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Nicolas Trudgian range of ME 109 German Fighter aircraft aviation
signed art prints. This site is dedicated to the artwork of Aviation
artist Nicolas Trudgian. Including the full range of Aviation prints
published by the Military Gallery which Cranston Fine Arts have purchased the
last remaining prints. Which include many rare items. many of Nicolas
Trudgian prints have been signed by Many of the Top Fighter and Bomber Pilots
of World war two over the pats Decade. and many of these great Pilots are no
longer with us. This could be the last chance to own a piece of history which
will soon be no longer available except on the more expensive secondary
market.
Willy Messerschmitt designed the BF109 during the early
1930's The BF109 was one of the first all metal monocoque construction
fighters with a closed canopy and retractable undercarriage. During
World War Two the BF109 was the main fighter for the Luftwaffe until 1942 when
the FW190 entered service and shared this position. The BF109 scored
more kills than any other fighter of any country during the war. and was built
in greater numbers with a total of over 31,000 aircraft being built. The
BF109 was flown by the three top German aces opf the war war. Erich Hartmann
with 352 victories, Gerhard Barkhorn with 301 victories and Gunther Rall with
275 kills. All three Pilots flew with Jagfgeschwader 52. The
Messerschmitt BF109 was credited with over 10,000 victories
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| Spitfire Country by Nicolas Trudgian. A typical scene from a bright August morning in that momentous summer of 1940. Having climbed into the dawn sky at daybreak, the Spitfires of No 603 Squadron have already been in action, and with more heavy raids on the plotters table, they scurry back to Biggin Hill to re-arm and refuel. A Messerschmitt Me109, shot down during the previous days fighting, lies discarded in a hay field, its lucky pilot having escaped with his life. Meanwhile, the beautiful Kent countryside comes awake as it prepares for the toils of another glorious summers day. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 39 inches x 24 inches (99cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Wing Commander Peter Olver DFC, Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC, Air Commodore and Flight Lieutenant Ludvik Martel.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 39 inches x 24 inches (99cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Flight Lieutenant Ludvik Martel, Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE, Wing Commander Peter Olver DFC and Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC. ITEM CODE NT0325 |
| Tigers in Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian. The Battle for Point 112, a strategically positioned hill just a few miles south-west of Caen, was the scene of the most violent fighting between German and British armor, artillery and ground troops during the weeks immediately following the D-Day invasion, in June 1944. Desperate to regain Hill 112, on July 9th, the Tiger tanks of SS Panzer Battalion 102 were ordered to advance. 2 Kompanies Tigers managed to occupy the eastern slopes of the hill, while 1 Kompanie came under fire as they rached the first houses in the small village of Maltot. At this point they came head on to British Sherman tanks. Entering the village firing his 88, Unterscharfuhrer Fey in tank 138 quickly knocked out three Shermans at 200 yards range, and by the evening of July 10th the Panzers had re-taken Maltot. But Allied artillery had driven the Germans off Hill 112. The battle raged on for another three weeks when on August 1st the Allies frove the Germans off Point 112 for the final time. Tigers of SS Panzer Battalion 102 yet again advance towards the infamous hill, passing two Shermans knocked out in the previous days fighting. Overhead, Me109s of II./JG26 give aerial support as the German armour makes a last ditch attempt to repel the advancing forces, in their effort to hold the important city of Caen. Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm) Sold Out Edition. We have two secondary market prints available.. Price £165.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel, Feldwebel Richard Schwarzmann and Unteroffizier Dr Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann.
Limited edition of 60 artist proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £240.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel, Feldwebel Richard Schwarzmann and Unteroffizier Dr Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel, Feldwebel Richard Schwarzmann and Unteroffizier Dr Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann.
