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Eagles of the Eighth by Nicolas Trudgian.
Major Jim Goodson taxies his 4th (The Eagles) Fighter Group P-51 D Mustang at
Debden following a mission to supply air support over the Normandy beaches soon
after D-Day, June 1944. Having previously flown Spitfires and Hurricanes with
the RAF, Spitfires with 133 Eagle Squadron, and P-47 Thunderbolts with the
Fourth fighter group, Jim Goodson became one of the USAAFs top fighter pilots of
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Eagles of the Eighth by Nicolas Trudgian.
Major Jim Goodson taxies his 4th (The Eagles) Fighter Group P-51 D Mustang at Debden following a mission to supply air support over the Normandy beaches soon after D-Day, June 1944. Having previously flown Spitfires and Hurricanes with the RAF, Spitfires with 133 Eagle Squadron, and P-47 Thunderbolts with the Fourth fighter group, Jim Goodson became one of the USAAFs top fighter pilots of WWII.
Limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 12 inches x 9.5 inches (31cm x 24cm). Price £58.00 Signed by Jim Goodson.
ITEM CODE NT0001
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Eagles of the Eighth by Nicolas Trudgian
- The Signatures
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 | Colonel Jim Goodson
Jim Goodson joined the RAF in 1940. Posted to re-form 133 Eagle Squadron RAF flying Spitfires, he transferred to the USAAF 4th fighter Group in September 1942, commanding 336 Squadron. Flying P47s and then P51s, Jim Goodson flew continuously until he was shot down ten months before the end of the war. He was one of the most highly decorated Aces in the USAAF, with 32 enemy aircraft to his credit.
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