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FINE TUNING
Messerschmitt Bf 109's of II./JG53 undergo routine maintenance at Charleville-Mezieres, Northern France, during the summer of 1940. With the Battle of Britain at its height the German fighters will soon be back in action over the Channel and southern England.
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THE ART OF COMBAT
The enduring popularity of air combat and military artwork has taken another leap forward with the release of this beautifully illustrated new hard-back book featuring the outstanding works of Richard Taylor who, for the past few years, has been quietly carving out his own niche in the world of aviation and military art.
In this superb hard cover first edition, with 128 pages packed with beautifully reproduced colour plates and stunning pencil drawings, the artist takes us through the stories behind more than 30 of his much admired combat paintings.
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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN 2015 CALENDAR
A COLLECTION OF ICONIC PAINTINGS BY SOME OF THE WORLDS FOREMOST AVIATION ARTISTS TO COMMEMORATE THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.
FEATURING WORK BY ROBERT TAYLOR, GERALD COULSON, RICHARD TAYLOR & ANTHONY SAUNDERS.
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ACT OF VALOR
After single-handedly destroying a German Mark V Panther tank that had pinned down his unit, First Lieutenant James 'Maggie' Megellas leads his platoon from the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne towards the Belgian town of Herresbach, 28 January 1945, as the Battle of the Bulge draws to its conclusion.
Minutes before, despite being vastly outnumbered in heavy snow and freezing conditions, the platoon had overwhelmed and completely defeated a large force of German infantry in a ferocious frontal assault, without losing a single man.
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COMING HOME TO KIRKBY
The Avro Lancaster formed the backbone of RAF Bomber Command and was considered by many as the best bomber aircraft of WWII. 630 Squadron formed at East Kirkby in November 1943 as part of Bomber Command's strategic bombing campaign. Equipped with Lancasters, they often flew together with 57 Squadron from their shared Lincolnshire base to take part in many major bombing raids including those on Berlin and Hitler's alpine home at Berchtesgaden.
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WE TREATED THEM ALL THE SAME
In the early hours of 6 June 1944 two medics from the 101st Airborne - Kenneth Moore and Robert Wright - arrived to find themselves in the middle of a confused and savage firefight. Undeterred by the fighting around them the two men immediately set up a field dressing-station in the little village church to treat the growing numbers of wounded.
In an act of true humanity within the brutality of war, the two medics insisted on treating every wounded soldier brought here equally, regardless of the uniform they wore
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UNSCHEDULED ARRIVAL
September 1940, and Mk1 Spitfires from 19 Sqn have been ordered south to engage heavily escorted Luftwaffe bomber formations heading for the Thames Estuary and London. Following intense fighting the Spitfires' ammunition is expended, and low on fuel the squadron makes a hurried landing at a forward airfield to replenish empty tanks and re-arm. Within minutes they will be airborne again.
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HELL HAWKS OVER UTAH
As elements of the US VII Corps storm ashore on Utah beach below, P-47D Thunderbolts from the 365th Fighter Group, US Ninth Air Force - The Hell Hawks - overfly the Normandy bridgehead on the morning of D-Day, 6 June 1944. Flying from their base
in southern England, the mighty Hell Hawks head inland to attack and successfully suppress German positions in support of the American advance.
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DOOLITTLE'S D-DAY - THE GICLEE STUDIO PROOF
By any military standards, it was difficult to imagine the Supreme Commander of the largest air force of the time, piloting himself over the battlefront during the opening hours of one of history's greatest military operations. But Jimmy Doolittle was no ordinary commander.
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