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Aviation artist Geoff Lea's range of
aviation art prints of Royal Air force aircraft of world war two. Aviation
paintings also available. Aviation art prints published by Cranston Fine
Arts.
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Arnhem Op Market Garden by Geoff Lea.
Douglas C47 Dakotas fly into the landing and drop zone at Renkum Heath, September 17th 1944. Douglas C47 Dakotas fly into the landing and drop zone at Renkum Heath, September 17th 1944.
Open edition print. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £48.00
ITEM CODE VAR0317
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Dakota Over Burma by Geoff Lea.
Open edition print. Image size 15 inches x 10 inches (38cm x 25cm). Price £27.00
Artist proof edition of 10 prints. Image size 15 inches x 10 inches (38cm x 25cm). Price £65.00 Signed by the artist and Sqd Ldr Larry Lewis DFC DFM.
Ken Moon signed open edition. Image size 15 inches x 10 inches (38cm x 25cm). Price £40.00 Signed by a navigator of the aircraft in the print,
Ken Moon.
Larry Lewis signature edition of 50 prints. Image size 15 inches x 10 inches (38cm x 25cm). Price £40.00 Signed by Sqd Ldr Larry Lewis DFC DFM.
ITEM CODE DHM0266
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Dawn Departure, Arnhem by Geoff Lea.
British paratroopers board a Dakota in preparation for Operation Market Garden, the assault on Arnhem.
Limited edition. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
ITEM CODE VAR0318
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Pink Tornados by Geoff Lea.
A pair of RAF Tornado GRIs at low level during the Gulf War operation Desert Storm, in their distinctive desert pink camouflage colour scheme.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £50.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £125.00
ITEM CODE DHM0284
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Mustang by Geoff Lea.
Open edition print. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £20.00
Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm) . Price £40.00
ITEM CODE DHM0263
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McRoberts Reply by Geoff Lea.
MacRobert's Reply was the name given to a Short Stirling bomber of No 15 Squadron, serial N6086. The Stirling was paid the donation of £25,000 by Lady MacRobert in commemoration of her three sons, all of whom were killed whilst serving with the RAF. The eldest son Alasdair died in a flying accident in 1938, whilst Roderick and Iain were both killed in action during 1941. On October 1941 MacRobert's Reply was handed over to No.15 Squadron at RAF Wyton, with Lady MacRobert attending the naming ceremony. The Stirling had the MacRobert coat of arms painted on the nose, and the code LS-F. The Stirling flew twelve missions between October 1941 and January 1942, before accidentally swinging on take off and colliding with a damaged Spitfire at RAF Peterhead on 7th February 1942. The aircraft was written off.
Open edition print. Image size 22 inches x 14 inches (56cm x 36cm). Price £42.00
Thomson signature edition of less than 10 prints from the open edition. Image size 22 inches x 14 inches (56cm x 36cm). Price £62.00 Signed by Sgt George B Thomson.
ITEM CODE DHM0921
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Sink the Bismarck by Geoff Lea.
Shows the action on 26th May 1941 by Swordfish from HMS Ark Royal on the German battleship Bismarck. Fresh from her triumphant encounter with HMS Hood, Bismarck was struck by Swordfishs torpedo which jammed her rudder and was finished off by the home fleet on 27th May 1941.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £75.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 20 artist proofs, signed by John Moffat. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £150.00
Limited edition of 80 prints, signed by John Moffat. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £125.00
Original painting by Geoff Lea. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £1600.00
**Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. (Four prints reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £50.00
ITEM CODE DHM0267
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The Longest Day Begins - Pegasus Bridge by Geoff Lea
Features the successful Horsa glider borne assault on the Caen Canal bridge at Benouville in Normandy at approx. 00.15hrs on D-Day, the 6th June 1944. Troops from the second battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry led by Major John Howard took the bridge which later became known as Pegasus Bridge.
Limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £125.00
Rayner / Whitbread signature edition of 12 prints from the edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by :
Sergeant Titch Rayner
and
Private Alf Whitbread (deceased).
