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Superb quality
aviation art prints of the Republic P47 Thunderbolt at great prices.
Original aviation art by leading aviation artist David Pentland and Ivan
Berryman, published by Cranston Fine Arts, the aviation art company.
Republic P47 Thunderbolt.
Aviation art prints of US Air Force fighter Republic P47 Thunderbolt of the US Ninth Air Force and Thunderbolt fighter aircraft of Colonel
Herbert Zemke. Aviation prints by Robert Taylor and David Pentland.
Alexander
Kartveli was a engineer with Seversky Aircraft who designed the P-35,
which first flew in 1937. With Republic Aviation Kartveli supervised the
development of the P-43 Lancer. Neither of these aircraft were produced
in large numbers, and neither was quite successful. However, the
Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt, also nicknamed the Jug, was quite a
different story. The Jug was the jewel in Kartvelis design crown, and
went on to become one of the most produced fighter aircraft of all time
with 15,683 being manufactured. The P-47 was the largest and heaviest
single seat fighter of WW II. The P-47 immediately demonstrated its
excellent combat qualities, including speed, rate of climb,
maneuverability, heavy fire power, and the ability to take a lot of
punishment. With a wingspan of more than 40 feet and a weight of 19,400
pounds, this large aircraft was designed around the powerful 2000 HP
Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine. The first P-47
prototype flew in May of 1941, and the primary variant the P-47D went
into service in 1943 with units of the U.S. Armys Eighth Air Force. The
Jug had a maximum speed in excess of 400 MPH, a service ceiling in
excess of 42,000 feet, and was heavily armed with either six or eight
heavy caliber machine guns. With its ability to carry up to a 2,500
pound bomb load, the Jug saw lots of use in ground attack roles. Until
the introduction of the N model, the P-47 lacked the long range required
for fighter escort missions which were most often relegated to P-51
Mustangs or P-38 Lightnings. In his outstanding painting entitled Bridge
Busting Jugs, noted aviation artist Stan Stokes depicts Eighth Air
Force Jugs in a ground attack mission in the Alps in June of 1944. The
top P-47 ace was Francis Gabreski who had flown with the 56th Fighter
Group, the first unit to be equipped with the P-47. In August of 1943
Gabreski attained his first aerial combat victory (over an Fw-190) and
by years end he had reached ace status with 8 confirmed victories. As
Commander of the 61st Squadron, Gabreski continued to chalk up victory
after victory, and on seven different occasions he achieved two
victories during the same mission. However, in July of 1944 Gabreski
damaged the prop on his Jug during a low level attack on an airfield
near Coblenz. Forced to make a crash landing, he was captured and
remained a prisoner of war until Wars end in 1945. Following the War
Gabreski returned to military service with the Air Forces 4th
Fighter-Interceptor Wing in Korea. Flying the F-86 Sabre Jet, Gabreski
attained 6.5 more aerial victories in 1951 and 1952 becoming an ace in
two different wars.
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Duxford Pair by Ivan Berryman.
These Republic P-47D Thunderbolts were operational with the 82nd FS, 78th FG based at Duxford during the final months of the war in Europe.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
Limietd edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
ITEM CODE B0093
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Zemkes First Fan by David Pentland.
On the 12th May 1944, Col. Hubert Zemke tried his new fan tactic, designed to engage Luftwaffe fighters. Unfortunately on this occasion his aircraft was bounced by German ace Major Gunther Rall in his ME109 G-6AS, and escaped only by sending his P47-D Thunderbolt into a gut wrenching dive.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Signed by the artist and German Ace Gunther Rall. Image size 23 inches x 14 inches (58cm x 36cm). Price £135.00
ITEM CODE DHM0795
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Return From Bremen by Simon Smith.
The leading ace of the mighty Eighth Air Force, Gabby Gabreski. He finished the war with a total of 28 air victories and 2 1/2 enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground by strafing airfields. Gabreski also scored 6 1/2 air victories in the Korean war.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Colonel Gabby Gabreski
Limited edition of artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Colonel Gabby Gabreski
ITEM CODE DHM1463
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Looking for Trouble by Keith Woodcock.
Open edition print. Image size 14.5 inches x 9.5 inches (37cm x 24cm). Price £16.00
ITEM CODE KW0003
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Thunderbolt Strike by Robert Taylor.
A flight of P47 thunderbolts of the 404 Fighter group, 9th Air force, clear the target area after a low-level attack on the airfield inland from Le Havre, Normandy, 1944. Tracer winds up towards them from ground defences and almost all the aircraft have taken hits. Ground-attack pilots went in low, did the job and got our fast!
Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £165.00 Signed by Captain Paul Douglas, General James Hill and Colonel Joe Matte.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Image size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £265.00 Signed by Captain Paul Douglas, General James Hill and Colonel Joe Matte.
