HONORABLE ENCOUNTER - Limited Edition print by Anthony Saunders
It’s a scene depicted by many aviation artists over the years, but it’s a story worth telling again and keeping their legendary tale alive. A small glimmer of hope and compassion amidst the bitterness of war ...
Encountering a lone, crippled and struggling B-17, Luftwaffe Ace Oberleutant Franz Stigler could clearly see it was carrying dead and badly wounded crew. Putting thoughts of an easy victory aside, he decides instead to let the battered warbird fly on, escorting it out across the North Sea on a course for England, 20 December 1943.
Had Stigler reported the incident, there is a strong probability that he would have been shot as a traitor. However, many years later, through happenstance and good fortune, Stigler and Brown would meet again and become firm friends.
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Anthony’s painting has been faithfully reproduced as a fine art limited edition, with each print hand-numbered and personally signed by the artist.
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Framed copies are also available with ORIGINAL autographs of veterans who flew both Me109s and B-17s during the war.
