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Glider Operations on D-Day. Including
Operation Deadstick.T he Successful assault of
Pegasus Bridge at Benouville and other major targets with the
assault on The Caen canal, at Benouville, and US drop Zones behind Utah
Beach. during the Normandy landings.
using the successful Horsa Glider in these military art prints by Ivan
Berryman, Geoff Lea, Michael Turner, Frank Wootton and Robert Taylor
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.
Operation
Deadstick by Michael Turner At 0016hrs on 6th June 1944 three Airspeed Horsa
gliders, flown with outstanding skill by pilots from the Glider Pilot
Regiment, and carrying airborne troops from the Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and Royal Engineers, landed within yards of
the bridge over the Caen Canal at Benouville, Normandy. The audacious
attack achieved complete surprise, and some fifteen minutes later the
bridge had been secured, an objective of vital importance to enable the
advance of the Allied Liberation Forces on D-Day.
Tugs of War (Stirling & Gliders) by Ivan Berryman
Wearing the distinctive black and white identification stripes of the
D-Day operations of June 1944. Airspeed Horsa MkII assault gliders,
towed by their Short Stirling MkIV tugs of No.620 Squadron, make their
way across a moody English Channel en route for Normandy during the
tumultuous Operation Overlord.
Piper Bill, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, 13.00hrs, 6th June 1944 by David
Pentland. Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade, led by Lord
Lovat, are
piped past the defenders of the Caen canal (Pegasus) bridge by piper
Bill Millin. The bridge was originally taken in a coup de main
attack by the gliders of 6th Airborne Divisions D Company, 2nd battalion
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, led by Major John Howard
earlier that morning. Shortly afterwards the glider troops were
reinforced by 7 Parachute Battalion, and together they held the area
against German attacks until the main British forces landing at Sword
beach could fight through to join them. |
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Piper Bill, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, 13.00hrs, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland.
Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade, led by Lord Lovat, are piped past the defenders of the Caen canal (Pegasus) bridge by piper Bill Millin. The bridge was originally taken in a coup de main attack by the gliders of 6th Airborne Divisions D Company, 2nd battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, led by Major John Howard earlier that morning. Shortly afterwards the glider troops were reinforced by 7 Parachute Battalion, and together they held the area against German attacks until the main British forces landing at Sword beach could fight through to join them.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £130.00
Rayner Signature edition of 500 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Sergeant Titch Rayner.
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £440.00
Original painting, oil on canvas, by David Pentland. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £2800.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (1 copy reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £70.00
ITEM CODE DHM1394
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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 £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £130.00
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 £155.00 Signed by :
Sergeant Titch Rayner
and
Private Alf Whitbread.
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.
ITEM CODE DHM0286
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Operation Deadstick by Michael Turner
At 0016hrs on 6th June 1944 three Airspeed Horsa gliders, flown with outstanding skill by pilots from the Glider Pilot Regiment, and carrying airborne troops from the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and Royal Engineers, landed within yards of the bridge over the Caen Canal at Benouville, Normandy. The audacious attack achieved complete surprise, and some fifteen minutes later the bridge had been secured, an objective of vital importance to enable the advance of the Allied Liberation Forces on D-Day.
Open edition print. Paper size 20 inches x 18 inches (51cm x 45cm). Price £39.00
ITEM CODE GT0086
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Tugs of War (Stirling & Gliders) by Ivan Berryman.
Wearing the distinctive black and white identification stripes of the D-Day operations of June 1944. Airspeed Horsa MkII assault gliders, towed by their Short Stirling MkIV tugs of No.620 Squadron, make their way across a moody English Channel en route for Normandy during the tumultuous Operation Overlord.
Limited edition of 250 prints, with crew signature. Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £100.00
ITEM CODE B0011
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Gliders at Caen by Frank Wootton
image size 59cm x 42 cm.
6th Airborne Div , D-Day 1944
One secondary market print being sold on behalf of
a major collector's estate. No. 544/850 Price
£280 Order Code AX47
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VERY RARE PAIR OF D- DAY PRINTS
Into battle and Crash landing by Robert
Taylor published 1994. "Into Battle"
Piling out of their C47 Dakotas, US paratroopers decent into the
Drop Zone inland from Utah Beach D-Day 1944. "Crash
landing" A Glider Pilot brings his fully laden CG Glider into the Normandy
battlefield - D-Day 1944
One secondary market pair of print being sold on behalf of
a major collector's estate. The Pair of Prints numbered No. 145/1000. Price
£350 Order Code AX38 sold |
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