Thunder in the Ardennes by Anthony Saunders. (AP) ART447 A Vital Role by Ivan

A Vital Role by Ivan Berryman

NOTE: This book plate is a double page size so a minor crease down the middle of the print is present

created by a hugely talented and highly respected aviation artist

each aircraft completing an 8 hour

and a trio of F-104 fighters would fly chase

Thunder in the Ardennes by Anthony Saunders. (AP) ART447 A Vital Role by IvanDHM6484AP. Thunder in the Ardennes by Anthony Saunders. P 47 Thunderbolts of the 509th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group, pass low over paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division advancing through heavy snow during the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945. Major Robert 'Blackie' Blackburn, in his distinctive aircraft Chow Hound, leads his unit as they head out on a morning low level bombing mission. In the early hours of 16th December 1944, out of