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Original Vintage WWII Poster Sunderland Flying Boat RAF Coastal Command Aircraft

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Original vintage World War Two poster for the 20-Ton Giant Of The Coastal Command - A Short Sunderland Flying Boat featuring an annotated technical cut-out design of the aircraft showing the details inside and outside with a Union Jack flag below the title text and facts and figures about the plane below: "Through rain, fog, snow and biting cold, the short Sunderland flying boats of the RAF Coastal Command flew far out into the Atlantic to guard British convoys... Carries special anti-submarine bombs. Built by Short Brothers of Rochester." Printed for HM Stationery Office by W.R Royle and Son Ltd. Horizontal. Very good condition, fold, minor creasing, browning, minor staining.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.57 in (37 cm)Width: 19.3 in (49 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1942
  • Condition:
    Very good condition, fold, minor creasing, browning, minor staining.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1012629903242

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