Dawn Eagles Rising by Robert Taylor
September 1940: The Battle of Britain reaches a crescendo as Me109s of the 1./JG52, their bright yellow noses glinting in the sun, gather speed and altitude as they form up after take-off from their base at Coquelles, near Calais.
Robert Taylor’s classic new limited edition, Dawn Eagles Rising, a follow-up to the recently released Height and Sun, is published in tribute to the fighter pilots of the Luftwaffe during World War II. These masterful prints from the world’s premiere aviation artist are signed by many of the Luftwaffe’s most esteemed fighter pilots, and constitute a unique record for aviation collectors and lovers of military history alike.
The Signatures and Editions
THE LIMITED EDITION
Every print has been personally signed by the artist, Robert Taylor, together with the following THREE Luftwaffe Knight’s Cross fighter Aces who, between them, have a total 493 air combat victories:
- Generalleutnant GÜNTHER RALL
- Leutnant HUGO BROCH
- Obertleutnant WALTER WOLFRUM
300 Limited Edition prints with 3 signatures: UK £125
THE LUFTWAFFE TRIBUTE EDITION
In addition to the three signatures of the Limited Edition, each copy of the Luftwaffe Tribute Edition has been individually signed by a further fifteen Luftwaffe fighter pilots, including nine holders of the Knight’s Cross, making a total of EIGHTEEN signatures in total.
- Oberfeldwebel ERICH AXTHAMMER
- Leutnant HELMUT BALLEWSKI
- Major HANS-EKKEHARD BOB
- Unterof.zier GUSTAV DREES
- Leutnant NORBET HANNIG
- Feldwebel HERBERT KOLLER
- Leutnant WILHELM NOLLER
- Hauptmann GÜNTHER NORDENHOLTZ
- Unterof.zier JOHANNES OESTERHELT
- Oberfeldwebel WILLI RESCHKE
- Unterof.zier OTFRIED SAHL
- Oberleutnant ERNST SCHEUFELE
- Hauptmann KARL-FRITZ SCHLOSSSTEIN
- Oberleutnant WALTER SCHUCK
- Oberleutnant GÜNTHER SEEGER
175 Tribute Edition prints with 18 signatures: UK £195
Overall Print Size: 27 1/2" wide x 17" high. Image Size: 21" wide x 8¼ " high
