One Heck of a Deflection Shot

This aviation art print by Heinz Krebs depicts a scene from February 9th 1944. Off the Mediterranean coast of France, Bob Hoover's Spitfire is struck by a remarkable deflection shot from a Focke Wulf 190 flown by 2nd Lt. Siegfried Lemke of "Jagdgeschwader 2" (JG 2). "My Spitfire was in a left turn at about 4000 ft. Lemke fired from approximately 80 degrees off my right wing, which was one heck of a deflection shot! I never thought he could hit me from that position", Bob Hoover recalls. His Spitfire began to break up, forcing him to bale out. He was picked up by the Germans and spent the remainder of the war in a P.O.W. camp. After the war, Hoover became an expert test pilot and air show performer.

Printed on heavy stock, acid-free paper, issued with a certificate of authenticity

Limited Edition

• 1250 individually numbered and signed by Heinz Krebs, 'Bob' Hoover and Siegfried Lemke.