| Item Code : DHM0290 | Under Cover of the Night by Simon Smith. - Editions Available | |
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| Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. | Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) | Artist : Simon Smith | £25 Off!
 | Now : £95.00 | | |
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) |
Goodman, L S Benny | | Squadron Leader L S Benny Goodman (deceased) |
| Benny Goodman (Pilot) volunteered for aircrew at 18 years of age and was called up in 1940. After basic training he went to RAF Abingdon - a Whitley OTU - for what he was told would be straight through training. This did not materialise and he found himself in the role of a Ground Gunner. In 1941, a posting eventually came through to the Initial Training Wing followed by Elementary Fyling School at Peterborough and an instructors course at Woodley, Reading; then to Clyffe Pyparde, a holding u |
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Calton, Ken | | Warrant Officer Ken Calton |
| Joining the RAF in late 1940, he served as a Flight Engineer with 7, 156 and 12 Squadrons before finally joining 635 Sqn, Pathfinder Force on Lancasters who acted as Master Bombers for this final raid of the war in Europe. |
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Cole, Colin | | Warrant Officer Colin Cole (deceased) |
| As a Wireless Operator, he flew on Wellingtons, Stirlings and Ansons and flew 18 Ops on Lancasters with 617 Sqn including raids to sink the Tirpitz and the final raid of the war in Europe on Berchtesgaden. Colin enlisted at 18 in 1942 and joined the Royal Air Force. He underwent intensive training at Warrington and a number of training facilities at Blackpool and Yatesbury. As well as studying to be a wireless operator he also learned to be an air gunner. This was because it was an 'insur |
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Thomson, George | | George Thomson was trained on Stirlings and Wellingtons before converting to Lancasters and joining No.15 Sqn. He flew most of his missions on Lancaster LS-P, including missions to Stettin and Paris rail yards. While on the Paris mission, LS-M developed engine problems and was left behind by the rest of the squadron. Luckily, two P-38 Lightnings high above spotted the the struggling Lancaster and came down to escort the bomber back to base at Mildenhall. On the night of 12th September 1944, |
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Lamb, Alistair | | Gunnery Leader Sgt Alistair Lamb |
| Alistair Lamb, born in Stirling, Scotland, joined the Royal Air Force in March 1944 and went to No.7 Gunnery School at Stormydown in Wales. In August 1944 he went to Market Harborough and started training in Ansons before moving on to Wellingtons. Alistair went to H1654 heavy conversion unit at Wigsley flying in Stirlings and Lancasters. In March he joined No.15 Squadron at Mildenhall and participated in amongst other operations Operation Manna dropping food supplies to the Dutch, on the 30th |
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+ Artist : Simon Smith | £60 Off! | Now : £120.00 | | |
| From the signed limited edition of 1000 prints, less than 100 are available co-signed. | Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) |
Higgins, William Bill | | Flt Eng William (Bill) Higgins (deceased) |
| Flt Eng William (Bill) Higgins Born in Plymouth, Devon, joined the RAF at the age of 17 and became a flight engineer on Lancaster with 195 Squadron.in October 1944. whihc flew from RAF Wratting Common. Bill Higgins flew on most missions that 195 Squadorn took part in including there last mission on the 24th April 1945 the bombing of Railway facilites at Bad Oldesloe. and also took part in the supply drops to the Dutch at The Hague on the 7th May 1945. After the war end Bill transferred to air |
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+ Artist : Simon Smith | £10 Off!
| Now : £105.00 | | |
| Reid Presentation Edition of 5 Artist Proofs. | Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) |
Reid, Bill (clipped) | | Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased) |
| Volunteering for RAF aircrew in 1940, Bill Reid learned to fly in California, training on the Stearman, Vultee and Harvard. After gaining his pilots wings back in England he flew Wellingtons before moving on to Lancasters in 1943. On the night of Nov 3rd 1943, his Lancaster suffered two severe attacks from Luftwaffe night fighters, badly wounding Reid, killing his navigator and radio operator, and severely damaging the aircraft. Bill flew on 200 miles to accurately bomb the target and get his |
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+ Artist : Simon Smith | | £300.00 | | |
| Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. | Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm) | Artist : Simon Smith
(on separate certificate) | £100 Off!
| Now : £500.00 | | |
| Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. | Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm) | Artist : Simon Smith
(on separate certificate) | £100 Off!
 | Now : £400.00 | | |
| Original painting by Simon Smith. | Image size 46 inches x 36 inches (117cm x 91cm) | Artist : Simon Smith | | SOLD
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