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Flight Out of Hell by Nicolas Trudgian.
On February 15, 1944, a force of B-24s, B-25s and A-20s hammered the heavily
defended Japanese base at Kavieng. Several aircraft, however, were forced to
ditch; three downed B-25 crews from 345th Bomb Group floating helplessly in
life-rafts within a thousand yards of the beach, and the Japanese troops were in
no mood to take prisoners. Their only chance of survival was the air-sea rescue
PBY Catalina. Nicolas Trudgians dramatic reconstruction depicts Lt. Commander
Nathan Gordons PBY Catalina making its final take-off, the intense enemy gunfire
from the shore making his mission seemingly impossible. But the young pilot got
all 25 men aboard safely home, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
for what is one of the bravest actions of the war in the Pacific. |
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Flight Out of Hell by Nicolas Trudgian.
On February 15, 1944, a force of B-24s, B-25s and A-20s hammered the heavily defended Japanese base at Kavieng. Several aircraft, however, were forced to ditch; three downed B-25 crews from 345th Bomb Group floating helplessly in life-rafts within a thousand yards of the beach, and the Japanese troops were in no mood to take prisoners. Their only chance of survival was the air-sea rescue PBY Catalina. Nicolas Trudgians dramatic reconstruction depicts Lt. Commander Nathan Gordons PBY Catalina making its final take-off, the intense enemy gunfire from the shore making his mission seemingly impossible. But the young pilot got all 25 men aboard safely home, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for what is one of the bravest actions of the war in the Pacific.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased), Colonel William J Cavioli, Amm John Brately and Captain Robert E Lewis, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased), Colonel William J Cavioli, Amm John Brately and Captain Robert E Lewis, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2024
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Flight Out of Hell by Nicolas Trudgian
- The Signatures
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 | Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased)
Lt. (jg) Nathan Gordon made four stall landings in his Black Cat PBY in rough waters of Kavieng Harbor to collect ditched survivors of the strike. Coming under intense enemy fire, he and his crew located and picked up 15 Army fliers shot down during the attack. His actions on this day earned him the Medal of Honor. Born in 1916, Nathan Gordon enlisted in 1941, training in Florida until February 1942, joining VP-34 flying PBY Catalinas. In June 1943 the squadron was posted to Hawaii, and subsequently flew missions over Midway and Tarawa, before moving to Australia on anti-shipping raids, then to Samarai Island, where the squadron acquired the nickname Black Cats. It was from here that Natahn Gordon completed the daring rescue mission for which he received the Medal of Honor. Sadly Nathan Gordon died on 9th September 2008.
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