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- Vendor: Military Aviation Art Prints
Catalina Attack by John Wynne Hopkins. (APB)
Type: Print - Artist Proof Ed.
D for Donald of 270 squadron, Royal Air Force, out of Freetown, West Africa operating in the Atlantic Ocean. It was during routine operation search that D for Donald surprised U515 on the surface and immediately attacked the submarine. U515 in putting up stiff resistance blew a large hole in the hull of D for Donald and the magazine of the starboard side 0.5 twin Browning was hit and the subsequent shrapnel wounded both blister gunners. U515 escaped but was sunk by an American naval hunter group a year later. D for Donald limped back to base and managed to make the beach before it would sink completely.
Signed by Sydney Hillier and Alex Morrison and supplied with the original signatures of Otto Kretschmer (deceased),
Hans-Gunther Lange
and
Karl-Friedrich Merten (deceased).
Knights Cross Presentation Edition of 5 artist proofs.
Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm)
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Catalina Attack by John Wynne Hopkins. (APB)