● Condition : New
● Pride Of Arizona F-16 Viper CANVAS : Signed William S. Phillips
● Year : 2023
● Product Type : William S. Phillips Aviation Art
● Era : 2000s
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Strike Eagle over Lake Powell [F-15E] CANVAS Limited Edition Print Signed by William S. PhillipsThis is your opportunity to pre-order this magnificent CANVAS Limited Edition Print from the production run underway.....Importantly, each of these Larger Canvas Limited Edition Prints is a historic document in its own right signed by the famed USA artist William S. Phillips. Shipping Worldwide is included to the purchaser, as my gift to you. The 335th Fighter Squadron [FS] is a United States Air Force unit, The "Chiefs", as they are known, fly the McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle. The squadron has an authorized strength of 24 aircraft and around 65 personnel. The units aircraft are identified by the "SJ" tail code and green fin flash.Currently, the squadron provides worldwide deployable aircraft and personnel capable of executing combat missions in support of worldwide Aerospace Expeditionary Force deployments to combat areas, as part of the Global War on Terrorism. The 335th is known as the "Worlds Leading MiG Killers" for destroying 218.5 MiGs in aerial combat. This is your opportunity to acquire this restricted availability art piece now. An opportunity to enjoy a brilliant F-15 art piece, especially, if you have any connection to The 335th Fighter Squadron, past or present! Limited to 45 signed copies Worldwide this is already a rare art piece! Space And Aviation Firsts is an International Store having sold into more than 40 countries. Shipping Worldwide of this magnificent Art from the USA is included in the price as my gift to you! Note: If you are unfamiliar with Fine Art, it is Premium Art utilising Giclee Printing on Premium Art Archival Paper or Canvas. Premium Art utilising these advanced printing techniques, materials, and methods, is simply outstanding! (Space and Aviation Firsts © 2017-2023). Strike Eagle over Lake Powell [F-15E] CANVAS Limited Edition Print Signed by William S. Phillips The 335th Fighter Squadron, United States Air Force unit, has an amazing history as outlined below. 1940s: In 1942, the Royal Air Force Eagle Squadrons were turned over to the United States Army Air Forces, with No. 121 Squadron being constituted as the 335th Fighter Squadron on 22 August, activated on 12 September and the same day assigned to the 4th Fighter Group of the VIII Fighter Command. Coming into USAAF service, the squadron was re-equipped with Republic P-47 Thunderbolts and later North American P-51 Mustangs. They destroyed 262 enemy aircraft – 165 in the air and 97 on the ground. After less than a year, the 335th was reactivated on 9 September 1946 at Selfridge Field, Michigan, and has remained on active duty since. In 1947, the squadron was redesignated as the 335th Fighter Squadron, Jet Propelled, as it received the new Lockheed P-80 Shooting Stars. The 335th flew out of Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, until 1949, when they moved to Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, and received the North American F-86 Sabre. 1950s: On 10 November 1950 they took their Sarbes to Korea as the 335th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron of the Fifth Air Force. By the end of the Korean War, the 335th led all squadrons with 218.5 kills (for around forty losses) and had become a part of the "MiG Killer" legend with 12 aces. 1960s: The squadron saw action in Southeast Asia in November 1965, flying the F-105 out of Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. In 1969, the 335th transitioned to the airframe its aircrew would fly for the next twenty-three years—the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II; later this year, they briefly deployed to South Korea. 1970s: In 1972, the squadron again saw action in Vietnam, from July to December, flying out of Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. Later in the 1970s, they became the first operational squadron to qualify with the GBU-15 guided bomb, and in doing so, exceeded 100,000 consecutive accident- hours. They deployed briefly to Ramstein Air Base, Germany in 1978 and 1979, for a month each time. 1990s: On 1 March 1990, in conjunction with the fifty-first change of command, the squadrons final F-4 sortie and first McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle sortie were flown. The 335th was the second fighter squadron in the Air Force to receive the Strike Eagle. On 27 December 1990, the 335th deployed twenty-four F-15Es along with support personnel and equipment to Al Kharj Air Base in central Saudi Arabia. On the night of 16 January 1991, the 335th participated in the initial assault on Iraq. During the war, the squadron flew 1,097 combat missions over Iraq and occupied Kuwait. After the war, the 335th to Southwest Asia several times as an Air Expeditionary Force. 2000s: In January 2002, the 335th deployed to Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait in support of Southern Watch and Operation Enduring dom. 12 F-15Es deployed, accomplishing 500 sorties comprising 3,000 flying hours. The 335th received numerous awards and accolades from Operation Enduring dom; four Silver Stars were awarded as well as eight Distinguished Flying Crosses. In February 2003 the 335th again deployed to Southwest Asia for Operation Iraqi dom. During Iraqi dom and Operation Southern Watch the squadron deployed 24 F-15Es, and flew 1,500 sorties, totaling 7,000 flying hours. This art by one of the USAs most acclaimed aviation artists, is personally hand signed by William S. Phillips and comes with its own numbered Certificate of Authenticity [CoA]. There were only 45 of these stunningly beautiful Strike Eagle over Lake Powell [F-15E] CANVAS Limited Edition Prints Signed by William S. Phillips created for the Worldwide market! Each comes with its own numbered Certificate of Authenticity [CoA]. This Strike Eagle over Lake Powell [F-15E] CANVAS Limited Edition Print captures all the vivid color and brilliance of the original William S. Phillips work of art. The ‘hallmark’ of a Master Aviation Artist is in their ability to show different types of moments in the harsh and beautiful environment of Aviation and its different elements. This art is magnificent in the way it portrays the F-15E, down low and banked, as it roars at high speed across Lake Powell This art is amazing in the way the artist puts you right into this moment as a close by observer