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Hell Hawks Over Utah by Robert Taylor.
Without air supremacy D-Day and the invasion of north-west Europe would never have happened, and the tactical Ninth Air Force played a huge part in securing that position. The Ninth had fought with distinction from the deserts of North Africa to the invasion of Sicily and the fighting in Italy. They had spearheaded the assault on Ploesti and, from humble beginnings, had grown into one of the finest and most formidable Air Forces in the USAAF. Then, in October 1943, the Ninth were sent to England for their greatest challenge so far - providing air support for the US First Army during the forthcoming invasion of Normandy. By the morning of 6th June 1944 the Ninth was the largest and most effective tactical air force in the world, with over a quarter of a million personnel and more than 3,500 fighters, bombers and troop-carriers under its command. Amongst them were the P-47s of the 365th Fighter Group - the fearsome Hell Hawks - a unit that by the end of World War Two would become legendary. Amongst the first to use P-47s as fighter-bombers, the Hell Hawks were hard at work softening up the enemy in the build up to D-Day, dive-bombing bridges, rail lines, gun positions and airfields. With two 1,000-pound bombs below their wings along with ten 5-in rockets and eight .50 calibre machine guns, their enormous firepower devastated the German defenses on D-Day. The Hell Hawks supported the army throughout the Normandy campaign, all the way across northern France to the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, and beyond. It was a harsh nomadic life, eating and sleeping in tents and moving from one temporary strip to the next. By the end of hostilities in May 1945 the Hell Hawks had moved through 11 different airfields, more than any other fighter-bomber group in the Ninth Air Force. |
| | Item Code : DHM6458 | Hell Hawks Over Utah by Robert Taylor. - This Edition | |
| | TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | | PRINT | Signed limited edition of 325 prints.
| Image size 24 inches x 16.5 inches (61cm x 42cm), Paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (75cm x 61cm) |  Lopez, Edward J
Maltbie, Archie F
+ Artist : Robert Taylor
Signature(s) value alone : £50 | £45 Off! | Now : £210.00 |
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| Other editions of this item : | Hell Hawks Over Utah by Robert Taylor. | DHM6458 |
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PROOF | Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs.
Supplied with companion print Plans and Preparations | Image size 24 inches x 16.5 inches (61cm x 42cm), Paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (75cm x 61cm) | Lopez, Edward J
Maltbie, Archie F
Fetzner Jr, John H 
Kling, Ralph F
Harrington, Jay A
Mundt, Allen V
Prevost, Herbert L
Stanton, Thomas E
Alcorn, Lavern R (companion print)
Riggs, Carl R (companion print)
Ruper, Matt (companion print)
+ Artist : Robert Taylor
Signature(s) value alone : £170 | £45 Off! | Now : £365.00 | VIEW EDITION... | | PRINT | Collectors edition of 250 prints.
Supplied with companion print Plans and Preparations | Image size 24 inches x 16.5 inches (61cm x 42cm), Paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (75cm x 61cm) |  Lopez, Edward J
Maltbie, Archie F
Fetzner Jr, John H 
Kling, Ralph F
Harrington, Jay A
Mundt, Allen V
Prevost, Herbert L
Stanton, Thomas E
Alcorn, Lavern R (companion print)
Riggs, Carl R (companion print)
Ruper, Matt (companion print)
+ Artist : Robert Taylor
Signature(s) value alone : £170 | | £265.00 | VIEW EDITION... | | PRINT | Tribute edition of 10 prints.
SOLD OUT. | Image size 24 inches x 16.5 inches (61cm x 42cm), Paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (75cm x 61cm) | Lopez, Edward J
Maltbie, Archie F
Fetzner Jr, John H
Kling, Ralph F
Harrington, Jay A
Mundt, Allen V
Prevost, Herbert L
Stanton, Thomas E
Alcorn, Lavern R (companion print)
Riggs, Carl R (companion print)
Ruper, Matt (companion print)
Cannon, Michael D (companion print)
McChessney Jr, William H (companion print)
+ Artist : Robert Taylor
Signature(s) value alone : £190 | | SOLD
OUT | VIEW EDITION... | | REMARQUE | Collectors edition of 15 remarques.
SOLD OUT. | Image size 24 inches x 16.5 inches (61cm x 42cm), Paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (75cm x 61cm) | Lopez, Edward J
Maltbie, Archie F
Fetzner Jr, John H
Kling, Ralph F
Harrington, Jay A
Mundt, Allen V
Prevost, Herbert L
Stanton, Thomas E
Alcorn, Lavern R (companion print)
Riggs, Carl R (companion print)
Ruper, Matt (companion print)
+ Artist : Robert Taylor
Signature(s) value alone : £170 | | SOLD
OUT | VIEW EDITION... | | REMARQUE | Collectors edition of 10 double remarques.
SOLD OUT. | Image size 24 inches x 16.5 inches (61cm x 42cm), Paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (75cm x 61cm) | Lopez, Edward J
Maltbie, Archie F
Fetzner Jr, John H
Kling, Ralph F
Harrington, Jay A
Mundt, Allen V
Prevost, Herbert L
Stanton, Thomas E
Alcorn, Lavern R (companion print)
Riggs, Carl R (companion print)
Ruper, Matt (companion print)
+ Artist : Robert Taylor
Signature(s) value alone : £170 | | SOLD
OUT | VIEW EDITION... |
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| Signatures on this item | | *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | | Name | Info | 
1st Lieutenant Edward J Lopez DFC
*Signature Value : £40
| Joining the 365th Fighter Group slightly after D-Day he fought through Normandy, Bastogne and into Germany, dropping 500lb bombs on armored convoys. On one occasion he pressed on to destroy flak guns despite being badly hit by their 20mm fire. | 
Lieutenant Colonel Archie F Maltbie DFC
*Signature Value : £10
| Flying with the Hell Hawks from May 1944 he was forced to bail out in August after shooting down an Me109 which exploded. Evading capture he returned to the unit. As well as ground attack missions he also downed a Ju88 on 15th March 1945. |
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