Threatening Skies by Richard Taylor. (AP) SHN368 5 inches x 23 inches

5 inches x 23 inches (85cm x 58cm)

Within seconds she was gone

Flying with Flik 34

Launched in 1868 at Aberdeen

serving as Secretary for many years

Threatening Skies by Richard Taylor. (AP) SHN368 5 inches x 23 inchesDHM2709AP. Threatening Skies by Richard Taylor. Richard Taylors painting recreates an encounter on 19th February 1945. As dawn breaks over the Pacific, a determined force of Japanese Ki 44s launch a surprise attack on a large formation of USAAF B 29 Superfortresses as they approach the Japanese mainland. B 29 gunners let rip as one fighter flashes past, with a second fighter closing at high speed. Chunks of the B 29s port wing and aileron have been