalow (deceased),
Lt Colonel Gordon Jones,
Major Charles D LaMond
and
Lt Colonel J Duane Wethe, in addition to the artist.
Portfolio edition of 100 prints. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (64cm x 53cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Major Howard B Aines,
Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson,
Captain Jerome M Coe,
Captain Narval F Davis,
Staff Sergeant Karl Haeuser,
Captain John L Minech,
Major James R Nicols,
Lt Colonel James F Barkalow (deceased),
Lt Colonel Gordon Jones,
Major Charles D LaMond
and
Lt Colonel J Duane Wethe, in addition to the artist.
Signed limited edition of 100 portfolio edition print, supplied with companion print. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (64cm x 53cm). Price £230.00 Signed by Major Howard B Aines,
Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson,
Captain Jerome M Coe,
Captain Narval F Davis,
Staff Sergeant Karl Haeuser,
Captain John L Minech,
Major James R Nicols,
Lt Colonel James F Barkalow (deceased),
Lt Colonel Gordon Jones,
Major Charles D LaMond
and
Lt Colonel J Duane Wethe, in addition to the artist,
with the additional companion print signatures of :
Flight Officer J Frank Bell,
Captain Ralph F Conte,
First Lt Wayne E Downing,
Lt Colonel Arthur R Milow,
First Lt Leonard R McBride,
First Lt Arthur J Schuler,
Colonel Daniel F Shea
and
Colonel Dick Wheeler.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) 26 inches x 21 inches (64cm x 53cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Major Howard B Aines,
Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson,
Captain Jerome M Coe,
Captain Narval F Davis,
Staff Sergeant Karl Haeuser,
Captain John L Minech,
Major James R Nicols
and
Lt Colonel J Duane Wethe, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE NT0322
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Return to Rattlesden by Nicolas Trudgian.
With their crews, the 447th Bomb Group B-17 Fortresses arrived at Rattlesden in late 1943, the East Anglian base from which the group flew all its missions until the end of the war. Entering combat on December 24, the 447th targeted submarine pens, naval installations, ports and missile sites, airfields and marshalling yards in France, Belgium and Germany in preparation for the Normandy invasion. In the thick of the bomber offensive, the 447th took part in the Big-Week raids, supported the D-Day landings, aided the breakthrough at St. Lo, pounded enemy positions during the airborne invasion of Holland, and dropped supplies to the Free French forces fighting behind enemy lines. During the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944 - January 1945, the group attacked marshalling yards, railroad bridges and communications centers in the combat zone, later resuming their offensive against targets deep inside Germany. When the war ended the 447th had flown over 257 individual missions, with one of their aircrew, Robert Femoyer, being awarded the Medal of Honor. Theirs was typical of the action packed campaigns flown by the American Eighth Air Force bomb groups in Europe during WWII.
Published 2001.
Signed by eight combat crew veterans flying B-17 Flying Fortresses for the 447th BG out of Rattlesden, England, during World War II.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 37 inches x 22 inches (94cm x 56cm). Price £110.00 Signed by T/Sgt John C Bitzer,
T/Sgt Norman Bussel,
Colonel Edward A Dingivan (deceased),
First Lt Frank Frision,
S/Sgt John H Osbah,
S/Sgt Orlando Pete Petrillo,
Sgt Byron Schlag
and
S/Sgt Don Sherman, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 37 inches x 22 inches (94cm x 56cm). Price £170.00 Signed by T/Sgt John C Bitzer,
T/Sgt Norman Bussel,
Colonel Edward A Dingivan (deceased),
First Lt Frank Frision,
S/Sgt John H Osbah,
S/Sgt Orlando Pete Petrillo,
Sgt Byron Schlag
and
S/Sgt Don Sherman, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Paper size 37 inches x 22 inches (94cm x 56cm). Price £160.00 Signed by T/Sgt John C Bitzer,
T/Sgt Norman Bussel,
Colonel Edward A Dingivan (deceased),
First Lt Frank Frision,
S/Sgt John H Osbah,
S/Sgt Orlando Pete Petrillo,
Sgt Byron Schlag
and
S/Sgt Don Sherman, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2176
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Alfa-Strike by Nicolas Trudgian.
In the Vietnam war Squadron VA-163 was stationed aboard the carrier Oriskany on its second cruise, the squadrons A-4 Skyhawks were led by Commander Wynn Foster, one of the navys most aggressive strike leaders, and under Air Wing Commander James Stockdale, the A-4 pilots racked up a formidable record as a top fighting unit.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £115.00 Signed by Captain Hook Wynn Foster and Vice Admiral James Stockdale (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Captain Hook Wynn Foster and Vice Admiral James Stockdale (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Artist Special Reserve edition of 60 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £90.00
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 600 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £105.00 Signed by Captain Hook Wynn Foster and Vice Admiral James Stockdale, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2020
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Canyon of Lost Souls by Nicolas Trudgian
High above the Animas river in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the daily passenger train bringing passengers from Silverton to Durango, negotiates the precarious High Line shelf. Over 400 feet below, the fast-flowing mountain waters thunder through the canyon.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £155.00
Limited edition of 100 publishers proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £105.00
**Signed limited edition of 750 prints. (2 reduced to clear) Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £76.00
ITEM CODE DHM2022
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Spirit of the Mountain by Nicolas Trudgian
The evening train from Durango has arrived via Lizard Head Pass, and now pulls out of Ophir, headed for Ridgway. Lit by a full moon, the evening quiet of the tiny mountain settlement is briefly interrupted by the C16 class locomotive, but soon, as it winds its way into the night, peace will again descend upon this idyllic and mystical scene.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm). Price £145.00
**Signed limited edition of 750 prints. (1 copy reduced to clear) Image size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm). Price £76.00
ITEM CODE DHM2032
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Heroes Return by Nicolas Trudgian.
In a classic image of wartime England, Mk V Spitfires, symbol of the RAF, defiant against the threat of the Luftwaffe return to their base in the heart of the beautiful rolling English countryside.
Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Paper size 17 inches x 16 inches (43cm x 41cm). Price £42.00
ITEM CODE DHM2437
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Kiwi Strike by Nicolas Trudgian.
A dramatic low-level attack on a Japanese base near Rabaul is in progress by F-4U Corsairs of 16 Squadron, RNZAF. Taking the lead is Bryan Cox, as the Corsairs leave a trail of smoke and debris in their wake. Water vapor is squeezed out of the humid atmosphere as Coxs wingman banks sharply to avoid groundfire. The Kiwi Corsairs buccaneered their way through the intensly fought campaigns in the Solomons and Guadalcanal.
Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £50.00 Signed by Warrant Officer Bryan Cox, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 80 artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Warrant Officer Bryan Cox, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2443
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Operation Tidal Wave by Nicolas Trudgian.
