Danger Cold Fear and Courage
by Steven Heyen
Title
Danger Cold Fear and Courage
Artist
Steven Heyen
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Painting - Oil On Canvas
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In 1944, B-17 'Little Patches' of the 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group turns off the target and heads back toward England. The scene encapsulates three seconds of action, three seconds of extreme danger, cold, fear and courage.
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Douglas Beatenhead
Very nicely done! Interesting picture and composition. Congratulations on your sale!!
EVERETT HICKAM
early in the war 42 and 43 when 25 missions were required before rotation home the average life of a B-17 crew was twelve missions with 10 men going down with each and many of these missions were flown depending on the winds aloft at about 150 to 170 MPH, Some will tell you that they had a top speed of 300, but that was only going straight down. These were incredible young men 18 to maybe 23 and realized they were on a suicidal path , but went anyway. Often throwing up from fear before boarding the bomber but they went anyway and never were turned back by enemy action. recalled sometimes by weather but never by losses of up to 60 bombers and 600 men.
EVERETT HICKAM
I see the lead bomber has the chin turret, but the olive drab paint of F series rather than the G. I am not saying this is incorrect as the chin turret may have been introduced on the late Fs. However It would be a first for me,
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