Marauder Strike

After the 320th Bombardment Group, assigned to the 12th U.S Army Air Force, moved to France in November of 1944, its aircraft continued bombing vital enemy supply lines. Until V-E Day the 320th BG crews relentlessly attacked heavily defended railroad installations during missions that were often very dangerous for the attackers themselves: They had to concentrate on flying through flak and avoid collision with ground obstacles and debris from exploding targets. Attacks on railroad depots were particularly dangerous as often the freight trains marshalled through these facilities were laden with all kinds of explosives, ranging from small arms ammunition to war heads for heavy bombs or even the lethal V-weapons. The ensuing cataclysmic explosions could well have destroyed the bombers, but this was often the only way to use the element of surprise which was vital in surviving the attack. Aircraft of the 441st Bomb Squadron, 320th Bomb Group, with B-26 B "Belle Ringer", flown by 1st Lt. Robert D. Sullivan, from Franklin, Tennessee, in the foreground, are depicted by world famous aviation art master Heinz Krebs on such a daring raid.

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

Limited Edition

• 500 signed and numbered by the Artist
• 750 Pilot-signed Edition, signed by 1st Lt. Dr. Robert D. Sullivan

About 1st Lt. Dr. Robert D. Sullivan
Enlisted in the Army Air Corps as a Private on Dec 8th, 1941. Served as Drill Sergeant, Aviation Mechanic, and Aviation Cadet. Later as Bomb Sight Maintenance Officer, Chemical Warfare Officer, and Aircraft Armament Officer before becoming a pilot on the B-26 Martin Marauder in which he flew 67 combat missions. Decorations include: Good Conduct Ribbon, Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Unit Citation Badge with 1 oak leaf cluster, American Campaign Medal, European, African, and Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 5 Silver Stars, World War Two Victory Medal, French Croixde- Guerre avec Palme.