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Arthur Jeffrey
| Colonel Arthur Jeffrey (deceased) Colonel Arthur Jeffrey was born in Brewer, Arkansas on the 17th of November, 1919. Arthur Jeffrey enlisted in the Army on August 18th, 1939, and two years later in September, he entered aviation cadet training and graduated at Kelly Field, Texas in April of 1942. Jeffrey was assigned to the newly-formed 479th Fighter Group flying P-38s, and after a training period, his group was sent to England to become a part of the 8th Air Force. The year was 1944, and eleven days after arrival, the group began flying operational missions. Arthur Jeffrey became the top-scoring P-38 Ace with the 479th Fighter Group, and later became the Groups leading scorer after they converted to P-51s. Jeffrey was a captain in the 434th Fighter Squadron, and scored his first aerial victory over a Fw-200K heavy bomber downed over the Chateaubernard Airdrome near Cognac in July. Jeffrey went on to command the 434th Fighter Group. Arthur had the distinction of being the first pilot to shoot down the Luftwaffes jet-rocket aircraft - the Me163. He flew 82 combat missions and was credited with 14 aerial victories. Arthur Jeffrey ended his tour as a lieutenant colonel in command of the 434th Fighter Squadron, with a list of combat awards including the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Air Medal with 16 Oak Leaf Clusters. Arthur Jeffrey remained in the Air Force after the war and retired from the Air Force in September, 1968. Arthur Jeffrey died on 18th April 2015 aged 95. |
Items Signed by Colonel Arthur Jeffrey (deceased) |
| Clipped Signature - Arthur Jeffrey. Price : £60.00 | Flew the P-38 Lightning with the 479th Fighter Group in England, later converting to the P-51 Mustang. He was the top-scoring P-38 Ace in the Group, and the leading scorer on the P-51 too. Credited with 14 victories in 82 missions, he was the firs...... | |
| Dawn Chorus by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £460.00 | June 1944, dawn is breaking over a sleepy English village, and P-38 Lightnings shatter the silence as they climb out from a nearby air base, en route to the Normandy beach heads. ...... | |
| Jet Hunters by Robert Taylor. (AP) Price : £395.00 | On 10th April 1945, thirteen hundred bombers of the Mighty Eighth set out to destroy the last of the Luftwaffe's jet force. But, unknown to the bomber crews and their fighter escort, the enemy jets were already airborne and waiting to spring th...... | |
| Jet Hunters by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £295.00 | On 10th April 1945, thirteen hundred bombers of the Mighty Eighth set out to destroy the last of the Luftwaffe's jet force. But, unknown to the bomber crews and their fighter escort, the enemy jets were already airborne and waiting to spring the...... | |
| Jet Hunters by Robert Taylor. (C) Price : £465.00 | On 10th April 1945, thirteen hundred bombers of the Mighty Eighth set out to destroy the last of the Luftwaffe's jet force. But, unknown to the bomber crews and their fighter escort, the enemy jets were already airborne and waiting to spring th...... |
| Jet Hunters by Robert Taylor. (D) SOLD OUT | On 10th April 1945, thirteen hundred bombers of the Mighty Eighth set out to destroy the last of the Luftwaffe's jet force. But, unknown to the bomber crews and their fighter escort, the enemy jets were already airborne and waiting to spring th...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Jet Hunters by Robert Taylor. (E) SOLD OUT | On 10th April 1945, thirteen hundred bombers of the Mighty Eighth set out to destroy the last of the Luftwaffe's jet force. But, unknown to the bomber crews and their fighter escort, the enemy jets were already airborne and waiting to spring the...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Colonel Arthur Jeffrey (deceased) |
| Nicolas Trudgian USAAF Print with FOUR FREE PRINTS! Pack Price : £550.00 Saving : £240 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Dawn Chorus by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman. (C) Berlin Bound by Anthony Saunders. Last One Home by Ivan Berryman. Pure Dynamite by Ivan Berryman. (C) | |
| Special Sale Pack of 5 Prints - 4 FREE! Pack Price : £410.00 Saving : £290 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Dawn Chorus by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (F) LCT 312 by Ivan Berryman. (D) Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (D) Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman. | |
P-38 Lightning Prints by Philip West and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £450.00 Saving : £195 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Winter of 44 by Philip West. Dawn Chorus by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) | ||
P-38 Lightning Aircraft Aviation Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £455.00 Saving : £125 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Dawn Chorus by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Lt William J Dixie Sloan by Ivan Berryman. | ||
P-38 Lightning WW2 American Aircraft Prints by Ivan Berryman and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £450.00 Saving : £170 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Dawn Chorus by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Fork Tailed Devil (Lightning) by Ivan Berryman. |
USAAF P-38 Lightning Aviation Art Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £490.00 Saving : £180 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Dawn Chorus by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Richard Bong by Ivan Berryman. | ||
WW2 Lightning Aircraft Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Richard Taylor. Pack Price : £480.00 Saving : £195 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Tactical Support by Richard Taylor. Dawn Chorus by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) |
Squadrons for : Colonel Arthur Jeffrey (deceased) | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Colonel Arthur Jeffrey (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : US Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 479th Fighter Group | 479th Fighter Group Full profile not yet available. |
Aircraft for : Colonel Arthur Jeffrey (deceased) | |||
A list of all aircraft associated with Colonel Arthur Jeffrey (deceased). A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
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Manufacturer : Lockheed | Lightning Designed by Kelly Johnson the P38 made its maiden flight on the 27th January 1939 and introduced into service in 1941. they cost $134,284 at the time each and a total of 10,037 were built. The Lockheed P-38 was introduced as a inceptor fighter but soon proved a valuable long range bomber escort for the 8thUS Air Force's B-17 and-24 bombers as they bombed targets further into Germany. | ||
Manufacturer : North American | Mustang The ubiquitous North American P-51 Mustang, which many consider to be the best all-around fighter of WW II, owes its origins to the British Air Ministry. Following Britains entry into WW II in 1939, the RAF was interested in purchasing additional fighter aircraft from American sources, particularly the Curtiss P-40. Curtiss, which was busy, was unable to guarantee timely delivery so the British approached North American Aviation as a possible second source for the P-40. North American chose to propose its own fighter design which would use the same Allison engine as the P-40. Utilizing new laminar flow wings, the North American fighter was expected to have performance better than the P-40. Developed in record time the new aircraft was designated as a Mustang I by the Brits, whereas the USAAF ordered two for evaluation which were designated XP-51 Apaches. Intrigued with the possibility of using this aircraft also as a dive bomber, North American proposed this to the USAAF which decided to order 500 of the P-51 aircraft to be modified for dive bombing use. Designated as the A-36 Invader, this version of the Mustang utilized dive flaps, and bomb racks under each wing. Some reinforcing of the structural members was also required because of the G-forces to be encountered in dive bombing. A-36s entered combat service with the USAAF prior to any P-51s. In early 1943 the 86th and 27th Fighter Bomber Groups of the 12th Air Force began flying A-36s out of Northern Africa. Despite some early problems with instability caused by the dive flaps, the A-36 was effective in light bombing and strafing roles. It was not, however, capable of dog fighting with German fighters, especially at higher altitudes. Despite these drawbacks one USAAF pilot, Captain Michael T. Russo, who served with the 16th Bomb Squadron of the 27th Fighter Bomber Group, was credited with five confirmed aerial victories in the A-36, thereby becoming the first mustang ace. |
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