Lot 1538 4 ARMY AIR CORPS RELATED PRINTS.
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This group of 4 prints includes 1 Print measuring 28" x 23" titled "NOT MY TURN TO DIE" and shows a badly shot up P-47 with a Luftwaffe pilot in a FW-190 beside him saluting. The Luftwaffe pilot chose not to destroy the defenseless Bob Johnson, trying to hold his plane together and return to England, 1 Print measuring 30" x 24" titled "AMERICAN FIGHTER ACES SERIES 2" with 11 signatures of aces, including Col. Charles H. MacDonald with 27 victories and Gabby Gabreski, an ace in WWII and Korea. The print depicts his 24th victory on Christmas Day 1944, 1 Black and white print measuring 25 1/2" x 19 1/2" showing a mid-chest up view of Lt. Col. Francis S. Gabreski (34 1/2 victories) in flight gear. Gabreski's signature appears at the bottom of the print, and 1 Autographed print measuring 27" x 19" titled "ABOVE AND BEYOND". The print is autographed by 1st Lt. William Lawley and 1st Lt. Edward Michael, both Congressional Medal of Honor winners. CONDITION: prints are wrapped and show no damage. (02-26401-3/BF). NON-GUN. $400-600.
This group of 4 prints includes 1 Print measuring 28" x 23" titled "NOT MY TURN TO DIE" and shows a badly shot up P-47 with a Luftwaffe pilot in a FW-190 beside him saluting. The Luftwaffe pilot chose not to destroy the defenseless Bob Johnson, trying to hold his plane together and return to England, 1 Print measuring 30" x 24" titled "AMERICAN FIGHTER ACES SERIES 2" with 11 signatures of aces, including Col. Charles H. MacDonald with 27 victories and Gabby Gabreski, an ace in WWII and Korea. The print depicts his 24th victory on Christmas Day 1944, 1 Black and white print measuring 25 1/2" x 19 1/2" showing a mid-chest up view of Lt. Col. Francis S. Gabreski (34 1/2 victories) in flight gear. Gabreski's signature appears at the bottom of the print, and 1 Autographed print measuring 27" x 19" titled "ABOVE AND BEYOND". The print is autographed by 1st Lt. William Lawley and 1st Lt. Edward Michael, both Congressional Medal of Honor winners. CONDITION: prints are wrapped and show no damage. (02-26401-3/BF). NON-GUN. $400-600.
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