Hunters at Dawn by Robert Taylor. OPN45

Hunters at Dawn by Robert Taylor. OPN45DHM6538. Hunters at Dawn by Robert Taylor. Those Aces with over 100 victories were exceptional. To reach 200 victories was a spectacular achievement. Yet two men went even further and accomplished a feat that will never be repeated both of them shot down more than 300 enemy aircraft which placed them in a league of their own. They were the elite of the elite, and their names are legendary Erich Hartmann and Gerhard Barkhorn. It is no surprise that

120 Sqn was immediately pressed into this role from their initial base at Nutts Corner in Northern Ireland

while to the right of the picture

Dick Winters gathered half of his reserve platoon and proceeded to wipe out an enemy machine-gun position and bringing up the rest of his men

constantly scan the distant skies for any enemy intruders that may be on the prowl and waiting for them

Ground crew inspect and prepare the engines of a Stirling bomber as it is refuelled in preparation for that nights mission

Throughout the early morning of 6th June 1944

we have a few prints of this edition that do feature his signature

Limited giclee edition of 50 artist proofs

1993 by Ivan Berryman

supplied with the original signatures of :

Ambush at Kardalan Fields

From the paintings in the collection of Lord Ribblesdale at Gisburne Park