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Hello and welcome to Vector Fine Art Prints. Here you will find a wide selection of Aviation Art prints by renowned artist's such as Frank Wootton, Robert Taylor, Nicolas Trudgian, Gil Cohen, John Shaw, Michael Turner, Richard Taylor and Ron Stark.

The choice of signed books is second to none and is so extensive that nowhere else can match it online. We specialize in limited edition bookplates and take part in several book launches throughout the year. For our forthcoming calendar visit the special events page.

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Colin and Rose

The Eagle's Nest by John Shaw

May 7, 1945 . . . With Göring’s champagne and Bavarian beer, the veterans of Easy Company celebrate the end of World War II in Europe. Fate could write no better ending for the paratroopers who jumped into the darkness of Normandy, slugged through the mud of Holland, and froze in the woods of Bastogne. Now, in Berchtesgaden’s storybook Alps, P-51s of the “Checkertail Clan” cap the party as the Band of Brothers enjoy the spoils of war, the beauty of peace, and a toast to the heroes who fell along the way.

Print Size: 32" x 22.5"
(same size as Hang Tough)

MAIN EDITION

Limited Edition of 850 prints, each signed by 3 veterans. Now issuing prints autographed by E-Company veterans Shifty Powers & Clancy Lyall, alongside "Checkertail Clan" fighter pilot John Gonda.

£135.00 + p&p

VICTORY EDITION

Limited edition of 550 prints, each signed by 10 of the paratroopers & pilots listed below, who contributed to victory in Europe on May 7, 1945, including first-time signer Frank Perconte and "Alp Scalper" pilot G.B. Edwards!

Includes bonus black and white print

Alpine Eagle's by John Shaw

plus the exclusive Eagle's Nest DVD

£295.00 + p&p

THE EAGLE PROOFS

Limited edition of 25 prints signed by at least 20 paratroopers & pilots, including Dick Winters, who signed each print, and wrote a personal inscription on each: "Hang Tough."

includes: Engraved title plaque for framing, B&W P-51 print by John D. Shaw, the exclusive "Eagle's Nest" DVD, Curahee pin & jump wings for framing.

SOLD OUT

PUBLISHER PROOFS

DICK WINTERS
PUBLISHER PROOFS

Limted edition of 45 prints signed by at least 20 of the paratroopers & pilots listed below, includes a RARE numbered signature card that bears the message "Hang Tough" and signature of Major Dick Winters.

includes: B&W P-51 print by John D. Shaw, the exclusive "Eagle's Nest" DVD,
Curahee pin & jump wings for framing.

SOLD OUT

RON SPEIRS
PUBLISHER PROOFS

Limited edition of 56 prints signed by at least 20 of the paratroopers & pilots listed below, including the rare signature of Easy Company commander,
the late Captain Ron Speirs.

includes: B&W P-51 print by John D. Shaw, the exclusive "Eagle's Nest" DVD,
Curahee pin & jump wings for framing.

SOLD OUT

ARTIST PROOFS

Limited edition of 250 prints, each signed by at least 18 of the paratroopers & pilots listed below, including first-time signer Frank Perconte and both P-51 pilots depicted in the painting!

includes: B&W P-51 print by John D. Shaw, the exclusive "Eagle's Nest" DVD,
Curahee pin & jump wings for framing.

SOLD OUT

Distinguished Signers:

Representing Easy Company, 506th P.I.R., 101st Airborne:

Ed Bernat, Buck Compton, Jack Foley, Bradford Freeman, Wild Bill Guarnere, Forrest Guth,"Babe" Heffron,
Ed Joint, Joe Lesniewski, Clancy Lyall, Don Malarkey, Earl McClung, Frank Perconte, Phil Perugini, Shifty Powers, Ed Shames, Rod Strohl, Buck Taylor, Ed Tipper

Representing the Pathfinders and Troop Carrier Aircrews:

Jack Agnew - member of the "Filthy Thirteen" Pathfinder at Bastogne
Tom Bellitto - C-47 crew chief 87th Troop Carrier Squadron
Bud Berry - C-47 pilot 91st Troop Carrier Squadron

Representing the Fighter Pilots who provided air support over Europe:

Ron Dove - pilot "King Richard VI" 325th FG (Checkertail Clan)
Gerald "GB" Edwards - pilot "Alp Scalper" 325th FG (Checkertail Clan)
John Gonda - pilot 325th FG (Checkertail Clan)

Easy Company veterans Don Malarkey and Earl McClung will be your guides as they travel to the Alpine town of Berchtesgaden, Germany in our exclusive DVD production “Return to the Eagle's Nest.”

Filmed during their recent 2008 odyssey, Don and Earl revisit 3rd Reich sites and stories from the war’s final days, perhaps for the last time.

