Valo (John C., circa 1963). North American P-51D-15 Mustang – 55th Fighter Group – 343st Fighter Squadron “Miss Velma” - Pilot: Capt. Frank Birchtel 121 missions – two combat tours - 1.5 aerial / 5 ground victories, a unique profile painting in airbrush acrylic on wove paper, laid on card, signed in graphite pencil by pilot, Capt. Frank Birchtel and Velma Birchtel (wife of Frank Birchtel – namesake of the aircraft), also signed in pencil by artist and dated 2005 to lower right, sheet size 38 x 63.4cm, unframed, also included is a signed black and white 8”x10” reproduction photograph of Frank Birchtel printed on quality Fuji photo paper John C. Valo is an American Illustrator, based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, who specialised in aviation art. For more details, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhjViGWPKGg (a copy of this short film accompanies the lot).
Valo (John C., circa 1963). North American P-51D-15 Mustang – 55th Fighter Group – 343st Fighter Squadron “Miss Velma” - Pilot: Capt. Frank Birchtel 121 missions – two combat tours - 1.5 aerial / 5 ground victories, a unique profile painting in airbrush acrylic on wove paper, laid on card, signed in graphite pencil by pilot, Capt. Frank Birchtel and Velma Birchtel (wife of Frank Birchtel – namesake of the aircraft), also signed in pencil by artist and dated 2005 to lower right, sheet size 38 x 63.4cm, unframed, also included is a signed black and white 8”x10” reproduction photograph of Frank Birchtel printed on quality Fuji photo paper John C. Valo is an American Illustrator, based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, who specialised in aviation art. For more details, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhjViGWPKGg (a copy of this short film accompanies the lot).
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