Albatros W.4 by Ivan Berryman. [Original Painting]

In response to a requirement for a seaplane fighter scout, Albatros developed the elegant W.4, a direct descendent of their successful D.1, incorporating many common parts with its land-based relative. About 120 of the type were constructed, many employed in the defence of important naval bases scattered along the coast of the North Sea. A small number of W.4s however fell into the hands of the Soviet Red Army in 1918 and were pressed into service on the Black Sea, based at Sevastopol, as depicted here.

Original painting, oil on canvas by Ivan Berryman.

Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm)