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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5807  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
"Retired from Active Duty"
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5807 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

"Retired from Active Duty"

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Dateabout 1975
MediumDrawing; black ink and colored markers on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 3/4 x 21 1/2in. (34.9 x 54.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 21 1/2in. (34.9 x 54.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of military aircraft at New England Air Museum (then called Bradley Air Museum), with a helicopter on the left and a twin-engine airplane on the right. There are two people standing next to the helicopter on the left.
Object number2012.284.5807
InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: ""RETIRED FROM ACTIVE DUTY" / OCTOBER 21, 1972 -BRADLEY AIR MUSEUM"NotesDate Note: Other drawings of aircraft by Richard Welling date from the 1970s.
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