Thunder in the Ardennes by Anthony Saunders. (AP) ART447DHM6484AP. Thunder in the Ardennes by Anthony Saunders. P 47 Thunderbolts of the 509th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group, pass low over paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division advancing through heavy snow during the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945. Major Robert 'Blackie' Blackburn, in his distinctive aircraft Chow Hound, leads his unit as they head out on a morning low level bombing mission. In the early hours of 16th December 1944, out of
Lindisfarne
Army in 1934
22° Gruppo Autonomo
A Vital Role by Ivan Berryman
created by a hugely talented and highly respected aviation artist
all lights ablaze
NOTE: This book plate is a double page size so a minor crease down the middle of the print is present
Utilizing a nearly vertical dive position the Stuka was stunningly accurate in the days when horizontal bombing was a relatively inaccurate science
each aircraft completing an 8 hour
and a trio of F-104 fighters would fly chase
as well as two aircraft during his flying career in WW1
Hauptmann Hermann Stahl was shot sown while Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke Green 9 and Oberfeldwebel Walter Loos Green 4 claimed 2 Yaks destroyed each