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<B>.</B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=388 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>WINTER FORTRESS</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="48b37820.jpg" border=0 width="567" height="386" ALT="Flying Fortress Christmas" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Type     Size   Circa 2006</div> <bR> <div> As the crew ready's their Fortress for takeoff on a grey winters morning, two of the aircrew walk to the edge of the field and pause to look at a bunny that has been watching them. Painted for the Batley RAFA Christmas raffle 2006. Note copies of this painting have also been widely distributed as Christmas Cards, and was in fact part of the intent in it's creation.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mosquito (Mossy) 84 Squadron"><U>BACK</U></A>  <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="21 OTU 12 OTU CREST"><U>NEXT</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>