Author: OPITZ, Rudolf (1910-2010)
Title: Signed Color Print
Description: This noted German test pilot immigrated to the U.S, after World War Two and became a noted American test pilot. Signed color print, 22" X 20", n.p. n.d. Near fine. Titled "Eagles in the Sky / Messerschmitt ME 163B-1A Komet," this print depicts an August 16, 1944 dogfight over Leipzig, Germany in which a stray B-17 encounters a squadron of Messerschmitts. Opitz boldly signs the lower blank margin in pencil, numbering it #11 of an edition of 500 copies. This item has been simply and tastefully matted in grey and framed in a slim metal frame (overall dimensions 27" X 24"). .

Keywords: Military


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