Description: " The Greatest Day " Battle of Britian( SPECIAL Collectors Edition )by Robert Taylor -- 1946 - 2024( Robert Passed away in 2024 )THE WORLD'S FOREMOST AVIATION ARTIST COMMEMORATES THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - 15 SEPTEMBER 1940 - THE GREATEST DAY FOR THE RAF – HALF RAIDERS BROUGHT DOWN: 375 CAME, ONLY 175 RETURNEDHitler's air force returned to mass daylight raids yesterday and the RAF gave them the most shattering defeat they have ever known. The Daily Mail 16 Sept 1940Sunday 15 September 1940 and Luftwaffe supremo Hermann Goering believed victory over the RAF was at hand. Today, he decreed, would be the day that his 'glorious' Luftwaffe would finally break the back of Fighter Command's stubborn resistance. Or so he believed.In response to a massed formation of enemy aircraft detected heading for London, Air Vice Marshal Keith Park commanding 11 Group scrambled his squadrons. He also requested that 12 Group bring Douglas Bader's 'Big Wing' down from Duxford. Every available pilot and machine was committed. Prime Minister Winston Churchill turned to Park and asked "What other reserves have we" "There are none", Park replied.Bader now had five squadrons racing south, meeting what remained of the enemy on the outskirts of London.With a successful morning behind them the RAF fighters raced back to re-fuel and re-arm. Just after 14.00 hrs another enemy battle group was observed and this time the formations were even larger. Bader's Wing was scrambled once more.In his painting Robert Taylor takes us to the heart of the action with breathtaking clarity as he portrays Bader leading his wing into the fray on that afternoon of 15 September 1940. As their Bf109 escorts begin to run out of fuel, the enemy bombers were left to fend for themselves. They were savaged. By late afternoon it was over and whilst the Daily Mail and the press made much of the RAF's initial optimistic claims – the Luftwaffe had actually lost nearly 60 aircraft and 150 aircrew. The RAF had lost less than half that number of aircraft and only 13 pilots. The tide of the Battle of Britain had turned in the RAF's favour, and German High Command knew it.--- MINT CONDITION PRINT ------ STORED FLAT & PROTECTED & NEVER FRAMED ---Comes With The Certificate of AuthenticityThis is a beautiful Collectible limited-edition Print ---- Personally Hand Signed by Robert Taylor ----Also Hand Signed by:This FIVE signature Edition by famous Battle of Britain fighter pilots:Generalleutnant GÜNTHER RALL KC WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDSSquadron Leader TONY PICKERING AFCFlying Officer KENNETH WILKINSWing Commander TOM F. NEIL DFC* AFC AEWing Commander JOHN 'TIM' ELKINGTON Image Size Is About --- 26 1/2" x 17 1/2" Print Number Is ----- 62 / 175SHIPPING - HEAVY DUTY TUBE - Insured - Via UPS - $55 - Within the Continental USA--lower 48 States OnlyINTERNATIONAL UPS SHIPPING --- EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM.... PAYMENT - Paypal - Visa - MasterCard - Check - Cash ~YOUR PHONE NUMBER IS NECESSARY FOR THE SAFE DELIVERY OF UPS ITEMS.~ Framing Fox Fine Art Gallery Located in New Bern, North CarolinaI have been in business now for over 48 yearswe have the largest inventory of SOLD OUT Civil War Prints in the USA All North Carolina residents will be charged 6.75% sales tax included in invoice. HAPPY BIDDING AND ENJOY YOUR FAVORITE ART <div style="text-align:center"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://mostpopular.sellathon.com/?id=AC640226"><img src="https://www.sellathon.com/Resources/Images/countercredit.gif" border="0"></a></div>
Price: 365 USD
Location: New Bern, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-02-20T15:01:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 55 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Robert Taylor
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Robert Taylor
Edition Size: ONLY - 175 - signed & numbered limited edition
Size: Large
Custom Bundle: No
Framing: Never Framed -- Mint
Personalize: Yes
Listed By: Dealer - Framing Fox Art Gallery
Framed/Unframed: UNFRAMED - MINT CONDITION
Style: Realism
Features: Collectors Special Edition - 5 - Signatures, SOLD OUT PRINT EDITION, PERSOANALLY HAND SIGNED BY TAYLOR, Mint Condition - Never Framed, Hand signed by Gunther Rall, Signed, Hand Signed & Numbered by Taylor, comes with certificate, INTERNATIONAL UPS SHIPPING
Handmade: No
Print Type: Offset Lithograph
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
Signed: Yes
Title: The Greatest Day
Material: Paper
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Subject: WW II Aviation Fine Art Print
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Hand Signed & Numbered Print
Signed?: Personally Hand Signed by Robert Taylor
Edition Type: Limited Edition
COA Issued By: Robert Taylor
Theme: WW II Aviation - Flying Aces
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Production Technique: Offset Lithograph
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Personalization Instructions: 5 - Hand Signatures of WW II Flying Aces
