ROBERT BAILEY Gallery Tour of Limited Edition Prints
Formidable Fortress
Robert Bailey
Size: 35" x 25" Edition: 235 Subject: B-17s of the 'Bloody Hundredth'.
December 31st., 1944. B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 'Bloody Hundredth' attack an oil refinery near Hamburg while under attack from Me262 jets, Me109's and Fw190's. The 100th Bomb Group lost 12 planes on this mission. Aircraft depicted in this print include the lead aircraft (no name), "White Cargo" (second aircraft), and "The All American Girl" in Olive Drab paint (third aircraft).
Each print in Robert Bailey's Limited Edition, Formidable Fortress, is signed by 7 aircrew from the 'Bloody Hundredth'.