{"product_id":"operation-mercury-by-nicolas-trudgian-ap","title":"Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP)","description":"DHM2615AP. Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. \u003cp\u003e 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. This painting shows Me110Cs of II.\/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! \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned by Leutnant Otto Fries, \u003cbr\u003eHauptmann Peter Spoden \u003cbr\u003eand \u003cbr\u003eLeutnant Karl-Ludwig Johanssen (deceased). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Special Edition Artists Proof.  Limited edition of 30 artist proofs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military Aviation Art Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54135237443917,"sku":null,"price":230.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/5449\/9149\/files\/2026NEWdhm2615.jpg?v=1781871958","url":"https:\/\/militaryaviationartprints.com\/products\/operation-mercury-by-nicolas-trudgian-ap","provider":"Military Aviation Art Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}