The supremacy of the formidale U-Boat in Atlantic waters was at long last being challenged, around mid 1942, by a combination of improved radar, more lethal depth charges and long-range bombers, such as the B-24 Liberator. Grand Admiral Donitz then requested the assistance of heavy fighters to escort his U-boarts to and from their French coastal bases. The Junkers 88 C-6 easily filled this role and, with its hefty forward-firing armament and a top speed of over 300 mph, soon became known as the "Junkers Menace'. This spectacular print shows a formationof JU88 C-6's of V/KG 40 as they rendezvous with their Kriegsmaring comrades ('Kameraden") in the Bay of Biscay Limited Edition Print: 850 S/N Print Size: 32" x 19" Four Signature Print co-signed by: Gerd Kelbling, Jurgen Oesten, Ptere Stahl, and Manfred Riegel: Seven Signature Print co-signed by: Kurt Baberg, Horst Bredow and Alfred Eick: |
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