"Clash of Eagles" Fine Art by Artist Roy Grinnel

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"Clash of Eagles"
By Artist, Roy Grinnel
Limited to 500 prints
Edition #: 106/500
Size: 28" x 24" (71.1 x 61.0 cm)
COA Not Available
Signed by Artist Roy Grinnell.
An extremely rare, out of production print from the original series, this print is not only limited as #106 of 500, but boasts 8 pilot signatures instead of the typical 4 from the original release of print. "Clash of Eagles" begins on the morning of May 25, 1944, with three pilots from the 4th Fighter Group, the "Debden Eagles", 336th Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force, were over Germany looking for trouble. Flying near Botenheim, they encountered German planes from III JG1, 9th Staffel.
During the ensuing dogfight, a Messerschmitt Bf109G-6/AS (also known as an Ausburg Eagle) came up behind Captain Joseph H. Bennett's P-51B Mustang, while staying below the P-51's propeller gust.
The Bf109's guns jammed, but the young Luftwaffe pilot, Oberfnrich Hubert Heckmann, was determined not to let the American flyer get away. Heckmann pulled up to the P-51's height and rammed his Bf109 fighter right into the tail of Bennett's aircraft. The impact sheared off the tail and rear fuselage section and came within a few feet of the rear fuselage tank. With his aircraft's nose thrust skyward, Bennett bailed out near Botenheim. Going into a loop, the P-51 crashed into a house in the middle of the village. His own plane seriously damaged, Heckmann managed to make a belly crash landing.
Bennett, a former RAF Eagle Squadron pilot, was captured and taken to a jail by German military officials. Heckmann later came to introduce himself and meet the first American flier he had put out of commission as a German pilot. Bennett remain a German prisoner until the end of the war. The 336th Fighter Squadron lost another Mustang in this fight but made claims of shooting down five of the enemy.
After the war, the two airmen became friends and met every year for their reunion. Both men are now deceased.
Roy Grinnell's painting depicts the crippled Bf109G-6 diving away, its propeller blades bent, while P-51B 43-6572 sheds its rear end. Two other Mustangs can be seen in the distance and the winding Rhine below.
Signed by: Capt. Joe Bennett, Bob Wehrman 336 Squadron, Oberfahnrich Hubert Heckmann, Korst Eckschler JG-3 & JG-51, Hans Schulz KG 51, JG-54, & Kurt Kruzek JG-5, JG-51.
This print has been SOLD OUT for years and is only available as a Secondary Market offering.
Never Framed & Stored Flat in Smoke-Free Environment.
Although the artwork has been stored flat, it will be rolled and shipped in a heavy mailing tube for safety during transit.
If there is a problem with the shipment, we ask that you kindly contact us directly so we can expedite and resolve the issue.
This item is sold as is - no returns nor refunds.
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"Clash of Eagles" Fine Art by Artist Roy Grinnel
"Clash of Eagles"
By Artist, Roy Grinnel
Limited to 500 prints
Edition #: 106/500
Size: 28" x 24" (71.1 x 61.0 cm)
COA Not Available
Signed by Artist Roy Grinnell.
An extremely rare, out of production print from the original series, this print is not only limited as #106 of 500, but boasts 8 pilot signatures instead of the typical 4 from the original release of print. "Clash of Eagles" begins on the morning of May 25, 1944, with three pilots from the 4th Fighter Group, the "Debden Eagles", 336th Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force, were over Germany looking for trouble. Flying near Botenheim, they encountered German planes from III JG1, 9th Staffel.
During the ensuing dogfight, a Messerschmitt Bf109G-6/AS (also known as an Ausburg Eagle) came up behind Captain Joseph H. Bennett's P-51B Mustang, while staying below the P-51's propeller gust.
The Bf109's guns jammed, but the young Luftwaffe pilot, Oberfnrich Hubert Heckmann, was determined not to let the American flyer get away. Heckmann pulled up to the P-51's height and rammed his Bf109 fighter right into the tail of Bennett's aircraft. The impact sheared off the tail and rear fuselage section and came within a few feet of the rear fuselage tank. With his aircraft's nose thrust skyward, Bennett bailed out near Botenheim. Going into a loop, the P-51 crashed into a house in the middle of the village. His own plane seriously damaged, Heckmann managed to make a belly crash landing.
Bennett, a former RAF Eagle Squadron pilot, was captured and taken to a jail by German military officials. Heckmann later came to introduce himself and meet the first American flier he had put out of commission as a German pilot. Bennett remain a German prisoner until the end of the war. The 336th Fighter Squadron lost another Mustang in this fight but made claims of shooting down five of the enemy.
After the war, the two airmen became friends and met every year for their reunion. Both men are now deceased.
Roy Grinnell's painting depicts the crippled Bf109G-6 diving away, its propeller blades bent, while P-51B 43-6572 sheds its rear end. Two other Mustangs can be seen in the distance and the winding Rhine below.
Signed by: Capt. Joe Bennett, Bob Wehrman 336 Squadron, Oberfahnrich Hubert Heckmann, Korst Eckschler JG-3 & JG-51, Hans Schulz KG 51, JG-54, & Kurt Kruzek JG-5, JG-51.
This print has been SOLD OUT for years and is only available as a Secondary Market offering.
Never Framed & Stored Flat in Smoke-Free Environment.
Although the artwork has been stored flat, it will be rolled and shipped in a heavy mailing tube for safety during transit.
If there is a problem with the shipment, we ask that you kindly contact us directly so we can expedite and resolve the issue.
This item is sold as is - no returns nor refunds.
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