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Joining the RAF in August 1935 he completed pilot training and was posted to 49 Sqn flying Hawker Hinds as a light bomber. At the outbreak of war he took part in the early bombing raids over France, flying Hampdens and then Wellingtons on missions over occupied Europe. Fully operational until mid 1941, he was then posted to OTU at Cottesmore and Finningley as an instructor. After a long and distinguished career, including a spell flying Canberras, he retired from the RAF in 1965. We know he died before January 2018.


Based on many years of experience in dealing with thousands of aviation signatures, we have estimated the value this signature adds to a print as £45


Alone at Dawn by Gerald Coulson.


Alone at Dawn by Gerald Coulson.

Heavily damaged by flak and with one engine out, a Lancaster slowly makes its way home far behind the main force.
Item Code : GC0003Alone at Dawn by Gerald Coulson. - Editions Available
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Signed limited edition of 500 prints, with 5 signatures.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm)
Beetham, Michael

Died : 2015
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC FRAeS (deceased)
Marshal of the RAF Sir Michael Beetham, who has died aged 92, was, with the exception of the RAFs founder, MRAF the Lord Trenchard, the longest serving Chief of the Air Staff (CAS). In a career that took him from flying bombing raids to Berlin during the Second World War to overseeing the RAF's successful role in the Falklands War he was never less than personally courageous and a tenacious champion of the Force. Beetham became CAS on August 1 1977 after Sir Neil Cameron had been promoted t
Signature Value : £40
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North, Bill

Died : 2011
Flying Officer Bill North (deceased)
Flying Lancasters with 61 Squadron, in 1944 he was shot down over Northern France. With his aircraft badly hit, he gave the order to bale out, but as some of the crew had damaged parachutes, he elected to stay with the aircraft and crash land. Despite being badly wounded, he managed to land his Lancaster at night, and every crewmember walked away - two of them evading capture and returned to England. Bill spent the rest of the war as a POW.
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Strong, David M
NO
PHOTO
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Died : 2011
Air Commodore D M Strong CB, AFC (deceased)
Undergoing pilot training in 1936 David Strong joined Bomber Squadron in 1937. When war broke out he was flying Whitleys with 166 Sqn then went to 104 Sqn flying Wellingtons. In 1941 whilst returning from a bombing raid over Italy his aircraft was struck by lightning and he pulled out at 200 feet over the North Sea. Unable to continue he was forced to ditch and all the crew survived but were captured and sent to Stalag Luft III. After the war he remained in the RAF and after a distinguished
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
James, B A Jimmy

Died : 2008
Squadron Leader B A Jimmy James MC (deceased)
Squadron Leader B. A. Jimmy James, MC, survivor of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III. Bertram Arthur James was born in India on April 17th, 1915 where his father was a tea-planter. He was educated at Kings School, Canterbury, and worked in British Columbia from 1934 until volunteering for flying training with the RAF in 1939. He was commissioned and posted to 9 Sqn flying Wellingtons from Honington in Suffolk. In June 1940 his aircraft was badly hit by flak over Holland while on a bombin
Signature Value : £50
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Lowe, Drane
NO
PHOTO
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Group Captain Drane Lowe, CBE DFC AFC (deceased)
Joining the RAF in August 1935 he completed pilot training and was posted to 49 Sqn flying Hawker Hinds as a light bomber. At the outbreak of war he took part in the early bombing raids over France, flying Hampdens and then Wellingtons on missions over occupied Europe. Fully operational until mid 1941, he was then posted to OTU at Cottesmore and Finningley as an instructor. After a long and distinguished career, including a spell flying Canberras, he retired from the RAF in 1965. We know he
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
+ Artist : Gerald Coulson
£50 Off!Now : £210.00

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs, with 9 signatures.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm)
Hodges, Lewis

Died : 2007
Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased)
Lewis Hodges flew with 49 Sqn from June 1940 until he was shot down over occupied France in Sept 1940 and taken prisoner by the Vichy French. He managed to escape and made his way back to England, rejoining 49 Sqn. He took part in the attacks against the German Channel dash operation in Feb 1942. In Nov of that year he joined 161 (Special Duties) Sqn, flying Halifaxes, Lysanders and Hudsons landing and parachuting agents into German occupied territory. Among the people he brought out of Fran
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Beetham, Michael

