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Robert Taylor Spitfire aviation
prints. Full range of Supermarine
Spitfire signed limited edition art prints by Aviation artist Robert
Taylor. Robert Taylor is published by The Military Gallery and as a authorized
art dealer. Robert Taylor aviation prints are available from Cranston Fine
Arts. Look out for the two print promotional packages available at great
discounts. Designed
by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936.
and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19
squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there
were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in
store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and
developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II
came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into
service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe
especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin
engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named
Seafires. By the end of
production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408
Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a
total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires
in front line use until April 1954.
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| Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. On August 12th, 1940 the Luftwaffe turned their full attention to the RAF's forward fighter bases and radar stations with the intent to obliterate them once and for all. The outcome of the Battle of Britain hung in the balance. It was late in the afternoon of Sunday, 18 August 1940. The previous week had seen the hardest days of fighting in the Battle of Britain as the young pilots of the RAF Fighter Command had engaged in deadly duels with the Luftwaffe. Bystanders gazed cautiously upwards at the weaving contrails in the clear blue skies over southern England as they anxiously awaited the outcome. For just a moment, all was at peace: A gentle breeze floated across the airfield at RAF Hornchurch as the exhausted young pilots of 54 Squadron could rest for a few brief minutes and reflect on their own previous two encounters with the enemy that day. The Luftwaffe had thrown everything at them in the past few days, but today had been the toughest of them all. And then the calm was shattered by the shrill tones of the alarm, the Luftwaffe had launched another huge raid of over 300 aircraft across the Channel, and it looked like Hornchurch was the target. Hornchurch Scramble, portrays the moment as 54 Squadron's commanding officer, Squadron Leader James Leathart, taxis out at Hornchurch to prepare for take-off. Quickly following, the aircraft of New Zealander Colin Gray is guided out from dispersal by his ground crew. Gray would claim 3 Bf110s in the encounter and would eventually become the top scoring New Zealand Ace of the war. Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm) Image size 26.5 inches x 17.5 inches (67cm x 44cm). Price £200.00 Signed by :
Wing Commander George W Swanwick,
Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC
and
Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC.
Anniversary edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm) Image size 26.5 inches x 17.5 inches (67cm x 44cm). Price £375.00 Signed by :
Wing Commander George W Swanwick,
Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC,
Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC,
Wing Commander John Freeborn DFC*,
Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC,
Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC*,
Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC,
Pilot Officer Norman Brown
and
Wing Commander Roger Morewood.
Anniversary edition of 350 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm) Image size 26.5 inches x 17.5 inches (67cm x 44cm). Price £265.00 Signed by :
Wing Commander George W Swanwick,
Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC,
Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC,
Wing Commander John Freeborn DFC*,
Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC,
Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC*,
Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC,
Pilot Officer Norman Brown
and
Wing Commander Roger Morewood.
Battle of Britain tribute edition of 10 prints, issued with an original pencil drawing. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm) Image size 26.5 inches x 17.5 inches (67cm x 44cm). Price £2595.00 Signed by :
Wing Commander George W Swanwick,
Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC,
Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC,
Wing Commander John Freeborn DFC*,
Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC,
Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC*,
Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC,
Pilot Officer Norman Brown,
Wing Commander Roger Morewood,
Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased),
Squadron Leader Roy McGowan,
Wing Commander Peter Parrott DFC AFC (deceased),
Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased),
Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC* (deceased),
Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased),
Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased),
Wing Commander Tim Vigors DFC (deceased),
Wing Commander Geoffrey Page DSO OBE DFC (deceased),
Wing Commander Eric Barwell (deceased),
