Title
D-Day – The Airborne Assault
Artist
Robert Taylor
Edition
472/1000
Historical Significance
Depicts the massive airborne assault over Normandy during the early hours of June 6, 1944, as C-47 Skytrains tow CG-4A Waco gliders carrying troops of the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions into France. The print commemorates one of the largest airborne operations in military history.
Signatures Include:
Robert Taylor (artist)
Bill King – P-51 Mustang ace
Sid Harwell – C-47 pilot during the D-Day airborne invasion
Clayton Gross – P-51 Mustang ace
Warren Emerson – C-47 pilot, Troop Carrier Command
Miles Wagner – Waco glider pilot
