NICOLAS TRUDGIAN Tiger Fire P-40 Tomahawks AVG Flying Tigers Hell's Angels RARE

Description: "TIGER FIRE" by Nicolas Trudgian In "TIGER FIRE" by Nicolas Trudgian, a superb action painting, full of fascinating, authentic detail, is a signed and numbered limited edition print from an edition limited to 1000 prints. It is completely and long SOLD OUT at the publisher. In early 1941, many months before Pearl Harbor an irrepressible bunch of American fighter pilots, along with 200 ground crew, came together and stood alone against the might of the Imperial Japanese Air Force. Under the indomitable command of General Claire Chennault, their task was to keep the vital road link open between the port of Rangoon and the city of Kunming in South West China. A treacherous unpaved track, hacked through mountain terrain and known as the infamous Burma Road, was the only lifeline for supplies into China from the outside world. With the Japanese hell-bent on its destruction, the Flying Tigers were all that stood between defeat and survival. With little support from home, and almost without replacement aircraft or spares, the P-40 Tomahawk pilots of the American Volunteer Group - the AVG - became the scourge of the Japanese Air Force and heroes to the people of China. In a six month period of combat, with no more than 50 or 60 serviceable aircraft at any one time, and invariably heavily outnumbered in the air, they destroyed some 300 Japanese airplanes, damaging and destroying another 300, and causing incalculable damage to Japanese ground forces. During its brief existence this remarkable group became one of the most successful and famous fighter units of all time. Their short but glorious private war came to an end when on July 4th, 1942 the AVG was absorbed into the US Army Air Force and Chennault's Flying Tigers passed into aviation folklore. Motivated by the legend of the Flying Tigers, "TIGER FIRE" is one of Nicolas Trudgian's finest paintings. Dominating the foreground is a stunning view of Chuck Older's P-40 - one of the 3rd Pursuit Squadrons, known as Hell's Angels - in hot pursuit of a bunch of Zero fighters up ahead. Close-by to his left another Flying Tiger finishes off a Zero, already on its way down. Below the pastoral scene is caught unawares by the sudden approach of fighters, as the fast-moving dogfight hurtles across the landscape. In addition to the artist this print is signed by THREE famous Flying Tiger pilots: Colonel 'TEX' HILL Colonel CHARLES OLDER Flight Leader DICK ROSSI This mint condition print has never been framed and, like all of our prints, has been stored flat. It measures 35" x 24½" and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and a single-sheet, full-color sales sheet. Buyer to pay $30.00 toward insured DOMESTIC SHIPPING via USPS Priority Mail. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING as shown. (To our valued International Clients - we are not responsible for import taxes and duties applicable to the declared value of your purchase.) Save on shipping with multiple purchases - we can ship up to four prints to the same address for the same cost. Click on "view seller's other auctions" to see our current auctions including selections of fine aviation, naval, military, and Civil War art - mostly limited edition prints - by this and other outstanding artists. Contact us if you have any questions or if you are looking for something in particular. With arguably the largest secondary market inventory in the world, Classic Aviation & War Art - warart.com - may just have it! GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR LOOKING!

Price: 225 USD

Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-08-25T17:15:37.000Z

Shipping Cost: 30 USD