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Wellington Attack by David Pritchard.
On the night of 12th/ 13th August 1941 No.9 Squadron, in their Wellington Bombers, are once again taking the war into the heartland of Nazi Germany, WS-G Skipper Flt/Lt Kenneth Ball fights to keep her straight and level through the intense flack that surrounds the target, while his front gunner Sgt Cyril Chandler tries in vain to take on the menace of the search lights that seek their Wellington. Both aircraft coded WS-G and WS-Z would be listed as Failed to Return from this mission. This Print was split into dfferent editions signed by different groups of crew, this edition is not signed by the artist. |
| | Item Code : PR0035 | Wellington Attack by David Pritchard. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | 9 crew signature edition, not numbered but only a few available. Sold out from the publisher (R J Yeoman 2008/2010). | Image size 19 inches x 26 inches (48cm x 66cm |
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| | Wing Commander Ken Wallis (deceased) |
| Kenneth Horatio Wallis was born on April 26 1916 at Ely, Cambridgeshire, where his father ran a cycle and motorcycle shop, and was educated at The Kings School. Kenneth had limited vision in his right eye and as a child wore an eye patch and in 1936 this defect led to his rejection by the RAF. Undeterred, he paid £14 to obtain a private flying licence which required only a certificate signed by his GP, obtaining the licence after just 12 hours flying a Gypsy Moth. Having failed another test |
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Kartz, Harry | | Flying Officer Harry Kartz (deceased) |
| Harry joined the RAF in1940 having previously learned to fly in the Civil Air Guard during the pre war years. Upon joining the RAF he hoped to continue pilot training. However, much to his disappointment he was remustered as an airgunner passing out at Yatesbury. Posted to IX Squadron in May 1941 he immediately started operations as a front gunner in Flight Lieutenant Edwards crew on aircraft WS-N. The raid depicted in Wellington Attack would in fact be Harry's last operation with the Squad |
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Johnson, Ken | | Warrant Officer Ken Johnson |
| As a Mid-Upper Gunner he flew on Lancasters with 9 and 61 Squadrons taking part in many raids including the final attack to sink the Tirpitz in November 1944 along with attacks on Berchtesgaden, Hitlers alpine home. |
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Randle, Bill | | Group Captain Bill Randle MBE OBE CBE DFM AFC (deceased) |
| William Samuel Oliver Randle was born in Devon on May 17 1921 and attended Exmouth Grammar School before joining Lloyds Bank. His first flight was in an Avro 504K of Alan Cobhams Flying Circus and from that moment he was obsessed with flying. After serving in the Home Guard during the London Blitz he enlisted in the RAF in February 1941, training as a pilot in the United States and in Britain. In July 1942 he joined No 150 Squadron, based in Yorkshire, as a sergeant pilot to fly the Wellington. |
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Cooling, Rupert | | Flight Lieutenant Rupert Cooling (deceased) |
| Rupert joined the RAF in 1938 training at FTS Brough as pilot. Posted to IX Squadron in early 1940 flying Wellingtons he served with them through the Battle of Britain period. His second tour would take him to North Africa and the Mediterranean with 132 Squadron. Upon returning to the UK Rupert would be commissioned and see action in the run up to D-Day. He passed away in 2010. |
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Foinette, Eric | | Pilot Officer Eric Foinette (deceased) |
| Eric joined the RAF in 1940 and trained as an Observer. Commissioned in 1941 he would be posted to 12 Squadron in 1942 flying Wellingtons. On his 10th Operation in February of that year his Wellington would be shot down over Denmark. Fortunately all 5 of the crew bailed out safely and would become POWs. Eric was initially sent to Oflag IX-A/H at Spangenberg before being moved to the infamous Stalag Luft III some 3 months later. He would remain here until 1945 and witness the aftermath of the Gre |
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Pearce, Bob | | Bobby joined the RAF in the late 1930s training as a Wop/AG. Posted to 142 Squadron Bobby would see action during the ill fated Battle of France in the antiquated Fairey Battle as part of the Advanced Striking Force. Having suffered grievous losses Bobby would serve as an instructor on his return to England following the fall of France. He would return to 142 Squadron now flying Wellingtons during 1941. |
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Johnson, Freddie | | Flight Lieutenant Freddie Johnson DFC (deceased) |
| Five years service on Wellington and Halifax Bombers, shot down twice, once behind enemy lines. He passed away in April 2013. |
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| £20 Off!
