Lonnie Ortega Aviation Art

"TIDAL WAVE OVER PLOESTI"  

~ OPERATION TIDAL WAVE ~

by Bryan Moon

Print Number: 74/180 ~ Artist Proof

signatories on the print are:

Colonel Charles E. Hughes ~ Pilot the of B-24D "Flossy Flirt" ~ 44th Bomb Group.

Colonel Charles T. Merrill ~ Pilot of the B-24D "Thar She Blows" ~ 93rd Bomb Group.

Staff Sergeant Merle L. Bolen, ~ Gunner on the B-24D "The Sandman" ~ 98th Bomb Group.

Colonel Norman C. Appold ~ Pilot of the B-24D "G.I. Ginnie" ~ 376th Bomb Group.

Lt. Colonel John T. Blackis ~ Pilot of the B-24D "Scheherazade" ~ 389th Bomb Group.

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also added to this framed piece is (4) five additional signatures of the "Ploesti Raid" for a total of 9 autographs for this piece.

MOH winner Colonel Leon W. Johnson ~ Pilot of the B-24D "Suzy Q" ~ 44th Bomb Group ~ cut-signature adhered on a 3"x 5" index card autographed pencil.

Captain James H. McClain ~ Navigator on the B-24D "Old Blister Butt" ~ 389th Bomb Group ~ cut-signature adhered to a 3"x 5" index card autographed in pencil.

Lt. Julian T. Darlington ~ Pilot of the B-24D "The Witch" ~ 98th Bomb Group ~ cut-signature adhered to 3"x 5" index card autographed in Ink.

Captain Walter T. Stewart ~ Pilot of the B-24D "Utah Man" ~ 93rd Bomb Group ~ cut-signature adhered to a 3"x 5" index card autographed in pencil.

Frame Size: 31" x 32" ~ and Comes with a COA.

80th Anniversary of "Operation Tidal Wave the Raid on Ploesti" ~ August 1, 1943-August 1, 2023