of the 335th Strike Eagle F-15E in the hands of a knowledgeable fighter pilot, who is demonstrating the aircrafts performance advantages and capabilities, to fly low and fast at high speed pulling enough G to create wingtip contrail vortices while down low over Lake Powell. This Strike Eagle over Lake Powell [F-15E] CANVAS Limited Edition Print of very limited availability is a prize for the collection of any true aviation enthusiast. William S. Phillips Masterwork Aviation Art sells! Please order now so that you do not miss out on this very restricted opportunity! Mission Profile: The 335th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 4th Operations Group and stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The 335th was constituted on 22 August 1942 as an incorporation of the No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron of the Royal Air Force, formed on 14 May 1941 as the second of three Eagle Squadrons of the Royal Air Force. These squadrons were composed of American volunteers, recruited by the RAF as a result of the heavy loss of pilots during the Battle of Britain in 1940; the volunteers were ineligible to join the USAAF. In this capacity, the squadron operated Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes. Its current emblem contains the head of an American Indian chief, which dates back to the original emblem of 121 Squadron RAF. Size This Strike Eagle over Lake Powell [F-15E] CANVAS Limited Edition Print has an: Image Size: 30" width x 20" height. Stunning in its detail and personally hand signed by William S. Phillips, and limited to 45 Worldwide each with its own numbered Certificate of Authenticity [CoA] Upon purchase, I will be pleased to provide written professional museum framing hints as an additional courtesy to you. This is an important signed historical art piece for any collection. Shipping Shipping Worldwide is included to the purchaser, my gift to you. Your magnificent CANVAS Limited Edition Print will be shipped directly to you within or from the USA. This is a great buy and offering for International, UK, European, and Asia Pacific Collectors. Conclusion The Strike Eagle over Lake Powell [F-15E] CANVAS Limited Edition Print Signed by William S. Phillips is simply a must have Life Piece of World and Aviation F-15E Strike Eagle History. Remember there were only 45 of these incredibly beautiful Strike Eagle over Lake Powell [F-15E] CANVAS Limited Edition Print Signed by William S. Phillips produced for the Worldwide market. This signed copy is irreplaceable. Make this one yours! Collectors Hints (Space and Aviation Firsts © 2017-2023). Collectors Hint 1 – What is a Fine Artwork Canvas? A Limited Edition Canvas is often much more restricted in their availability Worldwide. A Fine Artwork Canvas is intended to reproduce the presentation of the original oil or acrylic painting on stretched canvas. This is absolutely the option of choice if you have the desire and preference to mirror the original painting in 3D presentation with texture and look. If you have the desire and preference to mirror the original painting in presentation and texture similar to the painting this is absolutely the option of choice. They are stunningly beautiful in their presentation and are often larger in Size for that ‘Stand Out Impressiveness’ upon your Wall. Collectors Hint 2 - What is a Giclee Limited Edition Print? A Limited Edition Print uses the Giclee printing technique for very high quality. The Term: The term "Giclee print" connotes an elevation in printmaking technology, which is exactly what it is. Images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks onto various substrates including canvas, fine art, and photo-base paper. The Giclee printing process provides better colour accuracy than other means of reproduction. Archival quality ensures that the prints are light-fast and non-water soluble. The Quality: The quality of the "Giclee print" rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatine printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries. Collectors’ Hint 3 - William S. Phillips Phillips grew up loving art but never thought he could make it his livelihood. At college he majored in criminology and had been accepted into law school when four of his paintings were sold at an airport restaurant. That was all the incentive he needed to begin his work as a fine art painter. Bill Phillips is now a renowned aviation artist after one of his paintings was presented to King Hussein of Jordan, Phillips was commissioned by the Royal Jordanian Air Force. He developed sixteen major paintings, many of which now hang in the Royal Jordanian Air Force Museum in Amman. The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum presented a one-man show of Phillips’ work in 1986. He is one of only a few artists to have been so honored. In 1988, Phillips was chosen to be a U.S. Navy combat artist. For his outstanding work, the artist was awarded the Navy’s Meritorious Public Service Award and the Air Force Sergeants Association Americanism Medal. At the prestigious annual fund raiser for the National Park Service, Bill’s work has been included in the Top 100 each year he has entered the competition and his work has won the Art History Award twice. Phillips was selected as the Fall 2004 Artist in Residence at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and tapped by the U.S. Postal Service to paint the stamp illustrations and header design for a pane of twenty stamps in 1997 entitled Classic American Aircraft. He was chosen again in 2005 for a pane of twenty stamps (ten designs) entitled American Advances in Aviation. Bill’s major collection of aviation art, Into the Sunlit Splendor, was published by The Greenwich Workshop Press in 2005. Note: This is serious and enjoyable premium quality Art Space and Aviation Collecting. If an offer is to be made, please understand the offer needs to be very seriously close! Photograph credits: Photo 1 An image of the Art Photo 2 A closer F-15 image of the Art Photo 3 An F-15E Strike Eagle of the 335th Fighter Squadron at Bagram [Courtesy Tech Sgt Matt Hecht Credit US Air Force] Photo 4 A F-15E Strike Eagle of the 335th Fighter Squadron releases flares in training [Courtesy Michael B. Keller US Air Force] Photos 5 and 6 Two examples of William S. Phillips personal signature on similar Limited Edition Canvases Please remember to click Seller Information in the top right corner of this listing to see the many other great offerings inside Space and Aviation Firsts. A Passion in Life is a Life Well Lived! Kind Regards |