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Colonel Darrell G Welch (deceased)
Commissioned in 1941, Darrell Welch was assigned to the 27th Squadron of the 1st Fighter Group, which became the first squadron to be equipped with the new P38 Lightning. Arriving in England in August 1942, the 1st Fighter Group was part of a large American force despatched to Algiers in November for the North African campaign, where he made his first kill in January 1943 while escorting B17s over Tripoli. A few months later, whilst leading the 27th on a big intercept mission, Welch became an Ace when he notched up a further three victories in the space of just twenty five minutes, bringing his tally up to five confirmed victories. He later saw service in the Pacific, and retired the service in 1970. He died on 13th January 2015.
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Items Signed by Colonel Darrell G Welch (deceased) |
| Coming In Over the Estuary by Robert Taylor. Price : £210.00 | In Robert Taylors panoramic painting, P-38J Lightnings of the 364th Fighter Group return from a strafing mission over France in the summer of 1944. Making their land-fall at just 100 feet, they skim across an estuary on Englands south coast, near th...... | |
| Coming In Over the Estuary by Robert Taylor (AP) Price : £325.00 | In Robert Taylors panoramic painting, P-38J Lightnings of the 364th Fighter Group return from a strafing mission over France in the summer of 1944. Making their land-fall at just 100 feet, they skim across an estuary on Englands south coast, near th...... | |
| Coming In Over the Estuary by Robert Taylor (B) Price : £395.00 | In Robert Taylors panoramic painting, P-38J Lightnings of the 364th Fighter Group return from a strafing mission over France in the summer of 1944. Making their land-fall at just 100 feet, they skim across an estuary on Englands south coast, near th...... | |
| P-38 Lightning by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £65.00 | A P-38 Lightning from the 20th Fighter Group based at Kings Cliffe, England, during the summer of 1944. The Lightning, with its radical twin-engine, twin boom design, dubbed by the Germans the fork-tailed devil, was one of the toughest, hard-hitting...... | |
| Messerschmitt Country by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) SOLD OUT | Nobody, least of all Allied aircrew, ever doubted the tenacity of the Luftwaffe, more particularly that of the German fighter pilots. From the early encounters during the Battle of Britain to the greeat air battles in defence of their homeland late...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Messerschmitt Country by Nicolas Trudgian (B) SOLD OUT | Nobody, least of all Allied aircrew, ever doubted the tenacity of the Luftwaffe, more particularly that of the German fighter pilots. From the early encounters during the Battle of Britain to the greeat air battles in defence of their homeland late ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Messerschmitt Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) Price : £250.00 | Nobody, least of all Allied aircrew, ever doubted the tenacity of the Luftwaffe, more particularly that of the German fighter pilots. From the early encounters during the Battle of Britain to the greeat air battles in defence of their homeland late...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Colonel Darrell G Welch (deceased) |
P38 Lighting Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Richard Taylor. Pack Price : £135.00 Saving : £100 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Tactical Support by Richard Taylor. P-38 Lightning by Nicolas Trudgian. |
Squadrons for : Colonel Darrell G Welch | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Colonel Darrell G Welch. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : US Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 1st Fighter Group | 1st Fighter Group Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : US Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 27th Fighter Squadron | 27th Fighter Squadron Full profile not yet available. |
Aircraft for : Colonel Darrell G Welch | |||
A list of all aircraft associated with Colonel Darrell G Welch. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
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Manufacturer : Lockheed | Lightning Designed by Kelly Johnson the P38 made its maiden flight on the 27th January 1939 and introduced into service in 1941. they cost $134,284 at the time each and a total of 10,037 were built. The Lockheed P-38 was introduced as a inceptor fighter but soon proved a valuable long range bomber escort for the 8thUS Air Force's B-17 and-24 bombers as they bombed targets further into Germany. |
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