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Aleutian P-38 by James Havens
"Aleutian P-38 portrays P-38 Lightning nose number 95 of the infamous 54th Fighter Group of the 11th Air Force. In the distance is the 1940''s Shemya Base located on Shemya Island. Lost in the Aleutian Island Campaign of WWII, P-38 Lightning tail number 13400 was piloted by 2nd Lt. Robert L. Nesmith, crashed in January 1945 on Attu Island located in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Lt. Nesmith survived the crash and was later picked up on the shores of Attu Island. Lt. Nesmith continued a distinguished career as a fighter pilot until his retirement in1960. The P-38 was recovered from Attu Island in June of 1999 and restored by a team of volunteers over a two year period. The plane is currently on display on Elmendorf AFB, Alaska near HEritage Park.
Included on the print is the insignia of the 54th Fighter Group, a map of the Aleutian Island Theater, and the insignia of the 11th Air Force.
Each print comes with vile of actual beach gravel from Shemya base in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
Available on paper ($250) or artist-enhanced canvas ($1500)
Print size: Size: 19"w x 13"h (Canvas Paper Giclee) or 5' x 3.5' (Artist Enhanced Canvas Giclee)
Edition size: 500 signed and numbered by artist only (500 each edition)
