Stanley Paine: Dornier Wal

Artist: Stanley Paine
1934 -
Nationality: British
Artwork Year: 1988
Image Size: 15.5 by 18 inches
Overall Size: 20 by 22.75 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Cold Press Illustration Board

To circumnavigate its inability to manufacture aircraft in Germany because of the terms of the 1919 Armistice Agreement, Dornier made arrangements for the Wal flying boats to be built in Italy. The first flight of one of these revolutionary aircraft was in November 1922, and eventually some three hundred Wals were to be built not only in Italy, but also in Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United States, and Spain. Eventually, they were also built in Germany. The Wal was one of the most important flying boats produced by Dornier, and it was very influential on later designs. In addition to flying boats, Dornier also built the first modern warplane, the Do 17, and the remarkable twin-engined heavy fighter, the Do 335. Spain had been the first customer to realize the importance of the Wal, initially purchasing six. The fifth of these flying boats, M-MWAL Plus Ultra, was almost identical to the Wal featured in this artwork. On January 22, 1926, this airplane left Palos de Moguer in Spain -- the same port from which Columbus had sailed for America in 1492 -- and arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on February 10, after a momentous 6,258 mile journey, completed in an amazing 59 1/2 hours flying time. King Alfonso XIII of Spain subsequently donated Plus Ultra to the Argentine government, and today it is in the possession of the Lujan Museum in Argentina.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® Europa First Day Cover Collection Great Airplanes of Europe produced in 1988.

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