Description
There is a brief moment of calm as B-17 “Skipper” of the 367th Squadron, 306th Bomb Group returns to base at Thurleigh in East Anglia after another grueling daytime mission over occupied Europe, January 1945.
Robert’s superb graphite edition acts as a lasting tribute to the brave aircrew of the USAAF who flew the mighty B-17 in combat during WWII.
THE SIGNATURES
Each print has been personally autographed by four prominent veterans who flew Flying Fortresses in combat over Europe including KEMP MCLAUGHLIN who was the lead pilot on the second Schweinfurt mission and ROBERT SHOENS who took part in the first USAAF daylight bombing raid to Berlin:
General KEMP MACLAUGHLIN – Pilot with the 92nd Bomb Group, he flew the B-17 Equipose, the mission command plane on the Second Schweinfurt Raid
Captain ROBERT SHOENS – B-17 Pilot with the 100th Bomb Group – the “Bloody Hundredth” – he flew the first daylight mission to Berlin and was the only aircradft to return
Lieutenant Colonel ROBERT KLEYLA – Bombardier with the 91st Bomb Groupon he flew the famous B-17 “JACK THE RIPPER”
Lieutenant Colonel RALPH NUTTER – Flying B-17s with the 305th Bomb Group he was General Curtis Lemay’s personal Navigator, later flying B-29s in th ePacific with LeMay
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