The ground crew scatter into the dust as the pilot guns the engine to extricate the plane from the sandy apron before take off.

Ref. No.: T-31
Title: Kicking up Dust.
Description: Curtis P-40 Kittyhawk of RAF 112 Shark Squadron, kicking up dust on the dirt apron of the front line at Medenine, Tunisia during WW2. With the collapse of the Allied campaign on the Greek mainland, 112 Sqn withdrew to Crete and then to Egypt, from where it rejoined the North African Campaign, supporting the Eighth Army. This painting depicts the urgency of mission refueling and re-arming prior to hurrying off again to straff and bomb German tanks.
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Date: April 2011.
Size: 660 x 400mm.
Price: R2500.00