Rayner / Whitbread signature edition of 5 prints from the limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £125.00 Signed by :
Sergeant Titch Rayner
and
Private Alf Whitbread (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM0286
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Teamwork by Geoff Lea.
A solo Hurricane flies over the remains of a downed German bomber during the Battle of Britain. Also shown in the painting are the early warning radar towers which played a significant part in the detection of German aircraft and their number, helping the RAF win the Battle of Britain.
Open edition print. Image size 22 inches x 14 inches (56cm x 36cm). Price £50.00
**Open edition print. (2 copies reduced to clear) Image size 22 inches x 14 inches (56cm x 36cm). Price £36.00
ITEM CODE DHM0922
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Beware of the Lion by Geoff Lea.
Spitfires of 602 City of Glasgow Squadron in the disitnctive white stripe marking of the d- day invasion patrol the Normandy beaches. Seen below are the landing craft and ships of the invasion force as the troops form Britian, America, Canada invade the Normandy Beaches, coded Juno. Gold, Sword and Utah.
Open edition print. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £48.00
Signed edition. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £50.00
Signature edition of 60 prints from the open edition. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £75.00 Signed by Johnnie Johnson (deceased).
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £14.00
Signed edition. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £25.00
Original painting by Geoff Lea. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £
**Open edition print. (1 copy reduced to clear) Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £31.00
ITEM CODE DHM0401
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Normandy Beach Head Patrol by Geoff Lea.
Spitfire Mk9. of 56 squadron patrol the D-Day landings.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £125.00
Signed edition of 30 prints from the edition of 100 prints. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Johnnie Johnson (deceased).
Pilot signature edition of 20 prints from the signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC (deceased),
Squadron Leader Maurice P Brown (deceased)
and
Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased).
Original painting by Geoff Lea. . Price £1900.00
**Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. (3 reduced to clear) Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £55.00
ITEM CODE DHM0410
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Spitfire Tally-Ho by Geoff Lea.
Depicting Spitfire of 609 squadron during the Battle of Britain.
Open edition print. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £30.00
Limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £80.00
Signature edition of 100 prints. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £55.00 Signed by Pilot Officer Norman Brown.
Duckenfield signature edition of 200 prints. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £55.00 Signed by Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM0264
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Desert Prang by Geoff Lea.
Unsigned edition. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £20.00
Limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £80.00
Pilot Signature edition of 200 signed prints. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £60.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Ray Harington.
Original painting by Geoff Lea. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £1300.00
**Unsigned edition. (Two ex display prints in near perfect condition) Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £27.00
ITEM CODE DHM0265
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Sunderland Over the Gareloch by Geoff Lea.
After take off a Sunderland of Coastal Command flies low over its base at Rosneath on the Gareloch, as Royal Navy battleships lay at anchor around the naval base of Faslane, near Helensburgh, Scotland during 1945.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 23 inches x 14 inches (58cm x 36cm). Price £50.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 23 inches x 14 inches (58cm x 36cm). Price £125.00
Original painting by Geoff Lea. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £1200.00
ITEM CODE DHM0287
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Action Over San Carlos by Geoff Lea.
A Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sea Harrier turns to release its Sidewinder missiles at an Argentinean Airforce Dagger as it beats a hasty retreat after a near miss on Sir Bedivere and HMS Fearless in San Carlos Sound during the 1982 Falklands Islands conflict.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 23 inches x 15.5 inches (58cm x 40cm). Price £50.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 23 inches x 15.5 inches (58cm x 40cm). Price £125.00
**Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Image size 23 inches x 15.5 inches (58cm x 40cm). Price £60.00
ITEM CODE DHM0268
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Jaguar Flight Test On by Geoff Lea.
Open edition print. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £23.00
Original painting by Geoff Lea. . Price £1300.00
ITEM CODE DHM0924
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Harrier in a Hyde by Geoff Lea.