Wng Cmdr Ken Mackenzie (deceased),
Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC* (deceased) (matted, drawing),
Air Commodore James Leathart (deceased) (matted, drawing)
and
Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased) (matted, drawing)
ITEM CODE DHM1940 |
| Reach for the Skies by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT. Signed limited edition prints. . Price £
ITEM CODE RST0037 |
| Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor. The Battle of Britain commenced at the beginning of June 1940, and for the next two and a half gruelling months the young men of Royal Air Force Fighter Command, duelled with the cream of Goerings Luftwaffe over the skies of southern England. It was to become the greatest aerial conflict in aviation history. Always outnumberd, the valiant young pilots fought with a determined fierceness and intensity, and never once did their spirit waiver. By the end of September the battle was won, but many had made the ultimate sacrifice. Tribute edition of 165 prints. Paper size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm). Price £ Signed by Flight Lieutenant Alexander N R L Appleford,
Squadron Leader Percival H. Beake DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Benjamin Bent,
Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased),
Flight Lieutenant Bernard W Brown,
Squadron Leader Maurice P Brown,
Flight Lieutenant Owen V Burns,
Flight Lieutenant Joseph P R Chamberlin,
Flight Lieutenant William J. Corbin DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Michael E Croskell,
Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC* (deceased),
Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC*,
Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC,
Squadron Leader Stanley S Duff,
Wing Commander Peter Dunning-White DFC (deceased),
Flight Lieutenant Eric R Edmunds,
Wing Commander John Elkington,
Air Commodore John Ellacombe CB DFC*,
Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC,
Squadron Leader Charles G Frizell,
Flight Lieutenant Trevor Gray,
Flight Lieutenant Albert E Gregory,
Wng Cmdr W J Green,
Flight Lieutenant Albert E Gregory,
Group Captain Richard Haine OBE DFC (deceased),
Flight Lieutenant Peter Hairs MBE,
Squadron Leader Norman Hancock DFC,
Sergeant Leopold Heimes (deceased),
Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones,
Wing Commander Thomas M Kane,
Flight Sergeant John Keatings,
Squadron Leaader Raymond E Kellow,
Squadron Leader Robert Kings,
Squadron Leader Keith Lawrence DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Robin M M D Lucas,
Squadron Leader Kenneth R Lusty,
Wing Commander Ken W MacKenzie (deceased),
Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased),
Wing Commander Tom F. Neil DFC AFC,
Squadron Leader Doug Nicholls DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Reginald C Nutter,
Tony Pickering AFC,
Group Captain Herbert M Pinfold (deceased),
Wing Commander Jack Rose CMG MBE DFC (deceased),
Wing Commander Richard G B Summers,
Wing Commander George W Swanwick,
Wing Commander Thomas R Thomson (deceased),
Squadron Leader Michael J Wainwright,
Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC and
Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson.
Limited edition of 30 artist proofs. Paper size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm). Price £ Signed by Flight Lieutenant Alexander N R L Appleford,
Squadron Leader Percival H. Beake DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Benjamin Bent,
Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased),
Flight Lieutenant Bernard W Brown,
Squadron Leader Maurice P Brown,
Flight Lieutenant Owen V Burns,
Flight Lieutenant Joseph P R Chamberlin,
Flight Lieutenant William J. Corbin DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Michael E Croskell,
Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC* (deceased),
Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC*,
Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC,
Squadron Leader Stanley S Duff,
Wing Commander Peter Dunning-White DFC (deceased),
Flight Lieutenant Eric R Edmunds,
Wing Commander John Elkington,
Air Commodore John Ellacombe CB DFC*,
Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC,
Squadron Leader Charles G Frizell,
Flight Lieutenant Trevor Gray,
Flight Lieutenant Albert E Gregory,
Wng Cmdr W J Green,
Flight Lieutenant Albert E Gregory,
Group Captain Richard Haine OBE DFC (deceased),
Flight Lieutenant Peter Hairs MBE,
Squadron Leader Norman Hancock DFC,
Sergeant Leopold Heimes (deceased),
Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones,
Wing Commander Thomas M Kane,
Flight Sergeant John Keatings,
Squadron Leaader Raymond E Kellow,
Squadron Leader Robert Kings,
Squadron Leader Keith Lawrence DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Robin M M D Lucas,
Squadron Leader Kenneth R Lusty,
Wing Commander Ken W MacKenzie (deceased),
Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased),
Wing Commander Tom F. Neil DFC AFC,
Squadron Leader Doug Nicholls DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Reginald C Nutter,
Tony Pickering AFC,
Group Captain Herbert M Pinfold (deceased),
Wing Commander Jack Rose CMG MBE DFC (deceased),
Wing Commander Richard G B Summers,
Wing Commander George W Swanwick,
Wing Commander Thomas R Thomson (deceased),
Squadron Leader Michael J Wainwright,
Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC and
Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson.
