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Robert Taylor Lancaster aviation
prints. Robert Taylor Avro Lancaster aircraft aviation
prints. Full range of Avro Lancaster signed limited edition art prints by Aviation artist Robert
Taylor and Top Lancaster and Bomber Command Pilots and aircrew.
Robert Taylor is published by The Military Gallery and as a authorized
art dealer Cranston Fine Arts are proud to offer the entire range of
aviation art prints.
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The Avro Lancaster arose from the avro Manchester and
the first prototype Lancaster was a converted Manchester with four
engines, The Lancaster was first flown in January 1941, and started
operations in march 1942, By March 1945 The Royal Air Force had 56
Squadrons of Lancasters with the first squadron equipped being the
no. 44 squadron.
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| Climbing Out by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT. Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Paper size 30 inches x 24 inches (76cm x 61cm). Price £
ITEM CODE RST0014 |
| No Turning Back by Robert Taylor. A Lancaster of No. 61 Squadron, RAF, piloted by Flt. Lt. Bill Reid, under attack from a German Fw190 en route to Dusseldorf on the night of November 3rd, 1943. Already injured in a previous attack, Bill Reid was again wounded but pressed on for another 50 minutes to bomb the target, then fly his badly damaged aircraft on the long journey home. The courage and devotion to duty that earned Bill Reid the Victoria Cross, was a hallmark of RAF bomber crews throughout their long six year campaign. Aircrew edition. Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased), Air Commodore Wilf Burnett DSO OBE DFC AFC (deceased), Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC (deceased) and Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC.
Aircrew edition artist proofs. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased), Air Commodore Wilf Burnett DSO OBE DFC AFC (deceased), Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC (deceased) and Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC.
Bomber Command Edition. Signed limited edition of 200 prints. Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm). Price £295.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased), Air Commodore Wilf Burnett DSO OBE DFC AFC (deceased), Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC (deceased), Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Flt Sergeant Stan Bradford DFM, Group Captain Dudley Burnside DSO OBE DFC* (deceased), Squadron Leader Lawrence Curtis DFC* (deceased), Group Captain William Farquharson DFC, Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Douglas Newham LVO DFC, Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Wolstenholme DFC* (deceased) and Flight Lieutenant Dennis Woolley DFC DFM.
ITEM CODE RT0304 |
| Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. On the evening of 17th August 1943, a total of 596 aircraft of RAF Bomber Command, spearheaded by the Pathfinder Force, set out on what called for, and what became, the most precise bombing raid of the war. Success was vital. The target was a secluded research establishment near the remote Baltic town of Peenemunde. There, a group of top German scientists were developing the V-2 rocket projectile, with which Hitler hoped to devastate London and other major English cities. When Allied Intelligence discovered the plan, the RAF was allotted the task of destroying the installation at Peenemunde, whatever the cost. Brilliantly navigated in darkness right over the target, the masterbombers aircraft, seen in the forefront of this painting, made nine dangerous passes over the target, directing operations. During the next 55 minutes Hitlers secret weapon establishment was almost totally destroyed by the bomber crews that followed his directions. The raid was completed with great gallantry but at heavy cost, and is today remembered as one of the greatest achievements of the RAF. The painting shows Lancasters of No. 83 Squadron Pathfinder Force as they climb out over the east coast of England en-route for Peenemunde on the warm summer evening of 17th August, 1943. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £265.00 Signed by :
Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased),
Wing Commander Roderick Learoyd VC (deceased),
Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie DSO DFC (deceased)
and
Squadron Leader Norman Scrivener DSO DFC (deceased) .
Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by :
Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased),
Wing Commander Roderick Learoyd VC (deceased),
Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie DSO DFC (deceased)
and
Squadron Leader Norman Scrivener DSO DFC (deceased) .
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by :
Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased),
Wing Commander Roderick Learoyd VC (deceased),
Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie DSO DFC (deceased)
and
Squadron Leader Norman Scrivener DSO DFC (deceased) .
ITEM CODE DHM2088 |
| Dambusters - The Impossible Mission by Robert Taylor. Dinghy Young, flying Lancaster AJ-A, heading through flak and machine gun fire towards the Mohne Dam at precisely 60ft, has just released his cylindrical, hydrostatically-triggered bouncing bomb – clearly visible against the huge splash created as it hits the water. The mighty Mohne Dam has but moments to live. Limited Edition: Signed Limited Edition of 400 prints. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm). Price £ Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) and Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.