Open edition print. Image size 17 inches x 13 inches (43cm x 33cm). Price £23.00
Original painting by Geoff Lea. Image size 24 inches x 18 inches (61cm x 46cm). Price £1300.00
**Open edition print. (One copy reduced to clear) Image size 17 inches x 13 inches (43cm x 33cm). Price £24.00
ITEM CODE DHM0925
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Phantom FGR 2 of III Squadron by Geoff Lea.
Limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm). Price £75.00
ITEM CODE DHM0262
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Vulcan Sunset by Geoff Lea.
Vulcan B2 bomber XM602 in its white paint scheme of the early 1960s. Delivered in November 1963 to No.12 Sqn, it subsequently formed part of the Coningsby Wing which moved to Cottesmore in 1964. This aircraft exchanged to the Waddington Wing in 1968, and joined 9 Sqn, 50 Sqn and 101 Sqn in 1975, 1979 and 1980 respectively. XM602 was preserved at St. Athan in 1982, but was eventually scrapped in 1993, with the nose section recovered by the Avro Aircraft Heritage Society.
Limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm). Price £75.00
Vulcan Crew Edition of 200 prints, from the limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Flt Lt Don Briggs DFM,
Squadron Leader John Reeve,
Flight Lieutenant Rusty Russell
and
Squadron Leader Dick Haven.
ITEM CODE DHM0261
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Gulf Buddies by Geoff Lea.
US Air Force F15 Eagle over flys British Challenger Tank during the Gulf War.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £50.00
ITEM CODE DHM0260
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Depart in Peace by Geoff Lea.
On 15th September 1965, the late Jeffrey Quill flew the old Spitfire VB AB910 into RAF Station Coltishall to be handed over to the Royal Air Force Memorial Flight and preserved in perpetuity. Significantly, this was to be virtually the final moment of a thirty-year association and devotion by Jeffrey Quill to his beloved Spitfire. After Mutt Summers initial flight, it was largely left to Jeffrey to help turn Reginald Mitchells inspired design into the most famous fighter aircraft of all time. Jeffrey Quill writes in his book, Spitfire, A Test Pilots Story : It had been my business to criticise it and identify its faults; I had no illusions about it and knew its problems only too well. Indeed, they had caused me sleepless nights all too often... As I climbed out of the cockpit of AB910 I had that feeling of sadness, of bidding farewell to an old an trusted friend. The title of the print comes most appropriately from the words of Nunc Dimittis, - Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, as AB910 goes into the loving care of the Memorial Flight. AB910 had a long, historic career since being built in 1942 at Castle Bromwich. It was delivered to 92 Squadron whose letters QJ-J it bore at the time of presentation. Ninety-two Squadron flew Spitfires throughout the entire war and was also one of the Royal Air Forces top-scoring squadrons. AB910 was also the aircraft on which a ground crew WAAF, now Miss Horton, made an unscheduled flight crouched across the tail. After the war, it was bought by the late Air Cmdre A. H. Wheeler, CBE, and later by Vickers-Armstrong Aircraft limited, who completely restored it. This work was carried out almost as a solo job by Arthur Luscombe at Chilbolton and later the aircraft was based at South Marston. As shown in this painting, AB910 was fitted with a Merlin 55M engine from a Seafire III to improve low-level performance, and a four-bladed propeller, untypical of a Spitfire V, both of which have now been changed by the Memorial Flight. After a life of more than forty years, AB910 continues to give pleasure to thousands as it participates in displays during the summer months. AB910 serves as a permanent reminder of those days of the 1940s when the flashing, eliptical wings skimmed high and proudly to bring freedom to the skies. Now, as then, to be a Spitfire pilot is the dream of small boys of all ages. Indeed, even as one sees and hears this remarkable machine, inevitably its magic draws us all into its heart to become part of a legend.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 22.5 inches x 14.5 inches (55cm x 37cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Jeffrey Quill, OBE, AFC, FRAeS (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2514
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Dakota Over Burma by Geoff Lea
Pink Tornados by Geoff Lea A pair of RAF Tornado GRIs at low level during the Gulf War
operation Desert Storm, in their distinctive desert pink camouflage
colour scheme.
