Tribute to Franz Schieß by Ivan Berryman. (C) AIT68DHM6735C. Tribute to Franz Schie by Ivan Berryman. Scoring his first victories on the Eastern Front with JG53, Franz Schie was posted with his squadron to the Mediterranean from December 1941. He shot down aircraft consistently through 1942, operating from Sicily then Tunisia. He achieved his 50th victory in May 1943, claiming one of his eventual unsurpassed tally of 17 P 38 Lightnings. Awarded the Knight's Cross in June 1943, he was sent on leave for
3rd Battery
Signed limited edition of 495 prints
Adolf Galland claimed his 16th victory on the afternoon of 25th July 1940 when Spitfires of 54 Sqn were bounced by Messerschmitt Bf
The English had won the day with losses less than 1600 compared to the French losses of over 7
He died in 2010
culminating in Deputy Chief of Air Staff from 1967 until retirement in 1969
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These prints were published in the early 1980s by Cranston Fine Arts
On the 16th April 1746
on 28th April Adolf Galland took the decision to evacuate his precious jets to Salzburg
Terrain played a role with regard to the difference in combat experience between the two American beaches
On the 12th of May 1944