STORMBIRDS OVER THE REICH
by Robert Taylor

To a fighter pilot familiar with the incredible noise, vibration and torque of a high performance piston-engined fighter, the unique sensation of smooth power from the thrust of jet engines was nothing short of miraculous, and following the young Adolf Galland's debut flight in the Messerschmitt Me262, he said he "felt as though the angels were pushing". The beautifully proportioned airframe of the Me262, with its sleek fuselage and swept wings, gave it the aerodynamics for high speed flight, and when the unique jet appeared in the skies over the Reich, armed with cannons and 51mm air to air rockets, it caused the Allied pilots to rethink their combat tactics. Robert Taylor set the scene at 20,000 feet over Southern Germany on a late afternoon in April 1945, the drama unfolding over a typical cloudscape which has become the hallmark of the world's most celebrated aviation artist. A limited edition of only 1250, all bearing the original, personal signatures of three of the Luftwaffe's most distinguished Fighter Aces: Adolf Galland, Erich Rudorffer and Walter Schuck.

Certificate of Authenticity with print. RELEASED in 1991 1 ARTIST PROOF - $650.00