General Information

Serial #

202/5000

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

paper print; glazed; wooden frame; masonite backing; steel hanging hardware & nails

Dimensions

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

Length

69.0 cm

Width

58.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

4.8 cm

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Pritchard

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

commissioned & published in 1981/ events depicted in picture took place April 18, 1942

Canada

Unknown

Function

display/ commemorative

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

lettering hand painted on canvas of original painting at lower right reads: "J Pritchard"; caption on inner border below image reads: "The Doolittle Mission/Doolittle leaving Hornet on the first bombing mission over Tokyo in A WORLD WIDE LIMITED EDITION OF 5000./by/Jeffery Pritchard"; hand written counter-signature reads: "J.H. Doolittle"; caption continues on outer border below image: "EACH PRINT IS INDIVIDUALLY SIGNED BY GENERAL JAMES H. DOOLITTLE./The following is a write up taken at 8:20 a.m. in the Pacific Ocean on the morning of April 18th 1942./James H. Doolittle leading Task Force 16, took off from the U.S. Aircraft Carrier HORNET during what was described as/extremely dangerous conditions. The Hornet had rolled into a trough and began to rise through a 40 knot gale. At the right/moment, Doolittle pushed the engine controls of the B-25 Mitchell Bomber to full power, the plane moved - all too slowly it seemed./The flaps were down for more lift and the aircraft moved faster and faster, trundling clumsily toward the end of the deckj, now being/lifted by the swelling sea. The Wright cyclones grew louder and the Mitchell picked up speed. Even before he ran out of the short/span of the deck, Doolittle eased the heavily loaded plane off. This was the first bombing raid of Tokyo striking an avenging blow/against the Japanese that would help stimilate the morale of the Americans and, indeed, all allies in the Pacific who had suffered/during the early part of the war."; lettering printed on outer border at top right reads: "Published and Commissioned by British Ceremonial Imports Ltd. Canada 1981

Missing

N/A

Finish

colour image, but predom. green & gray; light gray inner border with black caption; white outer border with black text; medium brown frame

Decoration

picture shows American B-25 Mitchell light bomber taking off from aircraft carrier USS Hornet