Aviation Art Original by Troy White.
"Darwin's Few"
"Darwin's Few"
"Darwin's Few" Troy White © 2006, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 48"
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
-- Winston Churchill
Churchill was referring to the RAF pilots who defeated the Germans in the Battle of Britain in
1940 but the same could equally be said of the men of the 49th Fighter Group. When the
Japanese attacked Australia in early 1942 they wiped out most of the Australian and American
aircraft in the Northern Territory. The seasoned Japanese pilots flew with impunity over the
Northern Territory until the inexperienced pilots of the American 49th Fighter Group went into
action against them in March. Despite overwhelming odds the 49th made raids on Australia too
costly for the Japanese. By the time the 49th FG moved to New Guinea eight months later they
had destroyed 70 Japanese aircraft. The 49th FG was in combat constantly up until the end of
the war and was the highest scoring allied unit in the Pacific with 664 aerial victories.
In this painting are (top to bottom) Lt. l.B. “Jack” Donalson leading Lt. Andrew Reynolds and Lt.
George Preddy into an attack on Mitsubishi bombers. They are all flying their assigned P-40s as
they would have looked at the end of the second week of June 1942. All three pilots became
aces. Reynolds had 9.33 and Donalson had 5 victories against the Japanese and Preddy had
27.83 against the Germans. Original Oil painting, 36"x 48"
Contact us for avialibility and pricing.
1-800-595-8272 (U.S. & Canada) or 573-335-6727
dnees@ozarkairfieldartworks.com
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
-- Winston Churchill
Churchill was referring to the RAF pilots who defeated the Germans in the Battle of Britain in
1940 but the same could equally be said of the men of the 49th Fighter Group. When the
Japanese attacked Australia in early 1942 they wiped out most of the Australian and American
aircraft in the Northern Territory. The seasoned Japanese pilots flew with impunity over the
Northern Territory until the inexperienced pilots of the American 49th Fighter Group went into
action against them in March. Despite overwhelming odds the 49th made raids on Australia too
costly for the Japanese. By the time the 49th FG moved to New Guinea eight months later they
had destroyed 70 Japanese aircraft. The 49th FG was in combat constantly up until the end of
the war and was the highest scoring allied unit in the Pacific with 664 aerial victories.
In this painting are (top to bottom) Lt. l.B. “Jack” Donalson leading Lt. Andrew Reynolds and Lt.
George Preddy into an attack on Mitsubishi bombers. They are all flying their assigned P-40s as
they would have looked at the end of the second week of June 1942. All three pilots became
aces. Reynolds had 9.33 and Donalson had 5 victories against the Japanese and Preddy had
27.83 against the Germans. Original Oil painting, 36"x 48"
Contact us for avialibility and pricing.
1-800-595-8272 (U.S. & Canada) or 573-335-6727
dnees@ozarkairfieldartworks.com
Here at Ozark Airfield Artworks we offer a large selection art prints. These prints
mainly depict modern and historic aviation along with military, civil and space flight. We
also deal with naval subjects and military armor and infantry works. These prints are
from all the top national and international artists along with some local artists. Many of
our prints are signed by the artist and by famous pilots and veterans. If you are looking
for a specific plane, pilot, artist or subject please contact us.
mainly depict modern and historic aviation along with military, civil and space flight. We
also deal with naval subjects and military armor and infantry works. These prints are
from all the top national and international artists along with some local artists. Many of
our prints are signed by the artist and by famous pilots and veterans. If you are looking
for a specific plane, pilot, artist or subject please contact us.
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