Collectors Edition: Artist Proof Edition of 25 prints. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm). Price £ Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased), Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF, Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, Flight Sergeant Grants McDonald RCAF, Corporal Beck Parsons and Corporal Kenneth Lucas.
Collectors Edition: Signed Limited Edition of 350 prints. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm). Price £ Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased), Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF, Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, Flight Sergeant Grants McDonald RCAF, Corporal Beck Parsons and Corporal Kenneth Lucas.
Remarque Edition. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm). Price £
Tribute Edition. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM2599 |
| High Cost by Robert Taylor. The crews of Bomber Command faced one of the most daunting tasks, calling for courage sustained night after night, in conditions of desperate danger and discomfort. They did not fail us and 55,573 paid the supreme sacrifice. In his new tribute to The Many, Robert Taylors evocative painting recreates a typical scene encountered by many Royal Air Force bomber squadrons on raids over enemy occupied territory: Having already survived 30 successful operational sorties, on 9 February 1945 Lancaster PG-G of 619 Squadron has been intercepted by Luftwaffe night-fighters during a raid over Stettin Bay. RAAF limited edition of 100 prints, with 3 signatures. Print paper size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm).. Price £120.00 Signatories: Flying Officer Norman A Gampe, Flight Lieutenant John M Grant, and Flying Officer Bernard T Hucks DFC.
RAF limited edition of 25 artist proofs, with 5 signatures. Print paper size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm). Price £160.00 Signatories: Flt Lt George Britton, Flt Lt John Cox DFC, Warrant Officer Richard Hearne, Flt Lt Tom Austin DFC AE, and Wg Com Mac England DFC.
RAF limited edition of 500 prints, with 5 signatures. Print paper size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm). Price £120.00 Signatories: Flt Lt George Britton, Flt Lt John Cox DFC, Warrant Officer Richard Hearne, Flt Lt Tom Austin DFC AE, and Wg Com Mac England DFC.
ITEM CODE DHM2606 |
| Lancaster VC by Robert Taylor A superb study of a pair of Lancaster heavy bombers as they set out on a mission over occupied Europe, painted against a powerful cloudscape. Both Bill Reid and Norman Jackson won Britains supreme award, the Victoria Cross, flying in Lancasters. Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased) and Warrant Officer Norman Jackson VC (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2092 |
| Escort for the Straggler by Robert Taylor. On April 25th 1945, the RAF despatched over 300 Lancasters to attack The Eagles Nest, Hitlers private mountain top castle at Berchstegaden. It was a symbolic raid, for the war was almost over, but it seemed appropriate that, after almost six years of continual combat, crews of the Royal Air Force should be allowed this almost final gesture of the air war in Europe. After the Spitfires and Hurricanes of Hugh Dowdings Fighter Command had won the Battle of Britain, and gained vital air supremacy, Arthur Harris Bomber Forces were able to mount the systematic devastation of Germanys mighty war machine, which in turn paved the way for the D-Day invasion, and the final liberation of Nazi dominated Europe. The Lancaster had become the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command, and its crews were typically representative of the men who had fought the six year aerial campaign in Europe. Every one a volunteer, they came from Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Rhodesia, and many European countries under the threat of Nazi rule. Magnificently brave, they endured overwhelming odds, frightening losses, and some of the worst flying conditions imaginable, never flinching in their task until victory was finally achieved. Their valiant efforts, together with the legendary exploits of the pilots of RAF Fighter Command, led the way towards Victory in Europe. Two aircraft, above all others, came to symbolise the deeds of the men and machines of the Royal Air Force : the Spitfire, magnificent in defence, lethal in attack, and the mighty Lancaster, the awesome heavy bomber that took the war to the heart of Nazi Germany. RAF Edition of 600 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Group Captain Sir Hugh Dundas CBE DSO DFC DI (deceased), Squadron Leader Norman Scrivener DSO DFC (deceased), Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased), Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie DSO DFC (deceased) (companion print) and Group Captain J B Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC (deceased) (companion print)
ITEM CODE RST0011 |
| Bombers Moon by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT. Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Paper size 28 incges x 21 inches (71cm x 53cm). Price £
ITEM CODE RST0010 |
| Strike and Return by Robert Taylor. Winter in Northern Europe brings short days, long nights and, for the most part, appalling weather making navigation difficult and flying hazardous, even by todays electronically sophisticated standards. Throughout RAF Bomber Commands arduous six year World War II campaign, as if atrocious weather were not enough to contend with, day and night bomber crews faced interceptions by enemy fighters, constant flak over occupied territory, and the real and ever-present danger of mid-air collision. Add snowstorms, gale force winds, freezing temperatures and the comparatively rudimentary navigational aids available at the time, it seems a miracle they were able to continue at all. But continue they did, and whenever there was the slimmest chance of hitting an enemy target, unhesitatingly, the aircrews of Bomber Command took up the challenge. 460 Squadron, RAAF was typical of the bomber squadrons under overall command of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, squadrons manned by volunteer aircrews from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Rhodesia, South Africa, and many other nations opposed to Hitlers Nazi Germany. To a man they knew the frightening odds against completing a tour of duty, yet many faked their ages just to join this elite band of wartime flyers. True to their squadron motto Strike and Return, the artist shows Lancasters of 460 Squadron RAAF, returning to RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire following a daylight raid over Germany in the late winter of 1944. With the sun almost set, chill evening shadows lengthen on a magnificent winter landscape dusted with snow, Lancaster J-Squared leads the mighty bombers as they descend in the fading light. Aircrew Edition. Signed limited edition of 400 prints, with four signatures. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed bySquadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased), Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased), Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC and Flying Officer Bill North.
