Military Aviation Art
Captain Elliot Springs was perhaps one of the most colorful American aces
of WW1. Flying an SE5 with 85 squadron and later Sopwith Camels with the
148th Aero squadron, Springs became the 5th highest ranking American Ace
with 16 victories. On June 18, 1918 he set out on a routine patrol into
enemy territory with his friend and squadron mate John Grider. Grider
became lost in a cloud and was subsequently shot down by a patrolling
German fighter. Springs carried the guilt of his friend’s loss for many
years, and after returning to the US Springs wrote the bestseller "Warbirds:
The Diary of an Unknown Aviator", a book based on the diaries of John
Grider. “Brothers In Arms” is a depiction of Elliot Springs and John
Grider on patrol during the fateful mission of June 18.
Printed on acid free stock with fade
resistant inks, the print is signed by Russell Smith.
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