FULL
THROTTLE
by Robert
Bailey
Immediately following the Normandy breakout by the allies in late
July of 1944, the German army was in a full and disorganized retreat.
The combined allied war machine was beginning to push the Wehrmacht
across the length and breadth of France. This was accomplished
in large part by dominating the air space above the battlefield.
The air campaign of Great Britain and the United States had wrestled
air superiority from the German Luftwaffe in the years 1942 - 1944.
It was now paying big dividends. Without control of the air,
the German army was denied the freedom to move troops and equipment
to combat the advancing allied effort. No movement was safe, including
the travels of high echelon superiors in the military as they scurried
about the battle front, attempting to analyze the changing situation
and adjust their plans. In Robert Bailey's newest painting FULL
THROTTLE, a German staff car, escorted by motorcycles, is caught on
an open road by Spitfires searching for targets of opportunity.
In this case, a locomotive transporting war materials makes this a double
bonus target!
Co-signed by : Sqdn Ldr Don Laubman, F/O Gordon Ockenden,
F/O Don Murchie, and F/O Douglas Gaudin.
Print Size: 22.5" x 33.5"
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