James Field's Caught on the Water

A painting by my late father, James Field. He was an artist and illustrator with a passion for history. Below is the accompanying text he wrote at the time:

In ‘The Spiders Web’ Squadron Leader T D Hallam describes an occasion when two of Felixstowes flying boats came across a flight of five German seaplanes on the sea. As the enemy planes scrambled to take off they dived into the attack destroying one two-seater and forcing a single-seater to land on the water. The remaining seaplanes were all forced to withdraw as best they could.

Original Painting Info:
MEDIUM: Gouache on 140lb hp paper