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Thunder in the Ardennes
by Anthony Saunders
| P-47 Thunderbolts of the 509th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group, pass low over paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division advancing through heavy snow during the Battle of the Bulge, early January 1945. Major Robert ‘Blackie’ Blackburn, in his distinctive aircraft Chow Hound, leads his unit as they head out on a morning low-level bombing mission. |
| Overall size: 24" x 31½" | Available in the following editions |
| 175 | Limited edition | Signed by two P-47 pilots who took part in the Battle of the Bulge | $165 |
| 125 | Collectors edition | Signed by three P-47 pilots and four Airborne veterans of the Battle of the Bulge | $225 |
| 25 | Artist's proof | As above | $320 |
| Limited edition signatures | |
| First Lieutenant Edward J. Lopez | Colonel Herbert L. Prevost |
| Collectors & A/P signatures | |
| First Lieutenant Edward J. Lopez | Colonel Herbert L. Prevost |
| Private 1st Class Arthur ‘Art’ Petersen | Private 1st Class Salvador ‘Sal’ Perez |
| Staff Sergeant Leo A. Dumuuchelle | Captain Dean McCandless |
| Captain Wayne Coleman | |
| The Signatories |
| First Lieutenant Edward J. Lopez Flew P-47s with the 365th Fighter Group and later the 387th Fighter Squadron during the Battle of the Bulge. |
| Colonel Herbert L. Prevost DFC Flew P-47s with the 387th Fighter Squadron in the Ardennes and was awarded the DFC for helping to destroy seven tanks, three armored vehicles and five trucks in a single day. |
| Private 1st Class Arthur ‘Art’ Petersen Jumped on D-Day with Fox Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne,. Wounded during Operation Market Garden, he re-joined in time to defend Bastogne. |
| Private 1st Class Salvador ‘Sal’ Perez Jumped on D-Day with the Service Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne and fought throughout Normandy, Operation Market Garden and at Bastogne |
| Staff Sergeant Leo A. Dumuuchelle Served in the 82nd Airborne Division with the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion (C). Wounded in Belgium in September 1944 he returned to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. |
| Captain Dean McCandless Made four combat jumps with the 505th PIR, 82nd Airborne at Sicily, at Salerno, on D-Day and finally Operation Market Garden before fighting during the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart. |
| Captain Wayne Coleman Flew P-47s with the 78th Fighter Group on dive-bombing and strafing missions in support of the Normandy invasion and in the Ardennes. He later converted to P-51s and shot down three Fw190s in a single mission and an Me262 jet. |
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