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Aviation art prints of the Royal Air
Force including Hawker Hurricane of fighter command and Avro Lancaster of
Bomber Command by aviation artist Nicholas Trudgian available from the
military art company.
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Mosquitos at Dusk by Nicolas Trudgian.
With their twin Merlins singing at full power, Mk FBV1 Mosquitos of 464 Squadron RAAF present a menacing picture as they set out on a precision low level mission, their streamlined, shark-like shapes silhouetted against the evening glow. Below, the tranquillity of a snow covered English coastal village is briefly disturbed as the Mosquito crews head into the night.
Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Air Commodore E B Ted Sismore, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hadland, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 35 artist proofs. Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm). Price £210.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Air Commodore E B Ted Sismore, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hadland, Wing Commander Branse Burbridge and Squadron Leader Tom McPhee (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 150 portfolio proofs. Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm). Price £260.00 Signed by :
Air Commodore John Ellacombe,
Air Commodore E B Ted Sismore,
Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hadland,
Wing Commander Branse Burbridge (Companion Print)
and
Squadron Leader Tom McPhee (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 remarques. Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Air Commodore E B Ted Sismore, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hadland, Wing Commander Branse Burbridge and Squadron Leader Tom McPhee (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proof. Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm). Price £170.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Air Commodore E B Ted Sismore, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hadland, Wing Commander Branse Burbridge and Squadron Leader Tom McPhee (deceased), in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 350 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Air Commodore E B Ted Sismore, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hadland, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE NT0006
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Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian.
Flying low level at high speed through intense ground fire was all part of the daily task of the pilots of the Typhoon ground attack squadrons. Armed with rockets, 1000lb bombs and four 20mm cannon, this formidable fighter played a leading role in the Allied advance through occupied Europe. Leading up to, and following the Normandy landings through to the end of hostilities, the Typhoon, flown by determined hard hitting pilots, became the scourge of the German Panzer Divisions, and wrought havoc with enemy road and rail communications. Targets along the Rhine, over one of Germanys arteries of supply and communication and last line of defence, were given special attention by the Typhoon squadrons. Barges carrying vital supplies, munition trains on railroads hugging the river bank, and the ever present movement of troops and armour toward the battlefront were constantly attacked from the air. Led by Squadron Leader B. G. Stapme Stapleton, Mk1B Typhoons of 247 Squadron, 2nd Tactical Air Force, based at Eindhoven in Holland, make a low-level attack on enemy river transport on the Rhine in November 1944. Twisting and turning to avoid ground fires as best they can, the Typhoon pilots power their way through the valley with cannons blazing, pressing home their attack by strafing every German military target in their path. The supply cargo aboard the freight train is unlikely to reach its destination today!
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Air Commodore C D Kit North-Lewis (deceased) and Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm)
. Price £200.00 Signed by Air Commodore C D Kit North Lewis DSO DFC (deceased), Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased) and Flight Lieutenant Basil Tatters Tatham.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Air Commodore C D Kit North Lewis DSO DFC (deceased), Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased) and Flight Lieutenant Basil Tatters Tatham.
ITEM CODE DHM2200
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Typhoon Country by Nicolas Trudgian.
A Typhoon of 181 Squadron flown by Flt Lt Roy Crane is shown attacking a German armoured column in th Falaise Gap in August 1944. Typhoons played a major role in destroying a large number of German armour and disrupting German movements during the battle of Falaise Gap.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 18 inches x 13 inches (46cm x 33cm). Price £70.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Roy Crane.
ITEM CODE DHM2199
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Home at Dawn by Nicolas Trudgian.
When No 49 Squadron Lancasters bombed the S.S. barracks at Berchtesgaden on 25th April 1945, its aircrews completed a campaign that had begun 5 and a half years earlier in September, 1939. From the very beginning, 49 Squadron were in the thick of the action with one of their pilots, Roderick Learoyd, winning Bomber Commands first Victoria Cross. In 1942 it was Lancasters of 49 Squadron that led the epic raid on Schneider armament and locomotive works at Le Creusot. In 1943 they flew the shuttle-bombing raids to Friedrichshafen and Spezia, attacked the heavily defended rocket sites at Peenemunde, and in preparation for D-Day, bombarded the coastal batteries in Normandy and the V-1 sites in the caves by the river Loire, north of Paris. Later in 1944 the squadron notably took part in the raid on German Baltic Fleet, continuing to fly important bombing missions against the Nazi war machine until the final collapse of the Third Reich. So it was fitting that an RAF squadron whose history went right back to 1916, should make the coupe de grace at Berchtesgarden. Northern Europes short summer nights, with darkness lasting but a few hours, often saw the RAF bomber crews returning to England at dawn, and it is one such scene which is caught up over the river Orwell at Pin Mill, Lancasters of No. 49 Squadron descend low over Suffolk, heading towards their base at Fiskerton. The night raid on Hamburg is almost completed. Spitfires from No. 129 Squadron, based at Hornchurch, having made an early morning attack on German installations in Holland, have picked up the bombers and escorted them home.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Eric Jones, Flight Lieutenant Leslie Hay, Flight Lieutenant Robert Souter and Flight Lieutenant Ernest Webb , in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £265.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Eric Jones, Flight Lieutenant Leslie Hay, Flight Lieutenant Robert Souter and Flight Lieutenant Ernest Webb , in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £255.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Eric Jones, Flight Lieutenant Leslie Hay, Flight Lieutenant Robert Souter and Flight Lieutenant Ernest Webb , in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE NT0318
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Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian.
