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AN EVOCATIVE PIECE HONORING THE LEGENDARY LUFTWAFFE PILOT KNOWN AS THE "STAR OF AFRICA"
HUNTERS IN THE DESERT
By RobertTaylor
Having just achieved his 100th victory, Hans-Joachim Marseille makes a jubilant low pass over his desert airstrip, while his fellow pilots clamber out of their Me109s, after completing another successful mission.
Led by the legendary Eduard Neumann, the pilots of JG-27 were given a freedom in the air not experienced on the Channel Front. Flying in free-ranging pairs and fours they roamed the North African skies, pouncing from height upon enemy formations. The tactics suited the talents of the more aggressive pilots, and stars quickly emerged, none more prominently than Hans-Joachim Marseille. During a short but mercurial career in the Desert, Marseille claimed 158 victories, all but seven of them against RAF pilots - more than any other Luftwaffe Ace during World War II.This stunning limited edition records Marseille’s jubilant low pass as he returns to his desert airstrip having just achieved his 100th victory. In the foreground his fellow pilots are seen clambering out of their Me109s having just completed another successful mission. Robert’s masterful painting painting brings to life the heat and dust of the Western Desert, the acrid aroma of hot engines and the exhilaration of victory as another combat mission ends.THE LIMITED EDITION SIGNATURES
Each print individually signed by the artist and Four distinguished Luftwaffe fighter Aces who flew in the Desert Campaign with JG27, alongside Hans-Joachim Marseille:
Colonel EDUARD NEUMANN - Kommodore of JG27 and mentor to Marseille / 13 victoriesAmbassador FRANZ ELLES - Wingman to famous Ace Karl-Wolfgang Redlich / 5 victoriesBrigadier General FRIEDRICH KÖRNER Knights Cross - more than 250 missions in the Desert / 36 victoriesCaptain FRITZ KELLER - Close friend to Marseille / 13 victories
An increasingly rare collector's item, this powerful piece is the perfect acquisition for aviation art enthusiasts and autograph hunters alike.
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