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Cranston Fine Arts Aviation Art and Artists World War Two Veteran Signatures UK and Commonwealth E Eves, Reg

Warrant Officer Reg Eves

Rear and Middle Upper Air Gunner, 550 Squadron.

Warrant Officer Reg Eves - Signed Aviation Art

Day Duties for the Night Workers by Robert Taylor. 3 of 4 editions available. All 4 editions feature up to 54 additional signatures. £70.00 - £295.00

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Day Duties for the Night Workers by Robert Taylor. With its mission completed, the mighty Lancaster slowly rolls to a halt on the lonely dispersal point, the roar of its four pulsating Merlin engines steadily slackens, replaced by an eerie silence, broken only by the snapping cracks of cooling metal. Slowly the seven weary crew tumble out of the fuselage, their faces etched with strain, eyes rimmed red with tiredness. For them it is the final act of another long, arduous and nerve-wracking operation, another eight-hour ordeal to attack industrial targets in the Ruhr. This time they know they've been lucky, they reached the target and returned home safely, despite the deadly flak and prowling Luftwaffe night-fighters. For others, however, the work of war has just begun. As the massive Lancaster looms majestically over them, the ever vigilant ground crew begin the task of preparing their aircraft for the coming night's operation. Checking, repairing and double-checking again, making sure that nothing goes wrong on the next trip, nothing that could endanger the lives of the crew who depend on them. And then there are guns to be re-armed, bombs to be loaded and near-empty fuel tanks refilled. It will be a race against time.