The air war fought in the skies above the inhospitable wastelands of the North African desert were among the most hotly contested of the war. The outcome of the bitter land war raging below largely depended upon who controlled the air space above, and both sides knew it. JG-27, having cut its teeth in the battles of France and Britain, was the first Luftwaffe unit to arrive in North Africa. Commanded by the mercurial Eduard Neumann, its Me109s were superior to the Hurricanes and P-40 Kittyhawks flown by the RAF pilots and, without the restriction of close escort duties dictated on the Western Front, the JG-27 pilots roamed the desert skies, closing in combat with the British fighters at every opportunity. The North African air campaign spawned many fighter aces, including Hans-Joachim Marseille who claimed more than 150 victories in his short career - more than any other Luftwaffe ace flying against RAF pilots. The scale of the desert air war is highlighted by raw statistics: 1400 British aircraft lost; over 1200 Luftwaffe destroyed. A dog-fight between Me109s from JG-27 and P-40 Kittyhawks of the RAFs 12 Squadron, led by Killer Caldwell, and later Billy Drake, 112 Squadron were in constant combat with Edu Neumanns fighters as they jousted for air supremacy above Rommels advancing Afrika Korps tanks. Below them, the desolate beauty of the Libyan desert stretches as far as the eye can see.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Hauptmann Emil Clade (deceased), Group Captain Billy Drake, Squadron Leader Neville Duke (deceased) and Oberst Eduard Neumann (deceased).
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Hauptmann Emil Clade (deceased), Group Captain Billy Drake, Squadron Leader Neville Duke (deceased) and Oberst Eduard Neumann.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Hauptmann Emil Clade (deceased), Group Captain Billy Drake, Squadron Leader Neville Duke (deceased) and Oberst Eduard Neumann (deceased).
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 450 prints. (To copies reduced to clear) Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Hauptmann Emil Clade, Group Captain Billy Drake, Squadron Leader Neville Duke (deceased) and Oberst Eduard Neumann (deceased).
ITEM CODE NT0315
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Bob Stanford-Tuck Tribute Folio by Nicolas Trudgian.
Bob Stanford-Tuck waits at dispersal in his 257 Squadron Hurricane during the Battle of Britain. Promoted to command 257 Squadron, Bob was one of the Battle of Britains leading Aces.
Signed limited edition of 250 mounted prints. Mounted size 19 inches x 16 inches (48cm x 41cm). Price £165.00 Signed by Wing Commander Bob Stanford-Tuck (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2049
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Bomber Force by Nicolas Trudgian.
The tension is electric; slowly they climb to circle the airfield while the entire squadron gets airborne. Below, the countryside reverberates with the sound of roaring Merlin engines. RAF Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £205.00 Signed by Group Captain Roy D Max (deceased), Squadron Leader Malcom Hamilton, Flight Lieutenant R E Knights (deceased) and Squadron Leader T Kearns, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £290.00 Signed by Group Captain Roy D Max (deceased), Squadron Leader Malcom Hamilton, Flight Lieutenant R E Knights (deceased) and Squadron Leader T Kearns, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £275.00 Signed by Group Captain Roy D Max (deceased), Squadron Leader Malcom Hamilton, Flight Lieutenant R E Knights (deceased) and Squadron Leader T Kearns, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2050
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Hunter Force by Nicolas Trudgian.
A pair of Hawker Hunter Mk9 jets from No.58 Squadron R.A.F. based at R.A.F. Wittering are seen climbing over the south coast of England in 1973.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Mounted size 10 inches x 9.5 inches (25cm x 24cm) Image size only 5.5 inches x 4 inches (14cm x 10cm) - the smallest Nicolas Trudgian print available.. Price £36.00
Limited edition of artist proofs. Mounted size 10 inches x 9.5 inches (25cm x 24cm) Image size only 5.5 inches x 4 inches (14cm x 10cm) - the smallest Nicolas Trudgian print available.. Price £
20 unmounted print from the signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size only 5.5 inches x 4 inches (14cm x 10cm) - the smallest Nicolas Trudgian print available.. Price £20.00
ITEM CODE DHM2438
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Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian.
