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Title: 79th Anniversary of the 8th AF's first combat mission
Post by: oboe on July 04, 2021, 01:23:20 PM

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(https://i.imgur.com/gJlOo2u.jpg)

Daring mission or PR stunt, or maybe a little of both.   Always loved the intensity and movement in this artwork by Nixon Galloway, "The First Mission / July 4th, 1942".  Read about the mission in this month's Aviation History magazine:

July 4, 1942: The Mighty Eighth’s First Bombing Raid
 (https://www.historynet.com/july-4-1942-the-mighty-eighths-first-bombing-raid.htm)