The Beginning of the End
(One in Stock)

Artist: William Phillips
From a 1998 sold out limited edition
This is print 364/1000
Image size: 23 1/2" x 15 5/8"
Condition: Mint condition with Printed Remarque

Layaway Available

Airplane Type: B-29 Flying Fortess

The flight of the Enola Gay and the capture of the island of Iwo Jima, were two of the most significant events of World War II. William Phillips wanted, in some small way, to pay tribute to those who captured that island fortress even as he paid homage to the United States Army Air Forces and the crew of the Enola Gay for the mission. Both events hastened the end of the war and made the invasion of the Japanese homeland unnecessary.

Personally signed by the crew of the Enola Gay as follows:

Brigadier General Paul W. TIBBETS, Pilot
Tomas W. FEREBEE, Bombadier
Theodore J. "Dutch" VAN KIRK, Navigator
Richard NELSON, Radio Operator
Morris R. JEPPSON, Bomb Electronics Officer

Here's what the printed remarque looks like:



PLANE JUNKIE - The Beginning of the End by William Phillips (B-29 Flying Fortess)