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Presenting: “Frigid Fires”

 As described in Ferry Command Pilot by Capt. Don McVicar, OBE, who both piloted this PBY and authored the book, this was the first aircraft to fly over Greenland west to east. Donna McVicar Kazo painted the original in soft pastels in 1991 at her father’s request. The thrilling event portrayed takes place in Chapter 16, “The Crimson Route East.”  

“The Gods of Flight weren’t through with us. Suddenly we were subjected to an intense display of St. Elmo’s Fire, a phenomenon caused by an excess of static electricity. Purple, orange and white balls formed on the windshield before rolling over our heads towards the wing. Then the propellers became circular sheets of variable colors. Abruptly two small spheres of intense blue formed inside the cockpit. My copilots and I managed to dodge them…”