Ben Drew: The Katzenjammer Ace
Lt. Urban "Ben" Drew of the 361st FG in a turning duel.
"The Katzenjammer Kid" © 1998 Troy White, Oil on Canvas, 44" x 34" Sold
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Lt. Urban "Ben" Drew of the 361st FG pursues a Bf 109 from III./JG 53 during the August 25, 1944 mission to Rostock. Flight-leader Drew was flying "Suzy-G", Frank Glankler’s veteran P-51B Mustang, instead of his "Detroit Miss" due to a faulty supercharger detected in his Mustang after take-off. Drew and the German pilot engaged in a drawn-out game of chase, both spiralling downward until the Bf 109 finally had to pull out. Though only one of the four guns of the P-51 was firing, Ben Drew managed to take out the enemy aircraft after it broke away. Drew finished the war with 6 aerial and 1 ground victory including two Me 262 jet fighters that he shot down on 7 October 1944. Drew was the first American pilot to shoot down two of these advanced jet fighters.
"The Katzenjammer Kid" was commissioned for the cover of "Ben Drew: The Katzenjammer Ace", a biography penned by R.R. Powell in collaboration with Drew.
For canvas prints click here.
Lt. Urban "Ben" Drew of the 361st FG pursues a Bf 109 from III./JG 53 during the August 25, 1944 mission to Rostock. Flight-leader Drew was flying "Suzy-G", Frank Glankler’s veteran P-51B Mustang, instead of his "Detroit Miss" due to a faulty supercharger detected in his Mustang after take-off. Drew and the German pilot engaged in a drawn-out game of chase, both spiralling downward until the Bf 109 finally had to pull out. Though only one of the four guns of the P-51 was firing, Ben Drew managed to take out the enemy aircraft after it broke away. Drew finished the war with 6 aerial and 1 ground victory including two Me 262 jet fighters that he shot down on 7 October 1944. Drew was the first American pilot to shoot down two of these advanced jet fighters.
"The Katzenjammer Kid" was commissioned for the cover of "Ben Drew: The Katzenjammer Ace", a biography penned by R.R. Powell in collaboration with Drew.
The Katzenjammer Kid
Open Edition Canvas Giclée Print. Image size: 15" x 20"
Lt. Urban "Ben" Drew of the 361st FG pursues a Bf 109 from III./JG 53during the August 25, 1944 mission to Rostock. Drew and the German pilot engaged in a drawn-out game of chase, both spiraling downward until the Bf 109 finally had to pull out. Though only one of the four guns of the P-51 was firing, Ben Drew managed to take out the enemy aircraft after it broke away. Drew finished the war with 6 aerial and 1 ground victory including two Me 262 jet fighters that he shot down on 26 September 1944.
Lt. Urban "Ben" Drew of the 361st FG pursues a Bf 109 from III./JG 53during the August 25, 1944 mission to Rostock. Drew and the German pilot engaged in a drawn-out game of chase, both spiraling downward until the Bf 109 finally had to pull out. Though only one of the four guns of the P-51 was firing, Ben Drew managed to take out the enemy aircraft after it broke away. Drew finished the war with 6 aerial and 1 ground victory including two Me 262 jet fighters that he shot down on 26 September 1944.
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