BE2c British Nightfighter, 1916
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Acrylic on Hardboard Airbrush & Hand Brush SIZE: 16"x20" A development of the earlier BE2, the BE2c was used for everything from observation, light bombing, training to primitive night fighter. Too slow and stable to be much good as a day fighter, it excelled in the dark as a single seater Zeppelin hunter, being responsible for bringing down more than one of the giant German airships. The painting shows Lt. Frederick Sowrey of the Royal Flying Corps stalking a Zeppelin in September, 1916, near London. I had read first- hand accounts of the bright cherry-red glow of the engines as seen in the dark and the painting grew from that idea. This original painting was exhibited at the Colony Theatre, Burbank, California, June-July, 2006. |
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