Aircrew Edition. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs, with four signatures. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £325.00 Signed bySquadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased), Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased), Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC and Flying Officer Bill North.
RAAF Edition. Signed limited edition of 250 prints, with six signatures. Paper size 31cm x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £250.00 Signed byFlight Lieutenant W E Jerry Bateman DFC, Flying Officer Hilary M Bayliss DFC, Flight Lieutenant Phillip J Coffey DFC DFM, Flight Lieutenant John R Gardner DFC, Flight Lieutenant R Gordon Goodwin DSO DFM and Flying Officer Lawrence W Woods DFC.
Collectors Edition. Signed limited edition of 250 prints, with nine signatures. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £275.00 Signed bySquadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased), Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased), Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Flying Officer Bill North, Group Captain Dudley Burnside DSO OBE DFC* (deceased), Squadron Leader Lawrence Curtis DFC* (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased), Wing Commander Ernest Rodley DSO DFC AFC AE and Flight Lieutenant Fred Watts DFC (deceased) .
Victoria Cross Edition. Signed limited edition of 50 prints, with seventeen signatures. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm) Sold out edition. Only one secondary market print available.. Price £820.00 Signed bySquadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased), Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased), Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Flying Officer Bill North, Group Captain Dudley Burnside DSO OBE DFC* (deceased), Squadron Leader Lawrence Curtis DFC* (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased), Wing Commander Ernest Rodley DSO DFC AFC AE, Flight Lieutenant Fred Watts DFC (deceased), Warrant Officer M Ben Brennan DFM AFM, Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC OM DSO** DFC* (deceased), Flight Lieutenant James Castgnola DSO DFC, Wing Commander Roderick Learoyd VC (deceased), Warrant Officer Norman Jackson VC (deceased), Group Captain J B Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC (deceased), Group Captain Leonard Trent VC DFC ADC and Warrant Officer Bill Wilcox DFM.
ITEM CODE DHM2221 |
| Duel in the Dark by Robert Taylor. The air war fought throughout World War II in the night skies above Europe raged six long years. RAF Hurricanes sent up to intercept the Luftwaffes nightly blitz on British cities had no more equipment than the fighters that fought the Battle of Britain during the day, but as the scale of nightly conflict developed, detection and navigation aids - primitive by todays standards - were at the cutting edge of World War II aviation technology. As the air war progressed the intensity of the RAFs nightly raids grew to epic proportions, and the Luftwaffe night-fighters became a critical last line of defence as their cities were pounded from above. By 1944 the Luftwaffe was operating sophisticated systems coordinating radar, searchlights and flak batteries, enabling effective guidance to increasingly wily aircrews flying equipment-laden aircraft. But the RAF had in turn developed their own detection equipment, and the nightly aerial contests between fighters and bombers were desperate affairs. Night-fighter pilots were men of special calibre, requiring a blend of all the best piloting and navigational qualities combined with patience, determination, and no small element of cunning. They were hunters in the purest sense, constantly honing their skills, and pitting their wits against a formidable foe. The young aircrews of the Luftwaffe fought a brave but losing battle in defence of their homeland, but their dedication never faltered, and their bravery is legend. Robert Taylor pays tribute to this courageous and skilled group of flyers with his new painting Duel in the Dark. It is August 1944. As Lancaster heavy bombers of 106 Squadron approach the target, Major Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Kommandeur of IV./ NJG1 and the Luftwaffes top-scoring night- fighter pilot, makes a daring attack passing feet below the mighty four-engine aircraft. Flying his Me110 night-fighter among the flak and searchlights he has scored hits on the bombers outer starboard engine. While his gunner fiercely returns fire from the bombers front turret gunner, the night-fighter Ace will slip into the shadows before selecting another quarry. His nights work is not yet done. Signed limited edition of 350 prints, Knights Cross Edition. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Oberst Wolfgang Falck (deceased), Major Werner Hoffmann, Major Paul Zorner, Oberfeldwebel Gunther Bahr (deceased) and Leutnant Fritz Rumpelhardt.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Oberst Wolfgang Falck (deceased), Major Werner Hoffmann, Major Paul Zorner, Oberfeldwebel Gunther Bahr (deceased), Leutnant Fritz Rumpelhardt and Hauptmann Peter Spoden.
