Russian Roulette by Robert Taylor Marine Wildcat and Dauntless aircraft

Marine Wildcat and Dauntless aircraft landed on Henderson Field

Although he led 85 Squadron Billy Bishop preferred to fight has air combats single handed

Hugo Bosch

the marines had invaded the Island and captured the airbase recently built by the Japanese now to be known as "Henderson field"

Spitfire Portfolio set with companion prints

Russian Roulette by Robert Taylor Marine Wildcat and Dauntless aircraftAfter Stalingrad the War in the East gradually turned in Russia's favor. Around the same time the Russians introduced the Yak3, this was to prove to be a very good fighter plane well capable of taking on the Luftwaffe Bf109. The print illustrates the Russian tactic of head on attacks, using the Yak3 to directly confront Bf109's. At low altitude the Yak3 could outmaneuver a Bf109. The print is signed by Arseny Vasil'yevitch Vorozheikin, Konstantine