A rare edition by master aviation artist Robert Taylor featuring a dramatic clash that took place in January 1945, high over the Rhineland, between Mustangs and Thunderbolts of the Mighty Eighth and a strong force of Bf109s.

Despite their failed attempt to seize the initiative during the Battle of the Bulge, by January 1945 it was obvious to all but the diehard Nazis that Germany would lose the war, and day after day, night after night, the Allied air forces had pounded the enemy war machine. It was a relentless assault yet, undeterred by the lack of fuel, supplies and experienced pilots, the Luftwaffe doggedly fought on. If the Allies had air superiority, nobody had told the determined pilots of the Luftwaffe, because in January 1945 the skies over Germany were both dangerous and deadly.

Robert Taylor’s iconic image Struggle for Supremacy takes us back to one of the intense air battles of that time. Set against a majestic Robert Taylor skyscape, P-51 Mustangs from the 357th Fighter Group had been escorting heavy bombers when they spotted a large formation of enemy Bf109s. The painting depicts Captain Robert Foy of the 363rd Fighter Squadron as he takes on one of the enemy fighters in a daring head-on pass; below, P-47s of the 56th Fighter Group climb to join the fray and give much-needed support. 

Robert Taylor's Limited Edition, Struggle for Supremacy is signed by four distinguished US 8th Air Force Aces and three high scoring Luftwaffe Aces who flew in the skies over Germany in World War II:
Lt Col Ernest E Bankey
Colonel C E 'Bud' Anderson
Colonel Donald Cummings
Colonel Walker 'Bud' Mahurin
Generalleutant Gunther Rall
Oberfeldwebel Helmut Ruffler
Hauptmann Hans Weik

We a selling a copy of this print on behalf of one of our collectors. It is in exceptional condition with a just the very faintest of handling imperfections in the bottom border which is very hard to see. It has been stored flat and dark and has never been framed. Comes with the original Certificate of Authenticity.

Reference: CD066