Limited edition of 60 artists special reserve prints, signed by the artist only. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm). Price £95.00
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. Half A4 Size Double Sheet 6 inches x 8 inches (15m x 21cm). Price £1.50 ITEM CODE DHM2035 |
| Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. Mickey Mount, flying his 602 Squadron MkII Spitfire, successfully attacks a Messerschmitt Me109 low over the cliffs of Beachy Head on the south coast during the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940. Spitfires and Me109s were so evenly matched at this early point in the war that the outcome of such contests were usually decided by the skill of the competing pilots. Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Air Commodore Mickey Mount CBE DSO DFC.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Air Commodore Mickey Mount CBE DSO DFC
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £115.00 Signed by Air Commodore Mickey Mount CBE DSO DFC ITEM CODE DHM2110 |
| Stormclouds Gather by Nicolas Trudgian Me109s of I/JG2, under the command of the brilliant Helmut Wick, setting out on a mission across the English Channel in September 1940. Wick, seen in the foreground, with Gunther Seeger off his starboard wing, was the top-scoring Luftwaffe Ace in the Battle of Britain with 56 victories. Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger and Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 200 publishers proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £210.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger and Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke, in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2033 |
| Dragons of Colombert by Nicolas Trudgian In the summer of 1940, JG3, under the command of Hans von Hahn, scramble their Me109s from their French countryside base at Colombert, near Calais. With the deafening sound of their piston-engined aircraft, sporting the groups colourful Dragon emblem on their cowlings, they head for the battle front. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Gunther Scholz and Oberstleutnant Erwin Leykauf, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (67cm x 48cm). Price £210.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Gunther Scholz and Oberstleutnant Erwin Leykauf, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (67cm x 48cm). Price £210.00 Signed by Oberstleutnant Gunther Scholz and Oberstleutnant Erwin Leykauf, in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2112 |
| Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian A classic head-to-head combat between Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone in his Spitfire and an Me109 over the south coast of England on 25th August, 1940. With 602 Squadron scrambled to intercept an approaching raid. The Commanding Officer notches up his second victory of the day. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £195.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone, Wing Commander Paddy Barthrop, Air Commodore C J Mickey Mount, Squadron Leader S Nigel Rose, Air Commodore Paul Webb, Wing Commander Hector MacLean, Flying Officer Hugh Niven and Wing Commander Donald M Jack, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £ Signed by Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone, Wing Commander Paddy Barthrop, Air Commodore C J Mickey Mount, Squadron Leader S Nigel Rose, Air Commodore Paul Webb, Wing Commander Hector MacLean, Flying Officer Hugh Niven and Wing Commander Donald M Jack, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £235.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone, Wing Commander Paddy Barthrop, Air Commodore C J Mickey Mount, Squadron Leader S Nigel Rose, Air Commodore Paul Webb, Wing Commander Hector MacLean, Flying Officer Hugh Niven and Wing Commander Donald M Jack, in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2122 |
| Fighter Legend - Adolf Galland by Nicolas Trudgian.
Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. Paper size 17 inches x 23 inches (43cm x 58cm). Price £110.00 Signed by General Adolf Galland. ITEM CODE DHM2113 |
| Desert Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. Nicolas Trudgians painting Desert Victory recreates all the atmosphere of the North African desert war with a stunning portrayal of the Me109s of 3./JG-27. The wing is depicted being led by Staffelkapitan Gerhard Homuth as they escort Afrikakorps armor heading for the front line at Gazala, Libya, on February 21, 1942. Flying alongside Homuth, the great Luftwaffe Ace Joachim Marseille scored his 49th and 50th victories on this day, earning his Knights Cross. Below, the crew of an SdKfz 10 light half-track stop to investigate a crashed P-40 Kittyhawk belonging to No 112 Squadron RAF, brought down during an earlier contest. Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 23 inches (86cm x 58cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Oberst Eduard Neumann, Generalmajor Friedrich Korner and Leutnant Gerhard Halm.
Limited edition of 60 artist proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 23 inches (86cm x 58cm). Price £320.00 Signed by Oberst Eduard Neumann, Generalmajor Friedrich Korner and Leutnant Gerhard Halm.
