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"THE LEGEND BEGINS" |
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This is the oil study for Roy Grinnell's "The Legend Begins "This print was create to mark the presentation of the United States National Aviation Hall of Fame's Milton Caniff Spirit of Flight Award to the American Volunteer Group. The image depicts the December 20, 1941 intercept of a force of Japanese Army Air Force Kawasaki Ki-84 Lily bombers that were about to attack the city of Kunming, China. The engagement was the first aerial combat mission to be flown by the American Volunteer Group. |
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"OVER THE TOP OF THE WORLD" In "Over the Top of the World" aviation artist Roy Grinnell has caught the moment that a China-bound Douglas C-47 Sky train of the China National Aviation Corporation has just succeeded in transiting the most dangerous part of the "Hump" air route. |
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