Head on Pass by David Pentland. (B)

St Nazaire, France, 1st January 1943. Leading the Focke Wulf 190s of III Gruppe, Jagdgeswader 2, Gruppenkommandeur Egon Mayer, cut a swathe through the attacking waves of US Eigth Airforce B17s. The recently developed tactic of the head on pass was proving successful against the daylight heavy bombers, with Mayer claiming 2 for himself in this engagement.

Signed by Feldwebel Heinz Radlauer
and supplied with the original signatures of : Major Erich Rudorffer (deceased),
General Johannes Steinhoff (deceased),
Kurt Buhligen (deceased)
and
General Adolf Galland (deceased).

JG2 Pilots Presentation edition of 2 prints.

Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm)