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A Moment of Compassion by Ivan Berryman. (P) On December 20th 1943, Lt. Charlie Brown of the USAAF was flying his first mission as aircraft commander of B-17, "Ye Olde Pub" on a bombing raid over Bremen. The B-17's port wing was damaged by flak, necessitating an engine shutdown. The aircraft was aggressively attacked by Luftwaffe fighters that tore the B-17 to shreds, killing and wounding a number of her crew. As the aircraft limped toward the German coast, a single Messerschmitt Bf 109 piloted by Franz Stigler approached the crippled bomber and, seeing the incredible damage inflicted on it, made the decision not to attack, but to escort0 the B-17 across the English Channel. Part way, the Bf 109 banked away and Brown's aircraft was met by some P.47s that escorted Ye Olde Pub home. Stigler had risked everything in this act of compassion and his story remained a secret until the end of the war. In 1990, Charlie Brown finally tracked down Franz Stigler and the two pilots became the closest of friends, right up until they would sadly pass away within months of each other in 2008. Item Code : DHM6936P A Moment of Compassion by Ivan Berryman. (P) - This Edition TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING ORIGINAL PAINTING Oil on Canvas Size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman £1100.00 OWN AN ORIGINAL PAINTING! This fantastic original painting is part of our original collection of over 600 paintings. We will consider all reasonable offers for our original artwork. Please email us at cranstonorders@outlook.com or call on international (+44)1436 820269 or from UK on 01436 820269 and we will be happy to discuss this item with you. View all our original paintings here All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

Other editions of this item : A Moment of Compassion by Ivan Berryman. DHM6936 TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed Ltd. Ed of 300 prints. Professionally produced using a high quality inkjet digital press and printed on 300gsm art stock. Image Size 13.4 inches x 9.4 inches (34cm x 24cm) Paper Size 16.5 Inches x 11.7 inches (42cm x 29.6) Artist : Ivan Berryman £15 Off! Now : £40.00 VIEW EDITION... PRINT Signed Ltd. Ed of 30 Artist Proofs. Professionally produced using a high quality inkjet digital press and printed on 300gsm art stock. Image Size 13.4 inches x 9.4 inches (34cm x 24cm) Paper Size 16.5 Inches x 11.7 inches (42cm x 29.6) Artist : Ivan Berryman £20 Off! Now : £55.00 VIEW EDITION... GICLEE CANVAS Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 59cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman on separate certificate £100 Off! Now : £400.00 VIEW EDITION... POSTCARD Collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 VIEW EDITION... General descriptions of types of editions :

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