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.
A Nation Alone by Ivan Berryman. Dedicated to those who served and died in the Battle of
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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 £90.00 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 £255.00 Signed by Air Vice-Marshall H. Bird-Wilson. CBE.DSO.DFC.AFC. (BAR) (deceased),
Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC* (deceased),
Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased),
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* (deceased),
Wing Commander Geoffrey Page DSO OBE DFC (deceased),
Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC (deceased)
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.
We were brought to readiness in the middle of lunch and scrambled to intercept mixed bag of 100+ Heinkel IIIs and DO 17s 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 off 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 Babbages 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 WWII 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 Westhampnett, Tangmeres satelitte 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.
Signed limited edition of 950 prints. Image size 20 inches x 13 inches (51cm x 33cm). Price £120.00 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).
Bonus signature edition of 10 prints from the signed limited edition of 950 prints. Image size 20 inches x 13 inches (51cm x 33cm). Price £130.00 Signed by :
Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone CB DFC AE DL (deceased),
Air Commodore Mickey Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased),
Wing Commander Hector MacLean (deceased)
and
Flight Lieutenant Alex Thom DFC.
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00
Original painting by Anthony Saunders. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £2750.00
ITEM CODE DHM0436
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Freedom Fighters by Simon Smith.
A pair of Royal Air Force Spitfires fly over the hay fields of southern England as the farmers toil. A tranquil scene which will soon be spoilt with the German Luftwaffe aircraft as the Battle of Britain begins.
Limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 28 inches x 15 inches (71cm x 38cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 28 inches x 15 inches (71cm x 38cm). Price £125.00
Duckenfield / Brown signature edition of 10 prints from the limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 28 inches x 15 inches (71cm x 38cm). Price £125.00 Signed by Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC (deceased)
and
Squadron Leader Maurice P Brown (deceased).
Duckenfield / Brown signature edition of 30 prints from the limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 28 inches x 15 inches (71cm x 38cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC (deceased)
and
Squadron Leader Maurice P Brown (deceased).
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 which has been damaged during combat during the height of the Battle of Britain is shown over the white cliffs of Dover. No. 610 (County of Chester) Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force's first major combat with the Luftwaffe was on 27th May when a Heinkel bomber protected by about 40 Me110s, was engaged. The combat which followed saw the Heinkel and three Me110 fighters being shot down. Throughout August 610 Squadron was involved in bitter fighting over the Channel and Home Counties of England. During the Battle of Britain No.610 Squadron operated from Biggin Hill, Hawkinge, and, on one occasion, from Croydon. The Squadron put up a terrific show and 40 enemy aircraft were confirmed as having been destroyed by 610 Squadron during August. The loss to the Squadron was eleven pilots killed during the battle.
Signed prints. Image size 24 inches x 19 inches (61cm x 48cm). Price £50.00
Artist proof edition. Image size 24 inches x 19 inches (61cm x 48cm). Price £100.00
Taussig / Hodges signature edition of 100 prints from the signed edition. Image size 24 inches x 19 inches (61cm x 48cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Flying Officer Kurt Taussig and Warrant Officer Jack Hodges DFC.
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. 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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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 £32.00
ITEM CODE GT0077
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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. Image size 22 inches x 13 inches (56cm x 33cm). Price £50.00
Signature edition of 3 prints from the limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 22 inches x 13 inches (56cm x 33cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC (deceased)
and
Squadron Leader Maurice P Brown (deceased).
**Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (3 copies reduced to clear) Image size 22 inches x 13 inches (56cm x 33cm). Price £50.00
ITEM CODE DHM1033
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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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