At first light on August 1st, 1943 a force of 178 B-24 Liberator bombers lifted off dusty airstrips in the Libyan desert. They were to fly a 2000 mile round-trip deep into enemy territory, bomb a heavily defended target, and return to their North African base - without fighter escort. So began one of the bloodiest and heroic missions in the annals of aerial warfare. The target - the oil refineries at Ploesti. One third of Germany's petroleum products were supplied from Ploesti, situated deep in Rumania and well beyond the range of Allied bombers based in England. Deprived of this vital supply of fuel, Germany's mighty war machine would grind to a halt. The high command were aware of this and the installations at Ploesti were defended accordingly. To attack such a heavily defended target with the required degree of accuracy it was necessary to bomb from a perilously low level, a task for which the B-24 was notoriously unsuited. The mission called for inspired leadership, cool determination and courage beyond the call of duty - and all of these were given in plenty. As the first wave of bombers roared into the target, some as low as 50 feet, the German defenses opened up with a barrage of fire. Within moments the entire area erupted with exploding bombs, bursting shells, gushing flames and billowing palls of smoke. One by one the gallant crews took their aircraft through the intense wall of Ack-Ack and 88mm ground fire, and into the burning inferno to deliver their deadly cargo. Of the 178 B-24s dispatched, 52 were lost and all but 35 aircraft suffered damage, one limping home after 14 hours and holed in 365 places. Ploesti witnessed countless acts of heroism, for which the crews received more decorations for bravery than any other mission of the war.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 58cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Major General William H Brandon,
Major General Richard D Dick Butler,
Colonel William R Cameron
and
Colonel Charles E Hughes (deceased), in addition to the aritist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Major General William H Brandon,
Major General Richard D Dick Butler,
Colonel William R Cameron
and
Colonel Charles E Hughes (deceased), in addition to the aritist.
Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. Paper size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 58cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Major General William H Brandon,
Major General Richard D Dick Butler,
Colonel William R Cameron
and
Colonel Charles E Hughes, in addition to the aritist.
ITEM CODE DHM2449
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Ruhr Valley Invaders by Nicolas Trudgian.
When the seasoned B-26 crews of the 386th Bomb Group took delivery of their Douglas A-26 Invader aircraft in September 1944, the arrival of their new fast attack bombers neatly coincided with a move to France. Now based at Beaumont-sur-Oise, they were able to penetrate deep into enemy territory. The three man crews took part in the Battle of the Bulge, their twin engined aircraft being well suited to their task of destroying strategic bridges and cutting vital supply lines. After the Ardennes Campaign, now fully equipped with the A-26, the 386th BG continued to strike hard against important targets in Germany, the nimble handling characteristics of the aircraft making low-level attacks a speciality. As the Allies advanced upon Germany the 386th moved to St. Trond in Belgium, their base at the time of Nicolas Trudgians dramatic painting. Arriving at high speed over the busy German rail yard in the heart of the Ruhr Valley, barely skimming the nearby factory chimney stacks on the way into the target, the A-26 crews on the 386th deliver a devastating blow, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. With bombs away, the Invader crews strafe the area with their battery of ten forward-firing .50 cal. machine guns, the roar of their twin 2000hp engines heightening the tension and confusion on the ground.
Published 2000.
Signed by three distinguished A-26 Invader aircrew who flew the A-26 in combat during World War II.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Colonel Dick Denison,
Major Carl Oates
and
Captain Earl Slanker, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Colonel Dick Denison,
Major Carl Oates
and
Captain Earl Slanker, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Colonel Dick Denison
and
Major Carl Oates and Captain Earl Slanker, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2450
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Tokyo Bound by Nicolas Trudgian.
On April 18, 1942, under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, a small force of B-25 Mitchell light bombers set forth on one of the most audacious air raids of World War II. Launching in a rough sea from the heaving deck of the carrier USS Hornet, the crews knew that even if they achieved success, they were not to return. Their mission to bomb Tokyo and other industrial targets some 800 miles distant would leave them barely enough fuel to fly on to crash-land in China. Nine aircraft were attacked by enemy fighters, every one made it to the target, all but one aircraft were lost. But the raid was a triumph. The Japanese High Command were so alarmed by the Americans ability to strike at their homeland they attempted to expand the perimeter of activity in the central and southern Pacific - with disastrous results. Lt. Col. Doolittle was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in recognition of the extraordinary feat he and his gallant crews performed. Miraculously most survived to fly and fight again later in the war, Jimmy Doolittle going on to command the Eighth Air Force in Europe at the time of the Normandy invasion.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £225.00 Signed by Brigadier General Everett W Holstrom (deceased),
Major Howard A Sessler (deceased),
Captain J Royden Stork (deceased)
and
Major Griffith P Williams (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Brigadier General Everett W Holstrom (deceased),
Major Howard A Sessler (deceased),
Captain J Royden Stork (deceased)
and
Major Griffith P Williams (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Publishers Proof Edition of 60 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Brigadier General Everett W Holstrom (deceased),
Major Howard A Sessler (deceased),
Captain J Royden Stork (deceased)
and
Major Griffith P Williams (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. Half A4 Size Double Sheet 6 inches x 8 inches (15m x 21cm). Price £1.50
ITEM CODE DHM2453
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Black Cat Rescue by Nicolas Trudgian.
On February 15, 1944, flying his Navy PBY Catalina on air-sea rescue duty, Lt. Nathan Gordon received an urgent call. Several 345th BG B25s were down following a major attack on Kavieng, and crews were in the water just offshore. Under intense gunfire, Gordon made no fewer than four perilous water landings to pick up survivors, returning to make an emergency landing at Cape Gloucester with 25 people aboard, an just 10 gallons of fuel in his tanks. Gordon was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 24 inches (41cm x 61cm). Price £50.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 24 inches (41cm x 61cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased), in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 800 prints. (Three copies reduced to clear) Paper size 16 inches x 24 inches (41cm x 61cm). Price £40.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2021
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Flight Out of Hell by Nicolas Trudgian.
On February 15, 1944, a force of B-24s, B-25s and A-20s hammered the heavily defended Japanese base at Kavieng. Several aircraft, however, were forced to ditch; three downed B-25 crews from 345th Bomb Group floating helplessly in life-rafts within a thousand yards of the beach, and the Japanese troops were in no mood to take prisoners. Their only chance of survival was the air-sea rescue PBY Catalina. Nicolas Trudgians dramatic reconstruction depicts Lt. Commander Nathan Gordons PBY Catalina making its final take-off, the intense enemy gunfire from the shore making his mission seemingly impossible. But the young pilot got all 25 men aboard safely home, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for what is one of the bravest actions of the war in the Pacific.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased),
Colonel William J Cavoli (deceased),
Amm John Brately (deceased)
and
Captain Robert E Lewis, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased),
Colonel William J Cavoli (deceased),
Amm John Brately (deceased)
and
Captain Robert E Lewis, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2024
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Richthofens Flying Circus by Nicolas Trudgian.
