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Cranston Fine Arts  Naval Art and Artists World War Two Ships USS Quincy to Z23  Vittorio Veneto |
[UP] - USS Quincy - USS Raymond - USS Sacramento - USS San Francisco - USS San Jacinto - USS Saratoga - USS Tang - USS Tennessee - USS Texas - USS The Sullivans - USS Vincennes - USS Wahoo - USS Washington - USS Wasp - USS West Virginia - USS Wisconsin - USS Wolverine - USS Yorktown - Vittorio Veneto - Yamato - Z10 - Z16 - Z23 |
| Vittorio Veneto Naval Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings |
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Prelude to Taranto by Ivan Berryman. Prior to the British attack on the Italian battle fleet moored in Taranto Harbour in November 1940, the job of obtaining the very latest photo reconnaissance fell to the maverick pilot Adrian 'Warby' Warburton. Flying a requisitioned Martin Maryland, Warburton undertook a series of breathtakingly low level passes across the ships moored in the harbour, cheating a hail of anti aircraft fire and flak to bring home the vital information to Rear Admiral Lumley Lyster, the flag officer aboard HMS Illustrious. Ships shown moored in the Mar Grande here are Vittorio Veneto (nearest) and Littorio with Duilio and Giulio Cesare in the background. |
Vittorio Veneto at Anchor in Naples, 1941 by Randall Wilson. (GL) No text for this item |
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