#nicholas trudgian

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1942 02 21 Desert Victory - Nicolas Trudgian

Nicolas Trudgian’s painting Desert 'Victory' recreates all the atmosphere of the North African desert war with a stunning portrayal of the Bf109s of 3./JG-27. The wing is depicted being led by Staffelkapitan Gerhard Homuth as they escort Afrika Horps armor heading for the front line at Gazala, Libya, on February 21, 1942. Flying alongside Homuth, the great Luftwaffe Ace Joachim Marseille scored his 49th and 50th victories on this day, earning his Knight’s Cross. Below, the crew of an SdKfz 10 light half-track stop to investigate a crashed P-40 Kittyhawk belonging to No 112 Squadron RAF, brought down during an earlier contest.

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1940 Hurricanes Tangmere -Nicholas Trudgian

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1940 Bf110s over Kent - Nicholas Trudgian

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1940 09 15 Target London - Nicholas Trudgian

In September 1940, the final phase of the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe turned its attention away from the RAF's airfields and made London its target. This fascinatingly detailed painting depicts a devastating raid which took place on September 15th when more than one hundred Heinkel 111 and Dornier bombers swarmed over the docklands and the East End. Believing the RAF to be down to their last 50 fighters, the Luftwaffe had not expected much opposition, and so were greatly surprised to be met by no fewer than 28 squadrons of Hurricanes and Spitfires. One He111 of KG53 is seen here having been hit, before struggling back to France. Many others were not so fortunate and, by the end of the day, the German losses were so great that Hitler postponed the invasion of Britain indefinitely.