Nicolas Trudgians dramatic painting recreates a scene near Cambrai, Northern France on the morning of March 18, 1918. Aware of a build-up of forces for a massive German offensive, many RFC squadrons attacked the German positions at very low altitude. Responding with as many squadrons as they could muster, including Richthofens JG1 wing, there followed one of the largest dog-fights of the entire First World War. Seen in the foreground are a Fokker Triplane and an Albatros, having winged a Sopwith Camel from 54 Squadron, as another Camel, and a Bristol fighter of 11 Squadron RFC turn to engage the German fighters.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 38 inches x 23 inches (97cm x 58cm). Price £110.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 38 inches x 23 inches (97cm x 58cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Image size 38 inches x 23 inches (97cm x 58cm). Price £165.00
ITEM CODE DHM2029
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Combat Over New Guinea by Nicolas Trudgian.
Australian Ace Dick Cresswell tangles with a Japanese Zero in the humid air of the tropics over New Guinea during an encounter in 1942. Flying a P-40E Kittyhawk with the insignia of 77 Squadron, RAAF blazoned on his aircraft, Cresswell makes a head-on pass leaving the enemy aircraft streaming smoke. Immortalised by the Flying Tigers, the P-40 was a fine combat aircraft that operated in the Pacific, European and Middle East theaters.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 13 inches (41cm x 33cm). Price £60.00 Signed by Wing Commander R C Dick Cresswell (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 80 artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 13 inches (41cm x 33cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Wing Commander R C Dick Cresswell (deceased), in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 600 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Paper size 16 inches x 13 inches (41cm x 33cm). Price £45.00 Signed by Wing Commander R C Dick Cresswell (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2111
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Battle for the Islands by Nicolas Trudgian.
Corsairs of VMF 121 provide close air support to the US landings on Rendova, June 30, 1943. Fiercely contested, the invasion force was heavily attacked by Zero fighters and Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty bombers, flying from their base at Rabaul. Dog-fighting at tree-top height, VMF 121 Corsairs rip into a bunch of Betty bombers as they try to make their escape following their attack on shipping. On fire, the Betty in the foreground is doomed, and will shortly become one of 19 Japanese aircraft accounted for by VMF 121. Other Marine fighter units brought the total this day to a staggering 58 enemy aircraft destroyed.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Colonel Robert M Baker,
Colonel Robert Bruce Porter (deceased)
and
Colonel James E Swett (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £205.00 Signed by Colonel Robert M Baker,
Colonel Robert Bruce Porter (deceased)
and
Colonel James E Swett (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £185.00 Signed by Colonel Robert M Baker,
Colonel Robert Bruce Porter (deceased)
and
Colonel James E Swett (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 60 artists special reserve prints, signed by the artist only. Paper size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £110.00
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Colonel Robert M Baker, Colonel Robert Bruce Porter (deceased) and Colonel James E Swett (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2047
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Safe Haven by Nicolas Trudgian.
Returning from a dogfight raid over Germany, B-24s of 93rd Bomb Group fly low over an East Anglian fishing village on Britains east coast.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Philip Ardrey,
John Brooks,
Bill Cameron
and
Al Shower (deceased), B-24 Aircrew, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Philip Ardrey,
John Brooks,
Bill Cameron
and
Al Shower (deceased), B-24 Aircrew, in addition to the artist.
**Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. (Two prints reduced to clear) Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £85.00 Signed by Philip Ardrey,
John Brooks,
Bill Cameron
and
Al Shower (deceased), B-24 Aircrew, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2030
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Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian
Nicolas Trudgians action packed painting shows an attack on Rabaul during the fall of 1943. B-24 Liberators of the Army Air Force pound the harbor and docks below whilst the Marines Corps pilots of VMF 214 - the famous Black Sheep Squadron - provide top cover in their F4U Corsairs. A fierce dog-fight has developed between the F4U pilots and Japanese Zeros. One Zero, already smoking, begins to roll out of control, while the two F4U pilots turn their attentions on to a second. Below further dog-fights are in progress, the air filled with aerial combat.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm) - Just one copy available of this otherwise sold out edition available.. Price £ Signed by Lieutenant Colonel John R Bolt (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel A Roger Conant (deceased),
Colonel Archie G Donahue (deceased)
and
Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth A Walsh (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm) - Just one copy available of this otherwise sold out edition available.. Price £230.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel John R Bolt (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel A Roger Conant (deceased),
Colonel Archie G Donahue (deceased)
and
Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth A Walsh (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel John R Bolt,
Lieutenant Colonel A Roger Conant,
Colonel Archie G Donahue
and
Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth A Walsh, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2116
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Tigers in Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian.
The Battle for Point 112, a strategically positioned hill just a few miles south-west of Caen, was the scene of the most violent fighting between German and British armor, artillery and ground troops during the weeks immediately following the D-Day invasion, in June 1944. Desperate to regain Hill 112, on July 9th, the Tiger tanks of SS Panzer Battalion 102 were ordered to advance. 2 Kompanies Tigers managed to occupy the eastern slopes of the hill, while 1 Kompanie came under fire as they rached the first houses in the small village of Maltot. At this point they came head on to British Sherman tanks. Entering the village firing his 88, Unterscharfuhrer Fey in tank 138 quickly knocked out three Shermans at 200 yards range, and by the evening of July 10th the Panzers had re-taken Maltot. But Allied artillery had driven the Germans off Hill 112. The battle raged on for another three weeks when on August 1st the Allies frove the Germans off Point 112 for the final time. Tigers of SS Panzer Battalion 102 yet again advance towards the infamous hill, passing two Shermans knocked out in the previous days fighting. Overhead, Me109s of II./JG26 give aerial support as the German armour makes a last ditch attempt to repel the advancing forces, in their effort to hold the important city of Caen.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm) Sold Out Edition. We have two secondary market prints available.. Price £130.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel,
Feldwebel Richard Schwarzmann (deceased)
and
Unteroffizier Dr Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann.
Limited edition of 60 artist proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £210.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel,
Feldwebel Richard Schwarzmann (deceased)
and
Unteroffizier Dr Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel,
Feldwebel Richard Schwarzmann (deceased)
and
Unteroffizier Dr Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann.
