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Tuskegee Legacy

by Robert Bailey



In a scene repeated on scores of missions in 1944 and 1945, often over German air space, the pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group answer the distress call of a crippled bomber crew of the 15th Air Force. As they are being pursued by a determined Luftwaffe pilot in a Focke Wulf D-9, bent on bringing down the Fortress, the red tailed Tuskegee pilots arrive in the nick of time to break up the attack and escort the grateful bomber crew back home to friendlier skies.
The harrowing encounter for the crew of Jeze Belle is over now, thanks to the dedication and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen, who built an unmatched legacy in the war torn skies over Europe, of never having lost a bomber that they were escorting. Depicted here is 1st Lt Spurgeon Ellington in LOLLIPOOP, nicknamed after his wife. Ellington was later killed and his widow married singer Nat King Cole. In the background is 2nd Lt George E Hardy in TALL IN THE SADDLE, of the 99th Fighter Squadron.

22" x 33"

Available in the following editions

80 Limited edition   With two Tuskegee signatures, supplied on a separate sheet. $220
15 Artist's proof With two Tuskegee signatures, supplied on a separate sheet. $275
30  Studio edition   Signed by the artist only  $160
10  Giclee 22" x 36" Signed by the artist. $800 

 



The signatures:

2nd Lt Leo R Gray 1st Lt George A Taylor

Note: These signatures are supplied on a separate acid free sheet.

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