Clearing Skies - Thorpe Abbotts Winter of 45, matted collectors piece. on Victories port side

on Victories port side

a B-17 damaged and flying slowly has been unable to maintain its position in the formation

Halifax pilots and aircrew

They are coming home the hard way with one engine already out and another starting to smoke

The print shows Rall leading JG -52

Clearing Skies - Thorpe Abbotts Winter of 45, matted collectors piece. on Victories port sideA Tribute to the Bomber crews of the 8th Airforce, who lost over 6,000 bombers, 47,000 casualties and 26,000 deaths during the campaign over Europe. The print depicts B 17's of the famouse100th Bomber Group "The Bloody Hundredth" at Thorpe Abbotts in the Winter of 1945. Thorpe Abbotts in East Anglia could be very cold and snowy during the Winter, East Anglia is flat and there is little to stop the cold winds of Winter or blowing snow. During a break