RAF Club Canberra
My guess is that it has faded because it is a photo print on canvas from the original and was not made with light-fast inks. I believe it is a one-off copy made about 8 years ago from a not very good transparency.
The original is no doubt a vibrant and colourful picture but this copy is rather flat and dull and does no justice to the great aircraft, the great man and the great event it seeks to portray.
Thanks for your suggestions. I will contact the RAF Museum curator of pictures. FW's family do not have the original or a transparency on file.
Last edited by mike rondot; 3rd May 2012 at 15:41.
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