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Valiant, The Last Valiant by Michael Rondot.
The Vickers Valiant was the first four jet bomber of Britains Cold War nuclear strike V-Force whos Valiants, Victors and Vulcans, painted in distinctive anti-flash white, were a familiar sight in the 1950s & 1960s. Widely regarded as the best looking V Bomber and the nicest to fly, the Valiant equipped nine Squadrons during its brief career from 1955 to 1964, dropping bombs in anger during the Suez crisis and Britains first atomic and hydrogen bombs. |
| | Item Code : MR0051 | Valiant, The Last Valiant by Michael Rondot. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | Signed limited edition of 500 prints.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm) |
Beetham, Michael | | 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 |
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| | Sir George Edwards OM CBE FRS (deceased) |
| George Edwards joined Vickers in 1935 working with Barnes Wallace on the Wellington and Warwick before becoming Chief Designer in 1945. At Vickers, he led the design team for the Valiant, Viscount and VC-10 and later, as Chairman, British Aircraft Corporation, he led the BAC-111, TSR2 and Concorde projects. A keen aviator since 1948, he learnt to fly in a Tiger Moth to better communicate with his company test pilots and flew in all his subsequent designs, culminating with a Mach:2 flight in Con |
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Hubbard, Ken | | Group Captain Ken Hubbard, OBE DFC AFC (deceased) |
| On 15 May 1957 Valiant XD818 captained by Wg Cdr Ken Hubbard, OC No 49 Sqn, dropped Britain's first H-bomb at Christmas Island in the South Pacific. Awarded the DFC during WWII whilst flying Wellington bombers in Italy with No 70 Sqn, he later flew Liberators and commanded No 104 Sqn with Lancasters. He commanded RAF Scampton during the height of the V-Force build-up with the Blue Steel equipped Vulcan B2s and has flown numerous types including the Victor and Vulcan. He died 21st January 20 |
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+ Artist : Michael Rondot | £10 Off! | Now : £75.00 | | | | Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. | Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm) |
Beetham, Michael | | 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 |
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Edwards, GeorgeNO
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| | Sir George Edwards OM CBE FRS (deceased) |
| George Edwards joined Vickers in 1935 working with Barnes Wallace on the Wellington and Warwick before becoming Chief Designer in 1945. At Vickers, he led the design team for the Valiant, Viscount and VC-10 and later, as Chairman, British Aircraft Corporation, he led the BAC-111, TSR2 and Concorde projects. A keen aviator since 1948, he learnt to fly in a Tiger Moth to better communicate with his company test pilots and flew in all his subsequent designs, culminating with a Mach:2 flight in Con |
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Hubbard, Ken | | Group Captain Ken Hubbard, OBE DFC AFC (deceased) |
| On 15 May 1957 Valiant XD818 captained by Wg Cdr Ken Hubbard, OC No 49 Sqn, dropped Britain's first H-bomb at Christmas Island in the South Pacific. Awarded the DFC during WWII whilst flying Wellington bombers in Italy with No 70 Sqn, he later flew Liberators and commanded No 104 Sqn with Lancasters. He commanded RAF Scampton during the height of the V-Force build-up with the Blue Steel equipped Vulcan B2s and has flown numerous types including the Victor and Vulcan. He died 21st January 20 |
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The Loch Ness Wellington by Ivan Berryman.
R-Robert was dramatically retrieved after nearly forty years on the bed of Loch Ness in Scotland. It is being restored at the Brooklands Museum. |
| | Item Code : B0013 | The Loch Ness Wellington by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | Signed limited editon of 450 prints.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) |
Edwards, GeorgeNO
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| | Sir George Edwards OM CBE FRS (deceased) |
| George Edwards joined Vickers in 1935 working with Barnes Wallace on the Wellington and Warwick before becoming Chief Designer in 1945. At Vickers, he led the design team for the Valiant, Viscount and VC-10 and later, as Chairman, British Aircraft Corporation, he led the BAC-111, TSR2 and Concorde projects. A keen aviator since 1948, he learnt to fly in a Tiger Moth to better communicate with his company test pilots and flew in all his subsequent designs, culminating with a Mach:2 flight in Con |
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Berry, PeterNO
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| | Wing Commander Peter Berry DFC |
| Pilot of Loch Ness Wellington R for Robert |
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Holmes, RobinNO
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| | Chairman Loch Ness Wellington Association and instigator of Wellington recovery |
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Barton, MoragNO
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| | Director of Brooklands Museum and involved in planning and recovery of Wellington |
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Temple, Julian | | Curator of Aviation, Brooklands Museum |
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Casbard, RobertNO
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| | Project Co-ordinator, Wellington Restoration, Brooklands Museum |
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Boorer, NormanNO
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| | Norman Spud Boorer (deceased) |
| Norman Boorer was part of Barnes Wallis's hand picked three-man team of specialist design engineers who developed UPKEEP, the code name for the famous bouncing bomb. Sadly, Spud Boorer passed away in May 2004. |
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+ Artist : Ivan Berryman | Half
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View | | Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 40 cards. | Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) | none | | £2.90 | | | Signed limited editon of 450 prints.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) |
Edwards, GeorgeNO
