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This is a depiction of the B-17 Flying Fortress, one of the most successful bomber aircraft of World War 2. This group is in the middle of a bombing run, and are being attacked by German fighters. This is the part of the mission where the B-17 is the most vulnerable. They can't turn to avoid the fighters as this would change the areas that the bombs will land. The formation is also encountering aerial flak which will damage or destroy an aircraft if it hits it.

Duwayne is a contemporary realist artist, specializing in fine art oil paintings and photography. A California native, he majored in Technical Illustration in college, and attributes much of his artistic ability to the early art training he received from his father. In his twenties, he found a love of oil painting. Much of the attention to detail required in his illustration training has been transferred to his paintings. Learning by trial and error, he now paints realistic pictures of the best of America, bringing to life traditional landscapes, stately victorian houses, small-town scenes, historical early California and Texas missions, Southern scenes and classic military art. His paintings capture the essence of realism, while...