Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) AIT346 Late in 1940 the La

Late in 1940 the La GG-1 prototype was delivered

But defeat at the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942 put an end to any invasion of Port Moresby by sea: instead they must strike across the Owen Stanley Ranges via the Kokoda Trail

Size 30 inches x 14 inches (76cm x 36cm)

Always a front line squadron

Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) AIT346 Late in 1940 the LaDHM2116AP. Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian. Nicolas Trudgians action packed painting shows an attack on Rabaul during the fall of 1943. B 24 Liberators of the Army Air Force pound the harbor and docks below whilst the Marines Corps pilots of VMF 214 the famous Black Sheep Squadron provide top cover in their F4U Corsairs. A fierce dog fight has developed between the F4U pilots and Japanese Zeros. One Zero, already smoking, begins to roll out