| Item Code : DHM2707H | Alpine Scramble by Nicolas Trudgian. (H) - This Edition | Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price! |
| TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | PRINT | Walter Schuck Knights Cross signature series edition of 165 prints from the signed limited edition of 600 prints. | Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) | Schuck, Walter + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian
Signature(s) value alone : £70 | £20 Off! | Now : £100.00 |
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Other editions of this item : | Alpine Scramble by Nicolas Trudgian. | DHM2707 |
| TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | PRINT | Artist Signed edition of 600 prints. | Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) | Artist : Nicolas Trudgian | £30 Off! | Now : £55.00 | VIEW EDITION... | ARTIST PROOF | Limited edition of 75 artist proofs. | Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) | Artist : Nicolas Trudgian | | £95.00 | VIEW EDITION... | ARTIST PROOF | Erich Rudorffer Knights Cross signature series edition of 30 artist proofs from the edition of 75 artist proofs. | Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) | Rudorffer, Erich + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian
Signature(s) value alone : £60 | £50 Off! | Now : £80.00 | VIEW EDITION... | ARTIST PROOF | Walter Schuck Knights Cross signature series edition of 35 artist proofs from the edition of 75 artist proofs. | Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) | Schuck, Walter + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian
Signature(s) value alone : £70 | £20 Off! | Now : £115.00 | VIEW EDITION... | PRINT | Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. | Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) | Artist : Nicolas Trudgian | | £95.00 | VIEW EDITION... | PRESENTATION | Reinert Presentation Edition of 5 Artists Proofs. | Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) | Reinert, Ernst Wilhelm (clipped) + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian
Signature(s) value alone : £70 | £50 Off! | Now : £260.00 | VIEW EDITION... | PRESENTATION | Hartmann Presentation Edition of 5 Artist Proofs. | Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) | Hartmann, Erich (clipped) + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian
Signature(s) value alone : £95 | £50 Off! | Now : £300.00 | VIEW EDITION... | PRESENTATION | Galland Presentation Edition of 1 Publishers Proof. | Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) | Galland, Adolf (clipped) + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian
Signature(s) value alone : £80 | £50 Off! | Now : £300.00 | VIEW EDITION... | PRINT | Erich Rudorffer Knights Cross signature series edition of 120 prints from the signed limited edition of 600 prints. | Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) | Rudorffer, Erich + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian
Signature(s) value alone : £60 | £15 Off! | Now : £105.00 | VIEW EDITION... |
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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 |
Oberleutnant Walter Schuck (deceased) *Signature Value : £70
| Initially with JG3, Walter Schuck was posted north to 7./JG5 in April 1942. On 15 June 1944 he chalked up his 100th victory during a day when he shot down 6 aircraft. Two days later he had his most successful day, achieving 12 victories in twenty-four hours, a feat never surpassed in JG5. On 1 August, he assumed command of 10./JG5. Walter Schuck transferred to fly the Me262 as Staffelkapitan of 3./JG7, and achieved 8 further victories flying the new jet. His final tally was 206 air victories. He was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves. Walter Schuck died on 27th March 2015. |
The Aircraft : | Name | Info | Me262 | The Messerschmitt Me-262 Swallow, a masterpiece of engineering, was the first operational mass-produced jet to see service. Prototype testing of the airframe commenced in 1941 utilizing a piston engine. General Adolf Galland, who was in charge of the German Fighter Forces at that time, pressured both Goring and Hitler to accelerate the Me-262, and stress its use as a fighter to defend Germany from Allied bombers. Hitler, however, envisioned the 262 as the aircraft which might allow him to inflict punishment on Britain. About 1400 Swallows were produced, but fortunately for the Allies, only about 300 saw combat duty. While the original plans for the 262 presumed the use of BMW jet engines, production Swallows were ultimately equipped with Jumo 004B turbojet engines. The wing design of the 262 necessitated the unique triangular hull section of the fuselage, giving the aircraft a shark-like appearance. With an 18 degree swept wing, the 262 was capable of Mach .86. The 262 was totally ineffective in a turning duel with Allied fighters, and was also vulnerable to attack during take off and landings. The landing gear was also suspect, and many 262s were destroyed or damaged due to landing gear failure. Despite its sleek jet-age appearance, the 262 was roughly manufactured, because Germany had lost access to its normal aircraft assembly plants. In spite of these drawbacks the 262 was effective. For example, on April 7, 1945 a force of sixty 262s took on a large force of Allied bombers with escort fighters. Armed with their four nose-mounted cannons, and underwing rockets the Swallows succeeded in downing or damaging 25 Allied B-17s on that single mission. While it is unlikely that the outcome of the War could have been altered by an earlier introduction or greater production totals for this aircraft, it is clear to many historians that the duration of the War might have been drastically lengthened if the Me-262 had not been too little too late. |
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