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Aviation Art Collecton - Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC

Died : 2008

At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out but was captured, spending the next three years as a POW. One of the RAFs best known and best loved characters, though the bane of certain senior officers, Paddy Barthropps RAF service spanned the period from bi-planes to supersonic jets. Joining the RAF in 1938, his first squadron was 613 flying Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders. In 1940 he was released to fly Spitfires with 602 Squadron where he shared in the destruction of two aircraft. He was posted to 610 Squadron, and then to 91 Squadron, shooting down two Bf 109s during summer 1941 and receiving the DFC. In August 1941 he returned to 610 Squadron as a flight commander. He was shot down three times, the third time being taken prisoner ofwar. He had by then brought his total to 9. Scraps in the air were accompanied by scrapes on the ground, and appearances in Magistrates Courts for disorderly conduct. Addicted to fast cars and lively ladies - and the sworn enemy of stuffed shirts everywhere - he was the irrepressible life and soul of any party, and a persistant thorn in the side of overweening authority as the Germans were to discover. The war over, he was posted to the Empire Test Pilots School where he flew over a hundred different types of plane in ten months. Soon, he was out in the Sudan and in serious trouble again - under arrest after taking a hippo to an upper-crust party. As a boy, he had been taught to ride by champion jockey Steve Donaghue and now, posted to Hong Kong, he rode winners on the track at Happy Valley, and seriously thought of turning professional. Then it was back to the U.K. to take up an appointment as a Fighter Station Commander, and to lead the Coronation fly-past over Buckingham Palace. He left the RAF to set up his own luxury car-hire firm. He died on 16th April 2008.

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Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. On 14th June 1940, the first German jackboots were heard on the streets of Paris. Within days France signed an armistice and Hitler could now turn his avaricious eyes north and across the grey waters of the Channel. The island of Britain stood alone and, faced with the threat of imminent invasion, few gave her much chance of survival. Before the all-conquering Panzers could invade, Germany needed to gain air superiority and Goering boasted that his Luftwaffe 'would quickly sweep the RAF from the skies' - how wrong he would be. The Battle of Britain began on 10th July 1940 and for the next eight weeks most front-line squadrons were often flying four missions a day. Totally outnumbered by the Luftwaffe the RAF was close to breaking point by early September, with some units reduced to a handful of pilots and aircraft. Then on 7th September, an over-confident Goering made a fatal error. Believing the RAF destroyed, he changed tactics and the Luftwaffe began bombing civilian target......... More Text... Item Code : DHM6379 Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 225 prints. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Hughes, William Robert Bob Died : 2018 Flight Lieutenant William Robert Bob Hughes DFC AE (deceased) Bob Hughes joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in May 1939 and became an air gunner taking the wireless & gunnery courses as a WOp/AG, and was posted to 5 OTU Aston Down on 20th July to convert to Bristol Blenheims. On 17th August 1940 he joined 23 Squadron at Wittering. During the Battle of Britain he took part in night-fighter Operations. After the Battle of Britain he completed 2 operational tours on bombers with 149 Squadron at Mildenhall, in Wellington Bombers. On 11th March 1941, he went Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Richard Taylor £45 Off! Now : £80.00 Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Hughes, William Robert Bob Died : 2018 Flight Lieutenant William Robert Bob Hughes DFC AE (deceased) Bob Hughes joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in May 1939 and became an air gunner taking the wireless & gunnery courses as a WOp/AG, and was posted to 5 OTU Aston Down on 20th July to convert to Bristol Blenheims. On 17th August 1940 he joined 23 Squadron at Wittering. During the Battle of Britain he took part in night-fighter Operations. After the Battle of Britain he completed 2 operational tours on bombers with 149 Squadron at Mildenhall, in Wellington Bombers. On 11th March 1941, he went Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Richard Taylor £45 Off! Now : £120.00 Publishers Proof edition of 35 prints. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size (excluding mount) 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Hughes, William Robert Bob Died : 2018 Flight Lieutenant William Robert Bob Hughes DFC AE (deceased) Bob Hughes joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in May 1939 and became an air gunner taking the wireless & gunnery courses as a WOp/AG, and was posted to 5 OTU Aston Down on 20th July to convert to Bristol Blenheims. On 17th August 1940 he joined 23 Squadron at Wittering. During the Battle of Britain he took part in night-fighter Operations. After the Battle of Britain he completed 2 operational tours on bombers with 149 Squadron at Mildenhall, in Wellington Bombers. On 11th March 1941, he went Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Davies, Leonard Died : 2014 Flt Lt Leonard Davies (deceased) Joined 151 Squadron in July 1940 and was wounded in combat over the Thames estuary on August 18th of that year. He later flew Sunderlands in the Middle East. Signature Value : £35 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Gray, Alec Corporal Alec Gray Graduating from RAF Uxbridge in 1940 he was based at Duxford and Fowlmere airfields as an aircraft airframe fitter . Serving during the days of Leigh-Mallory's 'Big Wing' he serviced the aircraft of such notables as Douglas Bader and George Unwin with 19 Sqn, leaving the RAF in 1946. Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Clark, Terry Died : 2020 Flight Lieutenant Terry Clark (deceased) Terry Clark was born in Croyden on 11th April 1919. Terry Clark joined 615 RAuxAF in March 1938 in Kenley, as an Aircrafthand. Called up in 1939, he joined 615 Squadron, Auxiliary Air force, and flew as a gunner in Hawker Hectors before he qualified as an Air Gunner and also a Radio Observer. He joined No.219 Sqn at Catterick in July 1940 and flew on Beaufighters throughout the Battle of Britain. By September 1940, the conflict had reached its zenith and at night the feared Blitz began in ea Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Iveson, Tony Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased) Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Kane, Terence Died : 2016 Wing Commander Terence Kane (deceased) Terence Michael Kane was born in London on September 9th 1920 and educated at Varndean School in Brighton. He joined the RAF on a short service commission on July 25th 1938, During his flying training he was injured in an Audax crash and admitted to hospital, however