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WILLIAM PHILLIPS FUEL STATE CRITICAL

" FUEL STATE CRITICAL - OUTCOME IN DOUBT "
William Phillips
Dec. 2012

100 Signed & Numbered Giclee Canvas
24" x 12"
$495


Dec. 2012 - Winter Splendor - William Phillips

The Raider’s carrier task force (TF-16) was spotted by Japanese vessels well before they arrived
at the intended departure point so the Raiders were forced to launch from the carrier "Hornet"
earlier than planned. Fuel calculations now fell short of the planned amount needed for
their destination, Chuchow, China. Their arrival in China would be at night, rather than
during daylight as originally planned. Fortunately, sailors on the "Hornet" filled ten,
five-gallon gas cans and passed them hand-to-hand to each aircraft, providing the fuel
that made the difference between pitching at sea and coming down over land.

In this historical documentation on the Doolittle Raid, General Doolittle and his crew in
aircraft 02344 break into a momentary area of clear sky. The last rays of sunlight bring
only slight hope that they will survive their ordeal, as their fuel levels continue to fall
and the hour of landfall is uncertain.

"Fuel State Critical—Outcome in Doubt" is countered-signed by four of the Doolittle Raiders.
The signing of the print took place at their April 2010 reunion in Dayton, OH. They included
the Crew 1 co-pilot of Doolittle’s plane (the B-25 depicted here), Colonel Richard E. Cole,
Lt. Colonel Robert L. Hite of Crew 16, Major Thomas Carson Griffin of Crew 9
and Staff Sergeant David J. Thatcher of Crew 7.

Phillips’ Personal Commission Edition of the previous Raiders Fine Art Edition,
"Toward a Setting Sun," reached an edition size of 298. Given that there are only
100 in the edition of "Fuel State Critical—Outcome in Doubt," this piece
of history won’t last long!

 

 

FUEL STATE CRITICAL - OUTCOME IN DOUBT - William Phillips

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