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Into the Teeth of the Wind
by Robert Taylor
| Bound for Tokyo, Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle launches his B-25 Mitchell from the heaving deck of the carrier USS Hornet on the morning of 18 April, 1942. Leading a sixteen-bomber force on their long distance one - way mission, the Doolittle Raiders completed the first strike at the heart of Imperial Japan since the infamous attack on Pearl Harbour four months earlier. Together, they completed one of the most audacious air raids in aviation history. |
| Overall size: 23½" x 29¾" | Available in the following editions |
| 550 | Limited edition | Signed by five aircrew who flew on the Doolittle raid. | $325 |
| 25 | Artist's proof | Signed by five aircrew who flew on the Doolittle raid. | $520 |
| 300 | Commemorative | Signed by eleven Doolittle aircrew, plus one honorary raider. | $675 |
| Limited edition & A/P signatures | ||
| Lt. Col. Richard Cole | Maj. Gen. David Jones | Staff Sgt. Edwin Horton |
| Staff Sgt. David Thatcher | Maj. Thomas Griffin | |
| Commemorative proof signatures | ||
| Lt. Col. Richard Cole | Maj. Gen. David Jones | Lieutenant Colonel Frank A. Kappelar |
| Staff Sgt. David Thatcher | Maj. Thomas Griffin | Second Lieutenant William L. Birch |
| Staff Sgt. Edwin Horton | Mr. Tung Sheng Liu | Lieutenant Colonel Chase J. Nielson * |
| Colonel William M. Bower * | Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Saylor * | Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Hite * |
* signed on companion print
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The Day Now Dawns Signed by: Lieutenant Colonel Chase J. Nielson
Overall size: "14¾ x 16½" |