Details
THE LEGEND OF COLIN KELLY SET
with companion
RISING SUN
by Robert Taylor
Overall Print Sizes
The Legend of Colin Kelly: 33" x 25"
Rising Sun: 18" x 13"
Edition Size: 750
Captain Colin Kelly's 19th Bomb Group B-17C is outnumbered by Japanese Zero's as it returns to Clark Field in the Philippines, December 10, 1941. After completing a successful bombing attack on the Japanese heavy cruiser Ashigara, with his aircraft badly damaged and on fire, Kelly remained at the controls while his crew bailed out. Seconds later the crippled B-17 exploded Colin Kelly became America's first World War II aviation hero, was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and a legend was born. The matching numbered companion print "RISING SUN" superbly depicts the Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero fighter of Japanese ace Saburo Sakai. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.
In addition to the artist these prints were individually signed by two surviving members of Captain Colin Kelly's B-17 crew. "RISING SUN" was also individually signed by legendary Zero fighter Ace Suburo Sakai:
Master Sergeant JAMES E. HALKYARD
Staff Sergeant ROBERT E. ALTMAN
SABURO SAKAI (companion only)
