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8.00" x 5.50"
Overall:
10.00" x 7.50"
Vickers Wellingtons with 16 OTU Art Print
by Gary Eason
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Vickers Wellingtons with 16 OTU art print by Gary Eason. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
The Vickers Wellington twin-engined medium bomber, nicknamed the Wimpy, was the only aircraft of its type to be used throughout the Second World... more
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The Vickers Wellington twin-engined medium bomber, nicknamed the "Wimpy", was the only aircraft of its type to be used throughout the Second World War, albeit replaced as a front line strike weapon by the four-engined 'heavies' during 1943. It featured a clever geodesic framework designed by Barnes Wallis of later "bouncing bomb" fame - visible through the side window of the Mk 1C aircraft.
This depicts, among others, Wellingtons from No 16 Operational Training Unit RAF. The picture was commissioned by the daughter of the rear gunner in the aircraft in the foreground, R1450, coded JS-Y1. It was brought down "somewhere over Schleswig" on the night of 28/29 July 1942 and he became a prisoner of war.
The 2nd pilot, Canadian Patrick Langford, was to become one of the 'Great Escapees' from Stalag Luft III subsequently executed by the Gestapo.
About Gary Eason
Photographer and digital artist based in the UK. Landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes - and photographically crafted aviation scenes under the Flight Artworks banner: catch up on Facebook or on Instagram. Please contact me or visit my website, flightartworks.com if you would like to license my photos, although a growing range is available via Alamy. Discussions about how my pictures are made are in my blog, Aerial Combat. On Instagram also at @gary.eason. On Twitter @flightartworks and @garyeason. CHANGES: As part of a constant quality improvement process please note that I review and sometimes replace or remove earlier works. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Please respect the considerable time, effort and investment in equipment that goes...
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