Original oil painting on high quality stretched canvas featuring Lancaster stragglers from 83 Pathfinder Squadron returning from a mission that has taken them deep into enemy territory. A combination of flak and Luftwaffe night fighters has taken its toll and many aircraft are damaged, low on fuel and carrying wounded crew members. Some may not make it to their base at RAF Wyton but those that do could well be back in the air before too long.

The canvas is signed on the back in permanent ink by the following distinguished Lancaster crew:
Flt. Lt. Russell (Rusty) Waughman DFC, AFC
Lancasters of No 101 Special Duties Squadron
Wt. Officer Rupert Noye DFC
72 Ops as Rear Gunner on Wellingtons then Lancasters of 166 Squadron.
Flt. Lt. Don Briggs DFC
62 Ops as Flight Engineer on Lancasters of 156 Pathfinder Squadron. After the war he qualified as a pilot and flew all three types of V-Bomber operationally including the famous Vulcan XH558. He flew the mission that dropped the third and last Atom Bomb on Christmas Island
Flt. Lt. Ted Stocker DSO DFC
A massive 108 ops as Flight Engineer on Lancasters of 35 Pathfinder Squadron.

Signed by the artist and supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity.

This painting is presented professionally framed and ready to hang.