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WW2 Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Erich Sommer Arado AR-234B Blitz Print in FITZROY, South Australia for sale

WW2 Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Erich Sommer Arado AR-234B
WW2 Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Erich Sommer Arado AR-234B
WW2 Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Erich Sommer Arado AR-234B
WW2 Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Erich Sommer Arado AR-234B

THIS STUNNING PRINT IS HAND SIGNED BY THE ARADO PILOT, ERICH SOMMER AND THE ARTIST, BARRY SPICER.
ERICH LIVED HERE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, WHERE MILITARY ARTIST BARRY SPICER, PAINTED THE ORIGINAL.
THE ARADO 234 WAS THE WORLD'S FIRST OPERATIONAL JET POWERED BOMBER, SHOWN ABOVE BEING ESCORTED BY THE MESSERCHMITT ME262. OBERLEUTNANT ERICH SOMMER WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN EARLY TESTING AND LATER DID OPERATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE SORTIES ON THE WESTERN AND ITALIAN FRONTS. ERICH FLEW THE WORLDS FIRST JET RECON. MISSION OVER THE NORMANDY BEACHHEAD ON AUGUST 2ND, 1944.
SO THERE IS AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF HISTORY BEHIND THE SIGNATURE ON THIS PRINT. ERICH PASSED AWAY IN 2005, AT THE AGE OF 93. HE IS MISSED BY ALL.
PRINT MEASURES 69CM BY 43CM.
WILL BE POSTED IN A 10CM DIA. CYLINDER.
TO VIEW ERICH SOMMERS HOME MOVIES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95seSKHVvdE