Limited Edition Vietnam War Print "Heading For Trouble" by William S. Phillips

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“ HEADING FOR TROUBLE South Vietnam : Flying close to the ground, helicopters were vulnerable to enemy fire. This dawn sweep will find trouble before the day ends. Hand signed and numbered by William S. Phillips 387/1000 Heading For Trouble - Helicopters by William Phillips is available for sale as a Signed and Numbered Limited Edition of only 1,000 paper art prints with a 12 1/2 x 16 3/4 Image Size is available for sale framed . Mint condition limited edition No. 387 of 1000.A rare print from a sold out 1985 publication by William S. Phillips. Overall size: 19 5/8" x 16"Image size: 16 3/4" x 12 3/8"Framed size: 21" x 24"As dawn breaks in northern South Vietnam, two AH-1Gs Cobra gunships of F Troop, 4th Calvary begin a search and destroy sweep led by a smaller lightly armed OH-6A Loach light observation helicopter.. Though heavily armed, the gunships and the scouts were in constant danger from hostile ground fire. These conditions and the close proximity to the ground required the utmost in skill and courage from each crew...for every time they flew, they were "Heading for Trouble." “Aviation was my first artistic love ,” says William S. Phillips, “but my true, enduring love remains my Christian faith, home and family. So it is my pleasure to combine all of it in my work. The historical aviation subjects, I research; the contemporary read more