Chennault's Flying Tigers. Aviation
art prints of the Flying Tigers, , Chennaults American Volunteer Group.
These great aviation art prints of the Flying Tigers by aviation artists
Stan stokes, Robert Taylor, Ivan Berryman are available direct from
Cranston Fine Arts at these great prices
Claire Chennault retired from the USAAF in 1937.
Chennault had been an outspoken supporter of advanced fighter aircraft,
but was at odds with many of his superiors who favored development of
bombers. Chennault went to China to assist Chiang-Kai-shek in
resurrecting the Chinese Air Force. In 1941 President Roosevelt
authorized a plan to allow American servicemen to volunteer for a
one-year duty assignment in China as members of Chennaults American
Volunteer Group. 100 Curtis P-40s were rerouted from the UK to Burma. A
like number of pilots and a few hundred support personnel filtered into
the group from various branches of the service. The AVG engaged the
Japanese in combat from late 1941 through mid-1942. Despite being
greatly outnumbered, and facing critical shortages of supplies and spare
parts, the AVGs official victory tally included 299 aircraft shot down
and another 240 destroyed on the ground. The Flying Tigers have a
special place in the hearts of aviation history enthusiasts.
Curtiss
had been the primary supplier of fighter aircraft to the U.S. Army Air
Corps. since its inception, and the company was dismayed when the Army
procured the Boeing P-26 Peashooter in 1932. Curtiss responded by hiring
Mr. Donovan Berlin, a bright young engineer who was working for
Northrop. Donovan developed the Hawk 75, a streamlined, low-wing,
monoplane coastal defense fighter. With an enhanced Twin Wasp engine the
Hawk 75 evolved into the P-36, which had a brief and fairly
undistinguished career with the Air Corps. In 1938 a P-36 was
retrofitted with the Allison in-line 12-cylinder, 1150 HP engine, and
the P-40 was born. This was the beginning of what would eventually be a
production run of more than 13,000 aircraft. Depending on its theater of
operation and the particular model, the P-40 was alternatively known as
the Tomahawk, the Kittyhawk, or the Warhawk. By mid-1942 P-40s were
serving in every major conflict. The aircraft excelled in ground attack
missions, but lacked the speed and maneuverability to challenge the top
Japanese or German fighters in dogfights. As a result, P-40 pilots
developed strategies which took advantage of the aircrafts structural
integrity and excellent flying characteristics, while minimizing the
aircrafts limitations. The final production version of the P-40 was the
N model, which achieved a top rated speed of 378 MPH by eliminating two
machine guns and by reducing fuel tank capacity. The American Volunteer
Group was a group of American mercenary pilots which fought for the
Chinese early in the War. Organized by Army Capt. C.L. Chennault, the
Flying Tigers, as the group was more popularly referred to, consisted of
100 pilots and 100 P-40B aircraft. Three squadrons, the Panda Bears, the
Hells Angels, and Adam and Eve, made up the unit. The primary mission of
the Flying Tigers was to keep Chinas vital supply link to the outside
world, the Burma road, open. Under Chennault the Flying Tigers utilized
diving attacks as a means of providing tactical advantage against the
lighter, faster, and more maneuverable Japanese aircraft. Prior to the
group being disbanded in 1942 the Tigers had chalked up 286 confirmed
victories with losses of only 23 aircraft. Pilots received a $500 bonus
for every Japanese plane shot down. Depicted in Stan Stokes
extraordinary painting is Ken Jernstedt, one of the 39 Flying Tiger aces
of the War, with 10.5 confirmed victories. In Stokes scene Jernstedt has
just achieved a victory over a Japanese Nakajima Ki-27, referred to as
the Nate by the USAAC. The gnat-like Nate was the first monoplane
fighter to serve with the JAAF. Although a fragile craft Chenault
described the Nate as follows: ....it climbs like a rocket and maneuvers
like a squirrel. The Flying Tigers did a lot of squirrel hunting in the
few short months of their existence
Tigers at Rest by Stan Stokes.
Item Code : STK0202
Tigers at Rest by Stan Stokes. - Editions Available
Curtiss had been the primary supplier of fighter aircraft to the U.S. Army Air Corps. since its inception, and the company was dismayed when the Army procured the Boeing P-26 Peashooter in 1932. Curtiss responded by hiring Mr. Donovan Berlin, a bright young engineer who was working for Northrop. Donovan developed the Hawk 75, a streamlined, low-wing, monoplane coastal defense fighter. With an enhanced Twin Wasp engine the Hawk 75 evolved into the P-36, which had a brief and fairly undistinguished career with the Air Corps. In 1938 a P-36 was retrofitted with the Allison in-line 12-cylinder, 1150 HP engine, and the P-40 was born. This was the beginning of what would eventually be a production run of more than 13,000 aircraft. Depending on its theater of operation and the particular model, the P-40 was alternatively known as the Tomahawk, the Kittyhawk, or the Warhawk. By mid-1942 P-40s were serving in every major conflict. The aircraft excelled in ground attack missions, but lacked the.........
