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OPERATION MERCURY
by Nicolas Trudgian
Overall Print Size: 30½" x 23½"
Edition Size: 425
Secondary Market
Slow, frail, out-dated and hopelessly outnumbered, Gladiator biplanes of 112 Squadron RAF tenaciously throw themselves into the fray, attacking Luftwaffe fighter-bombers in the battle for Crete, in April 1941.
"OPERATION MERCURY" depicts Messerschmitt Bf110's of the Luftwaffe's ZG76, having attacked naval units off the coast of Crete in early May 1941, being bravely intercepted by two Gladiators of 112 Squadron. Heavily outnumbered, the best the RAF pilots can hope for is to disrupt the Luftwaffe formation. And this they continued to do until, literally, they had no more aircraft left!
In addition to the artist this print was individually signed by TWO Luftwaffe Me110 fighter Aces who flew both day and night operations in Europe during WWII:
- Leutnant OTTO FRIES
- Hauptmann PETER SPODEN
and by one of the top Me110 Aircrew of WWII:
- Leutnant KARL-LUDWIG JOHANSSEN KC
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
