Shark Patrol by Troy White at Ozark Airfield Artworks Aviation Art

Aviation art by Troy White depicting Australian Top Guns Bobby Gibbes,
Bruce Watson and Ted Sly. In Shark Patrol we see Deputy Wing
Commander Bobby Gibbes leading No. 457 Squadron RAAF on a sortie
over a tropical island. The Mk VIII Spitfires of the "Grey Nurse" Squadron
were based at Morotai island in the Halmaheras in mid 1945. Flying on
Gibbes' wing is F/L Ted Sly in ZP-Q while S/L Bruce Watson leads another
section in ZP-W. No. 457 Squadron was formed in the United Kingdom in
June of 1941 and saw combat on the Channel front before being
withdrawn and sent to Australia in mid 1942 to deal with the Japanese
which had been bombing the Australian mainland since February of that
year. Together with Nos 54 and 452 Squadrons, 457 Squadron became part
of No 1 Fighter Wing under the command of the legendary Wing
Commander Clive Caldwell. Equipped with the Spitfire Mk Vc No 1 Wing
moved into the Darwin area in February of 1943. No 457 Squadron began
receiving the new Mk VIII Spitfires in 1944 and in early 1945 deployed to
Morotai along with Nos 452 and 79 Squadrons. In May 457 & 452
Squadrons advanced to Labuan Island during "Operation Oboe" the
invasion of Borneo.

"Shark Patrol"

Overall print size: 22" x 28".

Each print co-signed by 12 victory ace Wing Commander
Bobby Gibbes DFC, Squadron Leader Bruce Watson DFC and
Flight Lieutenant Ted Sly DFC.

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