Limited edition of 5 publisher proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm) plus mount.. Price £ Signed by Flight Lieutenant Alexander N R L Appleford,
Squadron Leader Percival H. Beake DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Benjamin Bent,
Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased),
Flight Lieutenant Bernard W Brown,
Squadron Leader Maurice P Brown,
Flight Lieutenant Owen V Burns,
Flight Lieutenant Joseph P R Chamberlin,
Flight Lieutenant William J. Corbin DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Michael E Croskell,
Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC* (deceased),
Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC*,
Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC,
Squadron Leader Stanley S Duff,
Wing Commander Peter Dunning-White DFC (deceased),
Flight Lieutenant Eric R Edmunds,
Wing Commander John Elkington,
Air Commodore John Ellacombe CB DFC*,
Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC,
Squadron Leader Charles G Frizell,
Flight Lieutenant Trevor Gray,
Flight Lieutenant Albert E Gregory,
Wng Cmdr W J Green,
Flight Lieutenant Albert E Gregory,
Group Captain Richard Haine OBE DFC (deceased),
Flight Lieutenant Peter Hairs MBE,
Squadron Leader Norman Hancock DFC,
Sergeant Leopold Heimes (deceased),
Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones,
Wing Commander Thomas M Kane,
Flight Sergeant John Keatings,
Squadron Leaader Raymond E Kellow,
Squadron Leader Robert Kings,
Squadron Leader Keith Lawrence DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Robin M M D Lucas,
Squadron Leader Kenneth R Lusty,
Wing Commander Ken W MacKenzie (deceased),
Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased),
Wing Commander Tom F. Neil DFC AFC,
Squadron Leader Doug Nicholls DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Reginald C Nutter,
Tony Pickering AFC,
Group Captain Herbert M Pinfold (deceased),
Wing Commander Jack Rose CMG MBE DFC (deceased),
Wing Commander Richard G B Summers,
Wing Commander George W Swanwick,
Wing Commander Thomas R Thomson (deceased),
Squadron Leader Michael J Wainwright,
Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC,
Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson,
Group Captain Frank Carey (deceased),
Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC* (deceased),
Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased),
Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased),
Wing Commander Bob Stanford Tuck DSO DFC** (deceased),
Wing Commander Geoffrey Page DSO OBE DFC (deceased),
Group Captain John Cunningham CBE DSO DFC AE DL FRAeS (deceased),
Air Chief Marshal Christopher Foxley-Norris (deceased),
Group Captain Dennis David CBE DFC AFC (deceased) and
Air Vice-Marshall H. Bird-Wilson. CBE.DSO.DFC.AFC. (BAR) (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM1611 |
| Dawn Scramble by Robert Taylor. Biggin Hill was one of the most active R.A.F. Fighter bases of World War II. Fighter aircraft scrambled as many as seven or eight times a day during the height of the Battle of Britain. Mark Vb Spitfires are seen retracting their undercarriage almost as soon as they leave the ground in order to gain height as quickly as possible.
This print was first published in 1981. We have one secondary market copy available, number 513 of the edition of 1000. The print was framed from new and hung in a corridor, out of sunlight. As a result, the colours are strong, not faded, and the signature is good. There is some damage to the border areas and some slight rippling, caused by being framed for such a long period of time. This is reflected in the price at which the print is offered. Signed limited edition of 1000 prints Paper size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 59cm). Price £ Signed by :
Wing Commander Bob Stanford Tuck DSO DFC** (deceased)
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ITEM CODE RST0088 |
| Ramrod by Robert Taylor During operation Ramrod 792 on April 25, 1944, leading his Spitfire wing, Johnnie Johnson had a long-running combat with an FW190. Robert Taylor shows the last moments of the duel which ended in victory for the Allied Air Forces leading fighter Ace. Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased).
Signed edition of 200 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased), Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased), Vivian Snell (deceased) and Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones.
ITEM CODE DHM2095 |
| The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. Fighter Edition. Signed limited edition of 400 prints, with four signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones and Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased).