he was able to complete his training and was posted to CFS, Upavon, for an instructor's course, after which he joined the staff at 14 FTS, Kinloss and later Cranfield. He went to 7 OTU, Hawarden in July 1940, converted to Spit Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rose, Stuart Nigel Died : 2017 Squadron Leader Stuart Nigel Rose (deceased) Originally from Elswick in the north east of England, Rose moved south to join the RAFVR in March 1939, called up at the outbreak of war he was commissioned in June 1940 joining No.602 Sqn in June 1940 flying Spitfires and serving with the unit throughout the Battle of Britain, claiming three victories. Squadron Leader Nigel Rose was then posted to 54 Sqn at Hornchurch in September 1941 before becoming an instructor in 1942, and also serving in the Middle East. Afterwards he moved to No.54 Sqn Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wellum, Geoffrey Died : 2018 Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC (deceased) Joined the RAF with a Short Service Commission in August 1939. He joined 92 Squadron flying Spitfires in June 1940 at the time of Dunkirk. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain, later completing over 50 fighter sweeps and escorts over northern France and Belgium until August 1941. He then joined 65 Squadron as Flight Commander in March 1942 operating over northern France and flew off aircraft carrier HMS Furious on Operation Pedestal, to Malta. Geoff was a Flight Lieutenant during Operati Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wilkinson, Ken Died : 2017 Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson (deceased) Battle of Britain pilot flying Hurricanes, he flew Spitfires with 611 Sqn and then 616 Sqn at Kirton-in-Lindsey and 19 Sqn at Fowlmere during 1940 and after a spell instructing returned to operations on Spitfires, with 234 and 165 Squadrons. After spending time with 53, 24 and 10 Operational Training Units, he left the RAF in November 1945 and served in the RAFVR. Ken said : From 1st September 1939 I wrote myself off. I thought, 'you've got no chance' lasting through whatev Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Neil, Tom Died : 2018 Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC (deceased) Tom Neil was born on 14th July 1920 in Bootle, Lancashire. Tom Neil (also to become known in the RAF as 'Ginger') joined the RAFVR in October 1938 and began his flying training at 17 E and RFTS, Barton, Manchester. Tom Neil was called up on the 2nd os September 1939 being sent to 4 ITW, Bexhill in early November. On 1st December 1939, he was posted to 8 FTS and on completion of the course he was commissioned and posted to 249 Squadron in May 1940 flying Hurricanes just before the star Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy (matted) Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stephen, Harbourne (matted) Died : 2001 Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased) Flying Spitfires with 605 squadron he took part in the air battles over France and Dunkirk and throughout the thick of the Battle of Britain. He was one of the top scoring R.A.F. pilots at the end of 1940 with 22 and a half air victories. In 1942 he was posted to the far east where he took command of 166 wing, remaining in fighters until the end of the war. After the war he had a successful career in newspapers where he became managing Director of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. He die Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Freeborn, John (matted) Died : 2010 Wing Commander John Freeborn DFC* (deceased) Wing Commnader John. C. Freeborn was born on the 1st of December 1919 in Middleton, Yorkshire. John left grammar school at 16 and joined the RAF in 1938, where he made 14 shillings a week and shot pheasant in his spare time. He later visited his classmates after flight school by landing his plane on a nearby cricket pitch. In March 1938 John Freeborn was commissioned in the RAFO, and on the 9th of April 1938 went to Montrose and joined 8 FTS, where he completed his training before going to 7 Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brothers, Peter (matted) Died : 2008 Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased) Learnt to fly at the age of 16 and joined the RAF two years later in 1936. He first saw action in 1940 when as a Flight Commander in 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, he flew his Hurricane against the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe. He recalls this as an intensely busy period, during which he shot down an Me109 - his first enemy aircraft; by the end of August that same year his tally of enemy aircraft shot down increased to eight. Awarded the DFC, he was transferred to 257 Squadron wh Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Winskill, Archie (matted) Died : 2005 Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased) An RAFVR pilot, Winskill flew with both 72 Squadron and 603 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain. Commissioned in August 1940 he was posted in February 1941 to 41 Squadron where he soon became a Flight Commander. Baders determination to engage the enemy at every possible opportunity is what he remembers most clearly of the period, On August 14th he was shot down over France, just five days after Bader. He managed to evade capture and, with the help of the French Resistance, made his way to Spa Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Frizell, Charles G (matted) Squadron Leader Charles G Frizell Squadron Leader Charles George Frizell flew with RAF Squadron No. 257. His Hurricane fighter was shot down on Aug. 15, 1940, but Frizell bailed out of the burning aircraft and landed safely. Subsequently he fought in Africa and flew long-range shipping patrols from Gibraltar. He lives today in Tsawwassen, Canada. Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Heimes, Leopold (matted) Died : 2009 Sergeant Leopold Heimes (deceased) Already in the Belgian Air Force, he moved to 235 Sqn Coastal Command as an Air Gunner on Blenheims during the Battle of Britain before becoming a pilot, flying Spitfires and Catalinas with 350 Sqn before converting to 76 Sqn on Dakotas in India. Heimes stayed in the RAF until September 1951 having been gazetted as a Master Pilot. Sadly, Leopold Heimes died in 2009. Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Richard Taylor £425.00 Limited edition of 25 remarques. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Hughes, William Robert Bob Died : 2018 Flight Lieutenant William Robert Bob Hughes DFC AE (deceased) Bob Hughes joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in May 1939 and became an air gunner taking the wireless & gunnery courses as a WOp/AG, and was posted to 5 OTU Aston Down on 20th July to convert to Bristol Blenheims. On 17th August 1940 he joined 23 Squadron at Wittering. During the Battle of Britain he took part in night-fighter Operations. After the Battle of Britain he completed 2 operational tours on bombers with 149 Squadron at Mildenhall, in Wellington Bombers. On 11th March 1941, he went Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Davies, Leonard Died : 2014 Flt Lt Leonard Davies (deceased) Joined 151 Squadron in July 1940 and was wounded in combat over the Thames estuary on August 18th of that year. He later flew Sunderlands in the Middle East. Signature Value : £35 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Gray, Alec Corporal Alec Gray Graduating from RAF Uxbridge in 1940 he was based at Duxford and Fowlmere airfields as an aircraft airframe fitter . Serving during the days of Leigh-Mallory's 'Big Wing' he serviced the aircraft of such notables as Douglas Bader and George Unwin with 19 Sqn, leaving the RAF in 1946. Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Clark, Terry Died : 2020 Flight Lieutenant Terry Clark (deceased) Terry Clark was born in Croyden on 11th April 1919. Terry Clark joined 615 RAuxAF in March 1938 in Kenley, as an Aircrafthand. Called up in 1939, he joined 615 Squadron, Auxiliary Air force, and flew as a gunner in Hawker Hectors before he qualified as an Air Gunner and also a Radio Observer. He joined No.219 Sqn at Catterick in July 1940 and flew on Beaufighters throughout the Battle of Britain. By September 1940, the conflict had reached its zenith and at night the feared Blitz began in ea Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Iveson, Tony Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased) Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Kane, Terence Died : 2016 Wing Commander Terence Kane (deceased) Terence Michael Kane was born in London on September 9th 1920 and educated at Varndean School in Brighton. He joined the RAF on a short service commission on July 25th 1938, During his flying training he was injured in an Audax crash and admitted to hospital, however he was able to complete his training and was posted to CFS, Upavon, for an instructor's course, after which he joined the staff at 14 FTS, Kinloss and later Cranfield. He went to 7 OTU, Hawarden in July 1940, converted to Spit Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rose, Stuart Nigel Died : 2017 Squadron Leader Stuart Nigel Rose (deceased) Originally from Elswick in the north east of England, Rose moved south to join the RAFVR in March 1939, called up at the outbreak of war he was commissioned in June 1940 joining No.602 Sqn in June 1940 flying Spitfires and serving with the unit throughout the Battle of Britain, claiming three victories. Squadron Leader Nigel Rose was then posted to 54 Sqn at Hornchurch in September 1941 before becoming an instructor in 1942, and also serving in the Middle East. Afterwards he moved to No.54 Sqn Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wellum, Geoffrey Died : 2018 Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC (deceased) Joined the RAF with a Short Service Commission in August 1939. He joined 92 Squadron flying Spitfires in June 1940 at the time of Dunkirk. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain, later completing over 50 fighter sweeps and escorts over northern France and Belgium until August 1941. He then joined 65 Squadron as Flight Commander in March 1942 operating over northern France and flew off aircraft carrier HMS Furious on Operation Pedestal, to Malta. Geoff was a Flight Lieutenant during Operati Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wilkinson, Ken Died : 2017 Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson (deceased) Battle of Britain pilot flying Hurricanes, he flew Spitfires with 611 Sqn and then 616 Sqn at Kirton-in-Lindsey and 19 Sqn at Fowlmere during 1940 and after a spell instructing returned to operations on Spitfires, with 234 and 165 Squadrons. After spending time with 53, 24 and 10 Operational Training Units, he left the RAF in November 1945 and served in the RAFVR. Ken said : From 1st September 1939 I wrote myself off. I thought, 'you've got no chance' lasting through whatev Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Neil, Tom Died : 2018 Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC (deceased) Tom Neil was born on 14th July 1920 in Bootle, Lancashire. Tom Neil (also to become known in the RAF as 'Ginger') joined the RAFVR in October 1938 and began his flying training at 17 E and RFTS, Barton, Manchester. Tom Neil was called up on the 2nd os September 1939 being sent to 4 ITW, Bexhill in early November. On 1st December 1939, he was posted to 8 FTS and on completion of the course he was commissioned and posted to 249 Squadron in May 1940 flying Hurricanes just before the star Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Richard Taylor £395.00 Limited edition of 10 double remarques. Paper size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Hughes, William Robert Bob Died : 2018 Flight Lieutenant William Robert Bob Hughes DFC AE (deceased) Bob Hughes joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in May 1939 and became an air gunner taking the wireless & gunnery courses as a WOp/AG, and was posted to 5 OTU Aston Down on 20th July to convert to Bristol Blenheims. On 17th August 1940 he joined 23 Squadron at Wittering. During the Battle of Britain he took part in night-fighter Operations. After the Battle of Britain he completed 2 operational tours on bombers with 149 Squadron at Mildenhall, in Wellington Bombers. On 11th March 1941, he went Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Davies, Leonard Died : 2014 Flt Lt Leonard Davies (deceased) Joined 151 Squadron in July 1940 and was wounded in combat over the Thames estuary on August 18th of that year. He later flew Sunderlands in the Middle East. Signature Value : £35 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Gray, Alec Corporal Alec Gray Graduating from RAF Uxbridge in 1940 he was based at Duxford and Fowlmere airfields as an aircraft airframe fitter . Serving during the days of Leigh-Mallory's 'Big Wing' he serviced the aircraft of such notables as Douglas Bader and George Unwin with 19 Sqn, leaving the RAF in 1946. Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Clark, Terry Died : 2020 Flight Lieutenant Terry Clark (deceased) Terry Clark was born in Croyden on 11th April 1919. Terry Clark joined 615 RAuxAF in March 1938 in Kenley, as an Aircrafthand. Called up in 1939, he joined 615 Squadron, Auxiliary Air force, and flew as a gunner in Hawker Hectors before he qualified as an Air Gunner and also a Radio Observer. He joined No.219 Sqn at Catterick in July 1940 and flew on Beaufighters throughout the Battle of Britain. By September 1940, the conflict had reached its zenith and at night the feared Blitz began in ea Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Iveson, Tony Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased) Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Kane, Terence Died : 2016 Wing Commander Terence Kane (deceased) Terence Michael Kane was born in London on September 9th 1920 and educated at Varndean School in Brighton. He joined the RAF on a short service commission on July 25th 1938, During his flying training he was injured in an Audax crash and admitted to hospital, however he was able to complete his training and was posted to CFS, Upavon, for an instructor's course, after which he joined the staff at 14 FTS, Kinloss and later Cranfield. He went to 7 OTU, Hawarden in July 1940, converted to Spit Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rose, Stuart Nigel Died : 2017 Squadron Leader Stuart Nigel Rose (deceased) Originally from Elswick in the north east of England, Rose moved south to join the RAFVR in March 1939, called up at the outbreak of war he was commissioned in June 1940 joining No.602 Sqn in June 1940 flying Spitfires and serving with the unit throughout the Battle of Britain, claiming three victories. Squadron Leader Nigel Rose was then posted to 54 Sqn at Hornchurch in September 1941 before becoming an instructor in 1942, and also serving in the Middle East. Afterwards he moved to No.54 Sqn Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wellum, Geoffrey Died : 2018 Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC (deceased) Joined the RAF with a Short Service Commission in August 1939. He joined 92 Squadron flying Spitfires in June 1940 at the time of Dunkirk. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain, later completing over 50 fighter sweeps and escorts over northern France and Belgium until August 1941. He then joined 65 Squadron as Flight Commander in March 1942 operating over northern France and flew off aircraft carrier HMS Furious on Operation Pedestal, to Malta. Geoff was a Flight Lieutenant during Operati Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wilkinson, Ken Died : 2017 Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson (deceased) Battle of Britain pilot flying Hurricanes, he flew Spitfires with 611 Sqn and then 616 Sqn at Kirton-in-Lindsey and 19 Sqn at Fowlmere during 1940 and after a spell instructing returned to operations on Spitfires, with 234 and 165 Squadrons. After spending time with 53, 24 and 10 Operational Training Units, he left the RAF in November 1945 and served in the RAFVR. Ken said : From 1st September 1939 I wrote myself off. I thought, 'you've got no chance' lasting through whatev Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Neil, Tom Died : 2018 Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC (deceased) Tom Neil was born on 14th July 1920 in Bootle, Lancashire. Tom Neil (also to become known in the RAF as 'Ginger') joined the RAFVR in October 1938 and began his flying training at 17 E and RFTS, Barton, Manchester. Tom Neil was called up on the 2nd os September 1939 being sent to 4 ITW, Bexhill in early November. On 1st December 1939, he was posted to 8 FTS and on completion of the course he was commissioned and posted to 249 Squadron in May 1940 flying Hurricanes just before the star Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Richard Taylor £625.00

Clipped Signature - Paddy Barthropp. Paddy Barthropp - Flew Spitfires with No.602 Sqn during the Battle of Britain then took command of No.610 Sqn before joining No.91 Sqn. Back with No.610 Sqn, he was shot down and taken prisoner in May 1942 until the war was over. He served at the Empire Test Pilot School for almost a year and on over 100 aircraft types. He died in 2008. Clipped together with : Donald Jack - Flew Spitfires with No.602 Sqn during the Battle of Britain, claiming 2 victories. He later took command of No.123 Sqn then No.80 Sqn and served as a Wing Commander until 1948. He died in 2005. Item Code : CLP0063 Clipped Signature - Paddy Barthropp. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Clipped Signature. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Jack, Donald M Died : 2005 Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE (deceased) Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE. Donald MacFarlane Jack was born on 5th May 1914 at Brookfield, Renfrewshire and educated at John Neilson Institute, Paisley. He joined 602 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force in 1936 and was called up in September 1939. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain getting in early with a damaged Ju88 on the 9th July and destroying a Bf110 and a Bf109 during August. During 1941 he commanded No 123 Squadron, then when 123 Squadron merged with 80 Squadron and on the 11th Apr Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   £10 Off! Now : £95.00 Clipped Signature. Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   £60.00

A Call to Arms by David Pentland. (P) Spitfires of No.603 Squadron, 23rd November 1940. The nearest aircraft is P7389 of Archie Winskill. Item Code : DP0259 A Call to Arms by David Pentland. (P) - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Original drawing by David Pentland. Paper size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm) Brothers, Peter Died : 2008 Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased) Learnt to fly at the age of 16 and joined the RAF two years later in 1936. He first saw action in 1940 when as a Flight Commander in 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, he flew his Hurricane against the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe. He recalls this as an intensely busy period, during which he shot down an Me109 - his first enemy aircraft; by the end of August that same year his tally of enemy aircraft shot down increased to eight. Awarded the DFC, he was transferred to 257 Squadron wh Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, Johnnie Died : 2001 Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased) James Edgar Johnson was born in Barrow on Soar near Loughborough on 9th March 1915. He lived in Melton, the first house on the left of Welby Lane as you leave Nottingham Road, with his parents - his father being a local Police Inspector. Johnnie qualified as a Civil Engineer at Nottingham University in 1937. He joined the RAFVR and did his flying training at 21 E&RFTS, Stapleford before enlisting for full-time service in the RAF at the beginning of WWII. He first went to ITW at Jesus College Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stephen, Harbourne Died : 2001 Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased) Flying Spitfires with 605 squadron he took part in the air battles over France and Dunkirk and throughout the thick of the Battle of Britain. He was one of the top scoring R.A.F. pilots at the end of 1940 with 22 and a half air victories. In 1942 he was posted to the far east where he took command of 166 wing, remaining in fighters until the end of the war. After the war he had a successful career in newspapers where he became managing Director of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. He die Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   David, Dennis Died : 2000 Group Captain Dennis David CBE DFC AFC (deceased) Dennis David served with distinction in both the Battle of France and Battle of Britain. He regards the RAFs success in the former - during which he was credited with 11.5 victories - as crucial to victory in the Battle of Britain. He was a member of 87 Squadron at the outbreak of war and was posted to France in 1939 as part of the Air Component. When the Blitzkrieg began on 10th May 1940, he was a Flying Officer. He destroyed a Do17 and shared a He111 on the first day, and by the time the s Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Parrott, Peter Died : 2003 Wing Commander Peter Parrott DFC AFC (deceased) Born 28th of June 1920, Peter Parrott joined the RAF in 1938, completing his fighter pilot training before joining No.607 Sqn in early 