ITEM CODE DHM2073
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Herkys Big Day by Stan Stokes.
Herschel
Herky Green downed 6 Axis aircraft on one mission over N. Italy on
January 30, 1944. Greens flight initially encountered a group of Ju-52s.
Green would bad 4. Minutes later he wasted a Macchi 202 in a low level
turning duel. Heading for home he ran into a Do-217 which became victory
number six.
Duxford Pair by Ivan Berryman These Republic P-47D Thunderbolts were operational with the 82nd FS,
78th FG based at Duxford during the final months of the war in Europe.
Zemke's First Fan by David Pentland On the 12th May 1944, Col. Hubert Zemke tried his new "fan"
tactic, designed to engage Luftwaffe fighters. Unfortunately on this
occasion his aircraft was bounced by German ace Major Gunther Rall in
his ME109 G-6(AS), and escaped only by sending his P47-D Thunderbolt
into a gut wrenching dive.
Return From Bremen by Simon Smith Francis ' Gabby'
Gabreski, 26th November 1943.Signed by Gabby Gabreski and Simon
Smith.
Looking for Trouble by Keith Woodcock Lt Col Francis S (Gabby) Gabreski's P-47 Thunderbolt.
Bridge Busting Jugs by Stan Stokes.
Alexander
Kartveli was a engineer with Seversky Aircraft who designed the P-35,
which first flew in 1937. With Republic Aviation Kartveli supervised the
development of the P-43 Lancer. Neither of these aircraft were produced
in large numbers, and neither was quite successful. However, the
Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt, also nicknamed the Jug, was quite a
different story. The Jug was the jewel in Kartvelis design crown, and
went on to become one of the most produced fighter aircraft of all time
with 15,683 being manufactured. The P-47 was the largest and heaviest
single seat fighter of WW II. The P-47 immediately demonstrated its
excellent combat qualities, including speed, rate of climb,
maneuverability, heavy fire power, and the ability to take a lot of
punishment. With a wingspan of more than 40 feet and a weight of 19,400
pounds, this large aircraft was designed around the powerful 2000 HP
Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine. The first P-47
prototype flew in May of 1941, and the primary variant the P-47D went
into service in 1943 with units of the U.S. Armys Eighth Air Force. The
Jug had a maximum speed in excess of 400 MPH, a service ceiling in
excess of 42,000 feet, and was heavily armed with either six or eight
heavy caliber machine guns. With its ability to carry up to a 2,500
pound bomb load, the Jug saw lots of use in ground attack roles. Until
the introduction of the N model, the P-47 lacked the long range required
for fighter escort missions which were most often relegated to P-51
Mustangs or P-38 Lightnings. In his outstanding painting entitled Bridge
Busting Jugs, noted aviation artist Stan Stokes depicts Eighth Air
Force Jugs in a ground attack mission in the Alps in June of 1944. The
top P-47 ace was Francis Gabreski who had flown with the 56th Fighter
Group, the first unit to be equipped with the P-47. In August of 1943
Gabreski attained his first aerial combat victory (over an Fw-190) and
by years end he had reached ace status with 8 confirmed victories. As
Commander of the 61st Squadron, Gabreski continued to chalk up victory
after victory, and on seven different occasions he achieved two
victories during the same mission. However, in July of 1944 Gabreski
damaged the prop on his Jug during a low level attack on an airfield
near Coblenz. Forced to make a crash landing, he was captured and
remained a prisoner of war until Wars end in 1945. Following the War
Gabreski returned to military service with the Air Forces 4th
Fighter-Interceptor Wing in Korea. Flying the F-86 Sabre Jet, Gabreski
attained 6.5 more aerial victories in 1951 and 1952 becoming an ace in
two different wars.
Jenkins Jerry Junkers by Stan Stokes.
This tribute to the 510th Fighter Squardron shows four
P-47s; The Bug, Squirt, Raid Hot Moma and The Touch of Texas.
Thunderbolts and Lightnings by Nicolas Trudgian.
The relief of
Bastogne turned the tide in the Battle of the Bulge and Hitlers final
great offensive of World War II lay in ruins. P47 Thunderbolts of the
406th Fighter Group, in company with P38 Lightnings, support the
advancing armor of General George Pattons US Third Army as they prepare
to relieve the battered 101st Airborne Division from their heroic
defence of Bastogne during the final climax to the Battle of the Bulge,
24 December 1944. The Battle of the Bulge was one of the largest land
battles of WWII with more than a million American, British and German
troops involved, incurring huge casualties on all sides and this release
pays tribute to the sacrifice of Allied Forces, during this important
milestone in World War II.
Thunderbolt Strike by Robert Taylor
P-47 Razorback Thunderbolt's of the US Ninth Air Force make their
escape following an attack on installations near the port of Le Havre,
Northern France 1944.
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