From Bad to Worse
by Steven Heyen
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24.000 x 18.000 inches
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Title
From Bad to Worse
Artist
Steven Heyen
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This image depicts the B-17 flown by Ted Seith, who flew in the 840thBS/483rd BG. He led a bombing raid over Memmingen, Germany on July 18, 1944, on which six bomb groups set out and became separated due to weather and just one, the 483rd led by Seith, flew on alone with no fighter protection. German fighters intercepted the group and shot down 14 of the 26 B-17s in the group but they stayed on course and completed the bombing mission. Ted Seith received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the group received a distinguished unit commendation for the raid. Seith went on to achieve senior roles in the USAF after the war.
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April 7th, 2017
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