Air Armada - The Hardest Days Part I - The Limited Edition

Artist: Robert Taylor | Copies: 450

bf 109 aircraft, Air Armada

Important: Part one of a three print set "The Hardest Days" to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

Matching Numbers: All three editions guaranteed to those reserving full sets when ordering "Air Armada".

Robert Taylor's stunning portrayal of the bf 109 over Southern England.  In just six weeks Hitler’s forces had overrun Western Europe as once-proud armies fell before the might of the German ‘Blitzkrieg’. It was a devastating defeat, now Britain stood alone and few thought she could survive.

As Churchill pledged that Britain would never surrender, a German invasion seemed inevitable. But before any invasion could take place, the Luftwaffe must neutralise the RAF and win control of the skies over southern England. Awaiting them was a small, but resilient band of young men, the pilots of RAF Fighter Command.

First the Luftwaffe bf 109 attacked the coastal convoys, hoping to draw the RAF en-masse into battle. They failed. And then on 12 August, they turned tns-Ekkehard Bob was promoted to Staffelkapitän as the Battle of Britain began in 1940, and by October he already had eighteen victories to his credit. Flying his bf 109 in 1941 he was awarded the Knight’s Cross. Transferring to the Eastern Front flying the bf 109 his victories rose steadily to 50 by September 1942. Returning to the West, his group flew in the Defence of the Reich and in April 1943 he rammed a B-17 Flying Fortress. Returning to the Eastern Front as Kommandeur of IV./JG3, he ended the war as Adjutant of Galland’s JV44 in the West. In over 700 missions he scored 60 victories.

 Overall Print Size:  33" wide x 25 1/4" high

 THE LIMITED EDITION 400 signed and numbered prints with 2 bf 109 signatures
OBERST HAJO HERRMANN
MAJOR HANS-EKKEHARD BOB