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Please note that our logo is used on our website images only and does not appear on our products. Combat Over New Guinea by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) Australian Ace Dick Cresswell tangles with a Japanese Zero in the humid air of the tropics over New Guinea during an encounter in 1942. Flying a P-40E Kittyhawk with the insignia of 77 Squadron, RAAF blazoned on his aircraft, Cresswell makes a head-on pass leaving the enemy aircraft streaming smoke. Immortalised by the Flying Tigers, the P-40 was a fine combat aircraft that operated in the Pacific, European and Middle East theaters. Item Code : DHM2111Y Combat Over New Guinea by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) - This Edition TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING EX-DISPLAY PRINT ** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 600 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Ex display prints in near perfect condition. Paper size 16 inches x 13 inches (41cm x 33cm) Cresswell, R C Dick + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £55 £50 Off! Now : £60.00 All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

Other editions of this item : Combat Over New Guinea by Nicolas Trudgian. DHM2111 TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 13 inches (41cm x 33cm) Cresswell, R C Dick + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £55 £40 Off! Now : £70.00 VIEW EDITION... ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 80 artist proofs. Only 20 copies available of this sold out edition. Paper size 16 inches x 13 inches (41cm x 33cm) Cresswell, R C Dick + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £55 £120.00 VIEW EDITION... General descriptions of types of editions :

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Name	Info
Wing Commander R C Dick Cresswell (deceased) *Signature Value : £55	Wing Commander Richard 'Dick' Cresswell, leading Australian Figher Ace. On December 2nd 1942 over Darwin, Cresswell shot down a Japanese heavy bomber. In total Cresswell logged over 450 hours flying hazardous operations as the leader of an Australian fighter squadron in two wars - WWII and Korea. He was three times Commanding Officer of 77 Squadron, his second stint was at Kamiri Airstrip on Noemfoor Island. The squadron were fying the Kittyhawk fighter. Cresswell handed over command on 23rd Secember 1944 to Squadron Leader W R C McCullough. Because of his distinguished service leading 77 Squadron he was known as 'Mr Double Seven'. He continued his service with 77 Squadron during the Korean War. Sadly Wing Commander R. C. (Dick) Cresswell DFC passed away on the 12th December 2006.

The Aircraft :
Name	Info
Kittyhawk	Curtiss Kittyhawk, single engine fighter with a top speed of 362mph, ceiling of 30,000 feet and a range of 1190 miles with extra fuel tanks but 900 miles under normal operation. Kitty Hawk armaments was four or six .50in machine guns in the wings and a bomb load of up to 1,000 lb's. A development of the earlier Tomahawk, the Kitty Hawk saw service in may air force's around the world, American, Australian, New Zealand, and the Royal Air Force. which used them in the Mediterranean, north Africa, and Malta. from January 1942/ apart from the large numbers used by the Us Air Force, over 3,000 were used by Commonwealth air force's including the Royal air Force.
Zero