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| | Sir George Edwards OM CBE FRS (deceased) |
| George Edwards joined Vickers in 1935 working with Barnes Wallace on the Wellington and Warwick before becoming Chief Designer in 1945. At Vickers, he led the design team for the Valiant, Viscount and VC-10 and later, as Chairman, British Aircraft Corporation, he led the BAC-111, TSR2 and Concorde projects. A keen aviator since 1948, he learnt to fly in a Tiger Moth to better communicate with his company test pilots and flew in all his subsequent designs, culminating with a Mach:2 flight in Con |
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Berry, PeterNO
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| | Wing Commander Peter Berry DFC |
| Pilot of Loch Ness Wellington R for Robert |
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Holmes, RobinNO
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| | Chairman Loch Ness Wellington Association and instigator of Wellington recovery |
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Barton, MoragNO
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| | Director of Brooklands Museum and involved in planning and recovery of Wellington |
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Temple, Julian | | Curator of Aviation, Brooklands Museum |
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Casbard, RobertNO
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| | Project Co-ordinator, Wellington Restoration, Brooklands Museum |
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Boorer, NormanNO
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| | Norman Spud Boorer (deceased) |
| Norman Boorer was part of Barnes Wallis's hand picked three-man team of specialist design engineers who developed UPKEEP, the code name for the famous bouncing bomb. Sadly, Spud Boorer passed away in May 2004. |
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+ Artist : Ivan Berryman | £80 Off! | Now : £60.00
Better Than
Half Price! | | | **Signed limited editon of 450 prints. (One copy reduced to clear)
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) |
Edwards, GeorgeNO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
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| | Sir George Edwards OM CBE FRS (deceased) |
| George Edwards joined Vickers in 1935 working with Barnes Wallace on the Wellington and Warwick before becoming Chief Designer in 1945. At Vickers, he led the design team for the Valiant, Viscount and VC-10 and later, as Chairman, British Aircraft Corporation, he led the BAC-111, TSR2 and Concorde projects. A keen aviator since 1948, he learnt to fly in a Tiger Moth to better communicate with his company test pilots and flew in all his subsequent designs, culminating with a Mach:2 flight in Con |
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Berry, PeterNO
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| | Wing Commander Peter Berry DFC |
| Pilot of Loch Ness Wellington R for Robert |
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Holmes, RobinNO
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| | Chairman Loch Ness Wellington Association and instigator of Wellington recovery |
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Barton, MoragNO
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| | Director of Brooklands Museum and involved in planning and recovery of Wellington |
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Temple, Julian | | Curator of Aviation, Brooklands Museum |
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Casbard, RobertNO
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| | Project Co-ordinator, Wellington Restoration, Brooklands Museum |
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Boorer, NormanNO
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| | Norman Spud Boorer (deceased) |
| Norman Boorer was part of Barnes Wallis's hand picked three-man team of specialist design engineers who developed UPKEEP, the code name for the famous bouncing bomb. Sadly, Spud Boorer passed away in May 2004. |
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+ Artist : Ivan Berryman | Half
Price! | Now : £65.00 | | | | **Signed limited editon of 450 prints. (One print reduced to clear) | Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) |
Edwards, GeorgeNO
PHOTO
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| | Sir George Edwards OM CBE FRS (deceased) |
| George Edwards joined Vickers in 1935 working with Barnes Wallace on the Wellington and Warwick before becoming Chief Designer in 1945. At Vickers, he led the design team for the Valiant, Viscount and VC-10 and later, as Chairman, British Aircraft Corporation, he led the BAC-111, TSR2 and Concorde projects. A keen aviator since 1948, he learnt to fly in a Tiger Moth to better communicate with his company test pilots and flew in all his subsequent designs, culminating with a Mach:2 flight in Con |
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Berry, PeterNO
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| | Wing Commander Peter Berry DFC |
| Pilot of Loch Ness Wellington R for Robert |
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Holmes, RobinNO
PHOTO
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| | Chairman Loch Ness Wellington Association and instigator of Wellington recovery |
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Barton, MoragNO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
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| | Director of Brooklands Museum and involved in planning and recovery of Wellington |
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Temple, Julian | | Curator of Aviation, Brooklands Museum |
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Casbard, RobertNO
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| | Project Co-ordinator, Wellington Restoration, Brooklands Museum |
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Boorer, NormanNO
PHOTO
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| | Norman Spud Boorer (deceased) |
| Norman Boorer was part of Barnes Wallis's hand picked three-man team of specialist design engineers who developed UPKEEP, the code name for the famous bouncing bomb. Sadly, Spud Boorer passed away in May 2004. |
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