One of them was Mike Bailey, a quietly spoken gentleman, whose paintings are on display and in books across the world.

I am sad to report that Mike has died just weeks away from his 90th birthday…but he will never be forgotten.

Married to Maureen for almost 65 years they lived in Norwich where Mike produced brilliant paintings of Second World War aircraft.

Many for jumbo-sized books which sold like hot cakes across the United States of America.

Over the years he worked closely with the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library in the city and when former airmen returned to Norfolk and Suffolk where they had been based they wanted to meet and thank him.

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“Mike was a lifelong friend of the 458th Bomb Group, the Memorial Trust of the 2nd Air Division and the Heritage League,” said Beverly Baynes-Tomb, on behalf of the Memorial Trust which supports the American Library.

“He was an accomplished artist who helped to tell the story of the 2nd........

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