New B-17 Franz Stigler Charlie Brown 109 A Higher Call Autographed Print

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New B-17 Franz Stigler Charlie Brown 109 A Higher Call Autographed Print:
$175.00

The Guardian
- December 20, 1943 -
a fine art print by

The German fighter pilot was taking a great risk. He had seen the faces of the wounded crewmen and decided to spare the damaged B-17 and more—to escort the plane out of Germany.

If a civilian or soldier on the ground reported him, the fighter pilot would face a firing squad. In the eyes of his country during war, he was a traitor. But to the defenseless American crew, he was their guardian.

Now, they had hopes of reaching England again, thanks to the mysterious German ace who held his fire. One day, the crew would know his name—Franz Stigler. In 1990, they’d invite Franz to their bomb group reunion where they’d introduce their families to the man who gave them the greatest of gifts—the chance to live.

490 prints, each numbered and hand signed by artist Nicolas
Trudgian. Includes3 veteran signatures. Now issuing the following veteran signers:- Pilot Clayton Nattier (306th BG, 369th Sqn
- Luftwaffe Bf 109 pilot Gernot Heinrichsdorff

ALSO INCLUDES:
- Color COA with \"History Behind the Art\" story

This project was completion with full cooperation of the Stigler and Brown families!

Full paper printsizeis 32 inches by 22.5 inches
Image only size is 28 inches by 16.5 inches as thereis a tan border with print caption and signatures, as well asa white outer border surrounding the image
**all Valor prints are sold unframed and ship rolled in a tube

Photo 1: The Guardian Image

Photo 2: Victory Edition Signers Mitch Mischler (standing) and Hugh McGinty (seated) participate in the print signing.

Photo 3: Victory Edition Signer Newt Moy taking a break from signing toshow hisB-17 model.

*** 8 signature Victory Edition print, 14 signature Artist Proof print,andunsigned Open Edition printsare alsoavailable on our store.

WHY BUY FROM VALOR STUDIOS?
Autographed art and collectibles from Valor Studios are created with the full cooperation of the veteran signers who are compensated fairly for signing each item.

Many veteran signed items on contain signatures that are deceitfully obtained. The people who do this send items to the veterans, promise that the signatures are for their personal collection, only to turn around and sell them on .

As the veterans have caught on to this practice and increasingly refuse to sign such items, we have seen more and more forgeries appear on , especially Dick Winters signed items.

Know that when buying from Valor Studios, you are purchasing an authentic hand signed collectible crafted by a company that has become the industry leader for signed military history products.

DO YOU CARRYOTHER ARTISTS?

We have published prints with John D. Shaw, Gil Cohen, William S. Phillips, Dan Zoernig, Ron Stark, and have soldcountless prints fromRobert Taylor, Robert Bailey, Nicolas

Trudgian, and James Dietz! For other, stunning military artwork, just ask!