Twilight Conquest by Nicolas Trudgian art autographed by P-61 Black Widow Pilots For Sale

TWILIGHT CONQUEST
by Nicolas Trudgian

Flying a twilightmission in his P-61 Black Widow on October 24, 1944, Colonel Oris Johnson andhis radar operator have picked up a formation of three Fw190s; stealthilyclosing on their quarry in the gathering dusk, 'O.B.' makes one quick anddecisive strike, bringing down the enemy leader with two short bursts of fire.Banking hard, as the Fw190 pilot prepares to bale out, he brings his blazingguns to bear on a second Fw190, the tracer lighting up the fuselage of hisP-61.

It lurks inthe dark, carefully chooses its moment of attack, and strikes unseen, cuttingdown its prey with deadly certainty. Northrop could not have chosen a more aptname with which to christen its new night fighter when the P-61 Black Widowentered service in the spring of 1944. The first aircraft designed from thestart as a night fighter, the P-61 had the distinction of pioneering airborneradar interception during World War II, and this remarkable twin-enginedfighter saw service in the ETO, in China, the Marianas, and the South WestPacific. Under the command of Lt. Colonel O. B. Johnson, one of the P-61'sgreatest exponents, the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron was the leading P-61outfit in the ETO, destroying 43 enemy aircraft in the air, 5 buzz bombs, andhundreds of ground based vehicles, becoming the most successful night fighterSquadron of World War II.

THESIGNATURES
Each print is signed by the artist and 422nd's famous C.O. Colonel Oris B.Johnson, together with THREE other P-61 night fighter pilots who flew the BlackWidow in combat in the European Theatre.

MajorGeneral ORIS B. JOHNSON
Lieutenant Colonel HERMAN ERNST
Major ROBERT GRAHAM
First Lieutenant BOB TIERNEY

Published in1995 this outstanding print is rarely available these days and makes a perfectacquisition for aviation art collectors and autograph hunters alike.

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