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Jimmy Doolittle B-25 Raid on Japan Painting by Reynolds

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Jimmy Doolittle B-25 Raid on Japan Painting by Reynolds
<Our item number 122539><B>Jimmy Doolittle B-25 Raid on Japan Painting by Reynolds.</B> An original oil on canvas, 20 by 24, nicely framed to an overall size of 26.5 by 30.5, signed at lower right &#34;Reynolds 1976.&#34; Handsomely rendered depiction of the historical event, showing Doolittle&#39;s B-25 having just taken off from the aircraft carrier Hornet with a guarding destroyer at right.<BR><BR>William J. Reynolds, a self-taught artrist born June 4, 1918, is well known for his avaition paintings and prints. In WW 2, he served in the Army Air Corps as a fighter pilot in P-40s out of New Guinea. He has had many important commissions, notably two each year for the National Congress on Aerospace Education. His prints are sold at the Smithsonian&#39;s National Air & Space Museum. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;2,500-3,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 122539<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/43jpegs/122539.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>