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Lest We Forget - Wwii Aviation By William Phillips

By William Phillips

Lest We Forget - Aviation by William Phillips

"While visiting friends in England during 1984, I had the opportunity to travel to a number of now abandoned 8th Air Force Bases. One afternoon, we took a bicycle ride to an old church nearby. I was so moved by what I saw that I felt I would have to try and make some type of statement." An open letter about this painting to a friend I never knew: The scene. It probably hasn't changed much. The afternoon skies are full of billowing cumulus clouds and the trees and fields are alive with the bounty of summer. The sounds of engines and men's voices gone, replaced by a gentle whisper of the wind through grain fields or the song of an occasional bird. In the distance, one can hear the laughter of children.

The planes. They are the big six of the 8th Air Force: B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-26 Martin Marauder, P-51 Mustang, P-38 Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt. You worked on them during freezing nights of winter and nursed them home, so badly damaged it seemed there was no way they could fly. You gave them names and they took on their own personalities.

The boy. He is part of a generation you probably didn't give much thought to at the time, for you see, he is your grandson. He lives in a world that would amaze you. Oh, it is still far from perfect but because of your sacrifice and the sacrifice of thousands like you, he still have the right to choose freedom over oppression.

The old churchyard. It is still there much the same as when you were here. But there is a monument there now that you wouldn't have seen. It stands as a reminder to all who view it that you paid the ultimate price for their rights and freedoms.

The painting. It expresses that childlike innocence and idealism that we all possess; at times hidden away, but there if we but attempt to find it. The painting is a personal memorial to your sacrifice from my generation and those generations yet unborn . . . "Lest We Forget."

Counter-signers: General Curtis E. LeMay and Eighth Air Force Pilots Bill Lawley, Andrew Low, James Farrell, Robin Olds, Hub Zemke and Gerald Brown.

Lest We Forget - Aviation by William Phillips is available for sale as a signed and numbered limited edition of only 1,250 art prints with a 20 x 32-1/4 image size priced at $395 unframed. LAST ONE!

Order yours today. All artwork is professionally boxed and insured and guaranteed to arrive in mint condition. All prints have been hand signed by the artist. Artist William Phillips painted a series of smaller WWII world war 2 images.

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Signed And Numbered Limited Edition Print 20 x 32-1/4 Image Size 1250 $395.00

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