Limited edition of 60 artists special reserve prints, signed by the artist only. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £
Knights Cross signature edition of 20 prints from the artist special reserve edition, signed by two Knights Cross tank Aces, and another tank Ace. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £270.00 Signed by Knights Cross winners Albert Kerscher (deceased) and Gerhard Fischer, and tank Ace Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. Half A4 Size Double Sheet 6 inches x 8 inches (15m x 21cm). Price £1.50
ITEM CODE DHM2035
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First Strike on Berlin by Nicolas Trudgian.
The first successful daylight raid on Berlin. Nicolas Trudgians painting relives the fearsome aerial combat on March 6, 1944, as B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 100th B.G. are attacked. Screaming in head-on, Fw190s of II./JG I charge into the bomber stream. With throttles wide open, 56th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolts come hurtling down to intercept. B-17 gunners are working overtime, the air is full of cordite, smoke, jagged pieces of flying metal and hot lead. We are in the midst of one of the fiercest aerial battles of the war.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Colonel Morton Magoffin (deceased),
Captain C B Red Harper
and
First Lieutenant Ed McKay (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 60 artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Colonel Morton Magoffin (deceased),
Captain C B Red Harper
and
First Lieutenant Ed McKay (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Colonel Morton Magoffin (deceased),
Captain C B Red Harper
and
First Lieutenant Ed McKay (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 60 artist special reserve prints, signed by the artist only. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £125.00
ITEM CODE DHM2057
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Rocket Attack by Nicolas Trudgian.
It required more than a little nerve to fly a fighter into the barrage of fire sprayed out by the gunners of a box of B17 bombers; it took even greater courage to do so in the rocket propelled Me163 Komet. With rocket science still in its infancy, these small aircraft were still in the experimental stage, and piloting what amounted to a flying bomb was in itself a perilous business, let alone flying them into combat. But these were desperate times. The day and night bombing assault on Germany was bringing the mighty war machine to its knees, and aything that might help stem the tide was thrown into battle. Powered by a mixture of two highly volatile chemicals, the slightest leak, or heavy landing could cause a huge explosion, and the mix was so corrosive that in the event of even a minor accident, the pilot could literally be dissolved. Sitting in a cramped cockpit, surrounded by dangerous chemicals and ammunition, the intrepid aviator would be launched into the sky on what was, at best, a four minute mission. After, hopefully, engaing the enemy, he would glide powerlessly back to the nearest airfield to be refuelled so as to attempt the hazardous operation all over again. Though limited to a handful of victories, the Komet did make the Allied crews wonder what else the Luftwaffe had hidden up its sleeve, and had the distinction of being the forerunner of aircraft technology that eventually took aircraft into space. Capable of nearly 600mph and climbing to 30,000ft in less than two minutes, this tiny rocket propelled Me163 Komet was typical of Germanys ingenuity in its desperate attempts to stem the havoc being wreaked by the USAAFs daylight bombers.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Image size 13 inches x 8 inches (33cm x 20cm). Price £65.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Franz Woidich (deceased).
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 13 inches x 8 inches (33cm x 20cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Franz Woidich (deceased).
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Image size 13 inches x 8 inches (33cm x 20cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Franz Woidich (deceased).
Remarque Edition prints. Image size 13 inches x 8 inches (33cm x 20cm). Price £280.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Franz Woidich (deceased)
ITEM CODE NT0263
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Ice Warriors by Nicolas Trudgian.
The Green Heart Warriors carried their famous emblem throughout almost every European theatre during World War Two. Having fought with distinction in the Battle of Britain, JG54 transferred to the Eastern Front, where it was to acheive historic success. Becoming one of the most successful combat wings of the war, JG54 spawned a succession of top fighter Aces, no fewer than 20 achieving more than 100 air victories, its pilots collecting an impressive 58 Knights Cross awards. Flying both Fw190s and Me109s, JG54 took part in the heavy air fighting in the northern region of the Russian Front, where conditions were not for the faint hearted and demanded exceptional piloting skills. One young Austrian pilot, Walter Nowotny, won a reputation even among Allied pilots, and during the summer of 1943 became a virtual one-man air force in the skies above the Eastern Front. In June 1943 he shot down 41 aircraft, 10 in one day. In August he collected a further 43 air victories, and another 45 the following month. In a dgo-fight in October Nowotny shot down a P-40 fighter to record an astounding 250 air victories, becoming the first fighter pilot in history to acheive this score. It is February 1943, the countryside deep in snow, and the temperature well below freezing as Leutnant Walter Nowotny, Staffelkapitän of 1./JG54, taxis White One out from a crowded dispersal on to the snow covered runway at Krasnogvardeisk. With their temporary whitewash colour scheme glinting in the early morning sunlight, the FW190A-4s pose a menacing spectacle as they line up to follow the fighters of 2./JG54, already airborne, into the cold morning air.
Published 2002
Signed by three famous Luftwaffe Aces who flew with JG54 Green Hearts.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 30 inches x 16 inches (76cm x 41cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob,
Leutnant Hugo Broch
and
Major Eric Rudorffer.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 30 inches x 16 inches (76cm x 41cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob,
Leutnant Hugo Broch
and
Major Eric Rudorffer.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Image size 30 inches x 16 inches (76cm x 41cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob,
Leutnant Hugo Broch
and
Major Eric Rudorffer.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Three copies reduced to clear) Image size 30 inches x 16 inches (76cm x 41cm). Price £85.00 Signed by Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob,
Leutnant Hugo Broch
and
Major Eric Rudorffer.
ITEM CODE NT0239
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Night Hunters of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian.
The German High Command entered World War II with the notion that the war would be quickly won, and certainly without the need to fight at night. The RAF changed all that when Bomber Command, having suffered appalling losses in daylight, turned to attacking under the cloak of darkness. By mid-1940 the Luftwaffe was forced to hurriedly form its first night fighter wing utilising the Messerschmitt Bf110. Without specialised equipment, initially Luftwaffe pilots relied on visual acquisition, detecting enemy aircraft with the aid of searchlights. To combat intensifying RAF night attacks, new electronic methods of navigation and detection were developed, and by the end on 1942 the German night fighter force had almost 400 aircraft contesting the night skies. Almost 1300 British aircraft were destroyed in that year alone.The Bf110G-4 of 47-night victory pilot Oberleutnant Martin Drewes at dusk in March 1944, heading out to intercept in-bound British four-engined bombers over north west Germany. Equipped with the latest FuG220 and 218 radars, the experienced crew will lie in wait, carefully choose their prey, stalk and close for the kill. The deadly game of hide and seek is about to begin.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 19 inches (61cm x 48cm). Price £85.00 Signed by Oberst Wolfgang Falck (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 24 inches x 19 inches (61cm x 48cm). Price £175.00 Signed by Oberst Wolfgang Falck (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 24 inches x 19 inches (61cm x 48cm). Price £170.00 Signed by Oberst Wolfgang Falck (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50
ITEM CODE NT0321
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Moonlight Hunter by Nicolas Trudgian.