Died : 2015
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC FRAeS (deceased)
Marshal of the RAF Sir Michael Beetham, who has died aged 92, was, with the exception of the RAFs founder, MRAF the Lord Trenchard, the longest serving Chief of the Air Staff (CAS). In a career that took him from flying bombing raids to Berlin during the Second World War to overseeing the RAF's successful role in the Falklands War he was never less than personally courageous and a tenacious champion of the Force. Beetham became CAS on August 1 1977 after Sir Neil Cameron had been promoted t
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
North, Bill

Died : 2011
Flying Officer Bill North (deceased)
Flying Lancasters with 61 Squadron, in 1944 he was shot down over Northern France. With his aircraft badly hit, he gave the order to bale out, but as some of the crew had damaged parachutes, he elected to stay with the aircraft and crash land. Despite being badly wounded, he managed to land his Lancaster at night, and every crewmember walked away - two of them evading capture and returned to England. Bill spent the rest of the war as a POW.
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Curtis, Lawrence
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE

Died : 2008
Squadron Leader Lawrence Curtis DFC* (deceased)
Joining the RAF in 1939, he was posted as a wireless operator firstly to 149 Squadron and then 99 Squadron on Wellingtons. He then joined OTU on Whitleys before moving firstly to 158 Squadron, and then 617 Squadron on Lancasters, where he was Unit Signals Leader for 18 months. After bomber operations he joined Transport Command in 1944. He died on 21st June 2008.
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Strong, David M
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE

Died : 2011
Air Commodore D M Strong CB, AFC (deceased)
Undergoing pilot training in 1936 David Strong joined Bomber Squadron in 1937. When war broke out he was flying Whitleys with 166 Sqn then went to 104 Sqn flying Wellingtons. In 1941 whilst returning from a bombing raid over Italy his aircraft was struck by lightning and he pulled out at 200 feet over the North Sea. Unable to continue he was forced to ditch and all the crew survived but were captured and sent to Stalag Luft III. After the war he remained in the RAF and after a distinguished
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
James, B A Jimmy

Died : 2008
Squadron Leader B A Jimmy James MC (deceased)
Squadron Leader B. A. Jimmy James, MC, survivor of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III. Bertram Arthur James was born in India on April 17th, 1915 where his father was a tea-planter. He was educated at Kings School, Canterbury, and worked in British Columbia from 1934 until volunteering for flying training with the RAF in 1939. He was commissioned and posted to 9 Sqn flying Wellingtons from Honington in Suffolk. In June 1940 his aircraft was badly hit by flak over Holland while on a bombin
Signature Value : £50
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Fish, C B R
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE

Flying Officer C B R Fish
Leaving university early he joined the RAF in November 1941 to train overseas and qualified as a navigator in the summer of 1942, remaining with OTU for a period. Due to his expertise in high altitude bombing he was called up to 617 Sqn in July 1944 on Lancasters and took part in many of the squadrons precision bombing raids, including the attack on the Tirpitz. He remained with 617 Sqn until he left the RAF in 1946 to return to university.
Signature Value : £30
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Lowe, Drane
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE

Group Captain Drane Lowe, CBE DFC AFC (deceased)
Joining the RAF in August 1935 he completed pilot training and was posted to 49 Sqn flying Hawker Hinds as a light bomber. At the outbreak of war he took part in the early bombing raids over France, flying Hampdens and then Wellingtons on missions over occupied Europe. Fully operational until mid 1941, he was then posted to OTU at Cottesmore and Finningley as an instructor. After a long and distinguished career, including a spell flying Canberras, he retired from the RAF in 1965. We know he
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
+ Artist : Gerald Coulson
£80 Off!Now : £280.00
Better Than
Half Price!