Hurricanes of 87 Squadron return to their West Country base after repelling attacks by Luftwaffe bombers on nearby aircraft factories, August 1940. Flight Lieutenant Ian Gleeds Hurricane, in which he scored 20 victories, leads the Squadron pilots back to base to refuel, re-arm, and get airborne without delay.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Wing Commander Roland Bee Beamont (deceased), Squadron Leader Laurence Thorogood DFC AE (deceased) and Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Wing Commander Roland Bee Beamont (deceased), Squadron Leader Laurence Thorogood DFC AE (deceased) and Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan (deceased), in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Wing Commander Roland Bee Beamont (deceased), Squadron Leader Laurence Thorogood DFC AE (deceased) and Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2439
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Invasion Force by Nicolas Trudgian.
Almost every major invasion that took place in Europe in World War II began with para drops, and in almost every case the C-47 was the aircraft that delivered these elite fighting troops. Few C-47 pilots had more combat experience than Sid Harwell, seen flying his Dakota in this typical action scene, dropping airborne troops into occupied Europe soon after D-Day. No matter what resistance he encountered, the good C-47 pilot put his aircraft right over the Dropping Zone, every time.
Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £75.00 Signed by
Colonel Sid Harwell, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 80 artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Colonel Sid Harwell, in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 800 prints. (Three copies reduced to clear) Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £55.00 Signed by Colonel Sid Harwell, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2440
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Mynarskis Lanc by Nicolas Trudgian.
Lancaster V-RA, with its young Canadian crew, flew just a handful of operations. On the night of June 12, 1944, it was set afire by a JU88, forcing the crew to bale out. Seeing the rear gunner trapped Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski vainly braved the inferno to help, losing his parachute to the flames. He was forced to jump without it. Miraculously the burning Lancaster pancaked, and the rear gunner survived. Andrew Mynarski was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously. Mynarskis Lancaster is depicted setting out on that fateful night. Four of the crew members: Brophy, navigator Robert Bodie, radio operator James Kelly and pilot de Breyne were hidden by the French and, except for Brophy, returned to England shortly after the crash. Vigars and the wounded bomb aimer Friday were captured by the Germans and interned until they could be liberated by American troops. Pat Brophy joined French Resistance fighters and, after waging war on the ground behind enemy lines, made it back to London in September, 1944 where he learned of Mynarskis death. It was not until 1945 when Pat Brophy was reunited with Art de Breyne and the rest of the crew, that the details of his final moments on the aircraft were revealed. He related the story of the valiant efforts made by Mynarski to save him.
Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Warrant Officer James Kelly.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Warrant Officer James Kelly.
Harris signature edition of 50 prints from the signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Flt Lt George Harris DFC and Warrant Officer James Kelly.
ITEM CODE DHM2446
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Squadron Scramble by Nicolas Trudgian.
Hurricanes of 43 Squadron scramble from an airfield in southern England during the height of the Battle of Britain, 1940. The R.A.F.s first 300mph fighter, the Hurricane proved itself a formidable aerial gun platform, its pilots accounting for four-fifth of all the air victories achieved by the R.A.F. during the Battle of Britain.
Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £90.00 Signed by Group Captain Frank Carey (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 80 artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £115.00 Signed by Group Captain Frank Carey (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Signature edition of 10 prints from the limited edition of 10 artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £125.00 Signed by Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC
and
Group Captain Frank Carey (deceased).
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Group Captain Frank Carey (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Signature edition of 50 prints from the limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £105.00 Signed by Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC
and
Group Captain Frank Carey (deceased).
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 800 prints. (Three copies reduced to clear) Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £70.00 Signed by Group Captain Frank Carey (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2451
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Mosquitos Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian.
Mosquitos from No 105 Squadron R.A.F. based at Marham, Norfolk, England, on a low-level intruder strike over the Rhine river, Germany in December 1942.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints, double mounted ready for framing.. Mounted size 10 inches x 9.5 inches (25cm x 24cm) Image size only 5.5 inches x 4 inches (14cm x 10cm) - the smallest Nicolas Trudgian print available.. Price £36.00
20 unmounted prints from the signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size only 5.5 inches x 4 inches (14cm x 10cm) - the smallest Nicolas Trudgian print available.. Price £20.00
ITEM CODE DHM2445
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Trainbusters by Nicolas Trudgian.
So versatile was the Mosquito that is performed in every role allotted to the R.A.F. and R.C.A.F. during World War II. Made almost entirely of wood, and powered by two hefty Merlin engines, it was the fastest piston engined aircraft of the war. Seen in its intruder configuration, Mosquitos of 418 Squadron, R.C.A.F. led by Charlie Krause, make a devastating high speed low-level attack on railroad marshalling yards in northern France during the winter of 1944
Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £85.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Charles A Krause, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 80 artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Charles A Krause, in addition to the artist.
Harington / Winwood Signature edition of 30 prints (Nos 51 to 80) from the limited edition of 80 artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Charles A Krause,
Flight Lieutenant Ray Harington
and
Warrant Officer Bert Winwood.
