Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian aviation art Signed by Luftwaffe Aces

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$295.0
Unit of Sale
Single-Piece Work
Artist
Nicolas Trudgian
Certificate of Authenticity:
Included
Signed By
Luftwaffe Aces
Size
Medium (up to 36in.)
Framing
Unframed
Region of Origin
California, USA
Listed By
Aces High Gallery
Year of Production
1999
Print size
38 x 22 inches
Style
Illustration Art, Realism, Aviation Art, Military Art
Features
WWII Combat Aviation, European Theatre, Signed, Bodenplatte
Topic
Operation Bodenplatte
Featuring:
JG3
Time Period Produced
1990-1999
Image Orientation
Landscape
Other Aircraft
Messerschmitt Bf109
Signed
Yes
Color
Color
Title
Operation Bodenplatte
Period
World War 2
Material
Paper, Lithograph
Featured Aircraft
Focke Wulf Fw190
Certificate of Authenticity (COA)
Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint
Licensed Reprint
Subject
Aircraft, Germany, Military, World War II (1939-1945), Bf109, Fw190, Luftwaffe
Also autographed by:
Helmut Bennemann
Type
Art Print
Autographed by:
Walter Krupinski
COA Issued By
The Military Gallery
Theme
Art, Aviation, Conflicts & Wars, History, Militaria
Production Technique
Lithography
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
condition
New

COMMEMORATING ONE OF THE GREAT AIR BATTLE OF WWII

OPERATION BODENPLATTE

By Nicolas Trudgian

Bf109s and Fw190s of JG3 attack the Allied airfield at Eindhoven during Operation Bodenplatte, January 1 1945, when over 900 Luftwaffe aircraft made simultaneous attacks on Allied air bases during the final phase of WWII. Spitfires from 414 Sqn RCAF, returning from a mission, do their best to repel the 23 minute attack, during which the Luftwaffe destroyed or damaged 60 of 439 Squadron’s Typhoons.

The success of Operation Bodenplatte, on January 1, 1945, was to be achieved by mass surprise attacks on British and American bases in France, Belgium and Holland. It was a battle fought at great cost to the Luftwaffe. During the battles some 300 Luftwaffe aircraft were lost and though 200 Allied aircraft were destroyed, most on the ground, pilot losses were light.

THE SIGNATURES

The print is personally signed by Four top Luftwaffe pilots who flew in Operation Bodenplatte:

Oberstleutnant HELMUT BENNEMANN Knights Cross – 93 victories
Leutnant HELMUT BALLEWSKI Iron Cross
General WALTER KRUPINSKI Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves – 197 victories
Oberfeldwebel WERNER HOHENBERG German Cross in Gold – 33 victories

Print size: 38 x 22 inches

This stunning piece has been sold out for many years so is seldom found these days and with such outstanding original autographs is a 'must have' for collectors of historic aviation subjects.

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