HEAVEN CAN WAIT
(Signatures)	Artist : Nicolas Trudgian and four pilots and crew who flew with the 100th Bomb Group in Europe during World War II. Lt Col Henry Hank Cervantes Cpt Harry M Hempy Stf Sgt Joseph Joe Keenan Tech Sgt James Mack..
(Dimensions)	30" x 24" approx  Unframed Print
Price	£120.00

Description

B-17 Fortresses of the Bloody Hundredth - the Eighth Air Force s 100th Bomb Group - return to Thorpe Abbotts following a raid on enemy oil refineries, September 11 , 1944. Nicolas Trudgia's moving tribute to the Bloody Hundredth shows the imaginatively named B-17 , Heaven Can Wait , on final approach to Thorpe Abbotts after the intense battle on September 11 , 1944. Skilfully piloted by Harry Hempy , the seriously damaged B-17G has struggled 500 miles home on two engines to make it back to England - they lost their tail gunner that fateful day. Below the descending bomber stream , an agricultural traction engine peacefully ploughs the wheat stubble in preparation for next year's vital crop , the farm workers oblivious to the unimaginable traumas experienced by the crews of the returning B-17 Fortresses...THE FIGHTER PILOTS EDITION..Every individually numbered copy of Heaven Can Wait has been signed by the artist Nicolas Trudgian , together with FOUR pilots and crew who flew with the 100th Bomb Group in Europe during World War II , including the pilot of ' Heaven Can Wait ' - Harry Hempy...Lt. Colonel HENRY HANK CERVANTES , Captain HARRY M. HEMPY , Staff Sergeant JOSEPH JOE KEENAN and Technical Sergeant JAMES MACK...priced @ £120.00...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.