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BATTLE OF THE BRENNER - THE BATTLE FOR ITALY PORTFOLIO
The last remaining units of the fascist Italian Air Force attempt to engage B25s from the 340th Bomb Group who have successfully destroyed a vital enemy rail bridge in the strategic Brenner Pass, northern Italy, 10 April 1945. The enemy Me109s are completely routed by escorting P51 Mustangs of the 325th Fighter Group who are quickly on the scene.
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RETURN OF THE BELLE - THE GICLÉE STUDIO PROOF
There can be few more stirring sights than a B-17 Flying Fortress coming home after a
long and arduous daylight mission over occupied Europe, and Robert Taylor's inspired painting Return of the Belle has come to symbolise the huge role played by the bombers of the U.S. Eighth Air Force in Europe during World War II.
The famous Memphis Belle, skippered by Captain Bob Morgan, became the first B-17 in
the 91st Bomb Group to complete 25 missions, and returned home to the US with a crew that had been decorated more than 50 times.
Set in gentle Cambridgeshire countryside, Robert Taylor gives us an engaging view of the Memphis Belle as she returns from one of her early missions on a late autumn day in 1942. It was a typical scene that would be re-enacted across countless airfields in England as the heroic airmen of the Mighty Eighth Air Force fought with unstinting sacrifice for the liberation of Europe and the free world.
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HORNCHURCH SCRAMBLE - THE HARDEST DAYS PART II
54 Squadron's commanding officer, Squadron Leader James Leathart, taxis out at Hornchurch to prepare for take-off. Quickly following, the aircraft of New Zealander Colin Gray is guided out from dispersal by his ground crew. Gray would claim 3 Bf110s in the encounter and would eventually become the top scoring New Zealand Ace of the war.
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INTO THE FRAY
Squadron Leader Douglas Bader leads the Hurricanes of 242 Squadron in an aggressive diving attack upon a large force of Heinkel 111s approaching the Kent coast, whilst Spitfires from 66 Squadron tangle with the escorting Bf109s of JG52. It is September 1940, and the climax of the Battle of Britain.
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AIR ARMADA - THE HARDEST DAYS PART I
Robert Taylor's magnificent masterwork, Air Armada, recreates a moment on that day as Heinz Bär, the Luftwaffe's top-scoring NCO Ace of the Battle of Britain and one of the greatest Aces in history, climbs away from his airfield near Calais with the other pilots of 1./JG51 to escort the Do17s of KG76 for yet another deadly attack on the RAF. Away in the distance, Me110s from EPRG 210 also prepare to join the epic encounters that lie ahead.
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EVENING REFLECTION
With soft evening sunlight radiant behind them, Hauptmann Wolfgang Ewald, Gruppenkommandeur of 1./JG52, leads a schwarm of Bf109s back to their base near Calais after another hectic encounter with pilots of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain, September 1940.
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WELCOMING RESPITE
It has been another hard day of ferocious air combat over southern England, but at long last the young pilots of 603 Squadron can take a short, yet welcome respite from the heavy fighting. Soon however, the roar of Merlin engines will fill the air again as another deadly Luftwaffe raid threatens.
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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN COMMEMORATIVE BOOK AND PRINT SET
The magnificent limited edition book is accompanied by a superb luxury embossed slipcase. Each book is personally signed by Robert, individually numbered and issued with a matching numbered copy of his outstanding new print:
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MORAL SUPPORT - A BATTLE OF BRITAIN PORTFOLIO
Robert Taylor's stirring painting was inspired by the late Group Captain Peter Townsend's vivid description of an event that happened to him whilst in command of 85 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. Flying Officer Jim Marshall, was struggling to keep his Hurricane in the air after a collision during an engagement - it was barely flying. Townsend stood guard over the crippled aircraft, and using hand-signals guided the young pilot safely back to their base at Debden. It was a typical act of unselfish leadership from one of the RAF's most highly regarded fighter leaders.
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