Toward the Setting Sun by William Phillips

 
The 68th Annual Reunion of the Doolittle Raiders will take place at Wright-Patterson AFB April 16-18, 2010 . In 1942, 16 aircraft, crewed by 80 men, flew this historic mission. Five of the eight surviving crew members will be attending the reunion and signing Toward the Setting Sun;

 

Col. USAF (Ret.) Richard E. Cole,  Co-Pilot Crew 1

Lt. Col. USAF (Ret) Robert L. Hite, Co-Pilot Crew 16

Lt. Col. USAF (Ret) Edward J. Saylor, Engineer Crew 15

Major USAF (Ret) Thomas C. Griffin, Navigator Crew 9

SSgt David J. Thatcher, Engineer-Gunner Crew 7

  

Artist William S. Phillips and The Greenwich Workshop bring you the first opportunity to personally commission and own a piece of Doolittle Raider history. The historical significance of the daring raid on Japan will never change.  This is your chance to possess a work of art authenticated by the actual Doolittle Raiders.

 Toward the Setting Sun features the USS Hornet (CV-8) with the Doolittle Raiders 16 B-25s lashed down across her deck as she steams majestically into a Pacific sunset. SBDs of the USS Enterprise’s (CV-6) Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) patrol the skies above.

 At the time, the mission was referred to as the Halsey-Doolittle Raid; and here Phillips pays homage to the Navy’s significant role. Sending two United States aircraft carriers, Task Force 16, to the coast of the Rising Sun in 1942 was a courageous and risky move; especially for a nation reeling from Japan’s string of Pacific victories. Most of the ships and sailors that made up Vice Admiral Halsey’s TF 16 would six weeks later deal a staggering blow to the Japanese Fleet off Midway. The Halsey-Doolittle Raid truly marked when the Rising Sun began to set.

 To be released April/May 2009.
offset litho time limited (April 2009), 298 s/n
Current Availability: Sold Out at Publisher / Secondary Market Pricing Applies / Please Email for Cost.
Dimensions: 16.5" x 24"
Each print countersigned by surviving crew members.
Issue Price: $395.00

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