£90 - £180
Propaganda Poster Victory Wings US Navy WWII Mars Bomber Flying Boat Airplane. Original vintage calendar backing propaganda poster - Wings For Victory - featuring an illustration from original painting by Manning deV. Lee depicting a double propeller plane flying over a wavy sea with flag of the United States flying in the sun lit vanilla sky, the description below the image reds - the famous giant bomber The Mars, made by Glenn C. Martin Co. of Baltimore for the United States Navy. Its flying range is to Europe and return non-stop, with a fuel capacity of approximately a tank car load. It carries a crew of eleven men, with sleeping accommodations for 13, and is capable of carrying 150 men fully armed and quipped. Overall size 117 feet, with wing speed of 200 feet, height overall 36 feet. Powered with four 200 horsepower engines. An unusual feature with this airship in its two decks. Good condition, minor staining, minor creasing, paper loss in bottom left corner, punched holes on top edge, torn paper stuck under image. Country of issue: USA, designer: Manning dev. Lee, size (cm): 59x28, year of printing: 1942
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