See where Talbert discovered Hitler’s Mercedes, how McClung became the first American to reach the Eagle’s Nest, and visit the train tunnel where Malarkey’s friend found Goring’s jeweled sword.

Adding to this once-in-a-lifetime production are interviews with artist John D. Shaw, veterans Rod Strohl, Shifty Powers, Clancy Lyall, and a rare, exclusive, Valor Studios-filmed interview with Major Dick Winters in Hershey, Pennsylvania!

This special, bonus DVD is only available by purchasing a Eagle Proof, Publisher Proof, Artist Proof, or Victory Edition print of “The Eagles Nest.” Ships in Spring 2009.

Who nabbed Hitler’s silverware?
Who has his photo album?
What’s the vintage of the party’s wine?
What’s the nose art on the lead Mustang?
What's the story behind McClung's luger?
Which men captured German generals?
Who “liberated” $1 million from Goring’s garage?

These answers to these questions and more can be found in the image and on the Certificate of Authenticity (left) that accompanies each print!

Artist John D. Shaw has painted this hidden war loot, WWII-era details, and clues to little-known stories into “The Eagle’s Nest,” to deliver years of viewing pleasure and “insider” stories that you can relate to family and friends!

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Gabby - A Fighter Pilot's Life by Francis Gabreski

If ever a man has earned his place in the annals of military history, that man is Francis "Gabby" Gabreski. His exploits as a fighter pilot in World War II and Korea are legendary; his rise from humble beginnings to success in military and business careers is inspiring. This is the full story of Gabby Gabreski, told in his own words. Gabreski's life is a classic American success story. Born to Polish immigrant parents in 1919, he nearly washed out of Notre Dame and then flight school. He was down to his last chance, and he made the most of it. A witness to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Gabby had his own first taste of air combat flying with a Polish RAF squadron. Shortly thereafter he joined the 56th Fighter Group of the U.S. 8th Air Force, and in seventeen months he shot down twenty-eight German planes, the highest total of any 8th Air Force pilot in Europe. He became a hero whose name was splashed across newspaper headlines from coast to coast. And then, on the very day he was to fly home to his fiancee and a hero's welcome, he took one last combat mission, crashed and, after a daring attempt to avoid capture, finished the war in a POW camp. Gabreski returned to combat in 1951, flying F-86 Sabrejets over Korea. He scored 6.5 more victories there, making him one of the few pilots ever to achieve ace status in two wars and in both propeller and jet aircraft. He retired from the Air Force as a colonel in 1967 and spent the next twenty years working in the aviation industry, sustained, as always, by his devout religious faith and his deep love for his family. Now, drawing on his private documents and photographs, Gabby, along with writer Carl Molesworth, tells his thrilling eyewitness story with a candor and a vivid style that should earn this brave pilot a whole new generation of admirers.

ONE ONLY
Bookplate signed by Gabby Gabreski, Hub Zemkie and Walter Mahuren

Price £130.00 + p&p

HURRICANE TRIO By Gerald Coulson Published by Solomon & Whitehead in 1998, 17.5 inches x13.5 inches. Hurricanes of 501 Squadron fly in formation during the Battle of Britain. It is signed on the print in pencil by James H Lacey, Ken Lee, Byron Duckenfield, Ken Mackenzie, Tony Pickering and the artist Gerald Coulson In mint condition £250.00 + p&p

SEPTEMBER VICTORY
By Nicolas Trudgian
Multi- signed
£395.00

FLIGHT OF  EAGLES
By Robert Taylor
Signed by 42 Knights Cross Holders
£1500

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BROTHERS IN BATTLE—BEST OF FRIENDS Is the personal story of Band of Brother veterans “Wild Bill” Guarnere and Edward “Babe” Heffron I have a very small quantity of this book signed on the front end paper by: “Wild Bill” Guarnere,  “Babe” Heffron, Don Malarkey and Earl “one lung” McClung. The price of this signed hardback book is £75.00 hardback + postage and packing VERY LOW INVENTORY

EASY COMPANY SOLDIER Is the personal story of Band of Brothers veteran Don Malarkey. I have copies signed on the title page by Don Malarkey and Earl McClung £45.00 hardback+ postage and packing

CALL OF DUTY Is the personal story of the Band of Brothers veteran Lynn “Buck” Compton I have copies of this book signed on the title page by “Buck” Compton £40.00 hardback + postage and packing       Back to the top

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and
in partnership as
The Flying Pencil Publications
present the
NICOLAS TRUDGIAN
AVIATION SKETCHBOOK

Dear Collector,

Nicolas Trudgian and Vector Fine Art, in partnership as The Flying Pencil Publications, are delighted to announce the release of Nicolas Trudgian's much anticipated new book, the Nicolas Trudgian Aviation Sketchbook. Devoted exclusively to his pencil work, it is packed with over one hundred superb drawings, and is available in seven fantastic editions. Nicolas is currently celebrating 25 years in the field of aviation art where his pencil drawings are widely regarded as the very best.

