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G. George Didn't Come Back
This drawing shows five airmen of the Royal Canadian Air Force in their barrack, each reacting in his own way to the news that a comrade hasn't returned from a mission.  Larger image
Flight Lieutenant Miller G. Brittain, Conté crayon on paper, 1946

The artist Miller Brittain served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a bomb-aimer during 37 raids aboard Halifax aircraft. Here, he expresses the emotional trauma and anxiety felt by airmen when one of their comrades was killed.

Beaverbrook Collection of War Art / Canadian War Museum / 19710261-1433