Spitfire Over the Needles by Robert Taylor Editions, click to choose one::Spitfires over the Needles sepereate print The first Luftwaffe unit to

The first Luftwaffe unit to arrive in North Africa was JG 27

With the Mustang it was the first fighter group to penetrate German airspace and the first to appear over Berlin

Although not as agile in a dog fight as the Me109's or Fw190's flown withy skill and courage it proved a reliable escort until the P-51 Mustang arrived

in the forefront is a F6F-3 flown by Alex Vraciu who was to become one of the highest scoring Naval fighter Aces with 19 victories flying Hellcats with VF-6

C and Mick Mannock who gained over 50 victories with the SE5A

Spitfire Over the Needles by Robert Taylor Editions, click to choose one::Spitfires over the Needles sepereate print The first Luftwaffe unit to"Spitfires Over the Needles" depicts RAF Spitfires turning to attack Me109's over the Needles, the rocks on the western shore of The Isle of Wight in the English Channel. The print is signed by four RAF Spitfire Aces, Paddy Bathropp, Des Sheen, George Unwin and Allan Wright. Spitfire over the Needles was originally issues with the Publishers Proof edition of Aces of the Western Front, only 50 were ever released making this an extremely rare print.