Schweinfurt - The Second Mission

Briefing at 0500 hours on the morning of 14 October 1943 brought the crews of the 92nd Bomb Group news they didn’t want to hear: “It’s Schweinfurt again!” The same message was being repeated in USAAF bomb group briefing rooms all over eastern England in the early hours of what was to become forever known as “Black Thursday”. Robert Taylor’s majestic aviation art print shows Colonel Budd Peaslee’s B-17 Equipose, piloted by Kemp McLaughlin, leading the Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group en-route to the vital ball-bearing factories at Schweinfurt.

Editions and Signatories:

• 500 Limited Edition
• 25 Limited Edtion Artist's Proofs
  Each print has been signed by THREE pilots, all veterans of the second Schweinfurt mission on 14 October 1943, including the mission command pilot.
  General J. KEMP McLAUGHLIN
  First Lieutenant WILBUR ‘BUD’ KLINT
  First Lieutenant JOHN P. NOACK
  
  
• 325 Schweinfurt Edition
  Each print has been individually signed by an additional seven veterans from the second Schweinfurt mission. There are a total of TEN signatures in this edition.
  First Lieutenant FREDERICK J. BIRD
  Technical Sergeant JACK R. GOETZ
  Captain MALCOLM H. HIGGINS
  Technical Sergeant BILL E. MARTIN
  Chief Master Sergeant ROY C. McGINNIS
  Captain JAMES A. 'PETE' MULLINAX
  Staff Sergeant BEN ROBERTS
  
  
• 125 Commemorative Edition (Sold out)
  Each print has been individually signed by an additional Thirteen veterans from the second Schweinfurt mission. Each Commemorative Proof comes with a companion pencil print 'Black Thursday' signed by a Luftwaffe veteran of the Second Schweinfurt Raid, making an incredible Twenty Four signature edition.
  
  ** In addition, a number of prints in the edition are also signed by three veterans of the second Schweinfurt mission, making a total of TWENTY SEVEN signatures. These are issued at no extra charge to the first orders received, so please order early to avoid disappointment.
  First Lieutenant EARL G. BASON
  First Lieutenant JAY G. COBERLY
  First Lieutenant ROY G. DAVIDSON Jnr
  Staff Sergeant MARSHALL L. FISHER
  Technical Sergeant EDWARD K. FOX
  Colonel ED MILLSON
  Captain THOMAS A. PARKS
  Staff Sergeant ROBERT RICKEL
  Technical Sergeant GEORGE G. ROBERTS
  First Lieutenant JOHN SCARBOROUGH
  Colonel ROBERT M. SLANE
  First Lieutenant DONALD SPRINGER
  Lieutenant Colonel HENRY E. TESSIEN
  Feldwebel ADOLF DENZ (Companion Drawing)
  Lieutenant Colonel ARVID O. DAHL**
  Sergeant MATHIAS J. KREMER**
  Captain FOSTER ‘FOSS’RODDA**