A watercolour painting with pen and ink detailing by Donald Burn, depicting a First World War aerial dogfight. The scene features the Royal Flying Corps ace Captain James McCudden VC in his S.E.5a scout aircraft, serial number A4763 and marked with the letter G, in pursuit of a German biplane. The work is executed in an illustrative style, using a dynamic perspective against a sky rendered with blue washes and soft cloud formations. It is inscribed in black ink to the lower margin Captain J B McCudden VC RFC (1917 60 Sqn) and signed Donald Burn. The painting is presented in a double mount and a contemporary gold-toned frame.
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