As the air war raged over Berlin and other German cities, night-fighter units such as NJG100, the original Eastern front night fighter Geschwader, were redeployed nearer home in the final desperate defence of Germany. By late 1944 the Luftwaffes night fighting aircraft were being flown by experienced crews using sophisticated electronic equipment and, though fighting a losing battle, had become the scourge of the RAFs night raiders. A Junkers Ju88 G-6, piloted by major Paul Zorner, Gruppenkommandeur III./NJG100, based at Stubendorf, intercepts and badly damages a four-engined Lancaster of R.A.F. Bomber Command over Germany in late 1944. Shedding debris and trailing flames, there may just be time for the crew to bale out before the mightly bomber falls away into the dark abyss. With the aid of his FuG220 and upward firing Schrage Musik armament, Zorner has stalked his prey, and attacked from beneath unseen. The crew of this Lancaster didnt stand a chance, and with the moonlight briefly glinting on his aircraft, the accomplished Ju88 pilot slips away into the darkness of the night.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 25 inches x 19 inches (64cm x 48cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Major Paul Zorner, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 25 inches x 19 inches (64cm x 48cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Major Paul Zorner, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 25 inches x 19 inches (64cm x 48cm). Price £125.00 Signed by Major Paul Zorner, in addition to the artist.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50
ITEM CODE NT0319
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Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian.
The air war fought in the skies above the inhospitable wastelands of the North African desert were among the most hotly contested of the war. The outcome of the bitter land war raging below largely depended upon who controlled the air space above, and both sides knew it. JG-27, having cut its teeth in the battles of France and Britain, was the first Luftwaffe unit to arrive in North Africa. Commanded by the mercurial Eduard Neumann, its Me109s were superior to the Hurricanes and P-40 Kittyhawks flown by the RAF pilots and, without the restriction of close escort duties dictated on the Western Front, the JG-27 pilots roamed the desert skies, closing in combat with the British fighters at every opportunity. The North African air campaign spawned many fighter aces, including Hans-Joachim Marseille who claimed more than 150 victories in his short career - more than any other Luftwaffe ace flying against RAF pilots. The scale of the desert air war is highlighted by raw statistics: 1400 British aircraft lost; over 1200 Luftwaffe destroyed. A dog-fight between Me109s from JG-27 and P-40 Kittyhawks of the RAFs 12 Squadron, led by Killer Caldwell, and later Billy Drake, 112 Squadron were in constant combat with Edu Neumanns fighters as they jousted for air supremacy above Rommels advancing Afrika Korps tanks. Below them, the desolate beauty of the Libyan desert stretches as far as the eye can see.
Published 2001.
Signed by two RAF and two Luftwaffe pilots (both of whom did not sign many art prints) who fought in the desert campaign, sadly all of whom have since passed away. This is a sought after art print and well worth adding to your collection.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Hauptmann Emil Clade (deceased),
Group Captain Billy Drake,
Squadron Leader Neville Duke (deceased)
and
Oberst Eduard Neumann (deceased).
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Hauptmann Emil Clade (deceased),
Group Captain Billy Drake (deceased),
Squadron Leader Neville Duke (deceased)
and
Oberst Eduard Neumann.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £170.00 Signed by Hauptmann Emil Clade (deceased),
Group Captain Billy Drake (deceased),
Squadron Leader Neville Duke (deceased)
and
Oberst Eduard Neumann (deceased).
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 450 prints. (To copies reduced to clear) Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Hauptmann Emil Clade (deceased),
Group Captain Billy Drake,
Squadron Leader Neville Duke (deceased)
and
Oberst Eduard Neumann (deceased).
ITEM CODE NT0315
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Ardennes Offensive by Nicolas Trudgian.
As 1944 drew to a close, Hitler made his final gamble of the war, mounting a massive strike force aimed at splitting the Allies forces advancing upon Germany. His armour, supported from the air, would rip through the Ardennes to Antwerp, capture the Allied fuel supplies, and cut off all the opposing forces to the north. Hitlers commanders were dubious of the outcome but nevertheless obeyed orders, and the operation was launched on 16th December. Allied intelligence had discounted any German counter-offensive and the initial wave, comprising 8 Panzer divisions, took the Allied forces completely by surprise. A parachute drop of English-speaking German soldiers in American uniforms behind the assault zone added to the confusion. Advancing some 30 miles, and almost in sight of the River Meuse, by 26th December the SS Panzers had ground to a halt with empty fuel tanks, and were at the mercy of Allied counter-attacks. By 16th January the German penetration was repulsed and Hitlers beloved Panzer units retreated in tatters. The Fuhrers last gamble had failed. Fw190s of JG1 provide close support to the 9th SS Panzer Division, as they spearhead Germanys final major offensive of World War II. Seen advancing on the 82nd Airborne Division, the King Tiger tanks, with the aid of Luftwaffe ground-attack fighters, drive the Americans back through the snowy fields of the Ardennes on Christmas Day, 1944. It was the last, short-lived and ultimately unsuccessful advance made by the German forces during World War II.
Published 2001.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann (deceased),
Oberstleutnant Hans Lutz (deceased),
Leutnant Siegfried Muller (deceased)
and
Oberst Eberhard Stephan (deceased).
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 25 inches (91cm x 64cm). Price £190.00 Signed by :
Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann (deceased),
Oberstleutnant Hans Lutz (deceased),
Leutnant Siegfried Muller (deceased)
and
Oberst Eberhard Stephan (deceased).
Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 25 inches (91cm x 64cm). Price £180.00 Signed by :
Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann (deceased),
Oberstleutnant Hans Lutz (deceased),
Leutnant Siegfried Muller (deceased)
and
Oberst Eberhard Stephan (deceased).
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50
Remarque edition of 50 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 25 inches (91cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by :
Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann (deceased),
Oberstleutnant Hans Lutz (deceased),
Leutnant Siegfried Muller,
Oberst Eberhard Stephan (deceased)Generalmajor Heinz Gunther Guderian (deceased).
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Three copies reduced to clear) Paper size 36 inches x 25 inches (91cm x 64cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann (deceased),
Oberstleutnant Hans Lutz (deceased),
Leutnant Siegfried Muller (deceased)
and
Oberst Eberhard Stephan (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2466
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Alpine Thunder by Nicolas Trudgian.
