RAF Eagle Squadron No. 121 in action over Dieppe 19th August 1942
RAF Eagle Squadron No. 121 in action over Dieppe 19th August 1942
"EAGLES" © Troy White
Available as a limited edition print. Overall print size: 22" x 36".
Edition Size: 100 @ $195 each with 10 Artist Proofs @ $450 each.
Remarque Edition Size: 10 @ $550 each.
Prices are in US Dollars
Click here for our Australian print price list
121 Eagle Squadron is depicted over Dieppe on August 19, 1942 during their first sortie of the day 0840-1030. Pictured from bottom to top are: F/Lt W.J. Daley AV-D (AA841) Sgt George Carpenter AV-I (P8339) P/O G.B. Fetrow AV-P (BM401) P/O E.B. Smith AV-W (AB423). The Eagle Squadrons were made up of American pilots who joined the RAF in order to fight the Nazis before the USA was involved in WWII. The Dieppe Raid in which so many Canadian soldiers lost their lives marked the first and only action in which all three Eagle Squadrons, 71, 121 and 133, operated together. In September of 1942 the three squadrons were officially turned over by the RAF to the fledgling 8th Air Force and became the famous 4th Fighter Group.
F/O George Carpenter in front of his Eagle Squadron in 1942 and climbing out of his 4th FG Thunderbolt tin 1943. Carpenter was a Major and CO of 335 Squadron with 13.83 victories when he was shot down and became a POW on April 18, 1944. He was awarded the DFC with 5 oak leaf clusters and four AMs.
This print was released in conjunction with the American Eagle Squadron's induction into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio on July 19, 2002. The prints are signed and numbered by the artist and co-signed by three of the original Eagle Squadron members Jim Gray, Bill Edwards and Art Roscoe. This is an extremely small edition of a historically significant subject.
Art Roscoe (right) watches as Vic Bono does some hand-flying and Gene Fetrow in the cockpit of a 121 Squadron Spitfire MkVb.
Jim Gray (left) and Bill Edwards at the print signing in Dayton, Ohio on July 20, 2002.
Dayton is home to the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the U.S. Air Force Museum and Wright-Patterson AFB.
To order "Eagles" via email click here
Back to Limited Edition Prints
©
A Note about Copyright and Image licensing...
To anyone interested in acquiring usage rights for producing reproductions of Troy White's original paintings:
Troy White retains all rights, including copyright, of all original paintings and other artwork, including custom commissioned works. None of Troy's artwork may be reproduced in any form, by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, without his knowledge, permission and express written consent.
Licensing rights for producing reproductions of artwork may be granted by Troy in exchange for payment of royalties and/or an up-front sum, as agreed upon by both parties, in writing, prior to reproductions being produced or sold. Images may be granted free of charge for one time use to non-profit organizations upon request.
As the scope of reproduction projects varies greatly, quotes for usage rights must be made on an individual basis. Please contact us for a customized quote if you desire pricing for reproduction rights.
All artwork represented on the pages of this website is copyrighted and may not be reproduced in whole or in part
by any means without the knowledge, permission and express written consent of the artist Troy White.
Copyright
© 2000 by Stardust Studios. All rights reserved.
Revised: 10 Sep 2007.
e-mail: Webmaster@starduststudios.com.
