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"Finale"
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larger view)
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Artist:
Don Connolly
Size:
28" x 18.5"
Canadian Lt. Robert Hampton "Hammy" Grey, from Nelson, B.C., attacks
a Japanese destroyer on August 9, 1945. His Corsair in flames, Grey
continues his determined attack, sinking the destroyer. Grey was killed
- five days before Japan's surrender. He was posthumously awarded the
Victoria Cross.
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Artist:
Jim Dietz
Size:
20.25" x 26.5"
It could have been a bullet through a gas line, a broken prop, a severed
control cable, or just a dud engine that gave up the ghost over the
lines; it didn't matter which. This Sopwith Camel pilot from the American
148th squadron likely had his hands full fighting a prevalent westerly
wind, just to get back to the Allied side of the lines. Stretching his
glide over the no man's land the flyer preferred the relative safety
of a deadstick landing in friendly territory. Lucky for this Yank he
has fallen into the friendly hands of British and Canadian troops, who
welcome this unexpected guest from out of the blue. The officer in charge
of this machine gun company shares a healthy tot of medicinal brandy
with the shaken airman while a medic checks over his injuries. Curious
Tommys surround them in a welcome break from another day in the trenches
of the Western Front in 1918. They had better make their observations
quickly, since it won't be too long before German troops on the other
side of the line send over some "hate" at the downed aircraft to prevent
it from being salvaged.
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"Mud
in Your Eye"
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