By late April 1945 most of the Third Reich had been cut to shreds by the advancing Allied forces and those units remaining intact were regrouping in southern Germany and Austria. With American advance units nearing the outskirts of Munich, on 28th April Adolf Galland took the decision to evacuate his precious jets to Salzburg, deep in the mountains. Bad weather prevented their departure until the following morning and they only just managed to escape under the noses of the encircling Americans. Galland had hoped to battle on with JV44 but the unsuitable mountain airfields prevented the famous fighter wing from doing much to delay the inevitable. So the beautiful Alpine meadows became the final resting place for what was potentially the most formidable fighter unit of the war. In just a few days the jets were left abandoned. Their short, exhilarating war, consigned to history.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Walter Schuck,
Oberst Herman Buchner (deceased)
and
Major Werner Roell (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £275.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Walter Schuck,
Oberst Herman Buchner (deceased)
and
Major Werner Roell (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £210.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Walter Schuck,
Oberst Herman Buchner
and
Major Werner Roell, in addition to the artist.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Three copies reduced to clear) Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £125.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Walter Schuck,
Oberst Herman Buchner (deceased)
and
Major Werner Roell (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2600
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Twilight Conquest by Nicolas Trudgian.
The Black Widow is a formidable creature. It lurks in the dark, carefully chooses its moment of attack and strikes unseen, cutting down its prey with deadly certainty. Northrop could not have chosen a more apt name with which to christen their new night fighter when the P61 Black Widow entered service in the spring of 1944. The first aircraft designed from the start as a night fighter, the P61 had the distinction of pioneering airborne radar interception during World War II, and this remarkable twin engined fighter saw service in the ETO, in China, the Marianas and the South West Pacific. Under the command of Lt Col O B Johnson, one of the P61s greatest exponents, the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron was the leading P61 outfit in the ETO, destroying 43 enemy aircraft in the air, 5 buzz bombs and hundreds of ground based vehicles, becoming the most successful night fighter squadron of the war. Flying a twilight mission in his P-61 Black Widow on October 24, 1944, Colonel Johnson and his radar operator have picked up a formation of three Fw190s, stealthily closing on their quarry in the gathering dusk, O.B. makes one quick and decisive strike, bringing down the enemy leader with two short bursts of fire. Banking hard, as the Fw190 pilot prepares to bale out, he brings his blazing guns to bear on a second Fw190, the tracer lighting up the fuselage of his P-61.
Limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Herman Ernst,
Major Robert Graham,
Major General Oris B Johnson (deceased)
and
First Lieutenant Bob Tierney, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £210.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Herman Ernst,
Major Robert Graham,
Major General Oris B Johnson (deceased)
and
First Lieutenant Bob Tierney, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 remarques. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Herman Ernst, Major Robert Graham, Major General Oris B Johnson (deceased) and First Lieutenant Bob Tierney, in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Limited edition of 600 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Herman Ernst,
Major Robert Graham,
Major General Oris B Johnson (deceased)
and
First Lieutenant Bob Tierney, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2036
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Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian
A Heinkel 219 and a Messerschmitt 110 of NJG-1 climbing out from their base a Munster Hansdorf, as they set out on a deadly mission. Ten aircraft took off to intercept a major raid on Dusseldorf, the night witnessing a fierce battle high above the darkened city. NJG-1 crews assisted with the downing of 19 RAF bombers, one Luftwaffe pilot being credited with no fewer than 6 victories that night. Below them the spectacular Ruhr Valley is vibrant in its mantle of winters first snowfall on the night of November 2, 1944
Limited edition of 650 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 35 inches (61cm x 89cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Major Gunther Bahr (deceased),
Leutnant Otto Fries
and
Oberfeldwebel Alfred Staffa, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 35 inches (61cm x 89cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Major Gunther Bahr (deceased),
Leutnant Otto Fries
and
Oberfeldwebel Alfred Staffa, in addition to the artist.
Artist signed edition of 60 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 35 inches (61cm x 89cm) . Price £100.00
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size size 24 inches x 35 inches (61cm x 89cm). Price £210.00 Signed by Major Gunther Bahr (deceased),
Leutnant Otto Fries
and
Oberfeldwebel Alfred Staffa, in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Limited edition of 650 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Paper size 24 inches x 35 inches (61cm x 89cm). Price £105.00 Signed by Major Gunther Bahr (deceased),
Leutnant Otto Fries
and
Oberfeldwebel Alfred Staffa, in addition to the artist..
ITEM CODE DHM2055
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Jet Interceptor by Nicolas Trudgian
Herbert Ihlefelds personal He162 White 23 - the revolutionary Heinkel Peoples Fighter - on patrol with JG1.This aircraft was captured intact and is today preserved in the National Air & Space Museum in Washington DC.
Published 2000.
Signed limited edition of 250 prints, supplied double matted. Paper size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £200.00 Features mounted original signature of Oberst Herbert Ihlefeld (deceased).
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs, supplied double matted. Paper size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £210.00 Features mounted original signature of Oberst Herbert Ihlefeld (deceased).
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £250.00 Features mounted original signature of Oberst Herbert Ihlefeld (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2441
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Jet Strike by Nicolas Trudgian (AP)
Arguably the most significant fighter leader of World War II, Adolf Galland took command of all German day and night fighters, but was in constant dispute with Luftwaffe supreme, Goering, who ultimately sacked him. Reinstated by Hitler, Galland returned to active combat in the final year of the war, commanding the legendary JV44 fighter wing, flying the Me262 jet. The great Adolf Galland ended the war as he had begun - flying fighters in daily combat, the only serving General ever to lead a combat wing in action. Gallands Me262s of JV-44 climbing to intercept a formation of B-17s in April, 1945.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £ Presented in double matts to include the original signature of
Adolf Galland (deceased).
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £370.00 Presented in double matts to include the original signature of Adolf Galland.
ITEM CODE DHM2442
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Winter Combat by Nicolas Trudgian.
Hannes Trautloft in his FW190 leading his famous JG54 bring down a Russian Petlyakov Pe-2 on the Eastern Front in 1943. This dramatic painting is set in a superb winter landscape.
Signed limited edition of 250 prints, supplied double matted. Paper size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £200.00 Features mounted original signature of Hannes Trautloft (deceased).
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs, supplied double matted. Paper size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £260.00 Features mounted original signature of Hannes Trauloft (deceased).
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs, supplied double matted. Paper size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £260.00 Features mounted original signature of Hannes Trautloft.
ITEM CODE DHM2456
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Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian.
The success of Operation Bodenplatte, on January 1, 1945, was to be achieved by mass surprise attacks on British and American bases in France, Belgium and Holland. It was a battle fought at great cost to the Luftwaffe. During the battles some 300 Luftwaffe aircraft were lost. Though 200 Allied aircraft were destroyed, most on the ground, pilot losses were light. Nicolas Trudgians brilliant painting takes us right into the action above the Allied air base at Eindhoven. Me262 jets join a concentration of Me109s and Fw190s of JG-3 fighter wing, as they hurtle across the airfield in an assault that lasted 23 minutes, while Spitfires from 414 Sqn RCAF do their best to repel the attack. On the ground Typhoon fighters of 439 Sqn take a hammering.
Limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Leutnant Helmut Ballewski,
Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann (deceased),
Oberfeldwebel Werner Hohenberg (deceased)
and
General Walter Krupinski (deceased).
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Leutnant Helmut Ballewski,
Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann (deceased),
Oberfeldwebel Werner Hohenberg (deceased)
and
General Walter Krupinski (deceased).
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Leutnant Helmut Ballewski,
Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann (deceased),
Oberfeldwebel Werner Hohenberg (deceased)
and
General Walter Krupinski (deceased).
** (Ex Display) Limited edition of 800 prints. (One copy reduced to clear) Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £105.00 Signed by Leutnant Helmut Ballewski,
Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann (deceased),
Oberfeldwebel Werner Hohenberg (deceased)
and
General Walter Krupinski (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2028
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Clash Over Remagen by Nicolas Trudgian.
When the American Army reached the Rhine at Remagen on March 7, 1945, such was the speed of their advance, they arrived before the retreating Germans had time to blow the vital bridge. The Americans seized the bridge intact. Realising the threat to the German defences, the Luftwaffe were ordered into destroy the bridge at all costs. Desperate efforts were made to attack the bridge, and over the course of the following days the fighting became one of the legendary battles of the war. Two RAF Tempests have flown right through the Luftwaffe formation of Me262 and Arado 234 jets bombers, the high speed aircraft missing each other by feet. The concentration of the desperate attackers is broken momentarily, sufficiently so that their bombs miss the target - but more Luftwaffe aircraft can be seen streaming into attack
Limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Hauptmann Georg Csurusky,
Oberfeldwebel Rony Lauer
and
Oberfeldwebel Hermann Wieczorek, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £240.00 Signed by Hauptmann Georg Csurusky,
Oberfeldwebel Rony Lauer
and
Oberfeldwebel Hermann Wieczorek, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Image size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £235.00 Signed by Hauptmann Georg Csurusky,
Oberfeldwebel Rony Lauer
and
Oberfeldwebel Hermann Wieczorek, in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Limited edition of 600 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Hauptmann Georg Csurusky,
Oberfeldwebel Rony Lauer
and
Oberfeldwebel Hermann Wieczorek, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2109
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Timber Wolf by Nicolas Trudgian.
Leutnant Klaus Bretschneider, Staffelkapitan of 5./JG300 kicks up the dust as he taxies his Fw190 A-8 Red One from its forest hiding place into the sunlight in preparation for take-off. The scene is northern Germany, November 1944. The Staffelkapitan will lead his 190s in a massed sturm intercept upon incoming American bombers. With Allied fighters dominating the skies, Luftwaffe fighter units took desperate measures to conceal their whereabouts. Commonplace were these hurriedly prepared strips, often near dense forests.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 19 inches x 25 inches (48cm x 64cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Oberst Hajo Hermann (deceased) and Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 19 inches x 25 inches (48cm x 64cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Oberst Hajo Hermann (deceased) and Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2432
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Mountain Wolf by Nicolas Trudgian
Set in a spectacular mountain scene, Nicolas Trudgians print records the last days of air combat as World War II drew to a close. The most feared of the Luftwaffes remaining units were those equipped with the remarkable Me262 fighter jet, but they were vulnerable to attack during take-off and landing. Commanding JV-44, General Galland countered the threat by employing Fw190 Dora 9s to fly top cover. Nicolas Trudgians painting depicts the colourful Fw190 of Hptm Waldermar Wubke of JV-44 as he prepared to scramble Red Three at Ainring airfield in may 1945.
Published 2000.
Signed by two Luftwaffe Knights Cross holders who flew the Fw190D-9 operationally during World War II.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 19 inches x 25 inches (48cm x 64cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Major Heinz Lange (deceased) and Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 19 inches x 25 inches (48cm x 64cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Major Heinz Lange (deceased) and Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob.
Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Paper size 19 inches x 25 inches (48cm x 64cm) . Price £120.00 Signed by Major Heinz Lange (deceased) and Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob.
ITEM CODE DHM2431
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Messerschmitt Country by Nicolas Trudgian
Nobody, least of all Allied aircrew, ever doubted the tenacity of the Luftwaffe, more particularly that of the German fighter pilots. From the early encounters during the Battle of Britain to the greeat air battles in defence of their homeland late in the war, at all times they were held in high regard, even if resented as a foe. At no time was their dedication, determination, and courage better demonstrated than during the final stages of World War Two. By the summer of 1944 the Allies had gained a foothold in Normandy, and total air superiority above northern France. German installations and ground positions were being pounded daily from the air, and the Ruhr, the heartland of industrial Germany, was under constant siege. Even the factories in southern Germany were not safe from the attentions of the USAAF bombers by day, and the RAF by night. But in spite of the pressures of mounting losses and diminished supplies, the Luftwaffe fought doggedly on in best traditions of the fighter pilot. The morning of 19th July 1944 saw the USAAFs 8th and 15th Air Forces mount an attack of awesome proportion against the aircraft factories in the region of Munich. To combat a seemingly overwhelming force of 1400 bombers and almost as many fighter escorts, the Luftwaffe were able to put up just three Gruppen from JG300 and one from JG302, flying a mix of Me109Gs and Fw190s - barely 50 serviceable fighters between them. They were joined by a dozen Me109s of II./JG27, these fighters desperately trying to defend the very factories in which they were made.
Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased),
Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger
and
Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased),
Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger,
Colonel Darrell G Welch,
Major Heinz Lange (deceased)
and
Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 remarques. Image size 25 inches x 19 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased),
Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger,
Colonel Darrell G Welch,
Major Heinz Lange (deceased)
and
Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased),
Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger,
Colonel Darrell G Welch,
Major Heinz Lange (deceased)
and
Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased), Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger and Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 350 prints. (Two copies reduced to cleear) Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased),
Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger
and
Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE NT0326
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Three Hundred Club by Nicolas Trudgian
Although the true qualities of a fighter pilot cannot be measured simply by tallying his number of air victories - some of the greatest fighter leaders do not feature in the top score sheets -there can be no question that any fighter pilot whose victory tally is counted in 100s has got to be exceptional. That two of them achieved more than 300 air-to-air victories is pure phenomena. In paying tribute to Erich Hartmann and Gerhard Barkhorn, the only two fighter pilots ever to top the 300 victory mark, Nicolas Trudgian has painted a gripping combat scene being played out in the typically harsh environment where these two remarkable fighter aces achieved immortality. Both 300 Club members flew the majority of their combat missions with JG-52, the most successful fighter wing of WWII, where, on the Eastern Front they encountered and conquered every type of fighter including British built Spitfires and Hurricanes, the American Airacobra, and all the best Russian built fighters, including the Yak-9. Nicolas Trudgians quite stunning rendition brings to life the harsh reality of the air war on the Eastern Front in a scene from November 1944. Heading back from the Front, a German armoured column has come under attack from Russian LA7s as it files past a frozen Lake Balaton, in Hungary. Luftwaffe fighters from JG-52 have been called in, and the Me109s of Erich Hartman and Gerhard Barkhorn are seen engaging the attacking aircraft. Typical of this popular artists style, the picture is filled with detail authentic to the period, and with prints signed by leading fighter aces, all of whom fought alongside Hartmann and Barkhorn in JG-52, this new limited edition print provides a fitting tribute to historys two highest scoring fighter aces for enthusiasts of the era to add to their collections.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 37 inches x 23 inches (94cm x 58cm). Price £ Signed by
Kurt Schade,
General Gunther Rall (deceased)
and
Walter Wolfrum (deceased).
