American A-10 bomber on flightline, Bagram air-base, Afghanistan; verso: Two men carrying a stretcher

Place Asia: Afghanistan
Accession Number ART91923
Collection type Art
Measurement Framed: 42.9 cm x 67.8 cm x 3.8 cm; Unframed: 40 cm x 65 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on hardboard; verso: black felt-tipped pen
Maker Churcher, Peter
Place made Afghanistan, Afghanistan: Parwan Province, Bagram
Date made 24 August 2002
Conflict Period 2000-2009
Afghanistan, 2001-2021
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

An American A-10 bomber on the flightline at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan. Peter Churcher recalled, "There is a ruined Afghan village visible in the background; heli-pads in foreground for landing emergency; wounded to be taken into hospital, which was just behind the spot I painted from". Verso image: Two men carrying a stretcher.

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