McRoberts Reply by Geoff Lea
A Short Stirling takes off for a night time bombing raid.
SINK THE BISMARCK BY GEOFF LEA
Shows the action on 26th May 1941 by Swordfish from HMS Ark Royal on the
German battleship Bismarck. Fresh from her triumphant encounter with HMS Hood,
Bismarck was struck by Swordfishs torpedo which jammed her rudder and was
finished off by the home fleet on 27th May 1941.
The Longest Day Begins - Pegasus Bridge by Geoff Lea
Features the successful Horsa glider borne assault on the Caen Canal
bridge at Benouville in Normandy at approx. 00.15hrs on D-Day, the 6th
June 1944. Troops from the second battalion of the Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire Light Infantry led by Major John Howard took the bridge
which later became known as "Pegasus Bridge". Painting was signed by Major John Howard.
Teamwork by Geoff Lea
Open edition print showing spitfire flying past the early warning radio masts
on the South coast after shooting down a German Heinkel.
BEWARE OF THE LION BY GEOFF LEA
602 City of Glasgow Squadron patrol the Normandy beaches.
NORMANDY BEACH HEAD PATROL BY GEOFF LEA
Spitfire Mk9. of 56 squadron patrol the D-Day landings.
Action Over San Carlos by Geoff Lea
A Royal Navy
Fleet Air Arm Sea Harrier turns to release its Sidewinder missiles at an
Argentinean Airforce Dagger as it beats a hasty retreat after a near
miss on Sir Bedivere and HMS Fearless in San Carlos Sound during the
1982 Falklands Islands conflict.
Depart in Peace by Geoff Lea
On 15th September 1965, the late Jeffrey Quill flew the
old Spitfire VB AB910 into RAF Station Coltishall to be handed over to the
Royal Air Force Memorial Flight and preserved in perpetuity.
Significantly, this was to be virtually the final moment of a thirty-year
association and devotion by Jeffrey Quill to his beloved Spitfire.
After Mutt Summers' initial flight, it was largely left to Jeffrey to help
turn Reginald Mitchell's inspired design into the most famous fighter
aircraft of all time. Jeffrey Quill writes in his book, 'Spitfire, A Test
Pilot's Story', "It had been my business to criticise it and identify
its faults; I had no illusions about it and knew its problems only too
well. Indeed, they had caused me sleepless nights all too often... As I
climbed out of the cockpit of AB910 I had that feeling of sadness, of
bidding farewell to an old an trusted friend." The title of the print comes most appropriately from the
words of Nunc Dimittis, - "Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart
in peace," as AB910 goes into the loving care of the Memorial Flight.
AB910 had a long, historic career since being built in
1942 at Castle Bromwich. It was delivered to 92 Squadron whose
letters QJ-J it bore at the time of presentation. Ninety-two Squadron flew
Spitfires throughout the entire war and was also one of the Royal Air
Force's top-scoring squadrons. AB910 was also the aircraft on which
a ground crew WAAF, now Miss Horton, made an unscheduled flight crouched
across the tail. After the war, it was bought by the late Air Cmdre
A. H. Wheeler, CBE, and later by Vickers-Armstrong Aircraft limited, who
completely restored it. This work was carried out almost as a solo
job by Arthur Luscombe at Chilbolton and later the aircraft was based at
South Marston. As shown in this painting, AB910 was fitted with a
Merlin 55M engine from a Seafire III to improve low-level performance, and
a four-bladed propeller, untypical of a Spitfire V, both of which have now
been changed by the Memorial Flight.
After a life of more than forty years, AB910 continues
to give pleasure to thousands as it participates in displays during the
summer months. AB910 serves as a permanent reminder of those days of
the 1940s when the flashing, eliptical wings skimmed high and proudly to
bring freedom to the skies. Now, as then, to be a Spitfire pilot is the
dream of small boys of all ages. Indeed, even as one sees and hears
this remarkable machine, inevitably its magic draws us all into its heart
to become part of a legend.
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