. English: The German pilot in this painting leaps from his burning aircraft to avoid death by fire. But we know that he will not survive the fall, since pilots were not issued parachutes. Above, the British winner of this dogfight continues on. Painted by artist S. Chatwood Burton, this work belonged to Lieutenant, later Air Vice Marshal, Clifford McEwen. . The Fall . 1918 3 Samuel Chatwood Burton = The Fall CWM 19850327-024

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