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Grandfather's Cartoon Painting on a Defiant MK1

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posted on 2024-06-05, 17:49 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

Found when 2 years old . Found on Hinkley Road under a Staircase. Grandfather repaired military aircraft. He was not in the military. A piece from a defiant MK1 which landed at Desford Aerodrome shot up in 1942. A Cartoon painting salvaged from the aircraft. The painting was on the original Aluminium skin. In 1999, it was framed and handed down to his Grandson, Mr. David Charles Allman.

History

Item list and details

Framed Cartoon Painting

Person the story/items relate to

Charles Allman

Person who shared the story/items

David Charles Allman

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

Grandson

Type of submission

Shared at Leicester Central Library, Leicestershire on 9 September 2023.

Record ID

94392 | LEI001