Battle of
Britain,
classic aviation art prints of the Royal Air Force defending the
south coast of Britain against a huge German campaign of bombing Britain
during 1940. Aviation art prints published by Cranston Fine Arts, the
military art company.
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Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian.
After taking part in the Battle of France early in 1940, 85 Squadron moved to Croydon on the 19th August, where, led by renowned squadron leader Peter Townsend DSO DFC, the squadron played a notable part in the Battle of Britain. Thirty Hurricane squadrons participated in the Battle of Britain compared to only eighteen Spitfire squadrons, claiming 80 percent of the RAF victories. Sir Sidney Camms innovative design ensured the Hurricane became a classic fighter. Hurricane Patrol portrays Squadron Leader Peter Townsend leading 85 Squadron on a high altitude sortie during the long hot summer of 1940.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £155.00 Signed by H. E. Tappin (deceased)
Limited edition of 150 prints with extra signature, from the edition of 1150 signed prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £105.00 Signed by H. E. Tappin (deceased)
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm). Price £460.00
Original painting by Graeme Lothian. . Price £2400.00
ITEM CODE DHM1177
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Merlin Roar by Anthony Saunders.
The Hawker Hurricane powered by the powerful Rolls Royce Merlin engine is shown in combat with Luftwaffe aircraft during the Battle of Britain. The Hurricane played a major role in the aerial victory along with its companion the Spitfire.
Signed limited edition of 2500 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £37.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £48.00
Stanford-Tuck Presentation Edition of 10 Artist Proofs, supplied double matted. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £120.00 Features the mounted original signature of Wing Commander Bob Stanford Tuck DSO DFC** (deceased).
Page Presentation Edition of 5 Artist Proofs, supplied double matted. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £120.00 Features the mounted original signature of Wing Commander Geoffrey Page DSO OBE DFC (deceased).
David Presentation Edition of 2 Artist Proofs, supplied double matted. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £120.00 Features the mounted original signature of Group Captain Dennis David CBE DFC AFC.
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image szie 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
ITEM CODE DHM0423
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Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian.
A solo Spitfire on patrol off the coast of Dover during the Battle of Britain.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 27 inches x 16 inches (69cm x 41cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC*
Limited edition of 60 specially signed prints from the edition of 1000. Image size 27 inches x 16 inches (69cm x 41cm). Price £195.00 Signed by Air Vice-Marshall H. Bird-Wilson. CBE.DSO.DFC.AFC. (BAR), Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC*, Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC*, Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased), Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased), Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased), Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased), Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (deceased), Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC*, Wing Commander Geoffrey Page DSO OBE DFC (deceased), Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC and Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AE (deceased)
ITEM CODE DHM0870
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Gauntlet by Anthony Saunders.
Portsmouth August 26th 1940, the lone spitfire of Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone breaks the ranks and picks off one of the menacing Heinkels only to encounter an equally determined attack from a BF109.
Signed limited edition of 950 prints. Image size 20 inches x 13 inches (51cm x 33cm). Price £78.00 Signed by three pilots of 602 Squadron: Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone CB DFC AE DL (deceased), Air Commodore Mickey Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased) and Wing Commander Hector MacLean (deceased).
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
Original painting by Anthony Saunders. Massive Saving - Was £3120 ! Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £2000.00
ITEM CODE DHM0436
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Freedom Fighters by Simon Smith.
Limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 28 inches x 15 inches (71cm x 38cm). Price £63.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 28 inches x 15 inches (71cm x 38cm). Price £135.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £590.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
ITEM CODE DHM0403
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Return of the Heroes by Ivan Berryman.
Spitfire of 610 Squadron over the white cliffs of Dover.
Signed prints. Image size 24 inches x 19 inches (61cm x 48cm). Price £56.00
Artist proof edition. Image size 24 inches x 19 inches (61cm x 48cm). Price £95.00
Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM1211
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Spitfire Tally-Ho by Geoff Lea.
Depicting Spitfire of 609 squadron during the Battle of Britain.
Open edition print. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £23.52
Signed edition. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £48.00
ITEM CODE DHM0264
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A Nation Alone by Ivan Berryman.
Dedicated to those who served and died in the Battle of Britain on the ground and in the air during the summer of 1940.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 22 inches x 13 inches (56cm x 33cm). Price £50.40
ITEM CODE DHM1033
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Battle of Britain by Michael Turner
Spitfires return to their burning airfield at Kenley to re-arm and refuel.
