Descendants of the Red Baron original painting

Descendants of the Red Baron
by Heinz Krebs

1961, the first fighter wing of the new German Federal Luftwaffe, led by the famous Ace of Aces Colonel Erich Hartmann, was named
JG 71 Richthofen after another well-known German fighter ace, the Red Baron Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen.
Here, Erich Hartmann returns from a mission in his JA-111. The nose of Hartmann's F-86 sports the black tulip, his personal emblem throughout World War II. This emblem is carried by all aircraft in his new fighter wing as a sign of loyalty to their boss.

Signed on the reverse by Erich Hartmann.

Oil on canvas and board

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