Auction 407 Rare and Interesting Autographs and Collectables Investment Auction
By Chaucer Auctions
Jun 27, 2024
Unit 1, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6PQ
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LOT 47:

Wounded Warrior WWII multi signed print 36x30 inch mounted and framed includes artist Richard Taylor and veterans ...

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Start price:
£ 200
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£200 - £300
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Auction took place on Jun 27, 2024 at Chaucer Auctions
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Wounded Warrior WWII multi signed print 36x30 inch mounted and framed includes artist Richard Taylor and veterans Captain Clinton D Burdick , Colonel Steve Pisanos, Colonel Bud Anderson, Colonel Art Fiedler, Captain James Brooks, First Lieutenant Harry Seip and Lieutenant Colonel Clyde East. Limited edition 70/150. Like many other missions they had undertaken in the summer of 1944, this one had been particularly cold, tough and dangerous for pilot Harry Seip and the crew of B17G Silver Meteor. The First Lieutenant and his men had set out on that morning, 11 July 1944, from a peaceful Framlingham, on another arduous mission to Munich. With their bomb load dropped the crew headed for home, but the battle-scarred Fortress had been hit more than once, leaving the inner port engine shot out and Silver Meteor had steadily dropped behind the fast-disappearing bomber stream. Things were not looking good for Harry and his crew as the Luftwaffe fighters circled like sharks, closing in for an easy kill. Luckily the enemy pilots were not the only ones that had spotted the ailing Fortress. The P-51s of two of the best Aces in the Eighth Air Force - 'Bud' Anderson and 'Kit' Carson - had also seen the danger and came tearing out of the blue sky into the action. Within minutes the German pilots had fled and the crew of Silver Meteor could breathe a sigh of relief. With these two legendary Aces guiding them home, Harry and his men would survive to fight another day. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99