Flying Tigers Framed and Signed SUMMER OF '42 [1942]: TRIBUTE TO CHENNAULT' For Sale

[St. Augustine 2004, Liberty Studios. Color lithographic print, 105 x 53.5 cm., LIMITED, SIGNED EDITION BY 17 "FLYING TIGERS" & the artist, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION #276 of 850 examples, excellent example. RARE SIGNED, NUMBERED EDITION . . *** **** *** . . SUMMER OF '42: A TRIBUTE TO CHENNAULT'S "FLYING TIGERS" . . . A GROUP OF P-40 TOMAHAWK FIGHTERS RETURNS TO GUILIN . . . AIR FIELD AFTER AN ATTACK ON THE JAPANESE . * A scene in Guilin, in the summer of 1942. A great color print, shows THE "FLYING TIGERS" in the beautiful Karsts mountains of Guilin, over the Li river late in the afternoon, returning to their air base. . *** TEXT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PRINT BY THE ARTIST JOHN SHAW: . "Shown here is a mixed bag of shark-mouthed P-40 "Tomahawk" fighters of the legendary "A.V.G." ["AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP"] also known as the "FLYING TIGERS, returning from patrol near their base at Guilin, China during MIDDLE OF 1942. Under the brilliant leadership of General Claire Lee Chennault, the "A.V.G." achieved a remarkable combat record since its debut in late 1941, and was disbanded July 4, 1942 to be succeeded by the U.S. Army Air Force 23rd. Fighter Group