British Impressionists
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SOLDCharles Cundall (1890-1971):
Lancaster MK. I, circa 1942
Framed (ref: 486)
Thinned oil on paper, 13 3/8 x 19 5/8 in. (34 × 50 cm.)
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As an official war artist with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air
Force, (Captain)Charles Cundall produced some of the most memorable
images of the Second World War, not least his epic Withdrawal from
Dunkirk 1940
(Imperial War Museum).
The most famous British bomber of the war, the Lancaster, flew on many
famous sorties: the Dambuster’s Raid, the daylight raid on Augsburg and the
sinking of the German battleship Tirpitz. Forming the backbone of the British
bombing offensive, Lancasters inflicted decisive and crippling damage on
enemy factories and installations. The bottom of the fuselage was painted
black
to avoid detection during night-time bombing raids. The Lancaster was
operational from March 1942; during the war years 7,377 of these
aircraft were built.
