Already sporting a trifecta of Axis victory markings on his P-51D, Bad Angel, Capt. Louis Curdes does what no other American ace has ever done: win a medal for downing an American plane. On February 10, 1945, he spots an off-course Douglas C-47 Skytrain of 317th Troop Carrier Group, the “Jungle Skippers,” about to make a mistaken landing on Japanese-held Batan Island, in the Formosa Strait off the northern end of the Philippines. Rather than see the plane captured and its crew and passengers become prisoners, Curdes takes it upon himself to perform a surgical shootdown: knocking out the Skytrain’s engines one at a time, forcing it to ditch short of land. Passengers and crew scrambled onto life rafts unharmed and were rescued. For his quick thinking and sharp shooting, Curdes was awarded the an Air Medal and oak leaves to his Distinguished Flying Cross.

This full-color art print is presented on heavy gloss paper, 20 inches wide by 16 inches high—a standard size suitable to a wide selection of inexpensive frames available at any good craft store or frame shop. (Obviously the watermark will not appear on your copy! The image will appear as at donhollway.com/curdes ). Upon purchase the art will immediately be custom-printed and shipped in a durable tube, arriving within a week or so of the order date.

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