Quantity:
Limited edition of 40 publisher proofs, with 15 signatures.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm)
Beetham, Michael

Died : 2015
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC FRAeS (deceased)
Marshal of the RAF Sir Michael Beetham, who has died aged 92, was, with the exception of the RAFs founder, MRAF the Lord Trenchard, the longest serving Chief of the Air Staff (CAS). In a career that took him from flying bombing raids to Berlin during the Second World War to overseeing the RAF's successful role in the Falklands War he was never less than personally courageous and a tenacious champion of the Force. Beetham became CAS on August 1 1977 after Sir Neil Cameron had been promoted t
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
North, Bill

Died : 2011
Flying Officer Bill North (deceased)
Flying Lancasters with 61 Squadron, in 1944 he was shot down over Northern France. With his aircraft badly hit, he gave the order to bale out, but as some of the crew had damaged parachutes, he elected to stay with the aircraft and crash land. Despite being badly wounded, he managed to land his Lancaster at night, and every crewmember walked away - two of them evading capture and returned to England. Bill spent the rest of the war as a POW.
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Curtis, Lawrence
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE

Died : 2008
Squadron Leader Lawrence Curtis DFC* (deceased)
Joining the RAF in 1939, he was posted as a wireless operator firstly to 149 Squadron and then 99 Squadron on Wellingtons. He then joined OTU on Whitleys before moving firstly to 158 Squadron, and then 617 Squadron on Lancasters, where he was Unit Signals Leader for 18 months. After bomber operations he joined Transport Command in 1944. He died on 21st June 2008.
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Hodges, Lewis

Died : 2007
Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased)
Lewis Hodges flew with 49 Sqn from June 1940 until he was shot down over occupied France in Sept 1940 and taken prisoner by the Vichy French. He managed to escape and made his way back to England, rejoining 49 Sqn. He took part in the attacks against the German Channel dash operation in Feb 1942. In Nov of that year he joined 161 (Special Duties) Sqn, flying Halifaxes, Lysanders and Hudsons landing and parachuting agents into German occupied territory. Among the people he brought out of Fran
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Fish, C B R
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE

Flying Officer C B R Fish
Leaving university early he joined the RAF in November 1941 to train overseas and qualified as a navigator in the summer of 1942, remaining with OTU for a period. Due to his expertise in high altitude bombing he was called up to 617 Sqn in July 1944 on Lancasters and took part in many of the squadrons precision bombing raids, including the attack on the Tirpitz. He remained with 617 Sqn until he left the RAF in 1946 to return to university.
Signature Value : £30
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Henshaw, Alex

Died : 2007
Chief Test Pilot Alex Henshaw (deceased)
Alex Henshaw perhaps understands the Spitfire better than any other pilot - for he was Vickers Chief Test Pilot on Spitfires at the new Spitfire factory at Castle Bromwich during World War II. By the end of the war he had personally test flown a total of 2360 different Spitfires and Seafires - more than ten per cent of the entire production. It is often stated that those lucky enough to have seen Alex handle the Spitfire in flight, that it is an experience that can never be forgotten, he was a
Signature Value : £70
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Bradford, Stan

Died : 2017
Flt Sergeant Stan Bradford DFM (deceased)
A mid-upper gunner on Lancaster ED308 D-Donald of 57 squadron RAF Bomber Command, then based at Scampton. By the end of his tour in March 1944 Stan had become an air Ace, credited by 5 Group with the shooting down of 6 enemy fighters, including a Bf109 over France on his very first operation on the night of August 27th 1943. He died on 22nd June 2017.
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Strong, David M
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE

Died : 2011
Air Commodore D M Strong CB, AFC (deceased)
Undergoing pilot training in 1936 David Strong joined Bomber Squadron in 1937. When war broke out he was flying Whitleys with 166 Sqn then went to 104 Sqn flying Wellingtons. In 1941 whilst returning from a bombing raid over Italy his aircraft was struck by lightning and he pulled out at 200 feet over the North Sea. Unable to continue he was forced to ditch and all the crew survived but were captured and sent to Stalag Luft III. After the war he remained in the RAF and after a distinguished
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
James, B A Jimmy

