P-38/Me109 s/n HERTER LITHOGRAPH/REMARQUE/BOOK&PHOTOS

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STRANGE BEDFELLOWS by Rick Herter "This fine limited edition lithograph by Rick Herter is an authentic representation of an event described in my book, Doorknob Five Two. Low on fuel, an Me.109 accepts a P-38 escort to Sicily. I am Fredric Arnold, the P-38 pilot depicted in the painting. I'm 84 years old and the last survivor of my original P-38 group. Time has come to divest myself of some of my WW II memorabilia. The artist, Rick Herter, is one of America's foremost aviation artists. His work is in the Pentagon, the Smithsonian, and favored by collectors. This superb numbered print is signed by the artist and me. Both the German and American Squadron insignias are reproduced on the border of the lithograph. I painted the Remarque/Collage Print attached to the lower border." Fredric Arnold "No! Diss iss not Route 66!" by Fredric Arnold (actual size of Remarque) (See additional photos and sketches in the photo section below.) Military and Art Background Fifty combat missions as a P-38 fighter pilot in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy during World War II - awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf Clusters - test-flew America's first jet, designed and developed power steering for aircraft, and promoted to the rank of Major at the age of twenty-three. Fredric Arnold is featured in the documentary, " Between Two Worlds" a Cinetrope Films production memorializing the 12 men killed who were in his original group of 14 P-38 Fighter Pilots in 1943, Class of 42J. BONUS Also included will be a signed copy of Major Arnold's best Selling book, Doorknob Five Two, and 2 signed photos. The book is a graphic memoir of his experiences as a fighter pilot. Comments and Reviews of DOORKNOB FIVE TWO United States Air Force Academy: "Recommended reading by the United Staes Air Force Academy. It has a veracity and intensity that convinces." Ronald Reagan, U.S. President "Doorknob Five Two is an important contribution to our knowledge of WW II." Col. Erich Hartmann, Luftwaffe, World's Top Ace: "Best book by WW II fighter pilot. It has a place of honor on my bookshelf. I will read it again and again." Barry Goldwater, U.S. Senator: "Doorknob Five Two is one hell of a book! I never put it down." Col. "Pappy" Boyington, Marine Ace: "Arnold tells it the way it was." Warren Rudman, U.S. Senator: "Thrilling, gripping, and fascinating! A graphic depiction of life as a World War II fighter pilot." General James "Jimmy" Doolittle: "Doorknob Five Two, better than anything else ever written, tells how we were all learning the job on the job." New York Times: "Ironies of battling discrimination on the ground and Messerschmitts in the air." Col. Robert Overmyer, Fighter Pilot/Astronaut: "Doorknob Five Two is a remarkable insight into the essence of war and killing by aircraft that books by other fighter aces do not portray." Publishers Weekly: "Well-written autobiography, gently poignant moments, aerial scenes and events on the ground are vividly depicted." Dr. Lawrence Kuznetz, NASA Scientist: "I was spellbound by this magnificent telling of the time and experiences of the World War II fighter pilot. It is a flawlessly accurate and valuable contribution to our knowledge of that era in aerial combat." Los Angeles Times: "Such forthright expression of fear, doubts and human feelings gives this autobiography guts of its own. The action is gripping and well-written." St. Louis Globe-Democrat "Arnold's style is prosaic, cut to the bone, quick and to the point, a fighter pilot's technique: get to the target, accomplish the mission and come home. No fooling around. His descriptions bring the reader into the cockpit and offer an unusual slant on WW II." Capt. Thomas Lanphier, The Adm. Yamamoto Mission: "Doorknob Five Two is the best book written by a combat fighter pilot since Antoine de Saint-Exupery " Ernest K. Gann, Author, The High and the Mighty: read more

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