Description: 56th Fighter Group Inaugural Flight Poster Signed by WWII Fighter Ace Frank McCauley (Deceased) & Pilot Gordon Batdorf (Deceased). ONE OF A KIND!!!!! DON'T MISS OUT! Size: 16"x 20" PRINT IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITH VERY FEW DINGSBUT HAS BEEN STORED FLAT IN SMOKE FREE HOME! P-47B fighters from the 56th Fighter Group fly over Long Island; summer-autumn 1942. The aircraft in the foreground (serial number 41-6002) is piloted by the commander of the 56th fg. Hubert "Hub" Zemke. The 56th FG was the first USAAF to rearm Thunderbolts. NOT ONLY DID ACE FRANK McCAULEY 61ST FS, 56TH FG SCORE ALL HIS 5.5 AERIAL VICTORIES IN JUST 46 MISSIONS, BUT THE AMAZING PART IS HE DID IT ALL IN THE SAME P-47 THUNDERBOLT "RAT RACER" HV-Z. GORDON BATDORF - WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL CADRE MEMBERS OF THE 56TH FG. IN 14 MONTHS HE FLEW 65 MISSIONS WITH THE 63RD FS, 56TH FG. HE IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PILOTS THAT SAILED OVER WITH ZEMKE AND SERVED FROM DEC 1943 - AUG 1944, BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED TO 20TH AIR TRANSPORT. FLYING WITH THE 63rd FIGHTER SQUADRON, GORDON WAS CREDITED WITH 4 DAMAGED IN THE AIR. ITEMS ALWAYS PACKED LIKED FORT KNOX! I PACK ALL ITEMS THE SAME WAY I WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THEM! I ALWAYS PROVIDE A MULTIPLE AUCTION WIN SHIPPING DISCOUNT! IF YOU BUY IT NOW THE SHIPPING IS FREE IN THE CONTINENTAL USA!!!! INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS WELCOME! PLEASE NOTE: I always ship super safely using US Priority mail with free tracking! PAYMENT IS DUE AT AUCTIONS END!!!
Price: 64.95 USD
Location: Boynton Beach, Florida
End Time: 2024-12-24T16:39:44.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9.95 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Frank McCauley & Gordon Batdorf
Image Orientation: Landscape
Size: Medium
Signed: Yes
Title: 56th Fighter Group
Material: Poster
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Framing: Unframed
Subject: Aircraft, Military, World War II (1939-1945)
Personalize: No
Type: Poster
Item Height: 16 in
Theme: Aviation, Militaria
Features: Signed
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: No
Item Width: 20 in
