Target Bearing 270 Commemorative Proof by Robert Taylor night fighter with its upwards

night fighter with its upwards firing cannon ripping into the Lancaster's wing

Carrol "Red" McColpin and Reade Tilley

to fly the revolutionary Me262 twin engine jet fighter in the final months of the war

Gerhard Fischer

P-51 Mustangs head home

Target Bearing 270 Commemorative Proof by Robert Taylor night fighter with its upwardsThe RAF had attacked Tirpitz twice before, the third attack at sunrise on 12th November 1944 was successful. Lead by James Tait the target at 270 degrees was again the Tirpitz, holed up in a Norwegian Fiord. This time Tirpitz was hit by Tallboy bombs and sunk, thus ended the pride of the German fleet. The Commemorative Proof Edition is signed by twenty five RAF aircrew who took part in the attack on Tirpitz. Print Size, 30" x 24"