Unframed Original Pencil Drawing on 3 ply Bristol Board. Size 14"x 18".
A Native of Roanoke, Virginia, James Brooks entered the Air Force in 1942. Upon graduation as a Second Lieutenant, he was sent to Panama where he flew P-39 and P-40 type aircraft. Early in 1944, he joined the 31st Fighting Group in Italy. Exchanging their Spitfires for P-51B's, the 31st was assigned to the 15th Strategic Air Force for a long range escort of heavy bombers deep into Europe and the Balkans. Jim Brooks ended the war with 13 aerial victories.