The 7th Kosciuszko Squadron was formed around a core of American volunteer pilots.
Here, flying D.III Albatros fighters they are attacking Bolshevik cavalry.
The aircraft in the foreground was piloted by Captain Merian Cooper, who became known for his post war career as a Hollywood director including the film King Kong. The aircraft on the left was piloted by the squadron commander, Major Cedric Fauntleroy, who had served with Eddie Rickenbacker's 94th Fighter Squadron in WWI.
The squadron proved to be invaluable in tracking and disrupting Bolshevik cavalry formations around Kiev in the Spring of 1920.
FROM: Osprey Publishing's: 'Warsaw 1920'
PRICE: £600.00 (unframed)
SIZE: Image approx. H 34 cm x W 50 cm (H 13.5 x W 19.5 inches)
MEDIUM: Watercolour and gouache
The 7th Kosciuszko Squadron was formed around a core of American volunteer pilots.
Here, flying D.III Albatros fighters they are attacking Bolshevik cavalry.
The aircraft in the foreground was piloted by Captain Merian Cooper, who became known for his post war career as a Hollywood director including the film King Kong. The aircraft on the left was piloted by the squadron commander, Major Cedric Fauntleroy, who had served with Eddie Rickenbacker's 94th Fighter Squadron in WWI.
The squadron proved to be invaluable in tracking and disrupting Bolshevik cavalry formations around Kiev in the Spring of 1920.
FROM: Osprey Publishing's: 'Warsaw 1920'
PRICE: £600.00 (unframed)
SIZE: Image approx. H 34 cm x W 50 cm (H 13.5 x W 19.5 inches)
MEDIUM: Watercolour and gouache