"A Pack of Trouble" by Ross Buckland The infamous 56th Fighter Group, commanded by Col. "Hub" Zemke and known as "Zemke’s Wolfpack, could offer a serious challenge to any Luftwaffe fighter who rose to fly against them. The highest scoring USAAF fighter unit of the ETO, they accounted for some 665 5 aircraft destroyed in the air. It proved an unfortunate encounter when Major Gunther Rall found himself the focus of four of the 56th’s P-47s. As the swirling dogfight descended through clouds to the floor of the valley below, Rall found himself with no path of escape from the closing American fighters. Finally within firing range, two bursts of of fire from a P 47 hit Rall’s aircraft. Injured and with his Bf l09 damaged, Rall managed to pull into a half loop and bail out. Personally autographed by Gen. Gunther Rall (third highest ranked ace of al-time with more than 300 victories to his credit, Hubert "Hub" Zemke and Col. Robert Rankin who scored five victories while flying the mission depicted. L/E of 1,000 32.75" x 21.5" Secondary Market Price: $250 |
 
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