This painting depicts a not uncommon scene during World War II. Boeing
B-17 Flying Fortresses returning to their bases in England after a mission
over Hitler's "Fortress Europe". The B-17 carried a crew of ten men who,
when attacked by enemy fighters, would man their .50 caliber machine guns
and try to ward off the axis planes. You can shoot at a plane but "flak" or high
altitude anti-aircraft artillery was a different story. The shells would burst all
over the sky with no warning and fill the paths of the oncoming planes with
shards of steel, ripping everything in it's path. Everything. Aluminum,
plexiglas, leather and flesh. The planes could try to evade the flak until they
were lined up with their targets.
Then they would have to fly straight and level until their bombs were
dropped. Perfect targets.
However, a fictional plane, "Lucky Gal" lives up to her namesake in that she
brought all her crew home. Short of fuel and badly damaged, she made a
rough landing in an English wheatfield.
From a Acrylic on Canvas
18 x 24 Signed Limited Edition Prints Available Here!
Original is Available contact us for price
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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All sales are subject to availability.
All sales are subject to availability.
All images are copyrighted by the individual artist and may not be
reproduced without their consent.
reproduced without their consent.
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