General Information

Serial #

27/600

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Card stock

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

59.7 cm

Width

81.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bailey

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1994 onwards

Canada

The B-17 depicted was piloted by 2nd Lt. Robert J. Shoens, who also co-signed the print.

Function

Commemorates the only B-17; "Our Gal Sal", to return to its home base at Thorpe Abbots, England, after an aerial engagement known as the "Bloody 100th", with the Luftwaffe on March 6, 1944.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print on lower left corner on white border reads: "C [encircled] Copyright Sky's The Limit Aviation Art 1994."/ Handwritten beside: "[Illegible] 26[/]600"/ Print lower centre: "Clash Over Haseleunne!/ by Robert Bailey"/ Print below: "On the Berlin raid of MARCH 6, 1944, ["]Our Gal Sal["] of the/ 100th Bomb Group is defended by P-47's of the 56th Fighter Group."/ Signature beside: "Robert J. Shoens"/ Print lower right corner on white border: "Printed in Canada by Quality Color Press Inc."/ Print signed by artist, lower right: "Robert Bailey '94 C [encircled]"/

Missing

N/A

Finish

Printed on semi-glossy card stock

Decoration

Print depicts the B-17 "Our Gal Sal", being defended by P-47's of the 56th Fighter Group.