Lot 3124-3: Paintings of Naval Aviation during World War II:  Abbott Collection.   #47:  “Onto the Ramp.”  Artwork by Joseph Hirsch.  “Caught by the tail like some dripping sea monster, a Navy PBY patrol bomber is hauled from the water up the seaplane ramp at the end of a mission.  Beaching these big, flying boats is a precision performance.  Beaching crews must first wade out and attach wheel fittings under the hull to permit the plane to be rolled onto the ramp.  A towing line is fitted to the tail, and up she comes under the tug of a snorting tractor. ” (7/10/2015).
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