Accession Number: 2020-035-13
Original work: oil on linen
Original size: 15 by 24 inches
In the fall of 1973 VA-12, “The Clinchers,” was flying A-7 Corsair II aircraft as part of Carrier Air Wing 7 aboard the USS Independence (CV62.) The cruise was to the Mediterranean Sea amid increased tensions in the area surrounding the Yom Kippur War between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Here two A-7s return from a mission, catching a brief burst of sunlight before descending into the undercast that separates them from their carrier home. The wingman has pulled into fingertip position to be able to maintain the formation until through the clouds
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