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50
ITEM CODE DHM2262
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Dragons of Colombert by Nicolas Trudgian
In the summer of 1940, JG3, under the command of Hans von Hahn, scramble their Me109s from their French countryside base at Colombert, near Calais. With the deafening sound of their piston-engined aircraft, sporting the groups colourful Dragon emblem on their cowlings, they head for the battle front.
Published 2000.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Gunther Scholz and Oberstleutnant Erwin Leykauf (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (67cm x 48cm). Price £165.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Gunther Scholz and Oberstleutnant Erwin Leykauf (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (67cm x 48cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Gunther Scholz and Oberstleutnant Erwin Leykauf, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2112
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Fighter Legend - Adolf Galland by Nicolas Trudgian.
Published 1991.
This is a great value item for the collector of great signatures.
Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. Paper size 17 inches x 23 inches (43cm x 58cm). Price £95.00 Signed by General Adolf Galland (deceased).
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Paper size 17 inches x 23 inches (43cm x 58cm). Price £90.00 Signed by General Adolf Galland (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2113
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Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian
A classic head-to-head combat between Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone in his Spitfire and an Me109 over the south coast of England on 25th August, 1940. With 602 Squadron scrambled to intercept an approaching raid. The Commanding Officer notches up his second victory of the day.
Published 2000.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £165.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone (deceased),
Wing Commander Paddy Barthrop (deceased),
Air Commodore C J Mickey Mount (deceased),
Squadron Leader S Nigel Rose,
Air Commodore Paul Webb (deceased),
Wing Commander Hector MacLean (deceased),
Flying Officer Hugh Niven (deceased)
and
Wing Commander Donald M Jack (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £ Signed by Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone (deceased),
Wing Commander Paddy Barthrop (deceased),
Air Commodore C J Mickey Mount (deceased),
Squadron Leader S Nigel Rose,
Air Commodore Paul Webb (deceased),
Wing Commander Hector MacLean (deceased),
Flying Officer Hugh Niven (deceased)
and
Wing Commander Donald M Jack (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone,
Wing Commander Paddy Barthrop,
Air Commodore C J Mickey Mount,
Squadron Leader S Nigel Rose,
Air Commodore Paul Webb,
Wing Commander Hector MacLean,
Flying Officer Hugh Niven
and
Wing Commander Donald M Jack, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2122
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Stormclouds Gather by Nicolas Trudgian
Me109s of I/JG2, under the command of the brilliant Helmut Wick, setting out on a mission across the English Channel in September 1940. Wick, seen in the foreground, with Gunther Seeger off his starboard wing, was the top-scoring Luftwaffe Ace in the Battle of Britain with 56 victories.
Published 2000.
Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger and Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 200 publishers proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger and Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased), in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 400 prints. (Three copies reduced to clear) Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger and Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2033
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Mosquitos at Dusk by Nicolas Trudgian.
With their twin Merlins singing at full power, Mk FBV1 Mosquitos of 464 Squadron RAAF present a menacing picture as they set out on a precision low level mission, their streamlined, shark-like shapes silhouetted against the evening glow. Below, the tranquillity of a snow covered English coastal village is briefly disturbed as the Mosquito crews head into the night.
Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe,
Air Commodore E B Ted Sismore
and
Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hadland, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 35 artist proofs. Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe,
Air Commodore E B Ted Sismore,
Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hadland, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 150 portfolio proofs. Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm). Price £260.00 Signed by :
Air Commodore John Ellacombe,
Air Commodore E B Ted Sismore,
Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hadland,
Squadron Leader Tom McPhee (deceased)
and
Wing Commander Branse Burbridge DSO* DFC* (Companion print)
, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 remarques. Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe,
Air Commodore E B Ted Sismore,
Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hadland,
Wing Commander Branse Burbridge
and
Squadron Leader Tom McPhee (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proof. Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe,
Air Commodore E B Ted Sismore
and
Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hadland, in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 350 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Air Commodore E B Ted Sismore, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hadland, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE NT0006
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Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian.
Flying low level at high speed through intense ground fire was all part of the daily task of the pilots of the Typhoon ground attack squadrons. Armed with rockets, 1000lb bombs and four 20mm cannon, this formidable fighter played a leading role in the Allied advance through occupied Europe. Leading up to, and following the Normandy landings through to the end of hostilities, the Typhoon, flown by determined hard hitting pilots, became the scourge of the German Panzer Divisions, and wrought havoc with enemy road and rail communications. Targets along the Rhine, over one of Germanys arteries of supply and communication and last line of defence, were given special attention by the Typhoon squadrons. Barges carrying vital supplies, munition trains on railroads hugging the river bank, and the ever present movement of troops and armour toward the battlefront were constantly attacked from the air. Led by Squadron Leader B. G. Stapme Stapleton, Mk1B Typhoons of 247 Squadron, 2nd Tactical Air Force, based at Eindhoven in Holland, make a low-level attack on enemy river transport on the Rhine in November 1944. Twisting and turning to avoid ground fires as best they can, the Typhoon pilots power their way through the valley with cannons blazing, pressing home their attack by strafing every German military target in their path. The supply cargo aboard the freight train is unlikely to reach its destination today!
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Air Commodore C D Kit North-Lewis (deceased) and Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm)
. Price £200.00 Signed by Air Commodore C D Kit North Lewis DSO DFC (deceased),
Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased)
and
Flight Lieutenant Basil Tatters Tatham (deceased).
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Air Commodore C D Kit North Lewis DSO DFC (deceased),
Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased)
and
Flight Lieutenant Basil Tatters Tatham (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2200
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Typhoon Country by Nicolas Trudgian.
A Typhoon of 181 Squadron flown by Flt Lt Roy Crane is shown attacking a German armoured column in th Falaise Gap in August 1944. Typhoons played a major role in destro
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