Richard Taylor’s poignant new painting captures eloquently
the urgency of a
scramble – an everyday occurrence during those frantic
days in the summer
of 1940. Battle of Britain ace Flight Lieutenant Ian
Gleed leads a detachment
of Hurricane Mk1s from 87 Squadron as they climb out
of their Exeter airfield
during the peak of the battle in the high summer of
1940.
400 Limited Edition Signed and Numbered ~ $160
Signed by:
Flight Lieutenant Peter Hairs MD
Flight Lieutenant Bill Green
Group Captain Byro Duckenfield AFC
Print Size: 34 5/8” x 22 7/8”
Threatening Skies
Richard Taylor's latest painting, recreates an encounter
on 19 February 1945.
As dawn breaks over the Pacific, a determined force
of Japanese Ki-44's launch
a surprise attack on a large formation of USAAF B-29
Superfortresses as they
approach the Japanese mainland. B-29 gunners let rip
as one fighter flashes past,
with a second fighter closing at high speed. Chunks
of the B-29's port wing and
aileron have been taken out in the initial attack,
and with another Japanese fighter
fast on its tail, the outcome of this particular encounter
hangs in the balance. A
total of ten Superfortresses fell victim that day.
Each print is issued with a companion print INTO THE SUN signed by the Artist
With
the onset of dawn, Captain Yoshio Yoshida, an Ace
with 6 victories over B29s to his credit, together
with other
pilots of the 3rd Chutai, 70th Sentai, power their
Nagajima Ki44s
into an attacking position ready to strike the strong
incoming force
of B29 Superfortresses in the distance beyond. Within
afew minutes
another titanic clash will erupt in the skies over
Japan as the B29
crews fight their way through to the target.
500 Signed & Numbered ~ $160
25 Artist Proofs ~ $205
25 Remarques ~ $435
Signed by:
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Nutter
Colonel James Pattillo
Captain Ben Robertson
Print Size: 30 1/2” x 23 1/2”
Red Tail Escort
In Richard Taylor’s striking new painting, the Tuskegee
“Red Tail” pilots
of the 332nd Fighter Group are a more than welcome
sight as they close in
to escort home a damaged B17 Fortress of the 483rd
Bomb Group. Seen high
over the Italian Alps during the summer of 1944 this
poignant scene conveys
precisely the story of the legendary “Red Tails”,
and with every print in
Richard’s new edition signed by six surviving pilots
from this remarkable
group of airmen.
600 Signed & Numbered Prints ~ $160
25 Artist Proofs ~ $205
25 Remarques ~ $435
Signed by:
Colonel Charles McGee
Lieutenant Colonel Leo R. Gray
Lieutenant Colonel George E. Hardy
Lieutenant Colonel William H. Holloman III
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson
Second Lieutenant Lowell Steward
Print Size: 30 1/4" x 23 1/2"
Ramraiders
As the Allied Air Forces began their massed attack
on Germany’s
oil refineries, the Luftwaffe was about to hit back
with a new battle
tactic– the Sturmgruppe! Richard Taylor’s exciting
new limited edition
captures the scene: Closing at high speed with all
cannons blazing,
Unteroffizier Willi Maximowitz is seen flying his
distinctive “Black 8”
with IV Sturm/JG3, as he dives in to attack a formation
of USAAF B-24s
from the 93rd Bomb Group. The American gunners have
a frightening
task on their hands to fend off the attack until help
arrives.
400 Signed and Numbered Prints ~ $150
25 Artist Proofs ~ $195
25 Remarques ~ $425
10 Double Remarques ~ $695
Signed by:
Leutnant Helmut Ballewski
Leutnant Kurt Wuppermann
Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke
Print Size: 30 1/2”x 23 5/8”
The Royce Raid
In early April 1942, under the command of General Ralph
Royce, and almost
a week before the Doolittle raid – seven B-25C Mitchells
and three B-17
Fortresses of the 5th Air Force, lifted off from their
base in Australia and
headed for the staging field at Del Monte on the island
of Mindanao, in the
Philippines. Richard Taylor’s new painting shows one
of 5th Air Force B-25C
Mitchell taking off from the Del Monte on Sunday 12
April 1942, en-route to
hit the harbor and shipping targets at Cebu. In the
three days of Royce’s raids,
the Mitchells flew over twenty sorties, sinking and
seriously damaging three
Japanese transport ships, and shooting down three
enemy fighters. In a triumph
of surprise aerial strikes, all seven B-25s and their
crews returned safely to base.