Trilogy Proof signed limited edition of 100 prints. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm). Price £ Signed by Oberst Wolfgang Falck (deceased), Major Werner Hoffmann, Major Paul Zorner, Oberfeldwebel Gunther Bahr (deceased), Leutnant Fritz Rumpelhardt, Hauptmann Peter Spoden and Major Martin Drewes.
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm). Price £ Signed by Oberst Wolfgang Falck (deceased), Major Werner Hoffmann, Major Paul Zorner, Oberfeldwebel Gunther Bahr (deceased), Leutnant Fritz Rumpelhardt and Hauptmann Peter Spoden.
Night-Fighter Edition of 250 prints. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm). Price £275.00 Signed by Oberst Wolfgang Falck (deceased), Major Werner Hoffmann, Major Paul Zorner, Oberfeldwebel Gunther Bahr (deceased), Leutnant Fritz Rumpelhardt and Hauptmann Peter Spoden.
Robert Taylor Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm). Price £1.50
ITEM CODE DHM2218 |
| G for George by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT. Captins Edition of 400 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 22 inches. (71cm x 56cm). Price £
ITEM CODE RST0033 |
| Cloud Companions by Robert Taylor. A Lancaster has been damaged and is left far behind the main force to make its own perilous way home as best it can. Seeing the vulnerability of their friends, a Mosquito crew expose themselves to the same dangers, and throttle back to stay alongside the injured warbird. Dawn has broken, the visibility is unlimited. They have yet to make that Channel crossing and enemy fighters are in the area. The crew of the Lancaster struggle to maintain flying speed and enough height to bring their large four-engined aircraft home. Perhaps tonight they will all drink and laugh in the local pub - perhaps! Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 29 inches (84cm x 74cm). Price £290.00 Signed by Lancaster crew members Fred Coney, John Costello, Roly Hammersley, Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased), Lyndon Sims, Len Sumpter and Howie Wing.
Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 29 inches (84cm x 74cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Lancaster crew members Fred Coney, John Costello, Roly Hammersley, Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased), Lyndon Sims, Len Sumpter and Howie Wing.
ITEM CODE DHM2083 |
| Band of Brothers by Robert Taylor. The mighty Lancaster, the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command, crewed by volunteers from Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Rhodesia, South Africa, and many other nations opposed to Nazi rule, flew day and night sorties whenever there was a chance of reaching the target. Their unflinching courage, and selfless devotion to duty paved the way for the D-Day invasion, and the ultimate liberation of Nazi occupied Europe. Embellished with Goerings infamous quotation No Enemy Plane Will Fly Over The Reich Territory, S for Sugar took her bombs to Berlin, Hamburg, Schweinfurt, Bremen, Hanover, Wurzburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, and other prime targets, flying the second greatest number of operational sorties of any bomber in the Command. Time and again Sugar brought her crew home, often limping back riddled with flak and bullet holes, occasionally on three engines, and once all the way back from the German capital with a badly damaged wing following a mid-air collision over the target. Robert Taylors emotive painting shows S for Sugar on the morning of 27th April, 1944 after her 95th sortie - a raid on the ball-bearing factory at Schweinfurt. As the battle-scarred bomber taxies in at RAF Waddington, other 467 Squadron Lancasters follow, heading for their dispersal points. Already the weary crews begin their informal debriefing. By the wars end this trusty bomber had completed no fewer than 137 operations over enemy territory, bringing her crew home every time. Now magnificently restored to her former glory, S for Sugar resides in the RAF Museum at Hendon, providing a lasting tribute to the gallant men of RAF Bomber Command. The famous aircraft was typical of, and ultimately came to symbolise, the men and machines of Royal Air Force Bomber Command. Flying initially with 83 Squadron Pathfinder Force, then 467 Squadron RAAF, Avro Lancaster serial number R5868, call sign S for Sugar, took part in almost every major attack on Germany between the summer of 1942 and the end of hostilities. With the life expectancy of a new Lancaster being just a few months, it was a miracle she survived the war. RAF Aircrew Edition. Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC FRAeS, Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Flight Lieutenant Harry Hughes DFC DFM AE* and Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM.
