
Avengers of the Philippines by John Shaw - Aviation Art
Avengers of the Philippines By John Shaw SOME EDITIONS SOLD OUT However, we do have access to this print, some editions still at the original list price. Please call for more information: 1-800-545-9464 A salute to the pilots of Air Group 51 who helped liberate the Philippines and to the Americans who defended the Philippines before their capture by the Japanese. The date was November 14, 1944 . . . As smoldering enemy ships mark a trail to Manila Bay, Avengers and Hellcats of Air Group 51 overfly the isle of Corregidor on their return to the carrier U.S.S. San Jacinto. With the misty mountains of Bataan standing as a silent sentinel, Naval LT (JG) George H.W. Bush pilots his TBM in one of his last combat missions of WWII. The valor of Bush’s group in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and in the strikes on Manila Bay helped pave the way for MacArthur’s campaign to liberate the Philippines. Why is this a very Special print? - Avengers of the Philippines is the world's only WWII print curr