Twin-Tailed Dragons Poster

View Additional Comments

Hide Additional Comments

Post a Comment

All prints ship in durable cardboard tubes.

Fine Art America is one of the largest, most-respected giclee printing companies in the world with over 40 years of experience producing museum-quality posters and prints.   All of our posters are produced on state-of-the-art, professional-grade Epson printers.

We use acid-free paper with archival inks to guarantee that your posters last a lifetime without fading or loss of color.   All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.

Posters ship within 3 - 4 business days in durable cardboard tubes.

Poster Reviews (21200)

Average Rating (4.64 Stars):

Chittagong, India-based 459th Fighter Squadron "Twin-Tailed Dragons" P-38J Lightnings zoom above the clouds in spring 1944. The main role of the 459th, at least at this time, was to make life "interesting" for Japanese pilots and aircraft. To accomplish this task, the squadron often attacked the enemy airfields themselves - a dangerous mission at best. The lead ship is Irish Lassie, flown by 2Lt. William G. 'Bill' Baumeister Jr. Lt. Baumeister was credited with an "Oscar" damaged on May 23, 1944. When the 459th upgraded to the J-model in April 1944, they painted distinctive green dragon motifs on both booms, the big open oil cooler and intercooler ducts below the spinner making a natural "mouth".

As a pilot, by far my favorite type of flying is done above the clouds when the weather is miserable below. Flying in the brilliant sunshine above an endless carpet of clouds is very inspirational, and I tried to capture that feeling here.

Wade Meyers spent his early years at Fort Bragg, North Carolina before his family moved to Bossier City, La. when he was ten years old. Fulfilling a dream, Wade soloed a Cessna 150 at age 17 and went on to earn his Commercial and Flight Instructor pilot certificates. After high school, he earned a B.A. in History from Louisiana State University in Shreveport while serving in the US Air Force Reserve at Barksdale Air Force Base. With marriage came a move to the beautiful Birmingham, Alabama area. Diving in head first, Wade quit his job at an aviation museum in 2003 and began to work full-time as an aviation artist. He started accepting commissions immediately, and to this day his work is primarily commission-driven. Along with his...

Shop with Confidence

Our return policy is very simple:

 

If you're not happy with a purchase that you made on FineArtAmerica.com, for any reason, you can return it to us within 30 days of the order date.   As soon as it arrives, we'll issue a full refund for the entire purchase price.   Please note - Fine Art America does not reimburse the outgoing or return shipping charges unless the return is due to a defect in quality.

 

Fine Art America sells thousands of pieces of artwork each month - all with a 100% money-back guarantee.   We take great pride in the fact that hundreds of thousands of artists have chosen Fine Art America to fulfill their orders, and we look forward to helping you select your next piece!

Delivery

All posters ship from our production facility within 3 - 4 business days of your order.