Back from Berlin

By Anthony Saunders

A group of B-17 Flying Fortresses as they make landfall over England following the Eighth Air Force’s first daylight raid to Berlin carried out on 4 March 1944.

Whilst the rest of the force had been recalled due to bad weather, two squadrons from the 95th BG, one from the 100th BG and a pathfinder from the 482nd BG pressed on towards Berlin. With their P-51 Mustang escorts from the 4th FG and 357th FG, the small American force successfully released their bombs on target despite the large presence of Luftwaffe fighters over the German capital.

Overall size: 19¼" x 26½"

Available in the following editions Image size: 12¾" x 20¾"

Limited Edition & Matching Numbered Book

• $195 USD
• Edition Size - 175
• Book Signed by by B-17 pilot Bob Shoens

Collectors Edition & Matching Numbered Book

• $375 USD
• Edition Size - 50
• Book Signed by by B-17 pilot Bob Shoens
• Five (5) additional veteran's signatures 

Collectors Edition signatures (signed bookplate)

• Capt Bob Shoens – Pilot on B-17s / 100th BG
• Brig Gen Frank Gailer – P-51 Pilot / 357th FG / 5 ½ victories
• Maj Gen Wayne Gatlin – P-47 & P-51 Pilot / 356th FG / 1 victory
• 1st Lt James Rasmussen – Navigator on B-17s / 100th BG
• 1st Lt Denny Thompson – Pilot on B-24s & B-17s / 487th BG
• Lt Col Ed Tyre – Pilot on B-17s / 17th BG

Artist's Proof & Matching Numbered Book

• $415 USD
• Edition Size - 25
• Book Signed by by B-17 pilot Bob Shoens
• Five (5) additional veteran's signatures 

Remarque & Matching Numbered Book

• $770 USD
• Edition Size - 15
• Book Signed by by B-17 pilot Bob Shoens
• Five (5) additional veteran's signatures 

Double Remarque & Matching Numbered Book

• $995 USD
• Edition Size - 15
• Book Signed by by B-17 pilot Bob Shoens
• Five (5) additional veteran's signatures 

Tribute Edition & Matching Numbered Book

• $1,995 USD
• Edition Size - 15
• Book Signed by by B-17 pilot Bob Shoens
• A total of 14 veteran's signatures

With all the components of the Collector’s Edition, this 14 signature Tribute Edition is issued with a matching-numbered original pencil drawing by Anthony Saunders.

Each drawing is personally signed by three highly-regarded Eighth Air Force veterans, then matted to full conservation standards to include a further five autographs of leading airmen who flew with the Mighty Eighth, including the pilot of the lead aircraft on the raid depicted in the print Back from Berlin, and two leading American fighter Aces.

Tribute Edition Signatures:

• Capt Bob Shoens – Pilot on B-17s / 100th BG
• Brig Gen Frank Gailer – P-51 Pilot / 357th FG / 5 ½ victories - (signed on bookplate)
• Maj Gen Wayne Gatlin – P-47 & P-51 Pilot / 356th FG / 1 victory - (signed on bookplate)
• 1st Lt James Rasmussen – Navigator on B-17s / 100th BG - (signed on bookplate)
• 1st Lt Denny Thompson – Pilot on B-24s & B-17s / 487th BG - (signed on bookplate)
• Lt Col Ed Tyre – Pilot on B-17s / 17th BG - (signed on bookplate) - (signed on bookplate)
• Captain Alvin Brown – Pilot on B-17s / 95th BG - (signed on bookplate)
• Major General Robert Burns – Pilot on B-17s / 351st BG - (signed on bookplate)
• Colonel William Lawley MoH – Pilot on B-17s / 305th BG - (signed on bookplate)
• Colonel Clarence ‘Bud’ Anderson – P-51 Pilot / 357th FG / 16 ¼ victories - (signed on bookplate)
• Colonel Francis ‘Gabby’ Gabreski – P-47 Pilot / 56th FG / 34 ½ victories - (signed on bookplate)
• Lt Col Don Bryan – P-47 & P-51 Pilot / 352nd FG / 13 ½ victories - (signed on drawing)
• 1st Lt Stephen Ananian – P-51 Pilot / 339th FG / 4 victories - (signed on drawing)
• Capt Robert ‘Punchy’ Powell – P-47 & P-51 Pilot / 352nd FG / 5 ½ victories - (signed on drawing)

The Mighty Eighth - Book Set Included in All Editions

This special edition book and print portfolio consists of two matching-numbered elements, the specially commissioned print by Anthony Saunders and a 128 page hardback book in its own embossed slipcase, featuring the men and machines of the 8th Air Force.

The heroics of the airmen who served in the U.S. 8th Air Force and fought in the embattled skies of Europe during WWII are legendary.

This new book provides a unique glimpse into the lives of some of the men and machines that fought in that bitter struggle, together with some of the extraordinary missions they flew, painstakingly researched with the assistance of leading historians.

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