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- OBJECT TYPE
- lithograph/limited edition/framed
- DATE
- 1981
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0885.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Doolittle Mission
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
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
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Unknown Manufacturer, Print, 1981, Artifact no. 1997.0885, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0885.001/
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