Bomber Command Edition. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs, with ten signatures. Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC FRAeS, Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Flight Lieutenant Harry Hughes DFC DFM AE*, Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM, Air Marshal Sir John Curtiss KCB KBE, Squadron Leader E Gray Ward DFC, Squadron Leader Mac Hamilton DFC*, Squadron Leader Reg Lewis DFC, The Lord Mackie of Benshie CBE DSO DFC and Squadron Leader Harry Wright DFC*.
Bomber Command Edition. Signed limited edition of 250 prints. Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC FRAeS, Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Flight Lieutenant Harry Hughes DFC DFM AE*, Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM, Air Marshal Sir John Curtiss KCB KBE, Squadron Leader E Gray Ward DFC, Squadron Leader Mac Hamilton DFC*, Squadron Leader Reg Lewis DFC, The Lord Mackie of Benshie CBE DSO DFC and Squadron Leader Harry Wright DFC*.
RAAF Aircrew Edition. Signed limited edition of 275 prints. Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm). Price £ Signed by :
Flying Officer Laurence W Baker,
Flight Lieutenant Albert R T Boys DFC,
Flight Lieutenant John A Colpus DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Maxwell G Johnson,
Flight Lieutenant William N Kynoch DFC,
Warrant Officer David Morland DFM,
Flying Officer Neville J Morrison,
Flying Officer John W Nedwich DFC,
Flying Officer Roy L Pegler,
Warrant Officer Raymond Sayer DFM,
Squadron Leader Thomas Scholefield DFC*
and
Flying Officer Albert Wallace.
ITEM CODE DHM2472 |
| Inbound to Target - The Dambusters by Robert Taylor. The crews of 617 Squadron that took part in the epic Dambusters raid on the night of 16/17 May 1943 were among the finest in the RAF. They were the elite of Bomber Command, and when they left RAF Scampton that night, the skills of their pilots – some of the finest of the Second World War, would be tested to the limit. First, they must guide their aircraft across heavily defended enemy territory at altitudes often as low as fifty feet, dodging flak, trees, buildings and power lines. And then they must attack their targets with a precision unmatched in the annals of the RAF. Of all the pilots who took to the skies that night, no-one was more accomplished at low-level flying than Flight Lieutenant Mick Martin, and it is his aircraft, Lancaster AJ-P that is the subject of this artwork. In company with Flight Lieutenant John Hopgood in the distance, they follow one of the many canals of Holland, wingtips barely missing the sails of the windmills, en-route to the Mohne Dam. Limited edition of 225 prints Paper size 22 inches x 14.5 inches (56cm x 37cm) Image size 18.5 inches x 10.5 inches (45cm x 26cm). Price £135.00 Signed by :
Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) ,
Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM ,
Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF ,
Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF ,
Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF
and
Corporal Kenneth Lucas.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs Paper size 22 inches x 14.5 inches (56cm x 37cm) Image size 18.5 inches x 10.5 inches (45cm x 26cm). Price £225.00 Signed by :
Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) ,
Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM ,
Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF ,
Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF ,
Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF
and
Corporal Kenneth Lucas.
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs, supplied matted. Matted size 25.5 inches x 21 inches (65cm x 53cm) Image size 18.5 inches x 10.5 inches (45cm x 26cm). Price £ Signed by :
Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) ,
Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM ,
Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF ,
Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF ,
Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF
and
Corporal Kenneth Lucas
and features the matted signatures of :
Squadron Leader Ken Brown CGM RCAF (deceased) ,
Flight Lieutenant Bill Townsend CGM DFM (deceased) ,
Flight Lieutenant Edward Johnson (deceased) ,
Flight Lieutenant Edward Johnson (deceased) ,
Squadron Leader David J Shannon DSO* DFC* RAAF (deceased)
and
Flying Officer Dave Rodger DFC RCAF (deceased) ,
.
