“Flight’s End,” artwork by George Schreiber

Lot 3124-6: Paintings of Naval Aviation during World War II: Abbott Collection. #51: “Flight’s End” Artwork by George Schreiber. “His parachute swung comfortably over his shoulder, a Navy pilot returns to squadron headquarters to check in a after a flight at Pensacola, Florida. Behind him, a beaching crew hoists a Vought-Sikorsky observation-scout onto the concrete hangar ramp. This operation is the same as that followed at sea, where scouting planes are hoisted back on board after being catapulted from the deck of a cruiser or battleship.” (7/10/2015).

Date

1943

Photographer / author

National Museum of the U.S. Navy

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

1,796 × 2,461 pixels

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