WWll BATTLE OF BRITAIN/ABERDEEN - A large canvas COLLECTORS ...

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WWll BATTLE OF BRITAIN/ABERDEEN -
A large canvas COLLECTORS COPY oil print by artist(and aviation pilot) DAVID WRIGHT - AIR BATTLE OVER ABERDEEN 12th JULY 1940 as witnessed by the artist as a boy of 14yrs - showing three spitfires engaging and blocking off a German HEINKEL 111H-3 based at STAVANGAR NORWAY which had just completed a bombing run in ABERDEEN and was attempting to head out seawardto escape - no match for the SPITFIRES blocking it's escape route out to sea and forced the Heinkel to crash into an uncompleted ice rink on South Anderson Drive! - all German crew were killed!
Dimensions of the frame 44" x 35" approx - the painting comes with a 2 page A4 artist description and his witness accouint of th air-fight!
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25th Aug 23 at 9:45am BST

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