Harington / Winwood Signature edition of 50 prints (Nos 251 - 300) from the signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £90.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Charles A Krause,
Flight Lieutenant Ray Harington
and
Warrant Officer Bert Winwood.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 800 prints. (Three copies reduced to clear) Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £65.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Charles A Krause, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2452
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Sinking the Tirpitz by Nicolas Trudgian.
Throughout four long years of war Allied air and naval forces endeavoured to sink the German battleship Tirpitz. The mighty warship was a constant threat to Allied shipping, even while lying at anchor in her lair among the fjords of Norway. Her very presence demanded constant attention and hampered all naval decision making till she was sunk at the end of 1944. Without so much as weighing anchor, Tirpitz could disrupt the north Atlantic convoys by tying up urgently needed escort vessels in readiness in case she made a run for the open sea. Churchill was exasperated and called upon RAF Bomber Command to make a decisive bid to finish her off once and for all. On November 12, 1944 Lancasters of Number 9 and 617 Squadrons set forth towards the Norwegian fjord of Tromso where Tirpitz lay at anchor surrounded by a web of protective submarine nets. Armed with the 12,000lb Tallboy bomb devised by Barnes Wallis, the Lancaster crews arrived in clear skies overhead the fjord to see the great battleship sharply contrasted against the still deep waters some 10,000ft below. As flak from the ships heavy armament burst all around them, one by one the 31 Lancasters rolled in for the attack. In a matter of three minutes the devastating aerial bombardment was completed, and eleven minutes later, her port side ripped open, the Tirpitz capsized and sank. The Coup de Grace was complete.
Signed limited edition of 550 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 19 inches (72cm x 48cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Group Captain J B Tait (deceased), Squadron Leader Tony Iveson and Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, in addition ot the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 19 inches (72cm x 48cm). Price £240.00 Signed by Group Captain J B Tait (deceased), Squadron Leader Tony Iveson and Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, in addition ot the artist.
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 19 inches (72cm x 48cm). Price £210.00 Signed by Group Captain J B Tait, Squadron Leader Tony Iveson and Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, in addition ot the artist.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 550 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Paper size 28 inches x 19 inches (72cm x 48cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Group Captain J B Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC (deceased), Squadron Leader Tony Iveson and Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, in addition ot the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2031
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Typhoons at Falaise by Nicolas Trudgian.
It is August 1944, barely two months since the Allies landed their first troops on the beaches of Normandy. Already the German Panzer Divisions are in full retreat, and it is critical to halt them before they can regroup. Caught in the Gap at Falaise, the battle was to be decisive. Flying throughout a continuous onslaught, rocket-firing Typhoons kept up their attacks on the trapped armoured divisions from dawn to dusk. The effect was devastating: at the end of the ten day battle the 100,000 strong German force was decimated. Typhoons of 198 Squadron RAF, deliver their deadly rocket and cannon fire, a tank column has been brought to a standstill, their reign of terror now almost at its end.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Flight Lieutenant Roy Crane, Flight Lieutenant John Golley, Flight Lieutenant Ron Grant, Flight Lieutenant Derek Lovell and Squadron Leader H G Pat Pattison, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £275.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Roy Crane, Flight Lieutenant John Golley, Flight Lieutenant Ron Grant, Flight Lieutenant Derek Lovell and Squadron Leader H G Pat Pattison, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £230.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Roy Crane, Flight Lieutenant John Golley, Flight Lieutenant Ron Grant, Flight Lieutenant Derek Lovell and Squadron Leader H G Pat Pattison, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2454
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Homeward Bound by Nicolas Trudgian.
No single raid during World War Two has attracted more discussion, analysis, features, books, interviews, or been the subject of more films, documentaries, and TV programmes than the famous attack mounted by the RAFs 617 Squadron upon the mighty hydroelectric dams in Westphalia, on the night of 16/17 May, 1943. Led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson, nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers, manned by 133 aircrew, culminated months of secret training when they made one of the most audacious raids of the war. Flying at tree-top height in darkness, and doing their best to avoid electricity pylons and other obstructions, they navigated their way deep into occupied territory. Their targets were the huge Mohne, Sorpe, Ennepe, and Eder Dams that powered Germanys huge industrial factories in the heartland of the Rhur. Each bomber had to avoid enemy flak and fighters en route, locate their target, descend to precisely 60 feet above the water then, in the face of a barrage of anti-aircraft fire, release their single unique 10,000 lb hydrostatic bomb at exactly the right moment. There was no margin for error, and there was no place for faint hearts. Eight of the crews that left RAF Scampton that night were never to return. Of the fifty-six aircrew on board only two survived. Though nearly half the skilled crews that made up 617 squadron were lost, they recorded one of the most successful and daring air raids of the war- a costly endeavour, but one that has become legend in the annals of aerial warfare. Nicolas Trudgians emotive painting Homeward Bound depicts Dave Shannons Lancaster AJ-L, dodging the searchlights low over the Dutch landscape, as he returns from the Eder Dam following the part he and his crew played in the famous raid on that moonlight night in May, 1943.
Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Image size 20 inches x 12 inches (51cm x 31cm). Price £165.00 Signed by Sgt Ray E Grayston (deceased) and Flt Lt Edward C Johnson, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 20 inches x 12 inches (51cm x 31cm). Price £210.00 Signed by Sgt Ray E Grayston (deceased) and Flt Lt Edward C Johnson, in addition to the artist.
Signed limited edition of 125 Collectors Edition prints. Image size 20 inches x 12 inches (51cm x 31cm). Price £260.00 Signed by Sgt Ray E Grayston (deceased), Flt Lt Edward C Johnson, Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased), Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF, Flying Officer Dave Rodger and Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Image size 20 inches x 12 inches (51cm x 31cm). Price £ Signed by Sgt Ray E Grayston (deceased) and Flt Lt Edward C Johnson, in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 300 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Image size 20 inches x 12 inches (51cm x 31cm). Price £105.00 Signed by Sgt Ray E Grayston and Flt Lt Edward C Johnson, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2263
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Vulcan Thunder by Nicolas Trudgian.
An Avro Vulcan BMk2 of No. 617 (Dambuster) Squadron thunders into the air in a scene from the early 1960s. Painted in all-white anti-nuclear flash markings these Vulcans formed the mainstay of the R.A.F. nuclear strike force.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £100.00
Limited edition of 75 artist proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £
Limited edition of 75 Publishers Proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £135.00
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM2455
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Holding the Line - The Battle of Britain by Nicolas Trudgian.
They came across the English Channel at wave top height, their propeller slipstreams leaving wakes on the surface of the water. Nine Dornier Do17Z bombers of 9th Staffel, KG76, detailed to attack the RAF airfield at Kenley as part of Reichsmarshal Gorings prelude to Operation Sealion - the invasion of Britain. Hitler knew that RAF Fighter Command had to be destroyed in the airand on the ground if his plans were to succeed, but the German High Command failed to take into account the resilience of the young Hurricane and Spitfire pilots, and their determination to hold this last vital line of defence. The Dorniers were spotted as they approached the English coast, and Hurricanes were scrambled to intercept. The German bombers cleared the North Downs with feet to spare and spread out into attack formation as they lined up on the hangars at Kenley. As they came in over the airfield Hurricanes of 111 Squadron came diving upon them. Suddenly all hell broke loose. Bombs rained down on to the airfield and buildings went up in flames. One Dornier was brought down and tow more, badly damaged by ground fire, were finished off by the Hurricane pilots. Now the chase was on to catch the others before they could escape back to their base in Northern France. Only one of the nine Dorniers that set out will return to base on that 18th day of August, 1940.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Group Captain Alec Ingle (deceased) and Group Captain John Peel (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 60 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £170.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Group Captain Alec Ingle (deceased) and Group Captain John Peel (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 100 special artist reserve prints. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £120.00
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 600 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Group Captain Alec Ingle (deceased) and Group Captain John Peel (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2054
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Knights of the Sky by Nicolas Trudgian
The dramatic scene depicts an aerial dog-fight between Sopwith Camels and SE5A fighters of the Royal Flying Corps, and the bright red planes of Baron von Richthofens JG1 fighter wing. High over Northern France, the highly manoeuvrable fighters wheel and turn in the cauldron of close aerial combat, the artist bringing alive that evocative era when aerial combat first began.
Limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 17 inches x 22 inches (43cm x 56cm). Price £175.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Philip Bristow (deceased), in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 22 inches (43cm x 56cm). Price £185.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Philip Bristow (deceased), in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Limited edition of 600 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Paper size 17 inches x 22 inches (43cm x 56cm). Price £125.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Philip Bristow (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2444
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Hurricane Country by Nicolas
Trudgian. Released on the
65th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain a new limited edition to
commemorate Churchills famous few. Stalwart of the Battle of Britain,
the Hawker Hurricane equipped the majority of the RAF squadrons that
defended Britain during that epic and decisive air battle in the summer
of 1940. At the forefront of the air fighting over the southern counties
of England, the young Hurricane pilots of 501 Squadron covered
themselves in glory. Nicolas Trudgians painting sets the scene: a victim
of yesterdays aerial conflicts, a crashlanded German Ju88 of KG30 lies
on the edge of a Sussex field; the attention of two members of the local
Home Guard is drawn to the Hurricanes of 501 Squadron as the fighters
race back at low-level to Gravesend for fuel and ammunition. Within
minutes they will scramble aloft again to rejoin the fray.
Signatories: Sqn Ldr Ken Lee; Wng Cmdr Ken
Mackenzie. Additional Signatories: Flt Lt Eric Parkin;
Wng Cmdr Vivian Snell; Wng Cmdr W J Green; Sqn Ldr Tony Pickering.
