First Strike on Berlin by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) SIG456 All six crew members of

All six crew members of the three Maiali survived the mission

1st-2nd August 1944 by David Pentland

Size 30 inches x 19 inches (76cm x 48cm)

Captain Bell at once came on deck

Northern France on the morning of March 18

First Strike on Berlin by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) SIG456 All six crew members ofDHM2057AP. First Strike on Berlin by Nicolas Trudgian. The first successful daylight raid on Berlin. Nicolas Trudgians painting relives the fearsome aerial combat on March 6, 1944, as B 17 Flying Fortresses of the 100th B. G. are attacked. Screaming in head on, Fw190s of II. JG I charge into the bomber stream. With throttles wide open, 56th Fighter Group P 47 Thunderbolts come hurtling down to intercept. B 17 gunners are working overtime; the air is