Open edition print. Paper size 20 inches x 17 inches (51cm x 43cm). Price £25.00
ITEM CODE GT0077
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Portsmouth August 26th 1940, the lone spitfire of Squadron Leader
Sandy Johnstone breaks the ranks and picks off one of the menacing
Heinkels only to encounter an equally determined attack from a BF109.
Accompanying the artists signature are three signatures
from pilots of 602 Squadron:
Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone, Air Commodore Micky Mount and Wing Commander
Hector MacLean. Air
Commodore Micky Mot, CBE, DSO, DFC Flying Officer C.J Mount
joined NO.602 squadron on August 8th 1940 after a brief conversion
course on Spitfires. On August 18th his Spitfire L1005 was severely damaged in combat with JU 87's and BF109's over Ford. Micky was unhurt.
he again escaped injury when his Spitfire X4270 was damaged landing at
Tangmere. he served in many of the theatres of WW2 and he flew
Hurricanes in Malta and North Africa and Wellingtons in the Middle east.
Micky is now retired and lives in Ascot in Berkshire. Wing
Commander Hector Maclean Hector was flying with No 602 squadron
before war broke out. A gallant young man, his fighter pilot days were
drawn to an abrupt halt on August 26th 1940 when his leg was severely injured during battle, but the war was not by no means over. After his
recovery he was posted to Rosemount for duty as a fighter controller, in
the rank of Squadron Leader. hector is now retired and lives in
Kilmacolm near Glasgow. Air Vice-Marshall Sandy Johnson CB, DFC,
AE. Sandy was in command of no. 602 squadron during the
critical days of the Battle of Britain, flying with the squadron before
the war though to 1941, when he was posted to the Middle east, he also
served with 229 and 249 squadrons in Malta during the Islands most
fateful days of the war. sandy is now a successful author living near
Ipswich in Suffolk
The Gauntlet Action South of Portsmouth 26th August 1940.
We
were brought to readiness in the middle of lunch and scrambled to
intercept mixed bag of 100+ Heinkel III's and DO 17's approaching
Portsmouth from the South. The controller did a first class job
and positioned us one thousand feet above the target. with the sun
behind us, allowing us to spot the raiders from a long way off. No
escorting Messchersmitts were in sight at the time, although a sizable
force was to turn up soon after. then something strange happened. I
was about to give a ticking off to our chaps for misusing the R/T when I
realised I was listening to German voices. It appeared we were both
using the same frequency and, although having no knowledge of the
language it sounded from the monotonous flow of the conversation that
they were unaware of our presence. as soon as we dived towards
the leading formation, however we were assailed immediately to loud
shouts of Achtung Spitfuern Spitfuern! as our bullets began to
take their toll. In spite of having taken jerry by surprise our
bag was only six, with others claimed as damaged, before the remainder
dived for cloud cover and turned for home. In the meantime the escorting
fighters were amongst us when two of our fellows were badly shot up.
hector Maclean stopped a cannon shell on his cockpit, blowing his foot
of above the ankle although, in spite of his grave injuries, he managed
to fly his spitfire back to Tangmere to land with wheels retracted.
Cyril Babbage's aircraft was also badly damaged in the action. forcing
him to abandon it and take to his parachute. He was ultimately picked up
by a rescue launch and put ashore at Bognor, having suffered only minor
injuries. I personally accounted for one Heinkel III in the
action (Sandy Johnson). No. 602 'City of Glasgow' auxiliary
squadron was a household name long before WW11 began. It had been the
first auxiliary squadron to get into the air in 1925, two of its
members, Lord Clydeside and David McIntyre were the first to
conquer Mount Everest in 1933; the squadron sweeped the board in gunnery
and bombing in 1935, beating the regular squadrons at their own game. It
was the first auxiliary Squadron to be equipped with Spitfire Fighters
as far back as March 1939 and it was the first squadron to shoot down
the first enemy aircraft on British Soil. The squadron moved
south from Drem airfield in east Lothian on August 14th 1940. to relieve
the already battered no. 145 squadron at Westhapnett, Tangmere's satellite station in Sussex. the squadron suffered 5 casualties during
the battle. The squadron remained at Westhampnett until December 1940 to
be replaced by no. 610 auxiliary airforce squadron. No 602 squadron
itself remained active up until 1957 when it was put into mothballs. |
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