Out of Africa

Historical testimony: B-17 Boeing Flying Fortress Bomber with the number B-17g-4-6779, a.a.f. Serial no 44-6779 belonging to a US Air Force bombing squadron operating on the Mediterranean front between 1942 and 1943. Desert camouflage painted fuselage showing a sinking cargo silhouette, two German aircrafts destroyed and several night and day bombing missions. Humoristic caricature of the Third Reich Chancellor, Adolf Hitler, kicked out of Africa by a Texan cowboy boot. Bullet impacts on fuselage after an encounter with a German aircraft.

Artwork description: Enamel and oil painted aluminium plates riveted to a cardboard panel, curved on a foamboard structure. Approximate size 102 x 76 cm.

Price: AUD$ 750.00