Kinsley P-38J 12x19 Matted Print Shirts

Kinsley P-38J 12x19 Matted Print ShirtsFirst flight of the P 38 took place in January of 1939. It was clearly the fastest US fighter at the time. Deployed to the European theater and the Mediterranean theater, the P 38 xcelled as a ground support attack aircraft. However, the Lightning was more successful as a fighter interceptor in the South Pacific than in any other theater of operations. Doug Kinsley created Aviation Illustrations in 1989. Having drawn airplanes since he was a young boy

Measures approximately 17" L x 10

Small size is recommended for most children

in dramatic and evocative images

it assumed heightened importance after the attack on Pearl Harbor

Originally printed in 1967

Pilots frequently contended with "williwaws" (violent

5 inches including matte

Its primary mission evolved from defending the strategic airfield at Guadalcanal to systematically neutralizing the massive Japanese naval and air bastion at Rabaul

The United States Air Force Command Air Forces in Europe (USAFE-AFAFRICA) is a critical component of the U

the Lightning was more successful as a fighter interceptor in the South Pacific than in any other theater of operations

Our mug shows the "Memphis Belle" B-17F Flying Fortress soaring through the clouds over the National Museum of the U

the pages are illustrated with more than 125 objects from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s collections