Limited edition of 30 artist proofs, with six signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased), General Gunther Rall (deceased) and Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
Knights Cross Edition. Signed limited edition of 300 prints, with six signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased), General Gunther Rall (deceased) and Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
Battle of Britain Edition. Signed limited edition of 200 prints, with fourteen signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased), General Gunther Rall (deceased), Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Oberleutnant Erwin Leykauf (deceased), Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* (deceased), Wing Commander George W Swanwick, Group Captain George H Westlake DSO DFC (deceased), Wing Commander Wilfred M Sizer DFC* (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Michael E Croskell, and Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased).
Battle of Britain Edition. Limited edition of 25 Remarques. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM2278 |
| Malta - George Cross by Robert Taylor. Pilot Officer John Bisley of 126 Squadron in combat with Me 109s from JG-53 during one of the intense aerial air battles over Valetta in April 1942. Between the summer of 1940 and the end of 1942, Malta became one of the most bombed places on earth. The RAFs desperate fight to retain control of the diminutive Mediterranean island, and the defiant courage of the people of Malta, is one of the epic stories of World War Two. Malta Edition. Signed limited edition of 250 prints.. Price £225.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Ken Evans DFC, Flight Lieutenant Ian MacLennan DFM, Flight Lieutenant Colin Parkinson DFC, Flight Lieutenant Jack Rae DFC* (deceased), Squadron Leader Arthur Roscoe DFC and Flight Lieutenant Allan Scott DFM.
Malta Edition Artist Proofs. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.. Price £395.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Ken Evans DFC, Flight Lieutenant Ian MacLennan DFM, Flight Lieutenant Colin Parkinson DFC, Flight Lieutenant Jack Rae DFC* (deceased), Squadron Leader Arthur Roscoe DFC and Flight Lieutenant Allan Scott DFM.
Malta Edition with companion print. Signed limited edition of 250 prints.. Price £275.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Ken Evans DFC, Flight Lieutenant Ian MacLennan DFM, Flight Lieutenant Colin Parkinson DFC, Flight Lieutenant Jack Rae DFC* (deceased), Squadron Leader Arthur Roscoe DFC, Flight Lieutenant Allan Scott DFM, Billy Drake DSO, DFC - companion print, Mike Crossley DSC - companion print and Peter Twiss OBE DSC - companion print.
ITEM CODE RT0003 |
| Spitfires Over St Michaels Mount by Robert Taylor. Robert has chosen to show a Spitfire in the Battle of Britain colours of No 41 Squadron for his romantic portrayal of a Spitfire over St Michaels Mount, just off the coast of Cornwall – where the southwest corner of the British Isles meets the mighty Atlantic. This famous and historic landmark dating back to the Iron Age is steeped in folklore and legend. The castle of St Michaels Mount, perched atop a great granite rock that rises majestically out of the sea in Mounts Bay, for centuries made a tempting site for fighting forces. Here Robert cleverly uses this historic fort to provide a symbolic backdrop to a wonderful study of one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built. Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Print paper size 21 inches x 20 inches (53cm x 51cm). Price £135.00 Signatories: Wg Cmdr Peter V Ayerst DFC; Sq Ldr Ian Blair DFM; Flt Lt Kenneth W S Evans DFC.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Print paper size 21 inches x 20 inches (53cm x 51cm). Price £175.00 Signatories: Wg Cmdr Peter V Ayerst DFC; Sq Ldr Ian Blair DFM; Flt Lt Kenneth W S Evans DFC.
ITEM CODE DHM2593 |
| Head on Attack by Robert Taylor On October 12, 1940, No. 603 Squadron, reduced to only eight aircraft, took on a large formation of Me109s attacking head on. Robert Taylors vivid portrayal shows Scott-Maldens Spitfire moments after knocking down an Me109 in the encounter, both he and his wingman coming through unscathed. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Air Vice-Marshal David Scott-Malden (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2080 |
| Tally Ho by Robert Taylor In this classic Robert Taylor painting Brian Kingcome is seen leading the Spitfires of 92 Squadron in a diving attack into a force of HEIIIs over the city of London during the height of the Battle of Britain. Brian Kingcome flew Spitfires operationally virtually without break, right throughout the war. Signed limited edition of 990 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm) Sold out edition. One secondary market print available.. Price £150.00 Signed by Group Captain Brian Kingcome DSO DFC (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2079 |
| After the Battle by Robert Taylor.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 25.5 inches (87cm x 65cm). Price £ Signed by Group Captain Allan Wright DFC AFC,
Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased),
Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased),
Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased),
Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased) and
Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased).