We will officially launch the Nicolas Trudgian Aviation Sketchbook at The Flying Legends Air Show at Duxford on the 12th & 13th July. Joining us at this spectacular event will be a large number of World War II aircrew who will be pleased to sign your book free of charge when you attend the airshow. You are also welcome to bring your personal items to the show for our guests to sign at a fee of £20 per item.

If you are unable to attend the airshow and would like a copy of the book signed by our guests we will be pleased to arrange this for you at an additional fee of £20.00 per book. The opportunity to have copies signed at such a busy show will be limited so please let us know as soon as possible. A full list of the guests will be posted on www.vectorfineart.co.uk  and www.nicolastrudgian.com in the days leading up to the air show.

The limited editions of this book are expected to sell out within a short time, so we recommend you pre-order by contacting us as soon as possible.

Thank you for your interest in Nicolas Trudgian's work.

NICOLAS TRUDGIAN
AVIATION SKETCHBOOK

A SHOWCASE OF MORE THAN 100 EXQUISTE PENCIL DRAWINGS
BY THE WORLD-RENOWNED AVIATION ARTIST

WITH FOREWORDS BY
SQUADRON LEADER TONY IVESON, DFC, AE CRAeS RAF (Rtd)
MAJOR ALDEN P. RIGBY, SILVER STAR, AIR MEDAL (7OLS), DUC

and
in partnership as

The Flying Pencil Publications

present the

NICOLAS TRUDGIAN
AVIATION SKETCHBOOK

This much anticipated new book features more than one hundred
superb pencil drawings by the leading exponent of aviation landscapes

Most of the work presented inthis book has been created especially for it and displays the uniquely detailed and precise style of this widely collected artist. An excitingly wide selection of aircraft is shown, from the fragile machines over the trenchesof the Western Front to shapes that seem to be from another world like the SR71 Blackbird and the Sukhoi Flanker. Along the way there are many old favourites, especially of the Second World War, and even here are some 'rare birds' like the dornier 355, the Ta152 and the Boulton Paul Defiant. The drawings reflect the fascinating development of aviation in the twentieth Century, the many beautiful forms of these aircraft and the aircrews' heroic exploits in every corner of the world. It is rare for an artist with such obvious aptitude for mechanical subject matter also to be able to capture the beauty and atmosphere of the world's landscapes, and yet Nicolas Trudgian achieves this with both pencil and paintbrush. This book, devoted exclusively to his pencil work, is complemented bya number of aircrew who have added their personal recollections, some humerous, some poignant, about their experiences in the air and on the ground, embellishing a volume which readers will enjoy returning to again and again.

THE CLASH OF EAGLES LIMITED EDITION BOOK
only 300 worldwide, each with SIX fabulous pencil drawing prints:

Specially commissioned for this stunning new book Nicolas Trudgian has portrayed the aircraft of
six of the greatest aviators of the Second World War:
Guy Gibson's Beaufighter of 29 Squadron, M.T. St J. Pattle's Gladiator of 80 Squadron,
Don Gentile's P51B of the 4th Fighter Group, George Preddy's P51D of the 352nd Fighter Group,
Adolf Galland's Bf109E of JG26 and Walter Nowotny's FW190A of JG54.

The prints are presented in a specially designed wallet which together with the book is contained in a hand-made slipcase.
Print size: 28cm x 24cm

THE ARTIST'S PROOF EDITION
only 50 worldwide,
each with the above SIX pencil prints
and an additional pencil print by Nicoals Trudgian
signed by the legendary
Squadron Leader Neville Duke DSO OBE DFC** AFC

Neville Duke's 'tropical' MKVB Spitfire of 92 Sqn.
The book and specially designed wallet containing the
prints are presented in a hand-made slipcase.
Print size: 28cm x 24cm

ONLY 3 LEFT

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NICOLAS TRUDGIAN AVIATION SKETCHBOOK EDITIONS

Main Edition Book, 112 pages hardback book 28cm x 24.5cm £30 US$60
The Clash Of Eagles Limited Edition Book, only 300 worldwide,
each with 6 pencil drawing prints £125 US$250
Artist's Proof Limited Edition Book, only 50 worldwide, each with 7 pencil drawing prints £180 US$360

The information contained herein is believed to be correct at time of going to press. These colours are not guaranteed to be an exact match to the products. Contents © Nicolas Trudgian Ltd. Published by The Flying Pencil Publications Ltd.