Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

202/5000

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

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

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

69,0 cm

Largeur

58,5 cm

Hauteur

S/O

Épaisseur

4,8 cm

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Aviation

Catégorie

Commémoratif

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Pritchard

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Inconnu

Période

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

Canada

Inconnu

Fonction

display/ commemorative

Technique

Inconnu

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

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

Manque

S/O

Fini

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

Décoration

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