400 Signed and Numbered Prints ~ $150
25 Artist Proofs ~ $195
25 Remarques ~ $425
10 Double Remarques ~ $695
Signed by:
Senior Master Sergeant Vernon Main
Print Size:
35 1/2" X 23 1/4"
Rover Patrol
Richard Taylor’s new painting presents a fine study
of a lone Mosquito FB MkVI
of 143 Squadron, part of a larger formation of the
Banff Strike Wing, high over
the Norwegian fjords on an armed rover patrol to seek
out enemy surface shipping
and submarines, in February 1945. The beauty of the
early morning sun, glinting
on the snow-covered mountain-tops, contrasts with
the menacing job in hand. Bravery,
inordinate flying skills, and determination were a
prerequisite for the crews of
Coastal Strike Command - rare qualities admirably
conveyed in Richard’s new
rendering.
400 Signed and Numbered Prints ~ $150
25 Artist Proofs ~ $195
25 Remarques ~ $425
10 Double Remarques ~ $695
Signed by:
Flight Lieutenant Frank Hawthorne
Flight Lieutenant Aubrey 'Hilli' Hillard
Flying Officer Maurice Webb DFM
Print Size: 30 1/2'' x 23 1/2 ''
Days of Thunder
Duxford became home to the 78th Fighter Group when
they arrived
in England with their P-47B Thunderbolts in 1943.
The objective of
the American fighter units was to gain air superiority
over the
Luftwaffe in support of their daylight bombing campaign.
By 1944
they achieved their objective. Richard Taylor commemorates
the
valiant contribution of the 78th Fighter Group with
a fine new
rendition showing P-47D Thunderbolts departing Duxford
en
route for the north coast of France, and a low-level
strafing
mission. It is the spring of 1944, and with the Normandy
invasion
just days away, the Thunderbolts are already painted
with invasion
markings. A striking and emotive painting from a rare
emerging
talent.
250 Limited Edition ~ $150
Signed by:
Colonel Robert J. 'Shorty' Rankin
150 Fighter Aces Edition ~ $185
Signed by:
Colonel Robert J. 'Shorty' Rankin
Colonel Walker 'Bud' Mahurin
Colonel Steve 'The Greek' Pissanos
Brigadier General Les C. Smith
Print Size: 30 5/8” x 22”
Dual Victory
Richard Taylor brings to life a spectacular dogfight
over Eisenach
on 24 March 1945 when the doughty Clyde East, returning
from a
recce over Schweinfurt and with photos already in
the can, takes on
a group of six Me109’s. Flying his legendary ‘Lil
Margaret, having
already dispatched one, he peels round to line up
his second Me109
to add two more victories to his remarkable tally.
250 Limited Edition ~ $150
25 Artrist Proofs ~ $225
25 Remarques ~ $425
Signed by:
Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B. East
150 Fighter Pilot Edition ~ $185
Signed by:
Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B. East
Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Bankey
Colonel Art Fiedler
First Lieutenant Clint White
Overall Print Size: 30 1/2” x 23 1/2”
Coastal Patrol
Coastal Patrol, a new painting by the remarkably gifted
young artist Richard Taylor,
depicts Mk I Spitfires of 610 Squadron flying a defensive
patrol low over the
White Cliffs during the height of the Battle of Britain
in August 1940. A superb
painting that symbolises a crucial period in history.
Typhoon Scramble
400 Signed and Numbered ~ $150
Signed by:
Squadron Leader Percival H. Beake DFC
Flight Lieutenant William J. Corbin DFC
Flight Lieutenant Trevor Gray
Print Size: 31” x 21”
Typhoon Scramble
