Lonnie Ortega Aviation Art

Frame Size: 30" x 31" ~ autographed 3"x 5" signed in ink by; MOH winner General Leon W. Johnson. Comes with a COA.

"TO HELL AND BACK"  

~ OPERATION TIDAL WAVE ~

by Anthony Saunders

Print Number: 14/350 ~ Limited Edition

~  3" x 5" index card signed in ink by: Medal of Honor winner General Leon W. Johnson who led the 44th Bomb Group on the raid to Ploesti.

Limited Edition print is signed by three who flew on Operation Tidal wave on 1 August 1943.

signatories on the are:

Captain Charles D. Cavit ~ A Co-Pilot on the Ploesti Raid of 1 August 1943, his first combat mission, his B-24 'Jersey Jackass' was shot down over Romania.

Wounded, he was captured and taken to Bucharest as a POW.

Captain Andrew W. Opsata ~ He was a Pilot and his B-24 was named 'The Stinger' on the Ploesti raid. Returning to England he completed a total of 25 missions

by the end of his tour.

Technical Sergeant Richard E. Tuttle ~ He was posted to the 44th Bomb Group, 'The Flying Eightballs' part of the 8th Air force. On 28 June 1943 the Group. under

the command of Colonel Leon Johnson (who would win the MOH at Ploesti) arrived in Libya from where he took part in the Ploesti Raid. Returning to England

he completed 19 missions before the end of his tour.