Limited edition of 60 publisher proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 23 inches (86cm x 58cm). Price £300.00 Signed by Oberst Eduard Neumann, Generalmajor Friedrich Korner and Leutnant Gerhard Halm. ITEM CODE DHM2692 |
| Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian. The air war fought in the skies above the inhospitable wastelands of the North African desert were among the most hotly contested of the war. The outcome of the bitter land war raging below largely depended upon who controlled the air space above, and both sides knew it. JG-27, having cut its teeth in the battles of France and Britain, was the first Luftwaffe unit to arrive in North Africa. Commanded by the mercurial Eduard Neumann, its Me109s were superior to the Hurricanes and P-40 Kittyhawks flown by the RAF pilots and, without the restriction of close escort duties dictated on the Western Front, the JG-27 pilots roamed the desert skies, closing in combat with the British fighters at every opportunity. The North African air campaign spawned many fighter aces, including Hans-Joachim Marseille who claimed more than 150 victories in his short career - more than any other Luftwaffe ace flying against RAF pilots. The scale of the desert air war is highlighted by raw statistics: 1400 British aircraft lost; over 1200 Luftwaffe destroyed. A dog-fight between Me109s from JG-27 and P-40 Kittyhawks of the RAFs 12 Squadron, led by Killer Caldwell, and later Billy Drake, 112 Squadron were in constant combat with Edu Neumanns fighters as they jousted for air supremacy above Rommels advancing Afrika Korps tanks. Below them, the desolate beauty of the Libyan desert stretches as far as the eye can see. Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £165.00 Signed by Hauptmann Emil Clade, Group Captain Billy Drake, Squadron Leader Neville Duke and Oberst Eduard Neumann.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £210.00 Signed by Hauptmann Emil Clade, Group Captain Billy Drake, Squadron Leader Neville Duke and Oberst Eduard Neumann.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Hauptmann Emil Clade, Group Captain Billy Drake, Squadron Leader Neville Duke and Oberst Eduard Neumann.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50 ITEM CODE NT0315 |
| Black Devil by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Top-scoring ace of all time, Erich Hartmann, scrambles his black tulip nose Me109 from a snow-covered airfield on the Eastern Front. Christened Black Devil by Russian pilots, many of whom hurriedly vacated the vicinity when Hartmanns distinctively painted fighter appeared. Hartmann ended the war with 352 air victories. Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 25 inches x 19 inches (64cm x 48cm). Price £465.00 Signed by Oberst Erich Hartmann. ITEM CODE DHM2669 |
| Eagle Attack by Nicolas Trudgian Typical of great air battles fought in the skies above occupied Europe were the determined interceptions by Luftwaffe fighters, particularly upon the massed daylight raids mounted by the American Eighth Air Force. Major Herman Graf, Gruppenkommandeur of JG50, and Oberleutnant Alfred Grislawski, Staffelkapitan of 1./JG50, flying Me109G-6s lead an attack on B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 91st Bomb Group, high over Germany in early September 1943. Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Image size 12 inches x 9.5 inches (31cm x 24cm). Price £55.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 9.5 inches (31cm x 24cm). Price £75.00 Signed by Hauptmann Alfred Grislawski. ITEM CODE NT0003 |
| Three Hundred Club by Nicolas Trudgian Although the true qualities of a fighter pilot cannot be measured simply by tallying his number of air victories - some of the greatest fighter leaders do not feature in the top score sheets -there can be no question that any fighter pilot whose victory tally is counted in 100s has got to be exceptional. That two of them achieved more than 300 air-to-air victories is pure phenomena. In paying tribute to Erich Hartmann and Gerhard Barkhorn, the only two fighter pilots ever to top the 300 victory mark, Nicolas Trudgian has painted a gripping combat scene being played out in the typically harsh environment where these two remarkable fighter aces achieved immortality. Both 300 Club members flew the majority of their combat missions with JG-52, the most successful fighter wing of WWII, where, on the Eastern Front they encountered and conquered every type of fighter including British built Spitfires and Hurricanes, the American Airacobra, and all the best Russian built fighters, including the Yak-9. Nicolas Trudgians quite stunning rendition brings to life the harsh reality of the air war on the Eastern Front in a scene from November 1944. Heading back from the Front, a German armoured column has come under attack from Russian LA7s as it files past a frozen Lake Balaton, in Hungary. Luftwaffe fighters from JG-52 have been called in, and the Me109s of Erich Hartman and Gerhard Barkhorn are seen engaging the attacking aircraft. Typical of this popular artists style, the picture is filled with detail authentic to the period, and with prints signed by leading fighter aces, all of whom fought alongside Hartmann and Barkhorn in JG-52, this new limited edition print provides a fitting tribute to historys two highest scoring fighter aces for enthusiasts of the era to add to their collections. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 37 inches x 23 inches (94cm x 58cm). Price £