 | Now : £180.00 | | | | 5 crew signature edition, not numbered but only a few available. Sold out from the publisher (R J Yeoman 2008/2010). | Image size 19 inches x 26 inches (48cm x 66cm) |
Johnson, Ken | | Warrant Officer Ken Johnson |
| As a Mid-Upper Gunner he flew on Lancasters with 9 and 61 Squadrons taking part in many raids including the final attack to sink the Tirpitz in November 1944 along with attacks on Berchtesgaden, Hitlers alpine home. |
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Lusher, Norman | | Flight Sergeant Norman Lusher |
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Levy, Harry | | Warrant Officer Harry Levy |
| Weapons Operator, 9 Squadron. |
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Kartz, Harry | | Flying Officer Harry Kartz (deceased) |
| Harry joined the RAF in1940 having previously learned to fly in the Civil Air Guard during the pre war years. Upon joining the RAF he hoped to continue pilot training. However, much to his disappointment he was remustered as an airgunner passing out at Yatesbury. Posted to IX Squadron in May 1941 he immediately started operations as a front gunner in Flight Lieutenant Edwards crew on aircraft WS-N. The raid depicted in Wellington Attack would in fact be Harry's last operation with the Squad |
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Mason, Dennis | | Flight Lieutenant Dennis Mason DFM |
| Dennis joined the RAF in June 1940. After training as a Wop/AG at Yatesbury and Lossiemouth Dennis was posted to 149 Squadron at Mildenhall in June 1941. Dennis flew on the raid depicted in Wellington Attack in 149's F for Freddie. The Wellington bomber that had found fame in the film Target for Tonight. On completion of his first tour Dennis had a brief spell instructing before returning to front line duty for his second tour with IX Squadron as they converted to Avro Manchesters and Lancas |
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| £20 Off!
 | Now : £160.00 | | | | 8 crew signature edition, not numbered but only a few available. Sold out from the publisher (R J Yeoman 2008/2010). | Image size 19 inches x 26 inches (48cm x 66cm) |
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| | Wing Commander Ken Wallis (deceased) |
| Kenneth Horatio Wallis was born on April 26 1916 at Ely, Cambridgeshire, where his father ran a cycle and motorcycle shop, and was educated at The Kings School. Kenneth had limited vision in his right eye and as a child wore an eye patch and in 1936 this defect led to his rejection by the RAF. Undeterred, he paid £14 to obtain a private flying licence which required only a certificate signed by his GP, obtaining the licence after just 12 hours flying a Gypsy Moth. Having failed another test |
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Kartz, Harry | | Flying Officer Harry Kartz (deceased) |
| Harry joined the RAF in1940 having previously learned to fly in the Civil Air Guard during the pre war years. Upon joining the RAF he hoped to continue pilot training. However, much to his disappointment he was remustered as an airgunner passing out at Yatesbury. Posted to IX Squadron in May 1941 he immediately started operations as a front gunner in Flight Lieutenant Edwards crew on aircraft WS-N. The raid depicted in Wellington Attack would in fact be Harry's last operation with the Squad |
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Johnson, Ken | | Warrant Officer Ken Johnson |
| As a Mid-Upper Gunner he flew on Lancasters with 9 and 61 Squadrons taking part in many raids including the final attack to sink the Tirpitz in November 1944 along with attacks on Berchtesgaden, Hitlers alpine home. |
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Cooling, Rupert | | Flight Lieutenant Rupert Cooling (deceased) |
| Rupert joined the RAF in 1938 training at FTS Brough as pilot. Posted to IX Squadron in early 1940 flying Wellingtons he served with them through the Battle of Britain period. His second tour would take him to North Africa and the Mediterranean with 132 Squadron. Upon returning to the UK Rupert would be commissioned and see action in the run up to D-Day. He passed away in 2010. |
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Foinette, Eric | | Pilot Officer Eric Foinette (deceased) |
| Eric joined the RAF in 1940 and trained as an Observer. Commissioned in 1941 he would be posted to 12 Squadron in 1942 flying Wellingtons. On his 10th Operation in February of that year his Wellington would be shot down over Denmark. Fortunately all 5 of the crew bailed out safely and would become POWs. Eric was initially sent to Oflag IX-A/H at Spangenberg before being moved to the infamous Stalag Luft III some 3 months later. He would remain here until 1945 and witness the aftermath of the Gre |
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Pearce, Bob | | Bobby joined the RAF in the late 1930s training as a Wop/AG. Posted to 142 Squadron Bobby would see action during the ill fated Battle of France in the antiquated Fairey Battle as part of the Advanced Striking Force. Having suffered grievous losses Bobby would serve as an instructor on his return to England following the fall of France. He would return to 142 Squadron now flying Wellingtons during 1941. |
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Johnson, Freddie | | Flight Lieutenant Freddie Johnson DFC (deceased) |
| Five years service on Wellington and Halifax Bombers, shot down twice, once behind enemy lines. He passed away in April 2013. |
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| £20 Off!
