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Please note that our logo is used on our website images only and does not appear on our products. Lightning Encounter by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) P-38 Lightnings launching a surprise attack on a German freight train as it winds its way through the hills of Northern France towards the battle front, shortly before D-Day, 1944. Item Code : DHM2026B Lightning Encounter by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) - This Edition Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price! TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Limited edition of 75 publishers proofs. Less than 5 copies available of this sold out edition. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm) Blumer, Larry Dobrowolski, Joseph A Milliken, Robert C Wills, Dick + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £185 £40 Off! Now : £220.00 All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

Other editions of this item : Lightning Encounter by Nicolas Trudgian. DHM2026 TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Last 14 copies available of this sold out edition. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm) Willsie, Dick Blumer, Larry Dobrowolski, Joseph A Milliken, Robert C + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £185 £100 Off! Now : £180.00 VIEW EDITION... ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of artist proofs. Last 2 copies available of this sold out edition. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm) Willsie, Dick Blumer, Larry Dobrowolski, Joseph A Milliken, Robert C + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £185 £50 Off! Now : £250.00 VIEW EDITION... FLYER Promotional Flyer A4 Size Single Sheet 6 inches x 8 inches (15m x 21cm) none £2.00 VIEW EDITION... SLIGHT BORDER DAMAGE Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. The print has slight damage to the border area, mostly on a corner. Not noticeable once framed. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm) Blumer, Larry Dobrowolski, Joseph A Milliken, Robert C Wills, Dick + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £185 SOLD OUT VIEW EDITION... EX-DISPLAY PRINT **Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. (One print reduced to clear) Ex display prints in near perfect condition with slight border damage. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm) Willsie, Dick Blumer, Larry Dobrowolski, Joseph A Milliken, Robert C + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £185 £100 Off! Now : £160.00 VIEW EDITION... General descriptions of types of editions :

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Signatures on this item
*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare.
Name	Info
Captain Larry Blumer (deceased) *Signature Value : £45	Assigned to the 393rd Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group, Scrappy, nicknamed after his 'Scrap Iron' P-38, became one of the few fighter pilots to become an 'ace-in-a-day' when he shot down five FW-190s in 15 minutes of aerial combat on 25 August 1944. Scrappy rose to command the 393rd and destroyed another FW-190 before returning to the States in January 1945. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal with 22 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Belgian Croix de Guerre. In 1946, he returned to the United States and became a contractor. Later in life, he purchased a P-38, painted it like his old plane, and flew it at air shows. Sadly Captain Larry Blumer died of Leukemia on October 23rd 1997 in Springfield, Oregon.
Colonel Dick Wills *Signature Value : £45
First Lieutenant Robert C Milliken *Signature Value : £45	Robert C. Milliken joined the U.S. Army Air Force in June of 1942. After training he was assigned to fly P-38s for the 429th Fighter Squadron of the new 474th Fighter Group out of Warmwell England in late April of 1944. Second Lieutenant Milliken flew his first combat mission on April 30, 1944. During his participation in D-Day operations, and thereafter, he flew a great variety of missions claiming his first of several victories when he shot down a German FW-190 in an air battle fought between Chateaudin and LeMans. Out of ammunition, Robert Milliken closed in on a damaged German Focke-Wolf 190. He called to his buddies. Could anyone help? No one answered. They were in dogfights of their own. Milliken settled his P-38 on the German's left wing, their planes buzzing through the air. He looked over at me and I looked over at him, and then he looked down at his controls Milliken said. With no more bullets, he couldn't shoot the German again, so he played his options: Tip up the 190's wing with his own to flip it over? Clip the German's tail with his propeller? Ram the nose of the P-38 into the 190's tail surface? No, all those would be foolish. If he crippled his plane, he'd be of no use to his buddies, and they'd have to nurse him back home. Milliken considered one more option: Open his right window and unload the rounds from his .45 into the plane. Also not a good idea. He veered to the right, leaving the German 190 smoking on its own course. Milliken had already destroyed two German fighter planes in that air battle. One would have to get away. Barely 22 years old, Milliken already had three victories - three German planes downed in dogfights. Two more would make him an Ace. After having completed a tour of 69 missions by November 11th, 1944 he volunteered for two more missions during the Battle of the Bulge, and in a noontime dogfight shot down a German Me-109, a fifth victory which made him an ace. He returned to the United States in July of 1945 and, after the end of the war, was relieved from active duty in December 1945. He was awarded a Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Air Medal (16 OLC) for his five victories and four damages against German forces.
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A Dobrowolski (deceased) *Signature Value : £50	Enlisting in June 1942, Joseph Dobrowolski was assigned to the 367th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, and arrived the European Theater, April 1944, flying P-38s out of Stoney Cross in England. He flew his first combat mission a month later. Flying throughout the whole D-Day invasion period he notched up 175 combat hours, the majority in the hazardous ground-attack role, chalking up many ground victories before returning to the U.S. in November 1944. He retired Lieutenant Colonel in 1967. Joe Dobrolowolski passed away on 1st February 2006.

The Aircraft :
Name	Info
Lightning	Designed by Kelly Johnson the P38 made its maiden flight on the 27th January 1939 and introduced into service in 1941. they cost $134,284 at the time each and a total of 10,037 were built. The Lockheed P-38 was introduced as a inceptor fighter but soon proved a valuable long range bomber escort for the 8thUS Air Force's B-17 and-24 bombers as they bombed targets further into Germany.