1940. On the 10th of May 1940, he destroyed two He111s and damaged a further two, sharing in another the next day. He was then posted to No.145 Sqn, damaging a Bf110 on May the 22nd and an He111 four days later, an action which saw his aircraft sufficiently damaged to force him to crash land in Kent. During the Battle of Britain, Peter Parrott destroyed a Me10 Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Mount, Micky Died : 2002 Air Commodore Micky Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased) Flying Officer Christopher John (Micky) Mount joined NO.602 squadron on August 8th 1940 after a brief conversion course on Spitfires. On August 18th his Spitfire L1005 was severely damaged in combat with JU 87s and BF109s over Ford. Micky was unhurt. he again escaped injury when his Spitfire X4270 was damaged landing at Tangmere. he served in many of the theatres of WW2 and he flew Hurricanes in Malta and North Africa and Wellingtons in the Middle east. Micky retired and lived in Ascot in Berksh Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Winskill, Archie Died : 2005 Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased) An RAFVR pilot, Winskill flew with both 72 Squadron and 603 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain. Commissioned in August 1940 he was posted in February 1941 to 41 Squadron where he soon became a Flight Commander. Baders determination to engage the enemy at every possible opportunity is what he remembers most clearly of the period, On August 14th he was shot down over France, just five days after Bader. He managed to evade capture and, with the help of the French Resistance, made his way to Spa Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bird-Wilson, H NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2000 Air Vice-Marshall H. Bird-Wilson. CBE.DSO.DFC.AFC. (BAR) (deceased) Birdy-Wilson joined the R.A.F. in 1937 and fought with 17 squadron during the Battle of France. Active throughout the Battle of Britain, awarded the DFC in the September of 1940, the same date he was shot down by Major Adolph Galland of JG26, bailing out with severe burns. He took command of 152 squadron in April 1942 and promoted Wing Commander 1943 he led 121 wing then 122 wing. Rested in January 1944 he went to the US command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. Throughout the rest Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foxley-Norris, Christopher NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2003 Air Chief Marshal Christopher Foxley-Norris (deceased) Christopher Neil Foxley-Norris, (DSO 1945; OBE 1956; CB 1966, KCB 1969, GCB 1973 ) was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire 16 March 1917. Initially wanting to become a barrister, Foxley-Norris read Law at Trinity College, Oxford, but after he had learned to fly with the University Air Squadron his academic career was cut short by the outbreak of the Second World War, and in early 1940 he was piloting Lysanders with 13 Squadron in France. Then, having participated in the Battle of Britian, Christopher Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McGowan, Roy Died : 2012 Squadron Leader Roy McGowan (deceased) Flying Hurricanes with No.46 Squadron, Roy McGowan was shot down on 15th September 1940. Sufferring from severe burns he was hospitalised and treated by the pioneering plastic surgeon Archie McIndoe, and was one of the founding members of the famous 'Guinea Pig Club'. Signature Value : £35 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : David Pentland £150 Off! Now : £720.00

Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian A classic head-to-head combat between Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone in his Spitfire and an Me109 over the south coast of England on 25th August, 1940. With 602 Squadron scrambled to intercept an approaching raid. The Commanding Officer notches up his second victory of the day. Published 2000. Item Code : DHM2122 Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm) MacLean, Hector NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2007 Wing Commander Hector MacLean (deceased) Hector was flying with No 602 squadron before war broke out. A gallant young man, his fighter pilot days were drawn to an abrupt halt on August 26th 1940 when his leg was severely injured during battle, but the war was by no means over. After his recovery he was posted to Rosemount for duty as a fighter controller, in the rank of Squadron Leader. Hector retired and lived in Kilmacolm near Glasgow. He died on 19th July 2007. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Mount, Micky Died : 2002 Air Commodore Micky Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased) Flying Officer Christopher John (Micky) Mount joined NO.602 squadron on August 8th 1940 after a brief conversion course on Spitfires. On August 18th his Spitfire L1005 was severely damaged in combat with JU 87s and BF109s over Ford. Micky was unhurt. he again escaped injury when his Spitfire X4270 was damaged landing at Tangmere. he served in many of the theatres of WW2 and he flew Hurricanes in Malta and North Africa and Wellingtons in the Middle east. Micky retired and lived in Ascot in Berksh Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnstone, Sandy Died : 2000 Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone CB DFC AE DL (deceased) Early in 1938, Alexander Vallance Riddell Johnstone, known as Sandy, was a civilian navigation instructor at Scottish Aviation, moving later to the Civil Air Navigation School at Prestwick. In August 1939 he was called to full-time service with 602 Squadron. After some Spitfire engagements off the Scottish coast, he received command of 602 - he was still only 24 - and led it south to the tiny airfield at West Hampnett, in West Sussex, where it was stationed throughout the Battle of Britain. San Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rose, Stuart Nigel Died : 2017 Squadron Leader Stuart Nigel Rose (deceased) Originally from Elswick in the north east of England, Rose moved south to join the RAFVR in March 1939, called up at the outbreak of war he was commissioned in June 1940 joining No.602 Sqn in June 1940 flying Spitfires and serving with the unit throughout the Battle of Britain, claiming three victories. Squadron Leader Nigel Rose was then posted to 54 Sqn at Hornchurch in September 1941 before becoming an instructor in 1942, and also serving in the Middle East. Afterwards he moved to No.54 Sqn Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Webb, Paul Died : 2007 Air Commodore Paul Webb CBE DFC AE (deceased) Joining 602 Squadron Aux AF L in Scotland in late 1937, Paul Webb was called up full time in August 1939. After initial skirmishes off the Scottish East Coast, 602 came south to Tangmere / Westhampnett. During the Battle of Britain he claimed a Bf110 destroyed on August 16th, on the 25th two more, on the 26th a He59, on September 7th a Bf10 and on the 9th a Do17. In 1941 he was the first Commanding Officer of 416 Squadron RCAF, which he led until 1942 when posted to the Middle East and then M Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Niven, Hugh Died : 2008 Flying Officer Hugh Niven (deceased) Hugh Glen Niven was born in Toronto, Canada in 1919.Niven joined 602 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force at Abbotsinch on 7th May 1939 and began his training in Avro Tutors. On the outbrteak of World War Two he was posted to 11 EFTS Perth on 25th October 1939. He went to 15 FTS Lossiemouth on 23rd March 1940 and after completing the course he moved to 5 OTU Aston Down on 17th August to convert to Hurricanes. Niven rejoined 602 Squadron, then at Westhampnett, on 1st September 1940 but, having had no Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Jack, Donald M Died : 2005 Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE (deceased) Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE. Donald MacFarlane Jack was born on 5th May 1914 at Brookfield, Renfrewshire and educated at John Neilson Institute, Paisley. He joined 602 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force in 1936 and was called up in September 1939. