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James Hill
| General James Hill (deceased) James Hill joined the Army Air Corps in March 1942, completing pilot training in February 1943. Assigned to the 388th Fighter Group in Europe he began his 400 combat mission career flying P-47s. At the end of his European tour, which included taking part in the D-Day operations, he had flown 127 combat missions and was credited with two Me109s and three Fw190s shot down. He continued active flying in the Korean conflict with the 8th Fighter Bomber Wing, flying a further 128 combat missions as an F-80 pilot, when he added to his air victory score by downing a MiG-15. He later joined headquarters 5th Air Force at Osan Air Base in Korea as Chief of Fighter Operations Division and Directorate of Operations. Back in the US, he was appointed Commander NORAD at Colorado Springs. Hill died on May 20th, 1999 |
Items Signed by General James Hill (deceased) |
  | Thunderbolt Strike by Robert Taylor. Price : £165.00 | A flight of P47 thunderbolts of the 404 Fighter group, 9th Air force, clear the target area after a low-level attack on the airfield inland from Le Havre, Normandy, 1944. Tracer winds up towards them from ground defences and almost all the aircraft h...... | |
| | Thunderbolt Strike by Robert Taylor (AP) Price : £265.00 | A flight of P47 thunderbolts of the 404 Fighter group, 9th Air force, clear the target area after a low-level attack on the airfield inland from Le Havre, Normandy, 1944. Tracer winds up towards them from ground defences and almost all the aircraft h...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of General James Hill (deceased) |
 | Pack514. Pack of two USAF Thunderbolt aviation prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £275.00 Saving : £150 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Thunderbolts and Lightnings by Nicolas Trudgian. Thunderbolt Strike by Robert Taylor. | |
 | Pack 757. Pack of two Thunderbolt prints by Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £410.00 Saving : £125 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Wolfpack by Robert Taylor. (B) Thunderbolt Strike by Robert Taylor. | |
 | P47 Thunderbolt Aviation Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £220.00 Saving : £115 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Thunderbolt Strike by Robert Taylor. Duxford Pair by Ivan Berryman. |
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