"Raid On the China Coast" Roy Grinnell SunsOut 1000 Piece Puzzle Item No. 37603

Description: This wonderful puzzle, as shown in the main photo, depicts a raid on Japanese shipping by the B-25J Mitchell "Lady Lil", flown by Lt. Albert Beiga, 498th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Air Apaches, The Philippines, 1945. This Roy Grinnell painting, copy found on "Flickr", was later copied for this puzzle. The 498th Bombardment Squadron trained under the Third Air Force in the southeast United States. They were deployed to the Pacific Theater of Operations in June 1943, being assigned thereafter to the Fifth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific Area.The 498th engaged in combat operations initially during the New Guinea Campaign, attacking enemy targets in New Guinea in support of General MacArthur's campaign, using B-25s for low-level strafing attacks. B-25s were modified with extra fuel tanks to increase range with extra .50 caliber machine guns installed in the noses of the aircraft. The bomber squadron engaged in combat over New Guinea, the Bismark Archipelago, Northern Solomon Islands, the Southern Philippines and Leyte. They also flew long-distance attacks over Southeastern China and Formosa before the Japanese Capitulation in August 1945.All sides of the puzzle box are shown to show that it is in excellent condition, and since you can see that the puzzle itself is complete and interlocks perfectly, you can be assured of buying a high quality, complete puzzle. And for what it's worth, to make sure you receive it safely and efficiently, the last two photos show the puzzle in its high-quality, light weight packing box, prior to adding packaging materials along the sides, the last photo showing the box top. Buy it used for half the cost and know what you're getting.

Price: 13.95 USD

Location: San Tan Valley, Arizona

End Time: 2024-12-02T05:45:24.000Z

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