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CURRENT CATALOGUE
by Anthony Saunders
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Current Catalog shows alphabetically, by artists, all prints currently
available from the Military Gallery. Many are now low in inventory
and a few close to selling out. Click on thumbnail image or title
to see larger image and more information.
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PACIFIC GLORY
Anthony Saunders' stunning painting graphically recalls a moment during the Allied fight-back. On 5 October 1943, ten months after the island had fallen to the Japanese, American naval aircraft raided Wake, one of many such operations carried out by the US Navy and Marines. At the forefront of the attack was Lt. Cmdr. Edward 'Butch' O'Hare, the US Navy's first Ace and first Naval recipient of the Medal of Honor. Throwing his F6F Hellcat into a furious dogfight, he engages Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zeroes based on the island and in the process adds two more victories to his tally. Under O'Hare's experienced guidance his young wingman, Lt. Alex Vraciu, claimed his first kill, and would later become one of the foremost Aces in the US Navy with 19 victories.
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PATHWAY TO THE RUHR
With silver moonlight glinting on the wave tops below, Guy Gibson leads the first wave of Lancaster's low across the North Sea to avoid enemy detection, on the night of 16/17 May 1943. In formation with 'Mick' Martin on his port side and 'Hoppy' Hopgood to starboard, Gibson heads towards the Dutch Coast and the Ruhr valley beyond - their mission, the destruction of the Mőhne and Eder Dams.
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RAIDING THE REICH
Part of a stunning pair of Limited Edition prints released in tribute to the most versatile Allied combat aircraft of World War II - the de Havilland Mosquito.
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RETURN OF THE HUNTERS - A D-DAY PORTFOLIO
As men and materiel pour ashore from the recently installed, prefabricated 'Mulberry Harbour A'
at Omaha Beach, a pair of RAF Mk 1b Typhoons from 245 Squadron race back towards their
base at Holmesley South in Hampshire, to re-fuel and re-arm. The Typhoon pilots have
just delivered a devastating rocket attack on German positions behind the Normandy
beachhead. A few days later a violent storm would devastate the harbour below.
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RETURN OF THE PATHFINDERS
Anthony Saunders' atmospheric painting Return of the Pathfinders depicts the Pathfinder Mosquitos of 139 (Jamaica) Squadron, a unit that had joined Bomber Command's No 8 (Pathfinder) Group in July 1943. Anthony skilfully conjures up the mood as dawn breaks over a crisp, icy landscape in a burst of colour that illuminates the Mosquitos as they follow the course of the River Great Ouse on their return to RAF Upwood after a long overnight trip to Germany in early 1944. During a period that began on the night of 20 / 21st February 1944 this particular squadron undertook a series of 36 consecutive night attacks on Berlin.
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RETURN TO RIDGEWELL
Anthony's work is now available as a limited edition print and we're sure that this moving tribute piece will be of great interest to all collectors with a passion for the U.S. Eighth Air Force. Adding historical significance, part of the edition also includes the original signature of a highly regarded Navigator who flew with the 381st from Ridgewell as depicted in Anthony's piece.
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ROAM AT WILL - THE BATTLE FOR ITALY PORTFOLIO
Returning to base after an arduous escort mission, Captain Art Fiedler leads
a flight of P51 Mustangs from the 325th Fighter Group - the Checkertail
Clan - through the Po Valley in northern Italy seeking out targets of
opportunity amongst the retreating Axis forces, July 1944.
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CURRENT CATALOGUE
by Anthony Saunders
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