THE ROYCE RAID
(Signatures)	Artist : Richard Taylor and Senior Master Sergeant VERNON MAIN...Vernon Main is one of only two surviving veterans of the Royce mission.
(Dimensions)	351/2" x 231/4" approx  Unframed Print
Price	£95.00

Description

Richard’s new painting shows Royce’s 5th AirForce B-25C Mitchell taking off from the Del Monte staging field on the island of Mindanao on Sunday 12 April 1942, almost a week before the Doolittle raid, en-route to hit the harbor and shipping targets at Cebu. In the three days of Royce’s raids, the Mitchells flew over twenty sorties, sinking and seriously damaging three Japanese transport ships, and shooting down three enemy fighters. In a triumph of surprise aerial strikes, all seven B-25s and their crews returned safely to base. Though somewhat eclipsed by the publicity following Doolittles attack on Tokyo, the Royce raids were none-the-less courageous and inflicted extensive physical damage on the enemy... Every print in this new limited edition is signed by: Senior Master Sergeant VERNON MAIN...Vernon Main is one of only two surviving veterans of the Royce mission, and is joined in signing each print by the artist Richard Taylor...priced @ £95.00...To complement the purchase of your fine art print, we are now able to offer a professional Picture Framing service. For further details please contact us by phone or email.