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| Mosquitos at Dusk
by Nicolas Trudgian The exploits of the Mosquito and her crews are the stuff of
legend. This magnificent aircraft, the blight of German air and
land forces, pulled off some of the most amazingly precise raids of
World War Two. Powered by two Rolls Royce Merlin engines and made
almost totally from wood, and with a top speed in excess of 400mph, the
Mosquito could out-run any other aircraft of its day. Highly
nimble, and with its ability to carry virtually every type of weapon
available to the RAF, this superb aeroplane fulfilled every role
performed by the Service from bomber to reconnaissance,
fighter-intruder, and night-fighter, from ground and anti-shipping
attack missions to chasing and destroying the appalling V1
"doodlebug" rocket missiles. The Mosquitos's agility and
suitability to tree top level attacks gave its crews the advantage of
surprise, and its high speed allowed it to contest a huge variety of
precision bombing missions - most famous of which being the highly
successful attacks on Amiens prison and the Gestapo headquarters
buildings at Aarhus in Denmark in 1944, and again hitting the Gestapo
headquarters in Copenhagen in 1945. See
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Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicholas Trudgian
Flying low-level at high speed through intense ground fire
was all part of the daily task for pilots of the Typhoon ground attack
squadron. Armed with rockets, 1000lb bombs and four 20mm cannon, this
formidable fighter played a leading role in the Allied advance through
occupied Europe. Leading up to, and following the Normandy Landings through
to the end of hostilities, the Typhoon, flown by determined hard-hitting
pilots, became the scourge of the German Panzer Divisions, wrought havoc
with enemy road and rail connections. Targets along the river Rhine, one of Germany's major
arteries of supply and communication, and last line of defence, were given
special attention by the Typhoon squadrons. Barges carrying vital supplies,
munition trains on the railroads hugging the river bank, and the
ever-present movement of troops and armour toward the battlefront, were
constantly attacked from the air, and one such scene is portrayed in this
painting.
Led by Squadron Leader BG 'Stapme' Stapleton, Mk1B Typhoons
of 247 Squadron, 2nd Tactical Air Force, based at Eindhoven in the
Netherlands, make a low-level attack on enemy river transport on the Rhine
in November 1944. Twisting and turning to avoid ground fire as best they
can, Typhoon pilots power their way through the valley with cannons blazing,
pressing home their attack by strafing every German military target in their
path. Signatories: Air Commodore C D 'Kit' North-Lewis DSO, DFC
and Squadron Leader Basil 'Stapme' Stapleton, DF
Typhoon Country by Nicholas Trudgian Flt Lieutenant Roy Crane, flying a Typhoon of 181 Squadron
from their recently established base in Normandy, makes an attack on a
German road convoy in the Falaise area, early August 1944. The Typhoons
ground attack fighters played a major role in defeating the German armoured
divisions in the battle of the Falaise Gap.
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| Home at Dawn by Nicholas Trudgian
Lancaster return from a bombing mission over Europe.Signatories: Will Hay, Eric Jones, Bob Soutar and Ernest Webb.
When No. 49 Squadron Lancasters bombed the S.S. barracks at
Berchtesgaden on 25th April 1945, its aircrews completed a campaign that
had begun 5 and a half years earlier in September 1939. From the
very beginning, 49 Squadron were in the thick of the action with one of
their pilots, Roderick Learoyd, winning Bomber Command's first Victoria
Cross. In 1942 it was Lancasters of 49 Sqn that led the epic raid on the
Schneider armament and locomotive works at Le Creusot. In 1943 they
flew the "shuttle-bombing" raids to Freidrichshafen and Spezia,
attacked the heavily defended rocket sites at Peenemunde, and in
preparation for D-Day, bombarded the coastal batteries in Normandy and the
V-1 sites in the caves by the river Loire, north of Paris. Later in
1944 the squadron notably took part in the raid on the German Baltic
Fleet, continuing to fly important bombing missions against the Nazi war
machine until the final collapse of the Third Reich. So it was
fitting that an RAF squadron whose history went right back to 1916, should
make the coupe de grace at Berchtesgaden. Northern Europe's short sum,mer nights, with darkness lasting but a few
hours, often saw the RAF bomber crews returning to England at dawn, and it
is one such scene which is caught on canvas in Nicolas Trudgian's
painting. As the sun comes up over the river Orwell at Pin Mill,
Lancasters of No.49 Squadron descend low over Suffolk, heading towards
their base at Fiskerton. The night raid on Hamburg is almost
completed. Spitfires from No.129 Squadron, based at Hornchurch,
having made an early morning attack on German installations in Holland,
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| Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicholas Trudgian
P40's and Me109's in combat. The air war fought in the skies above the inhospitable wastelands of
the North African desert were among the most hotly contested of the
war. The outcome of the bitter land war raging below largely
depended upon who controlled the air space above, and both sides knew it.
