Historical information

From inscriptions and markings;
'To deliver a successful depth charge attack, sinking U-461 in a single pass. In an act of grace, the Sunderland pilot/ returned to the scene to drop a dinghy to the U-Boat survivors.
Limited Edition "209/500".

Physical description

Print - on paper, print of a painting, in colour, depicting a "Sunderland" aircraft - flying boat attacking a U-boat. Background of sea and sky. Painting by aviation artist Robert Taylor. Title information and 9 signatures below painting.
Frame - timber with light brown, gold and beige coloured paint. Decorative moulding. Mount - light purple colored cardboard. Glass front and cardboard backs.

Inscriptions & markings

Information printed below painting on print "CAUGHT ON THE SURFACE"/ by/ Robert Taylor./ In a strange quirk of fate, a Sunderland of Number 461 Squadron RAAF, identification letter U, destroys submarine U-461,/ a type XIV tanker, one of three German submarines caught on the surface by Allied aircraft in the Bay of Biscay, on July 30 1943. / At extreme low level, Sunderland U/461 braves a barrage of gunfire from all circling submarines.