The Royce Raid
By Richard Taylor

The actual print shows past both wingtips, more runway, other aircraft taxiing out and the skyline in the background.  A great and eminently, frameworthy print.  Insist upon full, museum framing, of course.

American aircrews made a number of daring air raids against the Japanese in an effort to make their presence felt as quickly as possible. The wide expanse of the Pacific Ocean dictated these raids would be conducted over long distances, the most famous of these early sorties being the Doolittle Raid. Though eclipsed somewhat by the publicity following Doolittle's attack on Tokyo, the Royce Raids were none-the-less courageous, and arguably inflicted more physical damage to the enemy.

In early April 1942, under the command of General Ralph Royce, and almost a week before the Doolittle raid -seven B-25C Mitchells and three B-17 Fortresses of the 5th Air Force, lifted off from their base in Australia and headed for the staging field at Del Monte on Mindanao, in the Philippines. For three days from 12 April, this small fleet of intrepid aircrews flew bombing missions against Japanese shipping, docks, and ground installations in Manila, Cebu, and Davao, the Royce Raids being among the very first to inflict air strikes against the Japanese in World War II.

Richard Taylor's new painting shows one of Royce's 5th Air Force B-25C Mitchells taking off from the Del Monte on the island of Mindanao on Sunday 12 April 1942, en-route to hit the harbor and shipping targets at Cebu. In the three days of Royce's raids, the Mitchells flew over twenty sorties, sinking and seriously damaging three Japanese transport ships, and shooting down three enemy fighters. In a triumph of surprise aerial strikes, all seven B-25s and their crews returned safely to base.

THE REMARQUE EDITION

Richard Taylor's superb pencil remarques have, in the short period of time that he has been published by the Military
Gallery, evolved into highly skilled pieces of original art. Extremely detailed, these beautiful hand-crafted drawings are
becoming so appreciated by collectors, that they are increasingly in high demand.

Two highly restricted remarque editions of THE ROYCE RAID will be issued by The Military Gallery, each with drawings
comprehensively researched and relating to B25 Mitchells of the 5th Air Force; the first limited to 25 copies, will each have an
ORIGINAL pencil drawing elegantly hand drawn by Richard Taylor. The second, restricted to just TEN COPIES, will be issued with either a DOUBLE SIZE remarque drawing, or TWO separate and individual remarque drawings.

                       
THE SIGNATURE - VETERAN WHO FLEW THE ROYCE RAIDS
Every print in this new limited edition is authenticated by

Senior Master Sergeant Vernon Main.

Flying in the B25 of the 13th
Squadron, 3rd Bomb Group depicted in Richard Taylor's fine new painting, Vernon Main is one of only two surviving veterans of the Royce mission and is joined in signing each print by the artist Richard Taylor. Each print is hand-numbered.

THE ROYCE RAID by Richard Taylor

25 Artist Proofs US$ 195

400 signed & numbered prints US$ 150

25 Remarques US$ 425

10 Double Remarques US$ 695

Overall Print Size: 35 1/2 " wide x 23 1/4" high
Image Size: 29" wide x 15 3/4" high
Acid Free permanent paper

Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor has always shown an exceptional ability to draw. Not surprising perhaps, having been brought up in a family where drawing, painting, and print publishing pervaded daily life, but in his  case  a  quite  unusual talent was obvious. A future in the world of art seemed certain, and when Richard attended Bath Spa University College studying Graphic Design, he excelled, producing a remarkable body of creative work.

Under the guidance of his father Robert, Richard's skills fast matured, Galleries started exhibiting his work, and he found himself immersed in commissions. No matter what the subject, Richard took it all in his stride. But deep down, his heart always lay with his passion for aircraft - as his father says "it must be in the genes ".

Richard Taylor is a young talent not to be ignored. His enthusiasm for painting and his natural flair are clearly demonstrated in his aviation paintings, several now issued as a limited editions. In joining The Military Gallery - the same publishing house that has represented his father Robert for over 30 years - Richard Taylor is carving out an exciting career for himself: a career that discerning collectors of the genre will no doubt wish to hold a stake in.

The artist's father, renowned aviation artist Robert Taylor, explains one of his many painting techniques to his son Richard

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