The Cargo is Courage

The Cargo is Courage
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Evokes a sense of nostalgia

Certainly looks wild weather out there. Fabulous.

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01/08/2018
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12 x 16 inches. Oils on MDF. A portrait of a Westland Lysander as used by the SOE to deliver and collect agents to and from occupied Europe. An interesting image to attempt with the need to research not just the aircraft but the Needles and the Lighthouse. It now has a helipad on top - wouldn't do to include on a painting of 1942 vintage. I keep adding these aviation works in the hope that the powers that be might add aviation to the list of subjects

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Michael Daley

Before leaving the RAF in the early 90s I studied, part time, Fine Art and Graphic Design at Falmouth College of Art and Design. On leaving the Air Force I worked for 17 years at Holkham Hall until retirement in 2010. I worked as a volunteer caseworker for ssafa ( Forces Charity) for almost 5…

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