AVIATION 1945 ONWARDS
AIR AMERICA BELL HELICOPTER vs. N-2 COLT. An air combat first
AIR AMERICA BELL HELICOPTER vs. N-2 COLT. An air combat first

An unarmed Air America Bell helicopter shoots down a North Vietnamese An-2 Colt biplane which had been attacking a US radar station. The crew chief on board the helicopter used a rifle to bring down both Colt aircraft, the first time a helicopter had scored a victory in air to air combat.

This painting hangs in the headquarters of a US Government Department.

Giclee print from the original oil painting. Limited edition of 350. Printed re marques and badges on border. Signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 26” x 15” (66 x 38cm). £100

AIR AMERICA BELL HELICOPTER vs. N-2 COLT. An air combat first

An unarmed Air America Bell helicopter shoots down a North Vietnamese An-2 Colt biplane which had been attacking a US radar station. The crew chief on board the helicopter used a rifle to bring down both Colt aircraft, the first time a helicopter had scored a victory in air to air combat.

This painting hangs in the headquarters of a US Government Department.

Giclee print from the original oil painting. Limited edition of 350. Printed re marques and badges on border. Signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 26” x 15” (66 x 38cm). £100