SAFE HAVEN
By Nicolas Trudgian
1000 Signed and Numbered Prints

Schweinfurt, Danzig, St. Nazaire, Whilhemshaven, Munster, Berlin - names that set pulses racing as Eighth Air Force crews were briefed for the day's target.  Some had been before.  For others it was a new and daunting challenge.  All knew it meant barrages of flak, swarms of enemy fighters, sub-zero temperatures, possible capture, injury - or the unthinkable.  But all gathered their kit, and went.  The lucky ones came home, and as the familiar coastline of England became visible from their cockpits, they could relax for the first time and dare to think beyond today  Nick's painting shows B-24 Liberators returning from a typical daylight raid.  Approaching their base as the perilous mission nears completion, they fly low over an East Anglian village, nestling at the head of an estuary.  Below, as an amphibian disembarks aircrew rescued following ditching in the North  Sea, villagers gaze upwards in friendly admiration.   Seen are B-24s of 329th Bomber Squadron (PPF) of the 93rd Bomb Group.  Known as the 'Traveling Circus' , the 93rd BG was the oldest serving B-24 Group, and flew more missions than any other in the 8th Air Force.   Conferring great significance upon this emotive print, four well-known and distinguished B-24 pilots have joined the artist in signing each print in the edition.

Size:  36 1/2"  x  24 1/2"

$150.00