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No Flying Today - B - 17 Bomber By William Phillips

No Flying Today - Bomber by William Phillips

In "No Flying Today," a B17G of the 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron sits peacefully under a blanket of snow at its home base in Framlingham, England.

As happened on many occasions during World War II, a cold moist air mass has moved south from the Arctic, covering both England and the Continent in heavy clouds and snow. On this day there would be no flying. Symbolic of this naturally induced lull in warfare are a goshawk, sitting ruffled against the chill wind and its would-be prey, a small rabbit hidden among the rocks of the stone wall.

The B-17G portrayed here was the most widely produced of B-17 variants. Its first test flight was on May 21, 1943, and it was being delivered for action less than four months later. Powered by a Wright R-1820-97 cyclone engine, the B-17G had a top speed of 302 m.p.h. The Bomber was flown primarily by Americans and carried a crew of ten. There are still a few B17-Gs flying today . . . in clear, snow less skies. It was released: May 1989.

No Flying Today - Bomber by William Phillips is available for sale as a signed and numbered limited edition of only 1,500 art prints with a 15-13/16 x 32 image size priced at $225 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 an American bomber sitting at an air strip in a snowstorm in art prints for sale. Old World War 2 B-17 Bombers and aviation painted in artwork.

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