Joyner Canadian Fine Art Auction

November 26, 2012

LOT 85

Lot 85

ADOLPHUS GEORGE BROOMFIELD, O.S.A., R.C.A.

ADOLPHUS GEORGE BROOMFIELD, O.S.A., R.C.A.
Lot 85 Details
ADOLPHUS GEORGE BROOMFIELD, O.S.A., R.C.A.

WORKING ON A 143 TYPHOON FIGHTER, EINDHOVEN, HOLLAND, 1944

oil on canvas
signed
16 ins x 22 ins; 40 cms x 55 cms

Estimate $3,000-$4,000

Realised: $2,596
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Note:

As a Squadron Leader, George Broomfield served with 143 Wing RCAF Second Tactical Air Force 83 Group between 1943 and 1945. This group was created to support the Second Army from the D-Day June 6th,1944 invasion through the advance to Germany. From March 26th to D-Day, they performed pre-invasion strikes and on June 6th, provided first close support aircraft over the invasion beaches. The ground party of the unit landed on the beaches on D-Day, faced heavy shelling and moved to set up a forward base at Lantheuil, Normandy. With enemy forces usually as close as four to five miles from the base, take-offs were often “hot” and enemy shelling was constant. Typhoon aircraft performed the bulk of the missions and ran over two thousand sorties over the six week period. During this time, personnel slept very seldom, due to the constant noise of shelling, anti-aircraft firing and aircraft engines.

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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