Died : 2008
Squadron Leader B A Jimmy James MC (deceased)
Squadron Leader B. A. Jimmy James, MC, survivor of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III. Bertram Arthur James was born in India on April 17th, 1915 where his father was a tea-planter. He was educated at Kings School, Canterbury, and worked in British Columbia from 1934 until volunteering for flying training with the RAF in 1939. He was commissioned and posted to 9 Sqn flying Wellingtons from Honington in Suffolk. In June 1940 his aircraft was badly hit by flak over Holland while on a bombin
Signature Value : £50
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Lowe, Drane
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE

Group Captain Drane Lowe, CBE DFC AFC (deceased)
Joining the RAF in August 1935 he completed pilot training and was posted to 49 Sqn flying Hawker Hinds as a light bomber. At the outbreak of war he took part in the early bombing raids over France, flying Hampdens and then Wellingtons on missions over occupied Europe. Fully operational until mid 1941, he was then posted to OTU at Cottesmore and Finningley as an instructor. After a long and distinguished career, including a spell flying Canberras, he retired from the RAF in 1965. We know he
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
+ Artist : Gerald Coulson
Half
Price!
Now : £300.00

Quantity:
Limited edition of 10 giclee canvas prints. Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm)noneSOLD
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Signed limited edition of 500 prints, with 5 signatures.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm)
Beetham, Michael

Died : 2015
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC FRAeS (deceased)
Marshal of the RAF Sir Michael Beetham, who has died aged 92, was, with the exception of the RAFs founder, MRAF the Lord Trenchard, the longest serving Chief of the Air Staff (CAS). In a career that took him from flying bombing raids to Berlin during the Second World War to overseeing the RAF's successful role in the Falklands War he was never less than personally courageous and a tenacious champion of the Force. Beetham became CAS on August 1 1977 after Sir Neil Cameron had been promoted t
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
North, Bill

Died : 2011
Flying Officer Bill North (deceased)
Flying Lancasters with 61 Squadron, in 1944 he was shot down over Northern France. With his aircraft badly hit, he gave the order to bale out, but as some of the crew had damaged parachutes, he elected to stay with the aircraft and crash land. Despite being badly wounded, he managed to land his Lancaster at night, and every crewmember walked away - two of them evading capture and returned to England. Bill spent the rest of the war as a POW.
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Strong, David M
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE

Died : 2011
Air Commodore D M Strong CB, AFC (deceased)
Undergoing pilot training in 1936 David Strong joined Bomber Squadron in 1937. When war broke out he was flying Whitleys with 166 Sqn then went to 104 Sqn flying Wellingtons. In 1941 whilst returning from a bombing raid over Italy his aircraft was struck by lightning and he pulled out at 200 feet over the North Sea. Unable to continue he was forced to ditch and all the crew survived but were captured and sent to Stalag Luft III. After the war he remained in the RAF and after a distinguished
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
James, B A Jimmy

Died : 2008
Squadron Leader B A Jimmy James MC (deceased)
Squadron Leader B. A. Jimmy James, MC, survivor of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III. Bertram Arthur James was born in India on April 17th, 1915 where his father was a tea-planter. He was educated at Kings School, Canterbury, and worked in British Columbia from 1934 until volunteering for flying training with the RAF in 1939. He was commissioned and posted to 9 Sqn flying Wellingtons from Honington in Suffolk. In June 1940 his aircraft was badly hit by flak over Holland while on a bombin
Signature Value : £50
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Lowe, Drane
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE

Group Captain Drane Lowe, CBE DFC AFC (deceased)
Joining the RAF in August 1935 he completed pilot training and was posted to 49 Sqn flying Hawker Hinds as a light bomber. At the outbreak of war he took part in the early bombing raids over France, flying Hampdens and then Wellingtons on missions over occupied Europe. Fully operational until mid 1941, he was then posted to OTU at Cottesmore and Finningley as an instructor. After a long and distinguished career, including a spell flying Canberras, he retired from the RAF in 1965. We know he
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
+ Artist : Gerald Coulson
£100 Off!Now : £160.00

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