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"Kenway to Greycap,
Bandits flying down Rhine towards you. Steer One Three Zero".
"Greycap to Kenway. Roger. How many?"
"A small gaggle - about a dozen. Out".
Leading 433 (Canadian) Squadron, Johnnie Johnson swings his
twelve Spitfires to the south-east, following the course of
the river at 12,000 feet. All eyes are peeled.
Operating from an ex-Luftwaffe base at Culot in Belgium,
Johnnie Johnson's Canadian Wing were in combat most days the
weather permitted. The Luftwaffe had staged a remarkable recovery
after their defeat at Normandy and by September 1944, were
operating in strength from airfields east of the Rhine. Big
formations of Fw190 and Me109 fighters were pitting themselves
against the RAF's ground-attack Typhoons, and it was the Canadians
task to get to the Luftwaffe fighters first.
"Greycap from red
three. Nine bandits below".
With all the essentials of tactical success, speed, height and
surprise, the Canadians plummet into the enemy fighters. Within
seconds the air becomes a tangle of twisting, turning fighters.
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Overall Print
Size: 33" Wide x 23 1/2" High.
A Limited Edition By Robert Taylor Commemorating
The Canadian Pilots Reunion, Ottawa, 1998.
| Greycap
Leader by Robert Taylor |
| 850 signed and numbered
prints with TEN signatures. |
US $295 |
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| 85 Artist's Proofs with
TEN signatures. |
US $520 |
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Each copy of GREYCAP LEADER is signed
by no fewer than TEN of the leading Fighter Pilots who flew
SPITFIRES with the Canadian Squadrons in Europe during World
War II.
Robert Taylor takes up the story
moments after the attack. Greycap Leader, Johnnie Johnson,
has already bagged an Fw190, and is hauling his Mk IX Spitfire
around looking for a second, whilst to starboard his wingman
draws a bead on another Fw190. In the distance more enemy
fighters appear, they to will shortly receive the attention
of the Canadians.
An aerial dog-fight scene portrayed
as only Robert Taylor can, now issued as a limited edition
signed by no fewer than TEN Spitfire pilots who flew in combat
in Johnnie Johnson's legendary Canadian Wing.
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