Portfolio edtion of 350 prints. Paper size 34 inches by 25.5 inches (87cm x 65cm). Price £ Signed by Group Captain Allan Wright DFC AFC, Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased), Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased), Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased), Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased), Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased), Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC* (deceased) (companion print) , Group Captain Dennis David CBE DFC AFC (deceased) (companion print) , Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (deceased) (companion print) , J Collinsworth (companion print) , Charles Fischette (companion print) and John Paulk (companion print)
ITEM CODE RST0004 |
| First Combat by Robert Taylor Don Kingaby is the only pilot in the RAF to have been awarded 3 DFMs. During his first combat on August 12, 1940, he severely damaged an JU88 over the Isle of Wight and Robert Taylor captures the moment of break, with the JU88 already smoking. Don Kingaby flew a further 450 operational sorties on Spitfires. Signed limited edition of 990 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £170.00 Signed by Wing Commander Don Kingaby DSO AFC DFM** DFC (USA) (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2081 |
| Eagle Squadron Scramble by Robert Taylor An outstanding painting commemorating the intrepid 240 American air men who volunteered to fly with the R.A.F. in their early struggle against the Luftwaffe before the U.S.A. joined the war. Taylors painting vibrated with the roar of the Spitfires Merlin engines as they Scramble into action. Goodson later became a 4th Fighter Group Ace. Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. Paper size 25 inches x 20 inches (64cm x 51cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Colonel Jim Goodson.
ITEM CODE DHM2091 |
| 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 |
| Wings of Glory by Robert Taylor. Robert Taylors spellbinding painting, Wings of Glory, paying tribute to Mitchells immortal fighter, features the MkX1X Spitfire of the RAFs Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Powered by the Rolls-Royce Griffin engine providing maximum speed of 450mph and a 44,000 feet operating ceiling, this lovingly restored aircraft thrills generations of aviation enthusiasts with her spectacular aerobatics at Europes summer air shows. This most beautiful of fighters gives a virtuoso performance, high among the clouds, alone in her magical element, she dances an aerial ballet like no other could. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 22 inches (69cm x 56cm). Price £175.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased), Wing Commander John Freeborn DFC*, Chief Test Pilot Alex Henshaw (deceased) and Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased).
Signed limited edition of 350 Battle of Britain Portfolios. Paper size 27 inches x 22 inches (69cm x 56cm). Price £235.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased), Wing Commander John Freeborn DFC*, Chief Test Pilot Alex Henshaw (deceased), Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased) and Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased) (companion print).
ITEM CODE RT0312 |
| Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor Bobby Oxspring in his 66 Squadron Spitfire destroys an ME109 of JF/53 Ace of Spades Group, in a high level attack at 30,000 feet above Dover, 18th September 1940. Signed limited edition of 990 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 20 (86cm x 51cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Group Captain Bobby Oxsping (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2084 |
| A Time for Heroes by Robert Taylor Royal Air Force and Royal Navy fighter aircrews flew combat throughout the six long years of World War Two. At the outbreak of war in 1939 four RAF Hurricane squadrons and two equipped with Gladiators went immediately to France where in short time New Zealander Cobber Kain became the first Allied Ace of the war. In April 1940 Hurricanes and Gladiators saw in action in Norway, when Rhodesian Caesar Hull of 263 Squadron became the second air Ace. By the fall of France the new Spitfire joined in the great air battles over the Channel as the British Expeditionary Force evacuated Dunkirk. Bob Stanford -Tuck, Douglas Bader, Peter Townsend, Sailor Malan, and many other great Aces gained their first victories, but with German forces massing on the French coast, the invasion of Britain looked imminent. Only RAF Fighter Command stood in Hitlers way. By July, the most famous of all air battles had begun. The next three months, under glorious summer skies, saw the most decisive and continual aerial fighting in history. The British victory in the Battle of Britain was to fundamentally change the course of the war and, ultimately, the course of history. But there were four and a half more years of air battles still to be fought and won -from the English Channel Front to the North African desert, from the Mediterranean to Far East Asia. It fell to Fleet Air Arm pilots to see the last air fighting for British and Commonwealth pilots, by then equipped with Seafires and American Corsairs and Hellcats, as they took part in the final assaults on the Japanese mainland. As the last embers of hostilities faded into history the centuries old doctrine of maritime supremacy had gone. Now the aircraft ruled. In his masterful painting A Time For Heroes Robert Taylor pays tribute to the World War II fighter aircrews of the RAF and Fleet Air Arm. A panoramic scene from the era of the Battle of Britain shows Mk I Spitfires of 234 Squadron, 10 Groups top scoring squadron, returning to St. Eval after intercepting heavy raids on south coast ports during the heaviest fighting, in September 1940. St. Michaels Mount, the castle built on the site of a 14th Century monastery to defend Britains shores from earlier enemies, provides a symbolic backdrop as once again a band of brothers is called upon to defend their Sceptred Isle. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (78cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan (deceased), Wing Commander Bob Doe (deceased) and Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin (deceased).
Signed limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (78cm x 58cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan (deceased), Wing Commander Bob Doe (deceased), Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, Squadron Leader Neville Duke, Wing Commander John Freeborn, Commander Mike Crosley, Flight Lieutenant John Squier (deceased), Lieutenant Commander Peter Meadway and Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji.
Signed Fighter Pilots Edition of 250 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (78cm x 58cm). Price £275.00 Signed by Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan (deceased), Wing Commander Bob Doe (deceased), Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin (deceased), Squadron Leader Neville Duke (deceased), Wing Commander John Freeborn, Commander Mike Crosley, Flight Lieutenant John Squier (deceased), Lieutenant Commander Peter Meadway and Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji.
Signed Veterans Proof Edition of 75 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (78cm x 58cm). Price £ Signed by Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan (deceased), Wing Commander Bob Doe (deceased), Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin (deceased), Squadron Leader Neville Duke (deceased), Wing Commander John Freeborn, Commander Mike Crosley, Flight Lieutenant John Squier (deceased), Lieutenant Commander Peter Meadway, Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji, Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AE (deceased), Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased), Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased), Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased) and Group Captain Peter Townsend CVO, DSO, DFC (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2248 |
| Bader Legend by Robert Taylor The legendary Wing Leader Douglas Bader high above the south coast of England, flying his beloved Mark Va Spitfire. Baders inspired leadership spawned some of World War IIs greatest fighter leaders- Johnnie Johnson, Denis Crowley-Milling, Cocky Dundas and many others. Signed limited edition of 900 prints. . Price £200.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Buck Casson DFC AFC (deceased), Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AE (deceased), Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased) and Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* (deceased)
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. . Price £325.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Buck Casson DFC AFC (deceased), Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AE (deceased), Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased) and Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* (deceased)
ITEM CODE DHM2131 |
| Duel of Eagles by Robert Taylor. One secondary market art print available. NOW SOLD. This art print was hung away from direct sunlight in a corridor, and so the colours are near-perfect. There is some damage to the border area - see our image, but the signatures, which were in ink for this edition in 1980, are not faded, but as with most of the edition, the signature of Bader is slightly smudged due to the handling of the prints during signing. Taking into account the slight damage to the border, this item is priced competitively, as other copies have been sold for around the £500 mark. Signed limited edition prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £ Signed by General Adolf Galland (deceased) and
Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader CBE, DSO*, DFC* (deceased).
ITEM CODE RST0023 |
| 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 (deceased).
