Return of the Redtails
Return of the Redtails, Another Day of Life and Death
A WWII Fine Art Print by Matt Hall
Print Size 19 x 31
September 12, 1944,low over Northern Italy, the pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group shepherd home a wounded B-24 Liberator of the 455th Bomb Group after a bombing raid on the Me-262 test airfield at Lechfeld, Germany. The men of the 332nd, the first African American combat pilots, would be known as the “Tuskegee Airmen.” But, in the sky, they were simply called the “Red Tails.” On this day, the Red Tails will return to their base at Ramitelli. To them, this escort was just another day’’s work. But, to the bomber crew below, they were the difference between life and death.The Artist Proof Package: Only 200 prints, signed and numbered by artist Matt Hall and 8 veterans including: - "Red Tails" pilot Charles McGee (shown flying "Kitten") - "Red Tails" pilot Roscoe Brown (shown flying "Bunnie") - "Red Tails" pilots Leo Gray, George Hardy & Calvin Spann - 15th Air Force B-24 pilot John Whitley - Plus 2 other distinguished signers AP's ALSO INCLUDE: - Color COA with "History Behind the Art" story - 15th Air Force pin, perfect for framing - Photos of B.O. Davis, Jr. (CO of the 332nd FG) & ground crew working on the P-51 "Bunnie.
The Artist Proof Package: Only 200 prints, signed and numbered by artist Matt Hall and 8 veterans including: - "Red Tails" pilot Charles McGee (shown flying "Kitten") - "Red Tails" pilot Roscoe Brown (shown flying "Bunnie") - "Red Tails" pilots Leo Gray, George Hardy & Calvin Spann - 15th Air Force B-24 pilot John Whitley - Plus 2 other distinguished signers AP's ALSO INCLUDE: - Color COA with "History Behind the Art" story - 15th Air Force pin, perfect for framing - Photos of B.O. Davis, Jr. (CO of the 332nd FG) & ground crew working on the P-51 "Bunnie.
A PORTION OF EACH SALE BENEFITS THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN ASSOCIATION!
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