| Now : £170.00 | | | | 2 crew signature edition, not numbered but only a few available. Sold out from the publisher (R J Yeoman 2008/2010). | Image size 19 inches x 26 inches (48cm x 66cm) |
Johnson, Ken | | Warrant Officer Ken Johnson |
| As a Mid-Upper Gunner he flew on Lancasters with 9 and 61 Squadrons taking part in many raids including the final attack to sink the Tirpitz in November 1944 along with attacks on Berchtesgaden, Hitlers alpine home. |
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Irons, Harry | | Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC (deceased) |
| Joining the RAF at the age of 16 in 1940, he did 2 full tours as a Rear Gunner with 9 Squadron and took part in nearly all the famous raids of Bomber Command. He finished in 1945 at 158 Squadron flying Halifaxes. 'I had just turned 18 when we went on a gunnery school course. After that six-week training, we usually went for a further three months training to an Operational Training Unit. It so happened that 9 Squadron had just converted from Wellingtons to Lancasters and they were 14 air gu |
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| £20 Off!
| Now : £130.00 | | | | 2 Polish crew signature edition, not numbered but only a few available. Sold out from the publisher (R J Yeoman 2008/2010). | Image size 19 inches x 26 inches (48cm x 66cm) |
Jozefiak, Stanislav | | Squadron Leader Stanislaw Jozefiak (deceased) |
| Stanislaw Jozefiak was born on 10th September 1919 on a farm in Skalmierzycach near Ostrow Wielkopolski, a town in Central Poland. Between 1937 and 1939 he attended an aviation school where he was trained as a radio operator and air gunner. In September 1939 he was one of a group of students who were evacuated to Romania where he was interned in a camp at Timisoara, about 60 kilometres from the Jugoslavian border. The following month he escaped and crossed into Jugoslavia, but was recaptured aft |
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| £20 Off!
| Now : £140.00 | | | | Collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. | Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) | none | | £2.90 | | |
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Little Nellie by Robert Tomlin.
Wing Commander Ken Wallis flies his WA-115 autogyro over the Shinmoi Crater in the Krishima area of the southern Japanese island of Kyushu in preparation for filming the action sequences for the James Bond film You Only Live Twice. Those of us who enjoy a certain series of spy films will be much aware of Little Nellie, designed by Wing Commander Ken Wallis MBE She is pictured flying above the tops of extinct volcanoes. Little Nellie was one of 3 military Type WA-116 built during 1962 and one of these remains today taking part in military exercises and with camouflage bodywork. These operate in remote military and civilian roles and a specially-silenced WA-117 was used during the Loch Ness investigation and for special photography in Saudi Arabia. These effective and nimble autogyros have been flown from Naval patrol craft which are too small for helicopters. The Wallis autogyros have held all 20 of the UK official world records for autogyro speed, time to climb, altitude, .........
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| | Item Code : DHM6152 | Little Nellie by Robert Tomlin. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | Signed limited edition of 100 prints. | Image size 19 inches x 13 inches (48cm x 33cm) |
Wallis, KenNO
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| | Wing Commander Ken Wallis (deceased) |
| Kenneth Horatio Wallis was born on April 26 1916 at Ely, Cambridgeshire, where his father ran a cycle and motorcycle shop, and was educated at The Kings School. Kenneth had limited vision in his right eye and as a child wore an eye patch and in 1936 this defect led to his rejection by the RAF. Undeterred, he paid £14 to obtain a private flying licence which required only a certificate signed by his GP, obtaining the licence after just 12 hours flying a Gypsy Moth. Having failed another test |
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+ Artist : Robert Tomlin | £40 Off!
| Now : £120.00 | | | | **Signed limited edition of 100 prints. (One print reduced to clear) | Image size 19 inches x 13 inches (48cm x 33cm) |
Wallis, KenNO
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| | Wing Commander Ken Wallis (deceased) |
| Kenneth Horatio Wallis was born on April 26 1916 at Ely, Cambridgeshire, where his father ran a cycle and motorcycle shop, and was educated at The Kings School. Kenneth had limited vision in his right eye and as a child wore an eye patch and in 1936 this defect led to his rejection by the RAF. Undeterred, he paid £14 to obtain a private flying licence which required only a certificate signed by his GP, obtaining the licence after just 12 hours flying a Gypsy Moth. Having failed another test |
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+ Artist : Robert Tomlin | £70 Off! | Now : £90.00 | | |
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