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Raid on Dieppe. In military art
prints. The Dieppe Raid was planned in April1 942 by Bernard Montgomery
and admiral Louis Mountbatten after Winston Churchill was pressured by
Joseph Stalin to open a second front in Europe. This experimental
amphibious assault at Dieppe took place on the 19th august 1942. A
small mixed force of 5,000 Canadian troops and 1,000 British
Troops landed at Dieppe and came under immediate attack by General Kurt
Zeitzler's German troops. and within hours a total of 4,000 Canadian and
British troops were either dead or captured. These military art prints
pay tribute to the heroic Canadian and British troops who took part in
the assault.
Disaster at Dieppe,
France 19th August 1942 by David Pentland Under pressure from Stalin to open a second front
in Europe, Operation Jubilee was designed ostensibly as a reconnaissance
in force on the French coast, to show the feasibility of taking and
holding a major defended port for a day, in this case Dieppe. The plan
devised by Lord Louis Mountbatten failed due to inadequate naval and air
support, carrying out the landing in daylight and general lack of
intelligence of the target. Here new Churchill tanks of the 14th
Canadian Tank Regiment (The Calgary Regiment), with men of the Royal
Hamilton Light Infantry and Fusiliers Mont-Royals, struggle to fight
their way off the beach. Only a handful of men penetrated into the town
itself, and eventually the remaining troops were ordered to withdraw.
Out of 5086 soldiers who landed only 1443 returned.
The Battle for the Skies Over Dieppe,
19th August 1942 by Graeme Lothian A large umbrella of Spitfire Wings
covered most of the sky over Dieppe during the Allied attack
"Operation Jubilee" on 19th August 1942. Squadron leader
Johnnie Johnson leads 610 (County of Chester) Squadron down from top
cover support to lend a hand to Spitfires of 485 Squadron (New Zealand)
and 411 Squadron (Canadian) which made up the 12 Group Wing, led by W/C
Pat Jameson. The enemy being made up of a huge mixed force of Fw190 and
Me109 fighters from JG2 and JG26. 12 Group Wing flew four times that
disastrous day and in the end the Royal Air Force lost 106 aircraft
compared to the Luftwaffe losses of 48.
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Disaster at Dieppe, France, 19th August 1942 by David Pentland.
Under pressure from Stalin to open a second front in Europe, Operation Jubilee was designed ostensibly as a reconnaissance in force on the French coast, to show the feasibility of taking and holding a major defended port for a day, in this case Dieppe. The plan devised by Lord Louis Mountbatten failed due to inadequate naval and air support, carrying out the landing in daylight and general lack of intelligence of the target. Here new Churchill tanks of the 14th Canadian Tank Regiment (The Calgary Regiment), with men of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and Fusiliers Mont-Royals, struggle to fight their way off the beach. Only a handful of men penetrated into the town itself, and eventually the remaining troops were ordered to withdraw. Out of 5086 soldiers who landed only 1443 returned.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 24cm). Price £135.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91.5cm 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
Original painting by David Pentland. . Price £
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE DHM1195
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The Battle for the Skies Over Dieppe, 19th August 1942 by Graeme Lothian.
A large umbrella of Spitfire Wings covered most of the sky over Dieppe during the Allied attack Operation Jubilee on 19th August 1942. Squadron leader Johnnie Johnson leads 610 (County of Chester) Squadron down from top cover support to lend a hand to Spitfires of 485 Squadron (New Zealand) and 411 Squadron (Canadian) which made up the 12 Group Wing, led by W/C Pat Jameson. The enemy being made up of a huge mixed force of Fw190 and Me109 fighters from JG2 and JG26. 12 Group Wing flew four times that disastrous day and in the end the Royal Air Force lost 106 aircraft compared to the Luftwaffe losses of 48.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Ian Blair DFM and Sqd Ldr Mahinder Pujji DFC.
Limited edition of 300 prints, signed by Sqd Ldr Ian Blair DFM. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £125.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Ian Blair DFM
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £590.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £400.00
Original painitng by Graeme Lothian. Image size 40 inches x 26 inches (102cm x 66cm). Price £2600.00
ITEM CODE DHM1159
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Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC
One of only two Indians to survive the air war in Europe, Mahinder
arrived UK in August 1940 and joined 43 Sqn, then 258 Sqn from November
1940 until October 1941. He then went to the Middle East and was shot down
3 months later.
Went to Afghanistan's Mirin Shah Airfield and flew Lysanders of the
No. 1 Sqn Indian Air Force. Moved to Karachi with No.1 Sqn flying
both Lysanders and Hurricanes. Switching to Hurricanes of No.6 Sqn Indian
Air Force in 1943 at Burma. Moved to No.4 Sqn fighting the Japanese Zero's
wile stationed at Bauli Baza Airfield. Mahinder then spent a year in ops
before being sent to Quetta Staff College in December 1944. |
Squadron Leader Ian Blair DFM
Ian joined the RAF in 1934 joining 113 Sqn becoming a corporal air
gunner on Mk 1 Blenheims in 1940.
He won his DFM after being attacked by an Italian Fiat CR42 which
killed the pilot of the Blenheim. Ian Blair took the controls, evading
enemy aircraft to return to base at Maaten Bagush (150 miles west of
Alexandria) and made a perfect landing. Given pilot training in Iraq in
May 1941 and made a tour on Mk IX Spitfires with 501 Sqn then another tour
with Mk VII Spitfires of 312 Sqn. Ian claimed a vicotry over an ME109F at
35,000ft on the 2nd February 1944. |
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