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Items Signed by Lieutenant Colonel George E Hardy |
| Red Tail Patrol by Richard Taylor. Price : £55.00 | P-51 Mustangs of the Tuskegee Airmen, high over enemy territory, returning from yet another successful bomber escort mission. ...... | |
| Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. Price : £145.00 | With the words of his Group CO ringing in his ears, a pilot of the 332nd Fighter Group returns to protect a crippled American B17 bomber after downing two Me109s in quick succession. Agonisingly, two more enemy fighters were left to escape but the p...... | |
| Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | With the words of his Group CO ringing in his ears, a pilot of the 332nd Fighter Group returns to protect a crippled American B17 bomber after downing two Me109s in quick succession. Agonisingly, two more enemy fighters were left to escape but the ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. (B) Price : £395.00 | With the words of his Group CO ringing in his ears, a pilot of the 332nd Fighter Group returns to protect a crippled American B17 bomber after downing two Me109s in quick succession. Agonisingly, two more enemy fighters were left to escape but the ...... | |
| Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. (C) Price : £625.00 | With the words of his Group CO ringing in his ears, a pilot of the 332nd Fighter Group returns to protect a crippled American B17 bomber after downing two Me109s in quick succession. Agonisingly, two more enemy fighters were left to escape but the ...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Lieutenant Colonel George E Hardy |
| Col Charles McGee P-51 Mustang Aviation Art Prints. Pack Price : £295.00 Saving : £280 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Mustang Escort by Graeme Lothian. (C) Last One Home by Ivan Berryman. (F) Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. Red Tails by Ivan Berryman. (B) | |
| Pack 632. Pack of two P51 Mustang prints by Richard Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £175.00 Saving : £220 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. Mustangs Over the Mediterranean by Nicolas Trudgian. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. | |
| Aviation and Military Prints of US Troops and USAF Mustangs. Pack Price : £170.00 Saving : £145 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Welcome Respite by Nicolas Trudgian. Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. | |
Pack 633. Pack of two P51 artist proofs by Richard Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £210.00 Saving : £165 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. (AP) Mustangs Over the Mediterranean by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) | ||
Pack 634. Pack of two Mustang aviation prints by Richard Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £145 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. |
Pack 635. Pack of two P51 Mustang artist proofs by Richard Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £235.00 Saving : £180 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. (AP) Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) | ||
Col Charles McGee Red Tail Mustang Aviation Prints by Richard Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £135.00 Saving : £90 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. Red Tails by Ivan Berryman. (B) |
Lieutenant Colonel George E Hardy Squadron details |
Lieutenant Colonel George E Hardy Aircraft details |
Mustang Manufacturer : North American | Mustang The ubiquitous North American P-51 Mustang, which many consider to be the best all-around fighter of WW II, owes its origins to the British Air Ministry. Following Britains entry into WW II in 1939, the RAF was interested in purchasing additional fighter aircraft from American sources, particularly the Curtiss P-40. Curtiss, which was busy, was unable to guarantee timely delivery so the British approached North American Aviation as a possible second source for the P-40. North American chose to propose its own fighter design which would use the same Allison engine as the P-40. Utilizing new laminar flow wings, the North American fighter was expected to have performance better than the P-40. Developed in record time the new aircraft was designated as a Mustang I by the Brits, whereas the USAAF ordered two for evaluation which were designated XP-51 Apaches. Intrigued with the possibility of using this aircraft also as a dive bomber, North American proposed this to the USAAF which decided to order 500 of the P-51 aircraft to be modified for dive bombing use. Designated as the A-36 Invader, this version of the Mustang utilized dive flaps, and bomb racks under each wing. Some reinforcing of the structural members was also required because of the G-forces to be encountered in dive bombing. A-36s entered combat service with the USAAF prior to any P-51s. In early 1943 the 86th and 27th Fighter Bomber Groups of the 12th Air Force began flying A-36s out of Northern Africa. Despite some early problems with instability caused by the dive flaps, the A-36 was effective in light bombing and strafing roles. It was not, however, capable of dog fighting with German fighters, especially at higher altitudes. Despite these drawbacks one USAAF pilot, Captain Michael T. Russo, who served with the 16th Bomb Squadron of the 27th Fighter Bomber Group, was credited with five confirmed aerial victories in the A-36, thereby becoming the first mustang ace. |
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