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain getting in early with a damaged Ju88 on the 9th July and destroying a Bf110 and a Bf109 during August. During 1941 he commanded No 123 Squadron, then when 123 Squadron merged with 80 Squadron and on the 11th Apr Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian £60 Off! Now : £200.00 In 2 Pairs and 3 Packs View Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm) MacLean, Hector NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2007 Wing Commander Hector MacLean (deceased) Hector was flying with No 602 squadron before war broke out. A gallant young man, his fighter pilot days were drawn to an abrupt halt on August 26th 1940 when his leg was severely injured during battle, but the war was by no means over. After his recovery he was posted to Rosemount for duty as a fighter controller, in the rank of Squadron Leader. Hector retired and lived in Kilmacolm near Glasgow. He died on 19th July 2007. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Mount, Micky Died : 2002 Air Commodore Micky Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased) Flying Officer Christopher John (Micky) Mount joined NO.602 squadron on August 8th 1940 after a brief conversion course on Spitfires. On August 18th his Spitfire L1005 was severely damaged in combat with JU 87s and BF109s over Ford. Micky was unhurt. he again escaped injury when his Spitfire X4270 was damaged landing at Tangmere. he served in many of the theatres of WW2 and he flew Hurricanes in Malta and North Africa and Wellingtons in the Middle east. Micky retired and lived in Ascot in Berksh Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnstone, Sandy Died : 2000 Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone CB DFC AE DL (deceased) Early in 1938, Alexander Vallance Riddell Johnstone, known as Sandy, was a civilian navigation instructor at Scottish Aviation, moving later to the Civil Air Navigation School at Prestwick. In August 1939 he was called to full-time service with 602 Squadron. After some Spitfire engagements off the Scottish coast, he received command of 602 - he was still only 24 - and led it south to the tiny airfield at West Hampnett, in West Sussex, where it was stationed throughout the Battle of Britain. San Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rose, Stuart Nigel Died : 2017 Squadron Leader Stuart Nigel Rose (deceased) Originally from Elswick in the north east of England, Rose moved south to join the RAFVR in March 1939, called up at the outbreak of war he was commissioned in June 1940 joining No.602 Sqn in June 1940 flying Spitfires and serving with the unit throughout the Battle of Britain, claiming three victories. Squadron Leader Nigel Rose was then posted to 54 Sqn at Hornchurch in September 1941 before becoming an instructor in 1942, and also serving in the Middle East. Afterwards he moved to No.54 Sqn Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Webb, Paul Died : 2007 Air Commodore Paul Webb CBE DFC AE (deceased) Joining 602 Squadron Aux AF L in Scotland in late 1937, Paul Webb was called up full time in August 1939. After initial skirmishes off the Scottish East Coast, 602 came south to Tangmere / Westhampnett. During the Battle of Britain he claimed a Bf110 destroyed on August 16th, on the 25th two more, on the 26th a He59, on September 7th a Bf10 and on the 9th a Do17. In 1941 he was the first Commanding Officer of 416 Squadron RCAF, which he led until 1942 when posted to the Middle East and then M Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Niven, Hugh Died : 2008 Flying Officer Hugh Niven (deceased) Hugh Glen Niven was born in Toronto, Canada in 1919.Niven joined 602 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force at Abbotsinch on 7th May 1939 and began his training in Avro Tutors. On the outbrteak of World War Two he was posted to 11 EFTS Perth on 25th October 1939. He went to 15 FTS Lossiemouth on 23rd March 1940 and after completing the course he moved to 5 OTU Aston Down on 17th August to convert to Hurricanes. Niven rejoined 602 Squadron, then at Westhampnett, on 1st September 1940 but, having had no Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Jack, Donald M Died : 2005 Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE (deceased) Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE. Donald MacFarlane Jack was born on 5th May 1914 at Brookfield, Renfrewshire and educated at John Neilson Institute, Paisley. He joined 602 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force in 1936 and was called up in September 1939. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain getting in early with a damaged Ju88 on the 9th July and destroying a Bf110 and a Bf109 during August. During 1941 he commanded No 123 Squadron, then when 123 Squadron merged with 80 Squadron and on the 11th Apr Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm) MacLean, Hector NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2007 Wing Commander Hector MacLean (deceased) Hector was flying with No 602 squadron before war broke out. A gallant young man, his fighter pilot days were drawn to an abrupt halt on August 26th 1940 when his leg was severely injured during battle, but the war was by no means over. After his recovery he was posted to Rosemount for duty as a fighter controller, in the rank of Squadron Leader. Hector retired and lived in Kilmacolm near Glasgow. He died on 19th July 2007. