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Dual Victory by Richard Taylor.
A spectacular dogfight over Eisenach on 24 March 1945 when the doughty Clyde East, returning from a recce over Schweinfurt and with photos already in the can, takes on a group of six Me109s. Flying his legendary Lil Margaret, having already dispatched one, he peels round to line up his second Me109 to add two more victories to his remarkable tally. |
| | Item Code : DHM2604 | Dual Victory by Richard Taylor. - This Edition |  Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price! |
| | TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | | PRINT | Signed limited edition of 250 prints, with 1 signature.
| Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 57cm) |  East, Clyde B 
+ Artist : Richard Taylor
Signature(s) value alone : £55 | £50 Off! | Now : £95.00 |
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| Other editions of this item : | Dual Victory by Richard Taylor. | DHM2604 |
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PROOF | Limited edition of 25 artist proofs, with 4 signatures.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 57cm) | Fiedler, Arthur C
White, Clint
Bankey, Ernest E
East, Clyde B
+ Artist : Richard Taylor
Signature(s) value alone : £160 | £50 Off! | Now : £150.00 | VIEW EDITION... | | PRINT | Fighter Pilots limited edition of 150 prints, with 4 signatures.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 57cm) |  Fiedler, Arthur C 
White, Clint
Bankey, Ernest E
East, Clyde B
+ Artist : Richard Taylor
Signature(s) value alone : £160 | | £120.00 | VIEW EDITION... |
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| Signatures on this item | | *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. | | Name | Info | 
Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East (deceased)
*Signature Value : £55
| Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on July 19, 1921, raised on a rural family farm. At 19, Clyde East traveled to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and enlisted into the Royal Canadian Air Force. Soon after, East was admitted to pilot training and completed his training in 1942. Clyde East went on active servcie to England, where he flew interdiction missions in the P-51A Mustang, attacking ground targets in France, Belgium, and Holland. He also searched for U-boats over the water. Clyde East flew P51 Mustangs with 414 Fighter / Reconnaissance Squadron RCAF in England, before transferring to the USAAF in January 1944. He joined the 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 2nd February flying F-6C Mustangs. On June 6, 1944, East participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy in the Mustang. It was during this mission that East and his wingman stumbled upon several FW-190s landing and promptly dispatched them with their .50 caliber machine guns, claiming the first aerial victories of the invasion. During one mission East claimed three aerial victories and, on another, was able to jump a German Messerschmitt 109 flying low. In late 1944, East fought against a German counteroffensive in what is now known as the Battle of the Bulge. Becoming a confirmed ace in March 1945, East would go on to claim a total of 13 aerial kills against the German Luftwaffe and flew over 200 combat missions with them during the war. He later served in Korea, flying 100 missions in RF-51s and RF-80s. After his return from Korea East was given command of several different tactical recon squadrons, one of which flew an additional 100 visual and photo missions over Cuba. He retired from the Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel in February 1965. Clyde East died on 30th July 2014 aged 93. |
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