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Black Sheep Corsair by Nicolas Trudgian Signed Print - $400 (clinton)
clinton macon road near macon hwy
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Framed, museum acid free triple matt, low uv glass. excellent condition
print measures 33 x 18"
frame measures 42 x 27"
FREQUENTLY OUTNUMBERED BUT NEVER OUTFOUGHT
Major Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington’s Black Sheep – the Marine Corsairs of VMF-214 – taxi out for another mission from Vella Lavella, December 1943, escorting a B24 raid on the Japanese fortress at Rabaul. Action is guaranteed and the intensity of aerial fighting here which later saw Boyington shot down and taken prisoner, was equal to anything in the war. For their part in the prolonged battle for the South West Pacific the Black Sheep became national heroes.
Few fighter units in World War II gained the notoriety of Pappy Boyington’s Marine Corps VMF-214 ‘Black Sheep’ Squadron. Equipped with the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, under Boyington’s spirited leadership, the ‘Black Sheep’ pilots were accorded one of only two Presidential Unit Citations awarded to Marine Corps squadrons during the war in the Pacific.
THE FIGHTER PILOTS EDITION SIGNATURES
This stunning print is individually signed in pencil by the artist and two iconic fighter pilots who flew with the legendary Black Sheep:
Lieutenant Colonel ROBERT W. McCLURG
Brigadier General BRUCE J. MATHESON
Released in 2004 this powerful print has been sold out for some years and is hand signed by legendary Black Sheep pilots, making it the perfect piece for aviation art collectors and autograph hunters alike.
cash lcl pu 49236
located Clinton, MI NOT Clinton Township