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Eagles of the West - Limited Edition

A group of Messerschmitt Bf-109Es from I./JG2
Eagles of the West - Messerschmitt Bf-109Es over Mont Saint Michel - Aviation Art by Robert TaylorEagles of the West © Robert Taylor
Price incl. VAT: 255 €
Edition
Eagles of the West - Messerschmitt Bf-109Es über Mont Saint Michel - Luftfahrtkunst von Robert TaylorEagles of the West © Robert Taylor
Eagles of the West -- Aviation Art by Robert Taylor - Messerschmitt Bf-109Es over Mont Saint MichelEagles of the West © Robert Taylor
Description
The aviation art print ‘Eagles of the West’ by Robert Taylor portrays Hauptmann Helmut Wick leading a group of Bf109Es from I./JG2 back to base following a sweep along the Normandy coast with the Battle of Britain in its closing stages, October 1940. The ancient abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel provides a fitting backdrop in the early evening sunlight.
 
Editions
  • 200 Limited Edition - Individually numbered and personally signed by the artist, Robert Taylor, together with three highly-regarded Luftwaffe Aces who flew during the Battle of Britain:
    Generalleutnant Günther Rall, Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves & Swords / 275 victories
    Leutnant Hermann Neuhoff, Knight’s Cross / 40 victories
    Major Erich Rudorffer, Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves & Swords / 222 victories

  • 50 Collector’s Edition - (sold out) Each print in these historic editions includes the autographs of a further two famous Bf109 veterans. All five of the signatories reached Ace status before the end of the war, together clocking up many thousands of flying hours in combat and between them amassed over 535 victories:
    Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Knight’s Cross / 60 victories
    Oberstleutnant Hugo Dahmer, Knight’s Cross / 57 victories

  • 15 Artist Proofs, signed as above (sold out)

  • 10 Tribute Edition

  • 10 Double Legacy Remarques

  • 5 Quad Legacy Remarques (sold out)

Published June 2021
Overall Height ca.
61
cm
Image Height ca.
33
cm
Overall Width ca.
46
cm
Image Width ca.
49,5
cm