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50 ITEM CODE DHM2262 |
| Messerschmitt Country by Nicolas Trudgian 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 in the war, at all times they were held in high regard, even if resented as a foe. At no time was their dedication, determination, and courage better demonstrated than during the final stages of World War Two. By the summer of 1944 the Allies had gained a foothold in Normandy, and total air superiority above northern France. German installations and ground positions were being pounded daily from the air, and the Ruhr, the heartland of industrial Germany, was under constant siege. Even the factories in southern Germany were not safe from the attentions of the USAAF bombers by day, and the RAF by night. But in spite of the pressures of mounting losses and diminished supplies, the Luftwaffe fought doggedly on in best traditions of the fighter pilot. The morning of 19th July 1944 saw the USAAFs 8th and 15th Air Forces mount an attack of awesome proportion against the aircraft factories in the region of Munich. To combat a seemingly overwhelming force of 1400 bombers and almost as many fighter escorts, the Luftwaffe were able to put up just three Gruppen from JG300 and one from JG302, flying a mix of Me109Gs and Fw190s - barely 50 serviceable fighters between them. They were joined by a dozen Me109s of II./JG27, these fighters desperately trying to defend the very factories in which they were made. Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Colonel Darrell G Welch and Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Colonel Darrell G Welch, Major Heinz Lange and Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 remarques. Image size 25 inches x 19 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £400.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Colonel Darrell G Welch, Major Heinz Lange and Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Colonel Darrell G Welch, Major Heinz Lange and Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele, in addition to the artist.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50 ITEM CODE NT0326 |
| First Flap of the Day by Nicolas Trudgian. HM Stephen - one of the Battle of Britains top scoring fighter pilots, brings down two Me109s in quick succession over the White Cliffs of Dover, early on August 11, 1940. Flying a Spitfire with 74 Squadron, HM shot down five German aircraft on this day, and damaged a further three. The note in his log book starts First flap of the day at 0600 hrs ... Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Nos 1 - 250) Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £ Signed by Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen and Wing Commander John Freeborn, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen and Wing Commander John Freeborn, in addition to the artist.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints, signed by the artist only (Nos 251 - 500) Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £110.00
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen and Wing Commander John Freeborn, in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2115 |
| Kursk - Clash of Steel by Nicolas Trudgian. The Germans launched their attack on the Kursk salient on 5th July 1943, and for both sides this was maximum effort. The Soviets, however, informed by intelligence of the impending German attack, had ample time to prepare huge defensive works with hundreds of planned anti tank belts. They deployed 10 Tank Corps, 5 Tank Armies, 1 mechanised Corps and 14 Field Armies equipped with 4000 anti tank guns and 6000 tanks. The Soviet Air Forces were equally impressive - 2600 aircraft. The Germans, outnumbered in every department, were forced to scrape together whatever serviceable tanks they could from their badly under strength Panzer formations. Most of the tanks deployed were old Panzer IIIs or IVs, with only 147 Tigers available for action. The northern German attack made very little headway, but, in the south, the Germans had grouped all of the SS Panzer forces into the II SS Panzer Corps and these units, despite the enormous Soviet forces ranged against them, began to smash their way through the Soviet defences. The Luftwaffe too had brought together 1200 aircraft and these made an immediate impact on the fighting - on the first day alone German fighters broke up massive formations of Soviet aircraft, over 400 victories being claimed. Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £165.00 Signed by Feldwebel Heinz Radlauer, Feldwebel Erich Brunotte.
Limited edition of 25 prints. Paper size approx 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £320.00 Signed by Feldwebel Heinz Radlauer, Feldwebel Erich Brunotte. Additionally signed by SS-Sturmmann Ernst Kufner, Unteroffizier Johannes Oesterhelt, SS-Oberscharführer Werner Wendt.
Signed Artist Special Reserve Edition of 50 prints, signed by the artist only Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm). Price £105.00 ITEM CODE DHM2266 |
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