A framed watercolour painting of what appears to be a German Town Scene.

It is signed by the artist Schomers to the bottom right corner of the painting.

To the left hand side of the mount, the following text is written:

'TO COLONEL THOMSON FROM

BRUNSWICK FIELD STATION

1946'

The Naval Air Station Brunswick, also known as NAS Brunswick, was a military airport located 2 miles northeast of Brunswick, Maine, with a number of Navy-operated maritime patrol aircraft.

During World War II, Naval Air Station Brunswick was developed and occupied in March 1943, and was first commissioned on April 15, 1943, to train and form-up Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadrons with Vought Corsairs, Grumman Avengers and Grumman Hellcats. The 1,487-acre (6 km²) station was built in part on land that was donated by the town of Brunswick. By the early 1940s the town was using most of this land to operate a small municipal airport, which would become the core of the air station.

Operating under the motto, “Built For Business”, the first U.S. squadron to arrive at NAS Brunswick was a heavier-than-air Scouting Squadron (VS1D1). During World War II, pilots from NAS Brunswick as well as those of the Royal Navy/Fleet Air Arms used the station as a base from which they carried out anti-submarine warfare missions with around-the-clock efficiency. The air station had a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, but the squadrons also practiced at other Naval Auxiliary Air Facilities (NAAF) in Maine before eventual transport to Britain. The station was supporting the Casco Bay NAAF seaplane base on Long Island from May 14, 1943 to December 15, 1946 and auxiliary landing fields Lewiston NAAF until December 1, 1945, Sanford NAAF until February 1, 1946, Rockland NAAF until March 15, 1946, and Bar Harbor NAAF from September 1, 1943 until November 15, 1945. On August 15, 1945 Japan surrendered to Allied forces, ending the war. As a result, NAS Brunswick was scheduled for deactivation.

I would suggest that this painting may have been given to Colonel Thomson following the end of the war.

Unfortunately I have not been able to find out any further information in regards to Colonel Thomson.

The frame measures approximately 54cm wide x 51cm high.

The painting measures approximately 32.5cm wide x 26.5cm high.

Please kindly review the listing photographs for it's condition.

Please note that I cannot guarantee that the frame is still sturdy enough to hang, it may need some repair works prior to hanging, or alternatively the painting may need to be re-framed by the buyer into a new frame.

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