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 (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2264 |
| Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. In the dark days of 1940 following Dunkirk, a seemingly defenceless Britain stood starkly alone in Europe, facing the might of an all-conquering Nazi Germany. Protected only by the narrow waters of the English Channel, it was left to a tiny band of young RAF fighter pilots to stem the Luftwaffes onslaught as the country braced itself for invasion. Across the Atlantic, America followed the savage encounters of the Battle of Britain, knowing that soon it too would become involved in the war. Unable to wait, a small band of Americans decided their time had come; some 240 young US pilots, motivated to fight for the cause of freedom, made their way to England to fly with the RAF, and later the USAAF; many paid the ultimate price, more than a third never returning home. By September 1940 these carefree young flyers were united into a re-formed 71 Squadron, the first of three Eagle Squadrons, and the first to go into action, followed shortly after by 121 and 133 squadrons. Showing the same steely determination that had carried their British comrades through the Battle of Britain, they were quickly embraced into the fold of the RAF, their ferocious reputation in combat endearing them to the British people. The legend of the American Eagles was born. Robert Taylors tribute to the young American volunteer pilots who joined the RAF to fight for freedom at the time when Britain stood alone against the Nazi domination in Europe. Robert Taylors painting features Spitfire Vbs of 71 Squadron RAF as they return to their base at North Weald, September 1941, the young American pilots perhaps taking a brief moment to marvel at the myriad colours of the late evening sun – welcome relief from the perils of recent air combat with the Luftwaffe high above the English Channel. Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 32.5 inches x 23.5 inches (82cm x 60cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Colonel Bill Edwards, Flight Lieutenant James Gray and Colonel Steve Pisanos.
Eagle edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 32.5 inches x 23.5 inches (82cm x 60cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Colonel Bill Edwards, Flight Lieutenant James Gray, Colonel Steve Pisanos, Colonel Don Blakeslee, Flight Lieutenant John Cambell*, Colonel Jim Goodson*, Colonel George Maxwell*, Major Michael Miluck, Lieutenant Colonel Don Nee and Lieutenant Colonel Don Ross. (* = signed companion print)
Eagle edition of 350 prints. Paper size 32.5 inches x 23.5 inches (82cm x 60cm). Price £285.00 Signed by Colonel Bill Edwards, Flight Lieutenant James Gray, Colonel Steve Pisanos, Colonel Don Blakeslee, Flight Lieutenant John Cambell*, Colonel Jim Goodson*, Colonel George Maxwell*, Major Michael Miluck, Lieutenant Colonel Don Nee and Lieutenant Colonel Don Ross. (* = signed companion print)
Eagle Tribute edition of 40 prints. Paper size 32.5 inches x 23.5 inches (82cm x 60cm). Price £ Signed by Colonel Bill Edwards, Flight Lieutenant James Gray, Colonel Steve Pisanos, Colonel Don Blakeslee, Flight Lieutenant John Cambell*, Colonel Jim Goodson*, Colonel George Maxwell*, Major Michael Miluck, Lieutenant Colonel Don Nee, Lieutenant Colonel Don Ross, Captain Luke Allen*, Colonel Oscar Coen**, Lieutenant Steve Crowe*, Major General Carroll W McColpin**, First Lieutenant Bill Slade* and Col Reade F Tilley USAF (deceased)**. (* = signed companion print, ** = matted with companion print)
ITEM CODE DHM1639 |
| Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor. Leading 433 (Canadian) Squadron, top Allied Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson -Greycap Leader - has already bagged an Fw190, and is hauling his MKIX Spitfire around looking for a second in heavy dog-fighting over the Rhine, September 1944. In the distance more enemy fighters appear, they too will receive the attention of the Canadians. Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £225.00 Signed by
Squadron Leader Danny Browne,
Wing Commander J F Stocky Edwards,
Squadron Leader Hartland Finlay (deceased),
Wing Commander Hugh Godefroy,
Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased),
Lieutenant General Don Laubman,
Wing Commander Andy Mackenzie,
Wing Commander Robert G Middlemiss,
Flight Lieutenant Larry Robillard
and
Wing Commander Roderick Smith (deceased).
Limited edition of 85 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £325.00 Signed by
Squadron Leader Danny Browne,
Wing Commander J F Stocky Edwards,
Squadron Leader Hartland Finlay (deceased),
Wing Commander Hugh Godefroy,
Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased),
Lieutenant General Don Laubman,
Wing Commander Andy Mackenzie,
Wing Commander Robert G Middlemiss,
Flight Lieutenant Larry Robillard
and
Wing Commander Roderick Smith (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2151 |
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