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Ploesti: Into The Fire And Fury - B - 24 Liberators By William Phillips

By William Phillips

Ploesti: Into The Fire And Fury - B-24 Liberator Bombers by William Phillips

Adolf Hitler was obsessed with the war economy in general and liquid fuel in particular. The petroleum wells and refineries at Ploesti, Rumania, which supplied approximately one third of all the Nazis' fuel oil, therefore became more than just a military target. A raid on Ploesti became a way to strike at Hitler himself.

"On the first day of August, 1943, then-Colonel Leon Johnson's aircraft, a B-24D, of the 67th bomb squadron, 44th bomb group, flew over target Ploesti, code-named 'Tidal Wave,'" says aviation artist William S. Phillips. "For his action that day, Colonel Johnson received the Medal of Honor."

In all, 179 B-24 Liberators of the American 9th Air Force took off that day on "Operation Soapsuds" to Pound the Ploesti installations. The results were promising but the price was high. The Americans lost fifty-three aircraft in the attack but the door was then open for subsequent bombings which yielded higher dividends. Within six months, the amount of oil that Germany was taking from Romania was cut by eighty percent.

"What interested me from an art standpoint was that they went in low-level," says Phillips. "This raid took place right on the ground. It's the kind of thing that lends itself well to the kind of work I do. The sun is high in the blue sky and Johnson's B-24D bomber is coming right at you." Phillips' appreciation of Johnson's accomplishment is shown in this limited edition fine art print, made from the original that was signed by Johnson himself.

Original painting signed by General Leon Johnson.

Ploesti: Into The Fire And Fury - B-24 Liberator Bombers by William Phillips is available for sale as a signed and numbered limited edition of only 850 art prints with a 18-5/8 x 28 image size and is for sale for $435 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. Artist William Phillips painted some American B-24 Liberator bombers on a bombing mission over Germany in World War 2 WWII in art prints for sale.

Types	Dimensions	Edition Size	Price	Cart
Signed And Numbered Limited Edition Print	18-5/8 x 28 Image Size	850 LAST ONE!	$435.00

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