This is an oil painting I did a number of years ago for my dad before his death. He was stationed at Knettishall Air Base in Suffolk, England during the later half of World War ll as a B-17 pilot. This painting hung in my dad's office until he retired at which time my dad brought it home to my parent's house. My dad passed away over 12 years ago and with the recent death of my mother I brought this painting home with me. This is an oil painting sized 24" x 16" on a coated masonite panel and will be passed on to one of my children at some point in the future. I decided to put this painting on pbase.com to honor my dad and the many brave airmen who served during World War ll. I recently read that 12,731 B-17 bombers were lost and an estimated 60,000 B-17 airmen were killed in World War ll during combat missions and fatal training accidents. A steep price that should not be forgotten.