Tuskegee Legacy by Robert Bailey at Ozark Airfield Artworks

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"Tuskegee Legacy"

BY Artist
Robert Bailey

Image size: 27" x 17"
Sheet size: 33" x 22"

In a scene repeated on scores of missions in 1944 and 1945, often
over German air space, the pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group
answer the distress call of a crippled bomber crew of the 15th Air
Force. As they are being pursued by a determined Luftwaffe pilot in
a Focke Wulf D-9, bent on bringing down the Fortress, the red
tailed Tuskegee pilots arrive in the nick of time to break up the
attack and escort the grateful bomber crew back home to friendlier
skies. The harrowing encounter for the crew of Jeze Belle is over
now, thanks to the dedication and courage of the Tuskegee
Airmen, who built an unmatched legacy in the war torn skies over
Europe, of never having lost a bomber that they were escorting.
Depicted here is 1st Lt Spurgeon Ellington in LOLLIPOOP,
nicknamed after his wife. Ellington was later killed and his widow
married singer Nat King Cole. In the background is 2nd Lt George
E Hardy in TALL IN THE SADDLE, of the 99th Fighter Squadron.

80 Limited Editions, signed by TWO Tuskegee Airmen,
2nd Lt Leo R Gray and 1st Lt George A Taylor

15 Artist Proofs, signed by TWO Tuskegee Airmen 2nd Lt
Leo R Gray and 1st Lt George A Taylor

30 Studio Editions, signed by artist only.

10 Giclees on canvas (lacquered) signed by artist,
36" x 22" image size:

The Signatures: (on a separate strip, ready for matting)

2nd Lt. Leo R. Gray flew with the 100th Squadron. He arrived at
Ramitelli, Italy, in March of 1945 and accumulated 15 missions
to his credit. One time, he and his wingman encountered two
262 jets, but they flew off when the two Mustangs let go of
their wing tanks. He flew P-40's, P-47's and P-51 Mustangs in
combat. He retired at a Lt. Colonel.

1st. Lt. George A. Taylor has 120 combat missions in the
Airacobra over Naples Harbor and the Anzio beach-head. He
flew missions to souther France, southern Germany and the
Ploesti oil fields, Romania, in the P-51 Mustang. He was in the
100th. Fighter Squadron.