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Auction History Result 6z148 FLYING FORTRESS linen 1sh '42 great image of World War II planes out of the blazing skies! Date Sold 4/1/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Flying Fortress, the 1942 Walter Forde U.S./English World War II (WWII) B-17 bomber airplane aviation romantic love triangle action thriller ("Blazing from the screen... Out of the Blazing skies!"; "Drama written in flames and told with the staccato of cannon-fire!"; "So packed with drama and realism, the British Army assigned Richard Greene to return to the screen in this once in a war-time role!"; about a rich playboy who is a stunt pilot, and he volunteers to transport B-17 bombers, called "flying fortresses", from the U.S. to England, and during the process, he finds out what is important in life) starring Richard Greene, Carla Lehmann, Betty Stockfield, Donald Stewart, Charles Heslop, Sidney King, and Basil Radford. Amazingly, this was based on a true story, about New Zealand RAF pilot Sergeant James Allen Ward, whose plane caught fire, and he actually climbed out onto the wing and put the fire out, earning the Victoria Cross! Noted English actor Richard Greene was in the service at this time, but he was released from duty long enough to play the lead in this movie! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds. It had faint staining in the bottom right corner, extending into the red background area. It had minor wear on the foldlines and a pinhole in each corner. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The restorer backed the poster "in the European style", meaning that they did not do restoration to the defects described above, but they are really not very distracting (and a talented restorer could touch them up without re-backing the poster). Learn More about condition grades 
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