Into the Teeth of the Wind by Robert Taylor
Into the Teeth of the Wind by Robert Taylor
"Into the Teeth of the Wind" the Doolittle Commemorative Proof Edition. On April 18th 1942, barely four months after Pearl Harbor Jimmy Doolittle's B-25 lifts off the deck of USS Hornet. A further 15 crews will gun their engines and lift off on the first bombing run on Japan.
The B-25's were heavily modified to achieve the short carrier take off, with no way to land they headed for China after hitting Japan. The raid was a great moral booster to America and a wakeup call of what was to come for Japan.
The Limited Edition is signed by five Doolittle Raiders. The Doolittle Commemorative Proof Edition is a two-part set comprises the main print "Into the Teeth of The Wind" and a companion print "The Day Now Dawns" There are a total of 13 signatures of crews who took part in the raid and Tung-Sheng Liu who helped a crew evade Japanese capture in China and became an honorary Doolittle Raider.
Editions Available:
- Limited Edition
- Commemorative Proof
Print Size, 30" x 24" companion 17" x 14"