Eighth Air Force :: Prints
From 1942 to 1945, the USAAF's Eighth Air Force operated from airfields in eastern England. Able to field 2,000 bombers and 1,000 fighters on a single mission, it's formidable strength earnt it the title "The Mighty Eighth". Unlike Bomber Command, the Eighth Air Force flew its missions over Germany and occupied Europe in daylight. By the end of the war, the 8th had taken 47,000 casualties, including 26,000 dead.
The Eighth Air Force operated many types of aircraft, but perhaps the most iconic are the B17 Flying Fortress and the P51 Mustang. Both were familiar sights over the skies of Europe between 1942 and 1945. We have four prints featuring these aircraft, two of which are signed by original Eighth Air Force air crew.
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Images shown are a representation only. Actual prints are of the highest quality.
LE18 - Remember Me? - 8th Air Force Art
The B17G Flying Fortress "Remember Me?" of the 457th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force homeward bound to Glatton in England with help from a P51D Mustang of the 20th Fighter Group, 1944.
Signed by: Captain Charles E. Barrier
From the Limited Editions collection
A27 - Captain Charles E. Barrier - Remember Me? - 8th Air Force Art
B-17G Flying Fortress 'Remember Me?' of the 457th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force.
Signed by: Captain Charles E. Barrier
From the Pilot Portraits collection
PC2 - Reflections of Janie - 8th Air Force Art
A P51-D of USAAF 350th Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, Raydon, Suffolk, England 1945.
From the Pencil Sketches collection
PC7 - Mustang over the White Cliffs - 8th Air Force Art
North American P-51D Mustang 'Big Beautiful Doll', owned and operated by Rob Davies MBE.
From the Pencil Sketches collection
