DHM1845AP. Opening Sky by Robert Taylor. With the morning sun glinting on their fuselages, P-51 Mustangs of the 78th Fighter Group cross the Dutch coastline far below, as they head back towards their base at Duxford, England at the end of a long sweep east of the Rhine crossing, Spring 1945. The final months of the war in Europe lie ahead, and for the P-51 pilots victory is within sight. Finally, after years of toil, the sky was theirs. Signed by : Colonel C E Bud Anderson , Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East,Colonel Arthur C Fiedler,Major Bill Allen,Captain Jim Brooks,Captain Clinton DeWitt Burdick,Captain Wayne L Coleman,First Lieutenant Raymond T Conlin (deceased),Colonel Donald Cummings,Maj Urban L Drew USAF (deceased),Colonel Bob Goebel (deceased),Lieutenant Colonel Robert A Karr,Colonel Walker Bud Mahurin (deceased),Colonel Steve Pisanos,First Lieutenant John Skara,Second Lieutenant Lowell Steward,First Lieutenant Clint Whiteand features the matted signatures of :Russ Berg,Colonel Don Blakeslee (deceased),Gen. Charles R. Bond (deceased),Colonel Gerald Brown (deceased),Kit Carson,Colonel Gabby Gabreski (deceased),Major Herky Green (deceased),Colonel Tex Hill (deceased),Lt Colonel Frank D Hurlbut,Colonel Jack M Ilfrey (deceased),Lt Col Robert S Johnson (deceased),Major General Carroll W McColpin (deceased),Brigadier General Robin Olds (deceased),Major Richard Bud Peterson (deceased)andLieutenant Colonel Kenneth A Walsh (deceased). Limited edition of 75 artist proofs (ONLY 1 REMAINING OF THIS SOLD OUT EDITION) Overall matted size 31.5 inches x 19 inches (80cm x 48cm) Image size 21 inches x 8 inches (53cm x 20cm)
