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Fuel State Critical - Outcome In Doubt - B - 25 Bomber By William Phillips

By William Phillips

Fuel State Critical - Outcome In Doubt by William Phillips

The Raider’s carrier task force (TF-16) was spotted by Japanese vessels well before they arrived at the intended departure point so the Raiders were forced to launch from the carrier "Hornet" earlier than planned. Fuel calculations now fell short of the planned amount needed for their destination, Chuchow, China. Their arrival in China would be at night, rather than during daylight as originally planned. Fortunately, sailors on the "Hornet" filled ten, five gallon gas cans and passed them hand to hand to each aircraft, providing the fuel that made the difference between pitching at sea and coming down over land.

In this historical documentation on the Doolittle Raid, General Doolittle and his crew in aircraft 02344 break into a momentary area of clear sky. The last rays of sunlight bring only slight hope that they will survive their ordeal, as their fuel levels continue to fall and the hour of landfall is uncertain.

"Fuel State Critical Outcome in Doubt" is countered-signed by four of the Doolittle Raiders. The signing of the print took place at their April 2010 reunion in Dayton, OH. They include the Crew 1 co-pilot of Doolittle’s plane (the B-25 depicted here), Colonel Richard E. Cole, Lt. Colonel Robert L. Hite of Crew 16, Major Thomas Carson Griffin of Crew 9 and Staff Sergeant David J. Thatcher of Crew 7.

Phillips’ Personal Commission Edition of the previous Raiders Fine Art Edition, "Toward a Setting Sun," reached an edition size of 298. Given that there are only 100 in the edition of "Fuel State Critical Outcome in Doubt," this piece of history won’t last long!

Countersigners: Col. Richard E. Cole, Col. Robert L. Hite, Maj. Thomas C. Griffin, S/Sgt. David J. Thatcher

Fuel State Critical - Outcome In Doubt - B-25 Bomber by William Phillips is available for sale as a signed and numbered limited edition of only 100 giclee canvas's with a 12 x 24 image size priced at $495 unframed.

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.

Types	Dimensions	Edition Size	Price	Cart
Signed And Numbered Limited Edition Giclee' Canvas	12 x 24 Image Size	100	$495.00

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