Description: "Typical A.V.G. Odds" by Terry Pyles 346/900. On a spring day, May 4, 1942 two waves of Japanese bombers over flew the base of operations of the 1st fighter squadron, the “Adam and Eve’s”. A call went out to man their fighters as the first wave approached their field. Moments later the alarm was recalled because it was feared bombs would start falling before the planes could get off the ground.Bond having already fired up his engine ignored the recall and took off in the face of the bombers now over the field. Having missed his chance to reach the first wave he concentrated on the second as he struggled to fly his plane while still donning his flight gear. He caught up to the second wave and made several diving attacks on the extreme right end of the huge “V” of bombers. He shot down one and found out some forty years later from surviving Japanese flyers that he severely damaged 3 others which barely were able to make the return to their base.On his landing approach after his heroic sortie, Bond was jumped by 3 Zeros and shot down at only 500 feet in altitude, the bare minimum to deploy a parachute. Bond miraculously survived by bailing out of his flaming cockpit and landed in a Chinese graveyard where he was able to extinguish his smoldering flight suit in a nearby stream. Suffering burns to his face and hands, Bond returned to combat a short time later.Bond was the Vice squadron commander of the 1st pursuit squadron and was the first to paint the Shark teeth on his P-40B #5. An idea which Bond borrowed from the British and became the hallmark of air supremacy. The Flying Tigers record kill ratio has never been surpassed in the history of air combat. All in spite of overwhelming numerical odds which they faced routinely, sometimes twenty to one and in Bond’s case 27 to 1. Hailing from Texas, the Brits in the Chinese theater referred to him as the “Lone Ranger” after his famous exploit. Bond is also credited with leading the Tigers to the Cheng Mai aerodrome during extremely poor visibility. This was the most devastating raid on a Japanese airfield inflicted by the Flying Tigers. Signed by 22 Pilots. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL OF MY OTHER PRINTS LISTED ON EBAY. I HAVE OVER 100 PRINTS LISTED WITH MORE BEING ADDED DAILY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MORE THAN JUST ONE PRINT SHOOT ME A MESSAGE AND WE CAN WORK OUT A DEAL. I AM AN AVIATION ENTHUSIAST AND STAND BEHIND ALL LISTED PRINTS. IF ANY PRINTS HAVE DEFECTS THEY ARE LISTED IN THE DESCRIPTION AND SHOWN IN THE PICTURES.THANK YOU SW eBay Store: https://www.ebay.com/str/aviationprintshopVisit my eBay store at https://www.ebay.com/str/aviationprintshop
Price: 265 USD
Location: Summerville, South Carolina
End Time: 2024-11-05T19:52:37.000Z
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Artist: terry pyles
Type: Print
Theme: Art, Aviation
Original/Licensed Reprint: Licensed Reprint
Subject: Aircraft, World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945)
