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Heaven Can Wait by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) B-17 Fortresses of the Bloody Hundredth- the Eighth Air Forces 100th Bomb Group - return to Thorpe Abbotts following a raid on enemy oil refineries, September 11, 1944. Nicolas Trudgians moving tribute to the Bloody Hundredth shows the imaginatively named B-17, Heaven Can Wait, on final approach to Thorpe Abbotts after the intense battle on September 11, 1944. Skilfully piloted by Harry Hempy, the seriously damaged B-17G has struggled 500 miles home on two engines to make it back to England. They lost their tail gunner that fateful day. Below the descending bomber stream, an agricultural traction engine peacefully ploughs the wheat stubble in preparation for next year's vital crop, the farm workers oblivious to the unimaginable traumas so recently experienced by the crews of the returning B-17 Fortresses. Signed by four pilots and crew who flew with the 100th Bomb Group in Europe during World War II. Published in 1999 - Issue price was £170. AMAZING VALUE! - The value of the signatures on this item is in excess of the price of the print itself! Item Code : DHM2592AP Heaven Can Wait by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) - This Edition TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING ARTIST PROOF Limited edition 25 artist proof editions. SOLD OUT. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (77cm x 61cm) Cervantes, Henry Hank Hempy, Harry M Keenan, Joseph Joe Mack, James + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £170 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

Other editions of this item : Heaven Can Wait by Nicolas Trudgian. DHM2592 TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Last 20 available of this sold out edition. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Print paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (77cm x 61cm) Cervantes, Henry Hank Hempy, Harry M Keenan, Joseph Joe Mack, James + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £170 £60 Off! Now : £160.00 VIEW EDITION... FLYER Promotional Flyer A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) none £2.00 VIEW EDITION... SLIGHT BORDER DAMAGE Signed limited edition of 500 prints. The print has slight damage to the border area, mostly on a corner. Not noticeable once framed. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (77cm x 61cm) Cervantes, Henry Hank Hempy, Harry M Keenan, Joseph Joe Mack, James + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £170 SOLD OUT VIEW EDITION... EX-DISPLAY PRINT ** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Three copies reduced to clear) Ex display prints in near perfect condition. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Print paper size 30.5 inches x 24 inches (77cm x 61cm) Cervantes, Henry Hank Hempy, Harry M Keenan, Joseph Joe Mack, James + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £170 £90 Off! Now : £130.00 VIEW EDITION... General descriptions of types of editions :

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*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare.
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Cpt Harry M Hempy (deceased) *Signature Value : £45	The pilot and captain of Heaven Can Wait, Harry Hempy flew his first combat mission on 2nd August 1944. On 11th September he brought the aircraft safely home on three engines after the momentous battle over Ruhrland, a feat he repeated another four times during his tour. His crew destroyed five enemy aircraft. Harry flew to all the big targets, including Berlin, Cologne and Hanover. In total he completed 35 missions. He died on 21st September 2010.
Lt Col Henry Hank Cervantes *Signature Value : £45	Lt Col. Henry Cervantes was born in Fresno, California in October 1923. He joined the US Air Force and graduated on the 27th June 1944. Lt Col. Henry Cervantes was one of only a few Mexican American Pilots, of The Bloody100th Bombardment Group flying B-17s. On 18th March 1945 he flew on the last Eighth Air Force mission to Berlin, and on 7th April got home safely after his B-17 E-Z Goin' was badly damaged in a head-on attack by Me109s of Rammkommando Elbe.
Stf Sgt Joseph Joe Keenan *Signature Value : £40	Joe Keenan joined the 100th Bomb Group at Thorpe Abbotts as a ball turret gunner. He flew 35 combat missions in B-17 Andy's Dandy, including five missions to Berlin in May 1944, dropped arms and supplies to the French Resistance, and flew on D-Day, 6th June 1944.
Tech Sgt James Mack *Signature Value : £40	Pilot James Mack flew the first of his 26 combat missions with the 100th Bomb Group in September 1943. He flew to Berlin three times in March 1944, and also to Schweinfurt, Dresden and a heavy-water plant in Norway. After completing his first tour he signed up to train as a waist-gunner for a further 30 missions, but the war ended before he was needed.

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