| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART23464 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 43 x 55.5 cm; unframed: 30.5 x 43.1 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas on hardboard |
| Location | Main Bld: World War 2 Gallery: Gallery 2: Against G |
| Maker |
Adams, Dennis |
| Place made | Italy |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Springtime in Southern Italy
Description
A wrecked Junkers Ju 88 aeroplane at Tortorella Strip near Foggia, Italy. A Wellington can be seen in the background and also a white cloud of dust from the chalk covered taxiways. The wrecks about this aerodrome were all very much stripped by souvenir hunters. In this one the metal sheeting which forms either side of the rudder fin have been cut out for the swastikas which were always painted here on German aircraft. The camouflage is typical. When Spring come to Southern Italy the flowers grew up amongst these wrecks.