Claire L. Chennault retired in 1937 and began a second career in China where he set up a number of flying schools and airfields. A personal friend of Chiang Kai-shek Chennault was asked to organize a unit of experienced American combat pilots to help fight the Japanese. Chennault sent recruiters to American military installations and was able to organize the American Volunteer Group or AVG by late 1941. The group later became better known as the Flying Tigers, and their distinctive shark-mouthed P-40s became a well-recognized symbol. There were three AVG squadron; the Adam and Eves, the Panda Bears, and the Hells Angels. On December 23, 1941 sixty Sally heavy bombers of the 60th , 62nd , and 68th Sentai based at Bangkok and Phnom Penh were supposed to rendezvous over Bangkok and head to Rangoon for a bombing raid. The three units failed to join up as planned and they also failed to rendezvous with their fighter escorts for the mission. As the sixty aircraft approached Rangoon they wer.........
Sayonara Sally by Stan Stokes. - Editions Available
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Signed limited edition of 500 prints, signed by all the surviving AVG pilots of the 3rd Pursuit Sqn, and the artist. Full Item Details
Size 22 inches x 18 inches (56cm x 46cm)
Artist : Stan Stokes
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Flying Tigers by Stan Stokes.
Claire Chennault retired from the USAAF in 1937. Chennault had been an outspoken supporter of advanced fighter aircraft, but was at odds with many of his superiors who favored development of bombers. Chennault went to China to assist Chiang-Kai-shek in resurrecting the Chinese Air Force. In 1941 President Roosevelt authorized a plan to allow American servicemen to volunteer for a one-year duty assignment in China as members of Chennaults American Volunteer Group. 100 Curtis P-40s were rerouted from the UK to Burma. A like number of pilots and a few hundred support personnel filtered into the group from various branches of the service. The AVG engaged the Japanese in combat from late 1941 through mid-1942. Despite being greatly outnumbered, and facing critical shortages of supplies and spare parts, the AVGs official victory tally included 299 aircraft shot down and another 240 destroyed on the ground. The Flying Tigers have a special place in the hearts of aviation history enthusiasts..........
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Signed limited edition of 1500 prints, signed by 24 AVG Flying Tiger pilots, and the artist. Full Item Details
Size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm)
Artist : Stan Stokes
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Flying Tigers and Buffalos by Stan Stokes.
Claire Chennaults American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) continue to capture the imagination and interest of aviation history buffs more than fifty years after they flew combat missions for the Chinese Air Force. Composed of about ninety pilots and another 200 ground support personnel, the Tigers arrived in China in mid-1941. Flying Curtiss P-40s which had been rerouted from Britain to China, the Tigers flew from December of 1941 until mid-1942. Engaging a numerically superior Japanese force over a very wide front, the AVG was officially credited with downing 299 Japanese aircraft in aerial combat, and an additional 240 aircraft destroyed during ground attack missions. The Flying Tigers slowed the Japanese conquest in China, and caused Japan to focus more resources on this theater of operations than they had planned. Charles R. Bond was Vice Squadron Leader for the AVGs 1 Pursuit Squadron, the Adam and Eves. Bond was born in Dallas, Texas in 1915. He joined the Texas National Guard.........
Claire Chennaults American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) continues to capture the imagination and interest of aviation history buffs more than fifty years after they flew combat missions for the Chinese Air Force. Composed of about ninety pilots and another 200 ground support personnel, the Tigers arrived in China in mid-1941. Flying Curtiss P-40s that had been rerouted from Britain to China, the Tigers flew from December of 1941 until mid-1942. Engaging a numerically superior Japanese force over a very wide front, the AVG was officially credited with downing 299 Japanese aircraft in aerial combat, and an additional 240 aircraft destroyed during ground attack missions. The Flying Tigers slowed the Japanese conquest in China, and caused Japan to focus more resources on this theater of operations than they had planned. Stan Stokes painting depicts a three-plane raid of a Japanese airstrip near Tak, Thailand. Early in the morning of January 3, 1942, three 2 d Pursuit Squadron (Panda Be.........
Flying Tigers by Stan Stokes.
Claire Chennault retired from the USAAF in 1937.
Chennault had been an outspoken supporter of advanced fighter aircraft,
but was at odds with many of his superiors who favored development of
bombers. Chennault went to China to assist Chiang-Kai-shek in
resurrecting the Chinese Air Force. In 1941 President Roosevelt
authorized a plan to allow American servicemen to volunteer for a
one-year duty assignment in China as members of Chennaults American
Volunteer Group. 100 Curtis P-40s were rerouted from the UK to Burma. A
like number of pilots and a few hundred support personnel filtered into
the group from various branches of the service. The AVG engaged the
Japanese in combat from late 1941 through mid-1942. Despite being
greatly outnumbered, and facing critical shortages of supplies and spare
parts, the AVGs official victory tally included 299 aircraft shot down
and another 240 destroyed on the ground. The Flying Tigers have a
special place in the hearts of aviation history enthusiasts.
