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38 x 22 in.
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38 x 22 in.
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On 19 January 1972 Lt. Randy Cunningham and his Radar Intercept Officer, Lt. Willie 'Irish' Driscoll flying a Phantom F-4J from VF-96 off the carrier USS Constellation destroyed a MiG-21 over North Vietnam. It was the first of five air victories that paved the way for them to become the US Navy's only Aces of the Vietnam War.
The action happened as Cunningham led a three-ship section tasked to escort a reconnaissance mission undertaken by an RA-5C Vigilante over an enemy airfield. As the Vigilante came under heavy fire, Cunningham and Driscoll spotted two MiG-21s below them, just above the jungle tops. As the first MiG broke hard to avoid Cunningham's heat-seeking Sidewinder, the Navy pilot then turned his full attention on the second MiG and fired again. This time it was a direct hit.
Robert Taylor's incredibly powerful painting depicts Cunningham's returning F-4 Phantom ?Ço call sign 'Showtime 112' ?Ço screaming past the carrier at 500 knots just feet above the murky waters of the Gulf of Tonkin and has become one of the most popular portraits of the Phantom in Taylor's extensive portfolio.
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Printed onto fine canvas under the supervision of the artist, each of these carefully crafted Gicl??e Studio Proofs are fully authorised and signed by Robert Taylor. Exclusively limited, each canvas is stamped on the back, hand-numbered and issued with a Certificate of Authenticity. Each canvas is released pre-stretched from the Military Gallery ready to simply drop into a frame of your choice.
The action happened as Cunningham led a three-ship section tasked to escort a reconnaissance mission undertaken by an RA-5C Vigilante over an enemy airfield. As the Vigilante came under heavy fire, Cunningham and Driscoll spotted two MiG-21s below them, just above the jungle tops. As the first MiG broke hard to avoid Cunningham's heat-seeking Sidewinder, the Navy pilot then turned his full attention on the second MiG and fired again. This time it was a direct hit.
Robert Taylor's incredibly powerful painting depicts Cunningham's returning F-4 Phantom ?Ço call sign 'Showtime 112' ?Ço screaming past the carrier at 500 knots just feet above the murky waters of the Gulf of Tonkin and has become one of the most popular portraits of the Phantom in Taylor's extensive portfolio.
Printed onto fine canvas under the supervision of the artist, each of these carefully crafted Gicl??e Studio Proofs are fully authorised and signed by Robert Taylor. Exclusively limited, each canvas is stamped on the back, hand-numbered and issued with a Certificate of Authenticity. Each canvas is released pre-stretched from the Military Gallery ready to simply drop into a frame of your choice.
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