JG27, having cut its teeth in the battle of France and Britain, was the
first Luftwaffe unit to arrive in North Africa. Commanded by the
mercurial Eduard Neumann, its Me109s were superior to the Hurricanes and
P-40 Kittyhawks flown by the RAF pilots and, without the restriction of
close escort duties dictated on the Western Front, the JG27 pilots roamed
the desert skies, closing in combat with the British fighters at every
opportunity. The North African air campaign spawned many fighter aces, including
Hans Joachim Marseille who claimed more than 150 victories in his short
career - more than any other Luftwaffe ace flying against RAF
pilots. The scale of the desert air war is highlighted by the raw
statistics: 1400 British aircraft lost; over 1200 Luftwaffe destroyed.
Bomber Force by Nicholas Trudgian The tension is electric; slowly they climb to circle the airfield
while the entire squadron gets airborne. Below, the countryside
reverberates with the sound of roaring Merlin engines. Nicolas
Trudgian recreates the familiar scene in a stirring painting which
captures all the awesome reality of the mass take-off by RAF Lancaster
bombers of 617 Squadron. Signed by Malcolm Hamilton, Terry Kearns, bob Knights and Roy
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| Hurricane Heroes by Nicholas Trudgian
Signed by Bee Beaumont, Tom Dalton Morgan and Lawrence Thorogood.
Hurricane pilots were credited with four fifths of all RAF victories in
the Battle of Britain guaranteeing the Hawker Hurricane its place in
history as Britain's most successful fighter during the most significant
air battle of World War II. Loved by its pilots, this sturdy little
fighter could take all kinds of damage and still fly its pilot home.
Invasion Force by Nicholas Trudgian Signed by Sid Harwell.
almost every major invasion that took
place in Europe in World War II began with para drops, and in almost every
case the C-47 was the aircraft that delivered these elite fighting troops.
Few C-47 pilots had more combat experience than Sid Harwell, seen flying
his Dakota in this typical action scene, dropping airborne troops into
occupied Europe soon after D-Day. No matter what resistance he
encountered, the good C-47 pilot put his aircraft right over the Dropping
Zone, every time.
Mynarskis Lanc by Nicholas Trudgian Lancaster V-RA, with its young Canadian crew, flew just a handful of
operations. On the night of June 12, 1944, it was set afire by a JU88,
forcing the crew to bale out. Seeing the rear gunner trapped Pilot
Officer Andrew Mynarski vainly braved the inferno to help, losing his
parachute to the flames. He was forced to jump without it. Miraculously
the burning Lancaster pancaked, and the rear gunner survived. Andrew
Mynarski was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously. Mynarski's
Lancaster is depicted setting out on that fateful night
Signed by James Kelly. Squadron Scramble by Nicholas Trudgian
Hurricanes of 43 Squadron scramble from an airfield in southern
England during the height of the Battle of Britain, 1940. The R.A.F.'s
first 300mph fighter, the Hurricane proved itself a formidable aerial
gun platform, its pilots accounting for four-fifth of all the air
victories achieved by the R.A.F. during the Battle of Britain Signed by Frank Carey.
Mosquitos Over the Rhine by Nicholas Trudgian
Mosquitos from No 105 Squadron R.A.F. based at
Marham, Norfolk, England, on a low-level intruder strike
over the Rhine river, Germany in December 1942.
Trainbusters by Nicholas Trudgian So versatile was the Mosquito that is performed in every role allotted
to the R.A.F. and R.C.A.F. during World War II. Made almost entirely
of wood, and powered by two hefty Merlin engines, it was the fastest
piston engined aircraft of the war. Seen in its intruder
configuration, Mosquitos of 418 Squadron, R.C.A.F. led by Charlie
Krause, make a devastating high speed low-level attack on railroad
marshalling yards in northern France during the winter of 1944 Signed by Charles Krause.
Sinking the Tirpitz by Nicholas Trudgian After attempts spanning four years, on 12th November 1944, Lancasters
of Number 9 and 617 Squadrons successfully attacked the German
battleship Tirpitz in Tromso Fjord, Norway. Led by Wing Commander
James Tait, using the 12000lb 'Tallboy' bomb devised by Barnes Wallis,
the Lancaster crews devastated the huge ship in a massive aerial
bombardment, the Tirpitz capsizing and sinking inside just eleven
minutes. Signed by Tony Iveson, Willie Tait, Willibald Völsing.
Typhoons at Falaise by Nicholas Trudgian It is August 1944, barely two months since the Allies landed their
first troops on the beaches of Normandy. Already the German Panzer
Divisions are in full retreat, and it is critical to halt them before
they can regroup. Caught in the Gap at Falaise, the battle was to be
decisive. Flying throughout a continuous onslaught, rocket-firing
Typhoons kept up their attacks on the trapped armoured divisions from
dawn to dusk. The effect was devastating: at the end of the ten day
battle the 100,000 strong German force was decimated. Nicolas Trudgian
captures this historic battle in dramatic fashion. Typhoons of 198
Squadron RAF, deliver their deadly rocket and cannon fire, a tank
column has been brought to a standstill, their reign of terror now
almost at its end. Signed by Roy Crane, John Golley, Ron Grant and Derek Lovell. |
| Duel in the Desert by Nicholas Trudgian
The P-40, legendary for its service with Chennault's Flying Tigers in
China, was one of the RAF's principle fighters in the north African Desert
war. A low-level dogfight between P-40 Kittyhawks of 112 Squadron is
shown, as they tangle with the Luftwaffe ME109s over Matamata Hills, near
the Mareth line on the border between Tunisia and Libya, early March 1943.
Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Which were available
with the special release of a book. we have two copies where the
books have been damaged so the prints have been sold by themselves
Signed by Group Captain
Billy Drake, one of WWII's top scoring fighter aces.
Print serial number NT4. Paper size 12" x 9.5". Print price £50
($90). SOLD OUT |
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Pathfinder Halifax by Nicholas Trudgian
Remembered fondly by many RAF, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand
bomber crews, the Halifax served many diverse roles in WWII, including
service with Special Duties, dropping agents and supplies behind enemy
lines. Halifax MkIIs of 35 Squadron, RAF Bomber Command, head out over the
Lincolnshire coastline at dusk bound for Germany, August 1942. No.35
Squadron was one of the five squadrons selected to form the original
Pathfinder Force.
One copy only that came from a set of three signed prints.
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| Text for the above print :Homeward Bound by Nicolas
Trudgian. No single raid during World War Two has attracted more discussion,
analysis, features, books, interviews, or been the subject of more films,
documentaries, and TV programmes than the famous attack mounted by the
RAF's 617 Squadron upon the mighty hydroelectric dams in Westphalia, on
the night of 16/17 May, 1943. led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson,
nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers, manned by 133 aircrew,
culminated months of secret training when they made one of the most
audacious raids of the war. Flying at tree top height in darkness,
and doing their best to avoid electricity pylons and other obstructions,
they navigated their way deep into occupied territory. Their targets
were the huge Mohne, Sorpe, Ennepe, and Eder Dams that powered Germany's
huge industrial factories in the heartland of the Ruhr. Each bomber
had to avoid enemy flak and fighters en route, locate their target,
descend to precisely 60 feet above the water then, in the face of a
barrage of anti-aircraft fire, release their single unique 10,000lb
hydrostatic bomb at exactly the right moment. There was no margin
for error, and there was no place for faint hearts. Eight of the
crews that left RAF Scampton that night were never to return. Of the
fifty-six aircrew on boar only two survived. Though nearly half the
skilled crews that made up 617 squadron were lost, they recorded one
of the most successful and daring air raids of the war - a costly
endeavour, but one that has become legend in the annals of aerial warfare.
Vulcan Thunder by Nicholas Trudgian An Avro Vulcan BMk2 of No. 617
(dambuster) Squadron thunders into the
air in a scene from the early 1960's. Painted in all-white
anti-nuclear flash markings these Vulcan's formed the mainstay of the
R.A.F. nuclear strike force.
Holding the Line - The Battle of Britain by Nicholas
Trudgian They came across the English Channel at wave top height, their
propeller slipstreams leaving wakes on the surface of the water. Nine
Dornier Do17Z bombers of 9th Staffel, KG76, detailed to attack the R.A.F.
airfield at Kenley as part of Reichsmarshal Göring's prelude to Operation
Sealion - the invasion of Britain.
Hitler knew that R.A.F. Fighter Command had to be destroyed in the air
and on the ground if his plans were to succeed, but the German High
Command failed to take into account the resilience of the young Hurricane
and Spitfire pilots, and their determination to hold this last vital line
of defence. The Dorniers were spotted as they approached the English coast, and
Hurricanes were scrambled to intercept. The German bombers cleared the
North Downs with feet to spare and spread out into attack formation as
they lined up on the hangars at Kenley. As they came in over the airfield
Hurricanes of 111 Squadron came diving upon them. Suddenly all hell broke
loose.
Bombs rained down on the airfield and buildings went up in flames. One
Dornier was brought down and two more, badly damaged by ground fire, were
finished off by the Hurricane pilots. Now the chase was on to catch the
others before they could escape back to their base in Northern France.
Nicolas Trudgian's action-packed painting depicts the scene as the
surviving Dorniers reach the English coastline. The Dornier in the
foreground, flown by F.W. Reichel, has been severely damaged by Treble One
Squadron Hurricanes and will not return. Two more in the background will
be forced down into the sea. Only one of the nine Dorniers that set out
will return to base on that 18th day of August, 1940. With prints signed
by three Battle of Britain Hurricane pilots, this popular artist's latest
limited edition will be keenly sought by collectors.
Knights of the Sky by Nicholas Trudgian
The dramatic scene depicts an aerial dog-fight between Sopwith Camels
and SE5A fighters of the Royal Flying Corps, and the bright red planes
of Baron von Richthofen's JG1 fighter wing. High over Northern France,
the highly manoeuvrable fighters wheel and turn in the cauldron of close
aerial combat, the artist bringing alive that evocative era when aerial
combat first began. Signed by Philip
Bristow. |
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