ITEM CODE DHM1833 |
| Dambusters - Breaching the Eder Dam by Robert Taylor. Mist and fog swirled eerily over the Eder Lake on the night of 16/17 May 1943 as four specially modified Lancasters of 617 Squadron, under the leadership of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, circled overhead. Their target, the mighty Eder Dam, was barely visible in the valley below. Immediately following the successful breach of the Mohne Dam, Gibson had led his remaining aircraft 50 miles to the south-east to hit their second target, the Eder Dam. Surrounded by high ground with thousand feet ridges, the Eder was altogether a more testing target. The Lancaster pilots would need to dive steeply into the gorge that formed the Eder lake before undertaking a steep turn towards the Dam itself. As if this were not demanding enough in the darkness of night, they then had to fly towards the target at precisely 60ft above the lake at the exact speed of 230mph, before releasing their Barnes Wallace designed hydrostatic bouncing bombs. Pilots Shannon and Maudsley tried time and again to position their laden bombers correctly before managing to release their weapons – but the dam still held. Now success depended solely on Knight carrying the last bomb! With time and fuel now a concern, Knights first effort to position, like Shannon and Maudsley before him, failed, but his second run favoured the brave. Knight released his bomb with absolute precision, striking the wall at precisely the crucial point. With a tremendous explosion the Eder Dam collapsed before their eyes. Robert Taylors sensational new painting vividly shows the dramatic moment of impact. In the cockpit Knight and flight engineer Ray Grayston fight the controls to clear the dam, combining their physical strength to haul the lumbering Lancaster up and over the dam and to clear the high ground that lies ahead. Below and behind them, the second of Germanys mighty western dams lies finally breached. Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 36.5 inches x 22 inches (92cm x 56cm) Image size 30 inches x 14 inches (76cm x 36cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) and Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.
Limited edition of 25 Collectors Edition artist proofs. Paper size 36.5 inches x 22 inches (92cm x 56cm) Image size 30 inches x 14 inches (76cm x 36cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased), Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF, Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF and Corporal Kenneth Lucas.
Collectors edition of 350 prints. Paper size 36.5 inches x 22 inches (92cm x 56cm) Image size 30 inches x 14 inches (76cm x 36cm). Price £275.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased), Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF, Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF and Corporal Kenneth Lucas.
Tribute edition of 19 prints. Paper size 36.5 inches x 22 inches (92cm x 56cm) Image size 30 inches x 14 inches (76cm x 36cm). Price £ Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased), Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF, Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF, Corporal Kenneth Lucas, Air Marshal Sir Harold (Mick) Martin KCB CB DSO* AFC RAAF (deceased), Squadron Leader David J Shannon DSO* DFC* RAAF (deceased) and Flight Lieutenant George Chalmers DFC DFM.
Limited edition of 25 Giclee Canvas Proofs Size 30.5 inches x 17 inches (77cm x 43cm). Price £995.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased), Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF, Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF and Corporal Kenneth Lucas.
ITEM CODE DHM2708 |
| Target Bearing 270 by Robert Taylor. At sunrise on 12 November, 1944, led by Wing Commander James Tait, Lancasters of 617 Squadron RAF prepare to make their bombing run on the German battleship Tirpitz, lying in the Norwegian fjord at Tromso. Signed limited edition of 400 prints, with four signatures. Paper size 30 inches x 24 inches (76cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Flying Officer C B R Fish, Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased) and Squadron Leader E A Wass AE.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 30 inches x 24 inches (76cm x 61cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Flying Officer C B R Fish, Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased) and Squadron Leader E A Wass AE.
Signed limited edition of 100 prints, with twenty-five signatures. Paper size 30 inches x 24 inches (76cm x 61cm). Price £495.00 Signed by Warrant Officer B Burnett, Flight Lieutenant J Castagnola DSO DFC, Warrant Officer A W Cherrington, Flight Lieutenant D Cooper, Squadron Leader Lawrence Curtis DFC* (deceased), Squadron Leader L S Benny Goodman, Flight Lieutenant S V Grimes, Squadron Leader Mac Hamilton DFC*, Flight Lieutenant F E Howkins, Warrant Officer H Johnson DFM (deceased), Flying Officer A K Johnstone, Flying Officer B F Kent DFC, Flying Officer A J Lammas, Wing Commander G Mackie, Flight Lieutenant A M McKie (deceased), Warrant Officer J D Phillips, Flight Lieutenant H J Riding, Flying Officer J Soilleux, Group Captain J B Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Fred Watts DFC (deceased) and Warrant Officer F L Tilley.
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