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Limited-edition Prints by Lou Drendel

Limited-edition print "T-34" available from the T-34 Association Merchandise Manager, Skip Aldous. (Contact Skip at Mentor53JA@aol.com) Text at the bottom of the print contains a brief history of the T-34 Mentor (left of patch) and the founding of the T-34 Association by Charlie Nogle. Prints are signed by the artist and by Charlie Nogle.

Limited-edition print "River Rats", available from The Country Store at the Red River Valley Association.  Overall print size is 20 x 26", image size is 16" x 23-1/2", including the following caption; "The Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association - "River Rats" -  are aircrews who flew combat missions over North Vietnam , into the most heavily defended airspace in the history of aerial warfare. Their association is dedicated to preserving the memory of  fallen comrades and providing scholarship support for the children of those who did not return; to educating American youth and the public in the purpose and potential of military aviation, and to minimizing losses in future conflicts. This print is dedicated to the spirit of those whose professionalism during this unprecedented aerial warfare is a source of pride for all Americans." Prints are signed and numbered.

Limited-edition print  "Splash Three, Splash Four", depicting the action in which Steve Ritchie shot down two Mig-21s enroute to becoming an Ace in the Vietnam War. Overall print  size is 29" x 21-1/2", image size is 25" x 16". Copies are available from the artist at $150 Very limited-edition print of  4 only! 18" x 10" pencil on paper. VF-84 "Jolly Rogers" F-4B Phantom being positioned on the catapult for launch from the USS Independence in 1964. Prints signed, numbered, and (if requested) personalized by the artist. $45 each incl shpping.

The MIG that didn’t get away.

On 16 April 1972, Major Dan Cherry, with 1/Lt Jeff Feinstein of the 432nd TRW, in F-4D 67-550, shot down a MIG-21 of the North Vietnamese Air Force. This 26" x 15-1/4"  limited (to 500) edition print is available  for $50.00 from:

 

Aviation Heritage Park, Inc.

P.O. Box 1526

Bowling Green, KY 42102-1526

 

Proceeds from the sale of these prints will be used to restore and display this Phantom at the Bowling Green airport.

Original Art: Gallery One 

"Ave Maria" was a B-25J of the 447th BS, 310th BG, stationed at Solenzara, Corsica. Shown on a 1945 bombing mission over the Brenner Pass 24"x18" , acrylic on canvas panel. $850

Lockheed SR-71 at FL 800 and Mach 3.2 exits enemy territory on a recce mission. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvas panel. $950

On October 22, 1952, Capt. Robbie Risner was patrolling MIG Alley, over Northwest North Korea. As he overflew the Chinese air base at Antung, he encountered four MiGs that turned and flew deeper into China. Risner fired at extreme range at the tail-end Charlie and shattered his canopy glass.Despite the loss of most of his canopy, the enemy pilot led Risner on a wild chase at low level, throwing up debris that dented the pursuing Sabre. At one point, the MIG pilot decellerated sharply, hoping to get Risner to overshoot. This painting illustrates the moment that Risner came alongside the MIG, close enough to see the MIG pilot shake his fist. Risner finally shot the MIG down over the MIG's home field. acrylic on canvaspanel 24" x 18" $950  

"Reflections" MC-130 24" x 18" acrylic on gessobord. Published in C-130 Walk Around. $700

A-10 Warthog diving on Iraqi positions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Published as rear cover to "Operation Iraqi Freedom" 18" x 24" acrylic on gessobord. $900 "Peleliu Harrier" An AV-8B Harrier over USS Peleliu (LHA-5) during Operation Iraqi Freedom Operations. Custom framed under UV glass. $800 B-17s of the 447th BG under attack by Luftwaffe ME-109s.24" x 18" acrylic on canvas board. $600 C-130 dropping troops during operation Junction City, South Vietnam. Published in Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine, 1967. Oil on canvas 30" x 24" $700

B-17G 42-39970 “E-RAT-ICATOR” flew with the 730th BS, 452nd BG out of Deopham Green, UK survived 125 combat missions. It was the only original group Fortress to survive the war.  It was scrapped at Kingman, Arizona in November 1945.24" x 18" acrylic on canvas panel. unpublished.$850 B-17G 42-97976 “A BIT O’ LACE” of the 709th BS, 447th BG, Rattlesden, UK. The name inspired by the Milton Caniff comic strip character. 20" x 15" acrylic on illustration board. $500 C-130 dropping paratroops of the 82nd Airborne Division over Fort Bragg, N.C. in 1958. Published in "C-130 Walk Around. Acrylic on board, 24" x 18" $800 Iraqi Mig-21 and SU-25 were casualties of Operation Desert Storm. Published in "....And Kill Migs!, 4th edition" acrylic on board 20" x 15" $325

"Wicked Wabbit" was a P-47C of the 65th FS at Alto AB, Corsica in 1944, flown by James C. Hare. acrylic on canvas panel 24" x 18" $850 Grumman E-2 Hawkeye of VAW-11 on initial approach to USS Kitty Hawk, 1968. Oil on Canvas 24" x 12" $400

WC-121-N "Warning Star" Super Constellation of VW-4 about to penetrate a hurricane. The six Constellations used by Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Four were used exclusively for aerial hurricane reconnaissance from l958 to 1962. 16” x 20” Acrylic on hardboard. $650

 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy in original livery. Freetime Publications Acrylic on illustration board 15" x 10" $250

"Blues Solo Cross" shows the Hornets of the Blue Angels solo pilots as they cross head-on during a high-G turn. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvas panel. $600 Sunday Punchers A-6A on first combat missions, Vietnam, 1965. Published in Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine, 1967. 24" x 30" Oil on Canvas $800 Marine F-8 Crusader rolls in on enemy target in I Corps, 1966. Published in Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine, 1967. 24" x 30" Oil on Canvas $600

"Step Time Balad" shows Capt. Robert Hicks, of the DC ANG, climbing aboard his Viper for an OIF mission. 18 x 24" acrylic on gesso board. $950



A-7Bs of VA-82 Marauders break to attack targets in Vietnam. Unpublished 24" x 18" acrylic on masonite. $600 SP-5H Patrol Bomber. Published in "Air War Southeast Asia, Vol I" acrylic on board 12" x 5" $125 "Whaleback Attack" ..an F/A-18C of VFA-97 rolls in on the Whaleback, a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan, 2003. Selected for display in the National Museum of Naval Aviation 2004. Custom framed under UV glass.  $800 American Airlines DC-3 plys the mid-level airways in the late 1930s. Acrylic on Canvaspanel 24" x 18" $800

A-1H Skyraider bombing VC positions in South Vietnam, 1965. 24" x 18" Oil on Canvas $700 DC-130 nose detail, C-130H of the Iranian Air Force, 1974 and KC-130H of 123 Escuadron, Spanish AF. 20" x 15" acrylic on board. C-130 In Action. $300 DC-130A of VC-3. acrylic on board 20" x  9", C-130 In Action. $175 P-40K of the 75th FS, 23rd FG, flown by 1Lt James W. Little in the spring of 1943 downs a Japanese Zero over China.. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvas panel. Unpublished. $750