Mosquito Bomber (Signed) (Original)

Artist: Iain Wyllie
Medium: Mixed Media on Board
Size: 29" x 19" (730mm x 490mm)
Date: c. 1990
Signature: Signed by artist bottom right hand corner
Code: WyllieMosquito

This is the Signed unique original Mixed Media art by Iain Wyllie.

The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft with a two-man crew that served during the Second World War and the post-war era. The Mosquito was one of the few operational front-line aircraft of the World War II era to be constructed almost entirely of wood and, as such, was nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder".

When the Mosquito entered production in 1941, it was one of the fastest operational aircraft in the world. Entering widespread service in 1942, the Mosquito first operated as a high-speed, high-altitude photo-reconnaissance aircraft, and continued to operate in this role throughout the war.

From mid-1942 to mid-1943 Mosquito bombers were used in high-speed, medium- or low-altitude missions, attacking factories, railways and other pinpoint targets within Germany and German-occupied Europe. This is a superb diagrammatic detailed painting.

• Artist Biography

  Iain Wyllie; Northern Ireland
  Iain Wyllie is one of Britain's leading - and most prolific - aviation cover artists. A native of Northern Ireland, he trained as a naval draughtsman, and spent many years working in this capacity.
  
  Iain chose to become a full-time aviation artist in the late 1980s, and has been responsible for creating over 60 cover artworks for Osprey's hugely successful Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series since 1994. His artwork is synonymous with originality of subject, intricate detail and technical accuracy.
  Source: Osprey Publishing