Marine Corps F4F Wildcats in close combat with A6M2 zeros during a Japanese raid on Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 1942.The pilots and planes at Henderson Field soon became known as the "Cactus Air Force", since Cactus was the Allied code name for the island of Guadalcanal.

This is a limited edition print by Robert Taylor titled Zero Encounter signed by Robert Taylor, Major General Marion Carl, Brigadier General Joseph J Foss, Pilot Officer 2nd Class Shiro Ishikawa, and Lieutenant Saburo Sakai. This fabulous print is in pristine condition and is as photographed.

This is print 1076/1250. (813/1250 also available).

33” width x 25” Height

*Comes with Certificate of Authenticity