Lonnie Ortega Aviation Art

Frame Size: 16"x 20" ---- autographed ace playing card signed in Ink by Herschel Green. Comes with COA.

Top scoring ace of the 325th FG, "Herky" Green began his combat career by taking off in his P-40 from the deck of the USS Ranger on 19 January 1943, arriving in North Africa ready for combat soon afterwards. He subsequently flew the P-47, before the 325th converted to the P-51. Green stayed with the 325th for two-and-a-half years as pilot, squadron ops officer and CO. In 100 combat missions he downed 18 enemy aircraft (including three in P-40s and 10 in P-47s) and destroyed ten more on the ground. He also has the distinction of shooting down 6 enemy aircraft on one mission. His assigned aircraft were always coded "11".