With the familiar Lincolnshire countryside beckoning, a Lancaster of the famous 617 “Dambusters” Squadron, makes its final approach after a raid on Germany, late summer 1944. Gerald Coulson’s new painting Summer Harvest winds the clock back sixty years, recreating a typical East Anglian countryside scene in late 1944. With the sun well above the horizon, a Lancaster comes thundering in on finals after a gruelling night precision bombing mission over Germany. Below, farm workers busy gathering the summer harvest, stop to marvel at the sheer power and majesty of the mighty aircraft, and to dwell briefly on what horrors its crew may have endured on their perilous journey.

THE PILOTS EDITION
Flight Lieutenant ARTHUR F. POORE DFC
Squadron Leader E. GRAY WARD DFC
Group Captain JAMES CASTGNOLA DSO DFC

THE DAMBUSTERS EDITION
Squadron Leader JOHN LESLIE MUNRO DSO DFC
Squadron Leader GEORGE L. JOHNSON DFM
Sergeant RAYMOND E. GRAYSTON
Sergeant FREDERICK E. SUTHERLAND.

Image size 30-1/2 x 23-1/2