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Coup De Grace
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Michael Rondot
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Size: 25" x 19"
Edition: 500
Subject: Jaguars during the Gulf War.
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The third release in Michael Rondot's Gulf War Series.
A limited edition paying tribute to RAF Jaguars and their crews who fought during the 1991 Gulf War.
On 30th January 1991, two weeks into Operation Desert Storm, Iraqi navy ships made a desperate dash for the northern Persian Gulf and sanctuary in Iranian waters. Only a lucky few made it through the gauntlet of Allied air power lying in wait. On fire after attacks by US Navy aircraft, this Polnocny C class landing ship fell prey to a pair of rocket and cannon-armed Jaguars a few miles from the mouth of the Shatt-al-Arab waterway in southern Iraq. After making a low pass to visually confirm the identity of the ship, the Jaguars unleashed four pods of CRV-7 rockets onto their target and then re-attacked with 30mm cannons before returning to their base at the end of a harrowing 3-hour mission.
Heavily armed, and using Victor tankers to in-flight refuel, Jaguars flew from AI-Muharraq, Bahrain during the Gulf War, their mission to seek and destroy targets in Kuwait and southern Iraq. The results were invariably the same: the targets were hit and the Jaguars, despite coming under tire, returned safely home.
Michael Rondot flew some of these missions. His first hand experiences add a unique authenticity to his paintings, bringing to life the drama of war witnessed from the cockpit of a combat aircraft. Coup De Grace is one of his most powerful images, capturing the aggressive lines of the weather beaten Jaguars against a dramatic backdrop of the stricken Iraqi ship.
Each copy of Michael Rondot's Limited Edition, Coup de Grace, is signed by:
Flight Lieutenant Pete Tholen
Group Captain William Pixton DFC AFC.
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£95.00
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