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Gallant Ohio by Robert Taylor.
Spitfires of 126 and 185 Squadrons successfully fend off a last desperate
attempt by enemy aircraft to sink the crippled American tanker Ohio, still some
80 miles short of the beleaguered island of Malta. Badly damaged and barely
afloat the Ohio, assisted by Royal Navy destroyers Penn, (foreground), Bramham
(lashed to Ohios port side) and Ledbury, limped into port to a tumultuous
welcome, on August 15, 1942. Her vital cargo of fuel kept the islands air
defences alive, and ultimately made the island secure. |
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Gallant Ohio by Robert Taylor
Spitfires of 126 and 185 Squadrons successfully fend off a last desperate attempt by enemy aircraft to sink the crippled American tanker Ohio, still some 80 miles short of the beleaguered island of Malta. Badly damaged and barely afloat the Ohio, assisted by Royal Navy destroyers Penn, (foreground), Bramham (lashed to Ohios port side) and Ledbury, limped into port to a tumultuous welcome, on August 15, 1942. Her vital cargo of fuel kept the islands air defences alive, and ultimately made the island secure.
Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Paper size 32 inches x 23 inches (81cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Flight Lieutenant Tony Holland DFC AE DFC (US), Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin GCB MVO DSC (deceased), Lieutenant Commander George Marten LVO DSC, Lieutenant Peter Twiss OBE DSC and Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 32 inches x 23 inches (81cm x 58cm). Price £325.00 Flight Lieutenant Tony Holland DFC AE DFC (US), Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin GCB MVO DSC (deceased), Lieutenant Commander George Marten LVO DSC, Lieutenant Peter Twiss OBE DSC and Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC.
ITEM CODE DHM2264
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Gallant Ohio by Robert Taylor
- The Signatures
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Flight Lieutenant Tony Holland DFC AE DFC (US)
Tony Holland flew the first spitfire to Malta from USS Wasp with 603 Squadron in April 1942. He shared in the destruction of 6 enemy aircraft.
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Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin GCB MVO DSC (deceased)
Terry Lewin served onboard the destroyer HMS Ashanti during Operation Pedestal. He later served on the Russian convoys, the invasion of North Africa and in the Channel. After the war he became chief of the Defence Staff during the Falklands War. Lord Lewin, regarded by many as the best Admiral produced by the Royal Navy since the second world war, died in January 1999.
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Lieutenant Commander George Marten LVO DSC
George Marten was first Lieutenant of destroyer HMS Penn during Operation Pedestal, and boarded the Ohio to take charge of recovery operations. He later commanded HMS Wilton in the North Atlantic.
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 | Lieutenant Peter Twiss OBE DSC
Peter Twiss flew with 807 Squadron FAA from the carrier HMS Furious during the Malta convoys, and later took part in the invasion of North Africa. A test pilot after the war, in 1956 he held the world speed record flying a Fairy Delta 2. Best known as a post-war test pilot, particularly of the Fairey Delta FD2 with which he set a World Absolute Speed Record, Peter Twiss also saw distinguished service as a Fleet Air Arm pilot. Flying Fulmars, he was with HMS Ark Royal when she was sunk in November 1941 and then served with his squadron on both Argus and Furious for several of the vital Malta convoys with Force H. He formed the first Seafire Squadron for Operation Torch and was awarded a Bar to his DSC. Returning to the UK, he was sent to the Night Fighter Development Unit.
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Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC
Laddie Lucas rose in two years from Aircraftman 2nd class to Command no. 249, the top scoring fighter squadron in the Battle of Malta in 1942. He was then 26. Lucas led two Spitfire squadrons and in 1943 a wing on the Western Front. 1944 switching to Mosquitoes of the 2nd tactical air force. After the war he was a conservative MP for ten years. He was also one of Britains best amateur golfers, captaining Cambridge University, England in the Walker Cup, Great Britain and Ireland against the United States, to date he has written eleven books.
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Laddie Lucas signing the print - Fighting Lady - by Graeme Lothian. |
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