Unhappy New Year by David Pentland. (B)

B78 Eindhoven, Holland, 1st January 1945. Major Heinz Bar, Kommodore of Jagdgeswader 3, bounces a flight of 438 Squadron RCAF Typhoons attempting to take off from Eindhoven airfield. His attack was merely the start of a massed attack by the entire JG3, some 60 aircraft, which were only several minutes behind him. Despite losing some 15 pilots killed or captured, the attack destroyed 44 aircraft on the ground, and 9 in the air, including 2 Typhoons by Major Bar. An additional 60 were badly damaged.

Signed by Oberleutnant Rolf Ebhardt
and
Feldwebel Heinz Radlauer
and supplied with the original signatures of :
Walter Loos,
Oberleutnant Walter Schuck (deceased),
Leutnant Siegfried Muller (deceased)
and
Oberleutnant Gerhard Thyben (deceased).

JG3 Pilots edition of 2 prints.

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