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Tip of the Spear by David Pentland. 4 editions. 2 of the 4 editions feature up to 5 additional signatures. £56.00 - £460.00

Unhappy New Year by David Pentland. 4 editions. All 4 editions feature up to 6 additional signature(s). £56.00 - £460.00

A Nimble Foe by David Pentland. 4 editions. One edition features an additional signature. £56.00 - £420.00

Dornier 435 by David Pentland. 4 editions. £100.00 - £4500.00

Hand of Fate by David Pentland. 4 editions. 2 of the 4 editions feature up to 4 additional signatures. £50.00 - £380.00

Target ahead, Kursk, Central Russia, July 1943 by David Pentland. 3 of 4 editions available. All 4 editions feature up to 3 additional signatures. £80.00 - £520.00

Jasta 10, Northern France Early September 1917 by David Pentland. 7 of 8 editions available. £2.90 - £500.00

Zemke's First Fan by David Pentland. 6 editions. 5 of the 6 editions feature up to 4 additional signatures. £2.90 - £340.00

Tanks on the Marne - France, 18th July 1918 by David Pentland. 8 editions. £2.90 - £2900.00

Hunting Sturmoviks by David Pentland. 4 editions. All 4 editions feature up to 4 additional signature(s). £75.00 - £480.00

Bomber's Bane by David Pentland. 5 editions. All 5 editions feature up to 6 additional signature(s). £75.00 - £400.00

Ikarus Downed by David Pentland. 4 editions. All 4 editions feature up to 5 additional signature(s). £75.00 - £400.00

The New Unit, Kaltenkirchen, Germany 1945 by David Pentland. 4 editions. One edition features 3 additional signatures. £50.00 - £650.00

Behind the Lines, France 1918 by David Pentland. 4 of 5 editions available. £2.90 - £250.00

The End by David Pentland. 8 editions. 3 of the 8 editions feature up to 5 additional signatures. £2.90 - £600.00

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Tip of the Spear by David Pentland. Isle of Wight, England, 28th November 1940. Late in the afternoon, the Me109s of JG2 took off on a Frei Jagd or fighter sweep over southern England. At its head, and leading the Stabschwarm was the Geschwaderkommodore Helmut Wick, along with his wingmen Erich Leie, Rudolf Pflanz, and Erich Rudorffer. When RAF Spitfires were sighted Wick gave the order to engage and the staff flight pulled away to give battle - it was to be his final dogfight. In the ensuing battle, Wick, Pflanz, and Gunther Seeger each claimed a Spitfire, but Wick in turn was lost to the RAF.

Unhappy New Year by David Pentland. B78 Eindhoven, Holland, 1st January 1945. Major Heinz Bar, Kommodore of Jagdgeswader 3, bounces a flight of 438 Squadron RCAF Typhoons attempting to take off from Eindhoven airfield. His attack was merely the start of a massed attack by the entire JG3, some 60 aircraft, which were only several minutes behind him. Despite losing some 15 pilots killed or captured, the attack destroyed 44 aircraft on the ground, and 9 in the air, including 2 Typhoons by Major Bar. An additional 60 were badly damaged.

A Nimble Foe by David Pentland. Krasnowardeist, Russia, 21st September 1941. Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob claimed his 36th victory over a Soviet Polikarpov I-153 as the German forces surged towards Leningrad. Although an obsolete design, the I-153 was a very manoeuvrable and potentially deadly foe.

Dornier 435 by David Pentland. Projected nightfighter development of the Do335 with Jumo 222 engines and long span wings.

Hand of Fate by David Pentland. South of Alexandria, Egypt, 7th August 1942. When a pair of Me109Fs from JG27 unexpectedly encountered a lumbering Bristol Bombay and downed it, they were unaware of the full significance of their action. It was only on their return to base that Emil Clade and Bernd Schneider heard that Lt. General Strafer Gott the formidable new commander of the 8th Army had perished on the fallen transport. His death opened the way for his replacement, General Montgomery.

Target ahead, Kursk, Central Russia, July 1943 by David Pentland. Junker Ju87D-3s of 7 Staffel, Stg 77 escorted by Me109Gs of JG52, during the epic Battle of Kursk.

Jasta 10, Northern France Early September 1917 by David Pentland. The Jasta was part of the Flying Circus, and one of the first units to receive and be fully equipped with the new Pfaltz DIII aircraft. In their capable hands this elegant aircraft proved an effective weapon.

Zemke's First Fan by David Pentland. On the 12th of May 1944, Col. Hubert Zemke tried his new fan tactic, designed to engage Luftwaffe fighters. Unfortunately on this occasion his aircraft was bounced by German ace Major Gunther Rall in his ME109 G-6AS, and escaped only by sending his P47-D Thunderbolt into a gut wrenching dive.

Tanks on the Marne - France, 18th July 1918 by David Pentland. Schneider CA1 Tanks of the French tenth army spearhead the successful counter offensive against the German army on the river Marne. Overhead a tenacious Junkers JI artillery spotter dogs their tracks. The Second Battle of the Marne, though not an overwhelming victory, spelt the end of German successes on the Western front, and a turning point for the allies.

Hunting Sturmoviks by David Pentland. Riga, Latvia, 30th June 1944. Recently promoted Leutnant Otto Bruno Kittel. of 3 Staffel, JG54, chases his quarry at treetop level during a late evening sortie. The downing of this flying tank brought his tally on this day to 4, a Yak, a P39 and two Sturmoviks. Although not well known, Kittel was the fourth highest ranking ace, with 267 victories to his credit, including some 94 of the dreaded Sturmoviks.

Bomber's Bane by David Pentland. Ostrov, Latvia, 6th July 1941. Tasked with supporting the advancing German ground forces through Latvia, the fighters of 9th Staffel JG54 were kept busy keeping the Red Airforce at bay. On this occasion Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob, downed 3 Tupolev SB-2 bombers during a single sortie. His 27th, 28th and 29th victories.

Ikarus Downed by David Pentland. Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 9th April 1941. An afternoon raid by III/Jg54 developed into a massive dogfight between the Greenhearts Me109Es and a squadron of Hurricanes and Ik3s. At the conclusion of the dogfight the Lufftwaffe had downed 3 aircraft, for the loss of 2 of their own. Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob, claimed one of the indigenous Ik3 Ikarus fighters as his 21st victory.

The New Unit, Kaltenkirchen, Germany 1945 by David Pentland. Oberleutnant Walter Schuck moved to JG7 in early March 1945, and assumed command of 3 Staffel on the 26th of that month. In all he was to claim 8 victories while flying the Me262.

Behind the Lines, France 1918 by David Pentland. Fokker DVII of Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 35b, flown by Leutnant Rudolf Stark, the new Jasta Commander.

The End by David Pentland. An abandoned Me262 shown in 1945 at the end of world war two.