Spoiling the Party by Stan Stokes.
The scene depicts a ground attack mission flown on
January 3, 1942. Three AVG Panda Bears arrived right over a Japanese
airfield minutes after the Japanese fighters were returning from an
early raid. A ceremony was taking place, but the AVG certainly spoiled
the party.
Tigers Claws by Stan Stokes.Curtiss
had been the primary supplier of fighter aircraft to the U.S. Army Air
Corps. since its inception, and the company was dismayed when the Army
procured the Boeing P-26 Peashooter in 1932. Curtiss responded by hiring
Mr. Donovan Berlin, a bright young engineer who was working for
Northrop. Donovan developed the Hawk 75, a streamlined, low-wing,
monoplane coastal defense fighter. With an enhanced Twin Wasp engine the
Hawk 75 evolved into the P-36, which had a brief and fairly
undistinguished career with the Air Corps. In 1938 a P-36 was
retrofitted with the Allison in-line 12-cylinder, 1150 HP engine, and
the P-40 was born. This was the beginning of what would eventually be a
production run of more than 13,000 aircraft. Depending on its theater of
operation and the particular model, the P-40 was alternatively known as
the Tomahawk, the Kittyhawk, or the Warhawk. By mid-1942 P-40s were
serving in every major conflict. The aircraft excelled in ground attack
missions, but lacked the speed and maneuverability to challenge the top
Japanese or German fighters in dogfights. As a result, P-40 pilots
developed strategies which took advantage of the aircrafts structural
integrity and excellent flying characteristics, while minimizing the
aircrafts limitations. The final production version of the P-40 was the
N model, which achieved a top rated speed of 378 MPH by eliminating two
machine guns and by reducing fuel tank capacity. The American Volunteer
Group was a group of American mercenary pilots which fought for the
Chinese early in the War. Organized by Army Capt. C.L. Chennault, the
Flying Tigers, as the group was more popularly referred to, consisted of
100 pilots and 100 P-40B aircraft. Three squadrons, the Panda Bears, the
Hells Angels, and Adam and Eve, made up the unit. The primary mission of
the Flying Tigers was to keep Chinas vital supply link to the outside
world, the Burma road, open. Under Chennault the Flying Tigers utilized
diving attacks as a means of providing tactical advantage against the
lighter, faster, and more maneuverable Japanese aircraft. Prior to the
group being disbanded in 1942 the Tigers had chalked up 286 confirmed
victories with losses of only 23 aircraft. Pilots received a $500 bonus
for every Japanese plane shot down. Depicted in Stan Stokes
extraordinary painting is Ken Jernstedt, one of the 39 Flying Tiger aces
of the War, with 10.5 confirmed victories. In Stokes scene Jernstedt has
just achieved a victory over a Japanese Nakajima Ki-27, referred to as
the Nate by the USAAC. The gnat-like Nate was the first monoplane
fighter to serve with the JAAF. Although a fragile craft Chenault
described the Nate as follows: ....it climbs like a rocket and maneuvers
like a squirrel. The Flying Tigers did a lot of squirrel hunting in the
few short months of their existence.
Chris has produced a wealth of impressive paintings from the Napoleonic War, American Civil War, English Civil War, and a variety of Portraits of Great Military Leaders, He also has produced superb paintings of Pirates, a particular favourite of his. Chris studied at Berkshire College of Art 1966 - 1970 and then worked for Halas and Batchelor as a background artist. In the golden age of book cover illustration Chris made the Gunslinger, Crow and Herne series his own. To this day the shelves of high street booksellers are full of his work. Perhaps his best known popular pieces are in the now famous Jorvik Centres paintings which form the focus of the exhibitions promotion and won a travel industry award. In recent years his best work has been paintings, such as SPQR, Anne Bonny, Mary Reid and Calico Jack Rakam and Blackbeard in Damnation Seize My Soul. His super realistic style, using oils, brilliantly reflects the techniques, passion and depth of the old masters. He has a particular love of portraiture, which his portraits of Wellington and William of Orange certainly reflect, along with others from the English Civil War, his love of the subject. He is also fascinated by the awful romance of weaponry and war. Chris uses traditional Dutch paints made today, as in 1664, and is meticulous in his research and attention to detail, so scarce in our modern throw away society. Sir Anthony Van Dyke, William Dobson, Sir Peter Lely and Fortunio Matania played a vital part in his formative years. He also is much influenced by Meissonier and De Neuville.
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