Oil l painted in 2020.
Douglas TBD during the sinking of the Japanese carrier Shoho at Coral Sea, May 1942.
Oil on canvas 50 x 70cm

Another oil l painted last year.
Douglas TBD Devastator, US Navy torpedo bomber early 1942.
Oil on canvas 50 x 40cm.

Oil l painted last year (2023)
Mitsubishi F1M ‘Pete’ reconnaissance/fighter seaplane.
Oil on canvas 50 x 40cm

Painting l did in early October.
Oil on canvas 50 x 70cm.

Painting l did earlier this year.
US Navy F6F Hellcat, Philippine Sea 1944.
Acrylic on paper 29 x 40cm

Oil painting l did last year.
Still life with silver plate.
Oil on canvas 40 x 50cm

My first post.
I work full time as a nurse but l paint a lot in my spare time as a hobby.
I’m also a keen aviation buff.
This work is painted in oils on canvas, 50 x 70cm.

If you blur your eyes, it looks like a late Goya painting.

2/: - more flexible formation-flying and flying at deck-level to evade enemy fighters
- German units operating across a wider area thus thinning out their air cover.
-the Luftwaffe focusing their attention on Dunkirk area during Dynamo while the Battle units were operating further south.

1/: Factors which reduced losses after May 14-
-employing dive-bombing tactics instead of level bombing
-cloudy, murkier weather after May 14.
-better coordinated RAF fighter escort
-increasing exhaustion among Luftwaffe fighter pilots.
-German AA-units having supply & logistical problems.

The Battles flew a number of strikes against German motorised columns & bridges. Strategically they may have been pin-pricks but the Battles kept inflicting them right up until the last units departed France on June 15. Some chose to fly with 2-man crews rather than 3 to save weight.

After May 14, the Battles were ‘officially’ regulated to night operations but they frequently flew daylight sorties over the next 4 weeks. 5 of the 8 Battle Sqds did not leave France until mid-June. The loss rate was considerably lower after May 14 due to a number of factors.