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Okinawa by Robert Taylor Aviation Art signed by Ten Pacific Corsair Pilots For Sale
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Okinawa by Robert Taylor Aviation Art signed by Ten Pacific Corsair Pilots:
$435.00
A tribute to the men who fought one of the most bitter campaigns in the Pacific TheaterOKINAWA – TOWARDS THE BITTER END
by Robert TaylorFlying from the carrier USS Bunker Hill, F4U Corsairs from VMF-221 – the Fighting Falcons– assault Japanesepositions defending the island of Okinawa, April 1945.Leading the charge, USMC Pilot Lt Dean Caswell,climbs away from the target area after delivering a blistering rocket attack on a coastal installation during one ofthe most severe campaigns of WWII, the Battle of Okinawa.
In Europe the endgame was fast approaching as the final remnants of Hitler’s Third Reich disintegrated within the shattered ruins of Berlin. But in the Pacific the war against the Japanese was far from over – if anything the savagery was intensifying. Following their victory at Midway, American forces had fought a long, bloody and bitter campaign to retake the Japanese held islands in the Pacific. By the end of March 1945, however, they had finally captured Iwo Jima and looked towards Okinawa, a province of Japan itself. Less than 400 miles south of its mainland, it was the place from which the Allied invasion of Japan must be launched.Supported by a huge Naval presence, including one of the largest British fleets ever assembled, the assault began on 1 April 1945 with the largest amphibious landing of the Pacific war. The Japanese response was ferocious seeing the peak of the kamikaze scourge and while the British ships with their steel decks fared much better, the relentless attacks took their toll on the US Fleet, highlighting a conflict worse than anything seen before. The 82 day battle was one of the most severe and bloody campaigns of WWII, accounting for over 14000 Allied deaths and five times that number of Japanese soldiers. The prints in this outstanding edition are personally signed by legendary Pilots and Aces who flew Corsairs during the assault of Okinawa, including Dean Caswell, creating a unique collectors piece. THE SIGNATURES - The Collector's EditionThe print is individually numbered and personally signed by the artist and TEN pilots who flew Corsairs during the battle for Okinawa:ColonelDEANCASWELL- Ace with 7 victories
ColonelJOEMCPHAIL- 2 victories
ColonelJIMSWETTMedal of Honor -Ace with15½victories
ColonelBRUCEPORTER -Ace with 5 victories
Lieutenant ColonelLYLEBRADLEY
CaptainPHILLIPDE GROOT
First LieutenantCLINTFLADLAND
Lieutenant ColonelWILLIAMLUCAS
Lieutenant CommanderTOMMCBRIDE
Lieutenant ColonelDARRELLSMITH We will always do our best to combine shipping onmultiple purchases whenever possible – please ask. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE:We have been in business for over 25 years and our items are guaranteed to bein perfect condition, unless specified otherwise. Please note: The signatures onour pieces are not reproductions; they are original autographs, hand-signed bythe veterans involved.
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