| Morning Chorus by Gerald Coulson.
The roar of Daimler-Benz engines at full power awakens the day as Gunther Lutzow, his aircraft still in the markings of his previous unit JG51, leads his Me109Fs of JG3 into combat from a snow covered airfield at Schatalowka on the Russian Front, in December 1941. With prints signed by no less than four veteran Me109 pilots who fought on the cruel Eastern Front, this is sure to be a valuable addition to any aviation art collection. |
| AMAZING VALUE! - The value of the signatures on this item is in excess of the price of the print itself! | Item Code : DHM2671 | Morning Chorus by Gerald Coulson. - This Edition | Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price! |
| TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | PRINT | Signed limited edition of 350 prints.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Paper size 39 inches x 23.5 inches (99cm x 60cm) | Bachmann, Johannes Leisebein, Manfred Vollgold, Klaus Sahl, Ottfried + Artist : Gerald Coulson
Signature(s) value alone : £190 | £60 Off! | Now : £160.00 |
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Other editions of this item : | Morning Chorus by Gerald Coulson. | DHM2671 |
| TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | ARTIST PROOF | Limited edition of 25 Hartmannn Tribute edition artist proofs, issued with companion print including Hartmann signature.
Supplied with companion print Hartmann, size 17 inches by 15.5 inches (43cm x 40cm) | Paper size 39 inches x 23.5 inches (99cm x 60cm) | Hartmann, Erich (companion print) Bachmann, Johannes Leisebein, Manfred Vollgold, Klaus Sahl, Ottfried + Artist : Gerald Coulson
Signature(s) value alone : £285 | | £410.00 | VIEW EDITION... | PRINT | Hartmann Tribute edition of 100 prints, issued with companion print including Hartmann signature.
Supplied with companion print Hartmann, size 17 inches by 15.5 inches (43cm x 40cm) | Paper size 39 inches x 23.5 inches (99cm x 60cm) | Hartmann, Erich (companion print) Bachmann, Johannes Leisebein, Manfred Vollgold, Klaus Sahl, Ottfried + Artist : Gerald Coulson
Signature(s) value alone : £285 | | £400.00 | VIEW EDITION... | SLIGHT BORDER DAMAGE | Signed limited edition of 350 prints.
The print has slight damage to the border area, mostly on a corner. Not noticeable once framed. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Paper size 39 inches x 23.5 inches (99cm x 60cm) | Bachmann, Johannes Leisebein, Manfred Vollgold, Klaus Sahl, Ottfried + Artist : Gerald Coulson
Signature(s) value alone : £190 | | £120.00 | VIEW EDITION... | EX-DISPLAY PRINT | **Signed limited edition of 350 prints. (One print reduced to clear)
Ex display prints with some border damage and handling dents. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Paper size 39 inches x 23.5 inches (99cm x 60cm) | Bachmann, Johannes Leisebein, Manfred Vollgold, Klaus Sahl, Ottfried + Artist : Gerald Coulson
Signature(s) value alone : £190 | Half Price! | Now : £110.00 | VIEW EDITION... |
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Signatures on this item | *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | Name | Info |
Fahnrich Klaus Vollgold *Signature Value : £55
| Born on 16th October 1925 in Zwickau, Klaus was called up to join the Luftwaffe in the summer of 1943, where he underwent training to qualify as a fighter pilot. Posted to join JG52 in the east flying Me109s, Klaus took part in 30 combat flights, and scored 3 confirmed victories before the war came to an end. |
Fahnrich Manfred Leisebein *Signature Value : £45
| Joining the Luftwaffe in the summer of 1943, aged 18, Manfred Leisebein was posted, after completing his fighter pilots trianing, to 3./JG52 in Russia. Flying Me109s throughout his 37 combat flights, Manfred scored a total of 5 aerial victories with JG52, and was awarded the Iron Cross II |
Feldwebel Johannes Bachmann *Signature Value : £45
| Born in Aue near Dresden in 1921, Johannes Bachmann joined the Luftwaffe in the spring of 1943. After training as a pilot, he was posted to join 9./JG52 in Russia where in over 40 combat missions on Me109s, he scored 5 confirmed air victories before the war ended. |
Unteroffizier Otfried Sahl *Signature Value : £45
| Born in Eigenrode on 17th August 1925, Ottfried was called up for service in 1943, joining the Luftwaffe in July of that year. Trained as a fighter pilot he was posted to the Eastern Front to join 5./JG52, where he undertook 35 combat operations on Me109s before the end of the war. |
The Aircraft : | Name | Info | Me109 | Willy Messerschmitt designed the BF109 during the early 1930s. The Bf109 was one of the first all metal monocoque construction fighters with a closed canopy and retractable undercarriage. The engine of the Me109 was a V12 aero engine which was liquid-cooled. The Bf109 first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War and flew to the end of World War II, during which time it was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter squadrons. During the Battle of Britian the Bf109 was used in the role of an escort fighter, a role for which it was not designed for, and it was also used as a fighter bomber. During the last days of May 1940 Robert Stanford-Tuck, the RAF ace, got the chance to fly an Me109 which they had rebuilt after it had crash landed. Stanford-Tuck found out that the Me109 was a wonderful little plane, it was slightly faster than the Spitfire, but lacked the Spitfire manoeuvrability. By testing the Me109, Tuck could put himself inside the Me109 when fighting them, knowing its weak and strong points. With the introduction of the improved Bf109F in the spring of 1941, the type again proved to be an effective fighter during the invasion of Yugoslavia and during the Battle of Crete and the invasion of Russia and it was used during the Siege of the Mediteranean island of Malta. The Bf109 was the main fighter for the Luftwaffe until 1942 when the Fw190 entered service and shared this position, and was partially replaced in Western Europe, but the Me109 continued to serve on the Eastern Front and during the defence of the Reich against the allied bombers. It was also used to good effect in the Mediterranean and North Africa in support of The Africa Korps. The Me109 was also supplied to several German allies, including Finland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia. 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 of the war war. Erich Hartmann with 352 victories, Gerhard Barkhorn with 301 victories and Gunther Rall with 275 kills. Bf109 pilots were credited with the destruction of 100 or more enemy aircraft. Thirteen Luftwaffe Aces scored more than 200 kills. Altogether this group of pilots were credited with a total of nearly 15,000 kills, of which the Messerschmitt Bf109 was credited with over 10,000 of these victories. The Bf109 was the most produced warplane during World War II, with 30,573 examples built during the war, and the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 units produced up to April 1945. Bf109s remained in foreign service for many years after World War II. The Swiss used their Bf109Gs well into the 1950s. The Finnish Air Force did not retire their Bf109Gs until March 1954. Romania used its Bf109s until 1955. The Spanish Hispanos flew even longer. Some were still in service in the late 1960s. |
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