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Mount, Micky Died : 2002 Air Commodore Micky Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased) Flying Officer Christopher John (Micky) Mount joined NO.602 squadron on August 8th 1940 after a brief conversion course on Spitfires. On August 18th his Spitfire L1005 was severely damaged in combat with JU 87s and BF109s over Ford. Micky was unhurt. he again escaped injury when his Spitfire X4270 was damaged landing at Tangmere. he served in many of the theatres of WW2 and he flew Hurricanes in Malta and North Africa and Wellingtons in the Middle east. Micky retired and lived in Ascot in Berksh Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnstone, Sandy Died : 2000 Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone CB DFC AE DL (deceased) Early in 1938, Alexander Vallance Riddell Johnstone, known as Sandy, was a civilian navigation instructor at Scottish Aviation, moving later to the Civil Air Navigation School at Prestwick. In August 1939 he was called to full-time service with 602 Squadron. After some Spitfire engagements off the Scottish coast, he received command of 602 - he was still only 24 - and led it south to the tiny airfield at West Hampnett, in West Sussex, where it was stationed throughout the Battle of Britain. San Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rose, Stuart Nigel Died : 2017 Squadron Leader Stuart Nigel Rose (deceased) Originally from Elswick in the north east of England, Rose moved south to join the RAFVR in March 1939, called up at the outbreak of war he was commissioned in June 1940 joining No.602 Sqn in June 1940 flying Spitfires and serving with the unit throughout the Battle of Britain, claiming three victories. Squadron Leader Nigel Rose was then posted to 54 Sqn at Hornchurch in September 1941 before becoming an instructor in 1942, and also serving in the Middle East. Afterwards he moved to No.54 Sqn Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Webb, Paul Died : 2007 Air Commodore Paul Webb CBE DFC AE (deceased) Joining 602 Squadron Aux AF L in Scotland in late 1937, Paul Webb was called up full time in August 1939. After initial skirmishes off the Scottish East Coast, 602 came south to Tangmere / Westhampnett. During the Battle of Britain he claimed a Bf110 destroyed on August 16th, on the 25th two more, on the 26th a He59, on September 7th a Bf10 and on the 9th a Do17. In 1941 he was the first Commanding Officer of 416 Squadron RCAF, which he led until 1942 when posted to the Middle East and then M Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Niven, Hugh Died : 2008 Flying Officer Hugh Niven (deceased) Hugh Glen Niven was born in Toronto, Canada in 1919.Niven joined 602 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force at Abbotsinch on 7th May 1939 and began his training in Avro Tutors. On the outbrteak of World War Two he was posted to 11 EFTS Perth on 25th October 1939. He went to 15 FTS Lossiemouth on 23rd March 1940 and after completing the course he moved to 5 OTU Aston Down on 17th August to convert to Hurricanes. Niven rejoined 602 Squadron, then at Westhampnett, on 1st September 1940 but, having had no Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Jack, Donald M Died : 2005 Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE (deceased) Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE. Donald MacFarlane Jack was born on 5th May 1914 at Brookfield, Renfrewshire and educated at John Neilson Institute, Paisley. He joined 602 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force in 1936 and was called up in September 1939. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain getting in early with a damaged Ju88 on the 9th July and destroying a Bf110 and a Bf109 during August. During 1941 he commanded No 123 Squadron, then when 123 Squadron merged with 80 Squadron and on the 11th Apr Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian £80 Off! Now : £220.00 In 1 Pair and 1 Pack View

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. Item Code : DHM2278 The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Fighter Edition. Signed limited edition of 400 prints, with four signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm) Morgan, Tom Dalton Died : 2004 Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased) Tom Dalton-Morgan was born on March 23rd 1917 at Cardiff and educated at Taunton School. He was a descendant of the buccaneer Sir Henry Morgan and the Cromwellian General Sir Thomas Morgan, Thomas Frederick Dalton-Morgan. Tom Dalton-Morgan joined the RAF in 1935, serving with 22 Squadron. Flying the Wildebeeste torpedo bomber, he joined the training staff at the Air Ministry. In April 1940 he applied to return to flying, and was appointed to No.43 Squadron. In June 1940 he was posted to Tang Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Jones, Richard L Died : 2012 Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones (deceased) Richard Jones was born in 1918 and in July 1940 Richard Jones was posted to 64 Squadron at Kenley, flying Spitfires. He was involved in heavy fighting over the Channel during the Battle of Britain, with the squadron suffering many losses during July and August. Towards the end of the Battle of Britain, in October, he moved to 19 Squadron flying Spitfires from Fowlmere, and was heavily involved in the fighter sweeps taking place at that time. Near the end of the Battle of Britain, Pilot Office Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Millard, Jocelyn G P Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased) Volunteering for the RAFVR in August 1939, J G Millard was called up for full time service the following month. Converting to Hurricanes, he was posted to 1 Squadron at Wittering in October 1940, and shortly after transferred to Dougla Baders 242 Squadron at Coltishall. In November he moved to 615 Squadron at Northolt. After the Battle of Britain he spent time as an instructor, going to Canada. He later became Squadron Commander of 35 SFTS. Sadly, Jocelyn Millard passed away on the 10th of Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Kane, Terence Died : 2016 Wing Commander Terence Kane (deceased) Terence Michael Kane was born in London on September 9th 1920 and educated at Varndean School in Brighton. He joined the RAF on a short service commission on July 25th 1938, During his flying training he was injured in an Audax crash and admitted to hospital, however he was able to complete his training and was posted to CFS, Upavon, for an instructor's course, after which he joined the staff at 14 FTS, Kinloss and later Cranfield. He went to 7 OTU, Hawarden in July 1940, converted to Spit Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor £45 Off! Now : £210.00 In 11 Pairs and 4 Packs View Limited edition of 30 artist proofs, with six signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm) Rall, Gunther Died : 2009 General Gunther Rall (deceased) A young pilot with III/JG52 at the outbreak of war. He quickly demonstrated his natural ability and leadership qualities, scoring his first air victory early in the Battle of Britain, and by July 1940 was leading 8/JG52. After transfer to the Eastern Front his air victories mounted at an astonishing rate. A crash hospitalised him but within nine months he was back in the cockpit, and, when commanding III/JG52, gained the Wings 500th victory. Gunther fought throughout the war to become the 3r Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Seeger, Gunther Died : 2013 Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger (deceased) In February 1940, Gunther Seeger was an Unteroffizier with 3./JG2, scoring his first victory in the early days of the Battle of Britain. he served on the Channel Front until December 1942, including several months with the Geschwaderstabsschwarm. He transferred to the Mediterranean theatre with II./JG2 before joining 6./JG53. In February 1943 he joined 7./JG53 becoming Staffelkapitan in September 1944. Awarded the Knight's Cross, Gunther Seeger scored 56 victories. Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Morgan, Tom Dalton Died : 2004 Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased) Tom Dalton-Morgan was born on March 23rd 1917 at Cardiff and educated at Taunton School. He was a descendant of the buccaneer Sir Henry Morgan and the Cromwellian General Sir Thomas Morgan, Thomas Frederick Dalton-Morgan. Tom Dalton-Morgan joined the RAF in 1935, serving with 22 Squadron. Flying the Wildebeeste torpedo bomber, he joined the training staff at the Air Ministry. In April 1940 he applied to return to flying, and was appointed to No.43 Squadron. In June 1940 he was posted to Tang Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Jones, Richard L Died : 2012 Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones (deceased) Richard Jones was born in 1918 and in July 1940 Richard Jones was posted to 64 Squadron at Kenley, flying Spitfires. He was involved in heavy fighting over the Channel during the Battle of Britain, with the squadron suffering many losses during July and August. Towards the end of the Battle of Britain, in October, he moved to 19 Squadron flying Spitfires from Fowlmere, and was heavily involved in the fighter sweeps taking place at that time. Near the end of the Battle of Britain, Pilot Office Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Millard, Jocelyn G P Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased) Volunteering for the RAFVR in August 1939, J G Millard was called up for full time service the following month. Converting to Hurricanes, he was posted to 1 Squadron at Wittering in October 1940, and shortly after transferred to Dougla Baders 242 Squadron at Coltishall. In November he moved to 615 Squadron at Northolt. After the Battle of Britain he spent time as an instructor, going to Canada. He later became Squadron Commander of 35 SFTS. Sadly, Jocelyn Millard passed away on the 10th of Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Kane, Terence Died : 2016 Wing Commander Terence Kane (deceased) Terence Michael Kane was born in London on September 9th 1920 and educated at Varndean School in Brighton. He joined the RAF on a short service commission on July 25th 1938, During his flying training he was injured in an Audax crash and admitted to hospital, however he was able to complete his training and was posted to CFS, Upavon, for an instructor's course, after which he joined the staff at 14 FTS, Kinloss and later Cranfield. He went to 7 OTU, Hawarden in July 1940, converted to Spit Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor £395.00 In 1 Pair View Knights Cross Edition. Signed limited edition of 300 prints, with six signatures. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm) Rall, Gunther Died : 2009 General Gunther Rall (deceased) A young pilot with III/JG52 at the outbreak of war. He quickly demonstrated his natural ability and leadership qualities, scoring his first air victory early in the Battle of Britain, and by July 1940 was leading 8/JG52. After transfer to the Eastern Front his air victories mounted at an astonishing rate. A crash hospitalised him but within nine months he was back in the cockpit, and, when commanding III/JG52, gained the Wings 500th victory. Gunther fought throughout the war to become the 3r Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Seeger, Gunther Died : 2013 Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger (deceased) In February 1940, Gunther Seeger was an Unteroffizier with 3./JG2, scoring his first victory in the early days of the Battle of Britain. he served on the Channel Front until December 1942, including several months with the Geschwaderstabsschwarm. He transferred to the Mediterranean theatre with II./JG2 before joining 6./JG53. In February 1943 he joined 7./JG53 becoming Staffelkapitan in September 1944. Awarded the Knight's Cross, Gunther Seeger scored 56 victories. Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Morgan, Tom Dalton Died : 2004 Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased) Tom Dalton-Morgan was born on March 23rd 1917 at Cardiff and educated at Taunton School. He was a descendant of the buccaneer Sir Henry Morgan and the Cromwellian General Sir Thomas Morgan, Thomas Frederick Dalton-Morgan. Tom Dalton-Morgan joined the RAF in 1935, serving with 22 Squadron. Flying the Wildebeeste torpedo bomber, he joined the training staff at the Air Ministry. In April 1940 he applied to return to flying, and was appointed to No.43 Squadron. In June 1940 he was posted to Tang Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Jones, Richard L Died : 2012 Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones (deceased) Richard Jones was born in 1918 and in July 1940 Richard Jones was posted to 64 Squadron at Kenley, flying Spitfires. He was involved in heavy fighting over the Channel during the Battle of Britain, with the squadron suffering many losses during July and August. Towards the end of the Battle of Britain, in October, he moved to 19 Squadron flying Spitfires from Fowlmere, and was heavily involved in the fighter sweeps taking place at that time. Near the end of the Battle of Britain, Pilot Office Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Millard, Jocelyn G P Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased) Volunteering for the RAFVR in August 1939, J G Millard was called up for full time service the following month. Converting to Hurricanes, he was posted to 1 Squadron at Wittering in October 1940, and shortly after transferred to Dougla Baders 242 Squadron at Coltishall. In November he moved to 615 Squadron at Northolt. After the Battle of Britain he spent time as an instructor, going to Canada. He later became Squadron Commander of 35 SFTS. Sadly, Jocelyn Millard passed away on the 10th of Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Kane, Terence Died : 2016 Wing Commander Terence Kane (deceased) Terence Michael Kane was born in London on September 9th 1920 and educated at Varndean School in Brighton. He joined the RAF on a short service commission on July 25th 1938, During his flying training he was injured in an Audax crash and admitted to hospital, however he was able to complete his training and was posted to CFS, Upavon, for an instructor's course, after which he joined the staff at 14 FTS, Kinloss and later Cranfield. He went to 7 OTU, Hawarden in July 1940, converted to Spit Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor £45 Off! Now : £275.00 Battle of Britain Edition. Signed limited edition of 200 prints, with fourteen signatures. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm) Unwin, George Died : 2006 Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* (deceased) George Unwin joined the RAF in 1929, and in 1936 was posted to Duxford with 19 Squadron as a Sergeant Pilot. He was one of the first pilots in the RAF to fly the Spitfire. With the outbreak of war 19 Squadron moved to Hornchurch and George, now one of the Squadrons most experienced pilots, took part in the great air battles over France and Dunkirk, scoring 3 and a half victories. He flew with 19 Squadron continuously during the whole of the Battle of Britain. He was commissioned in 1941. Af Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Westlake, George H Died : 2006 Group Captain George H Westlake DSO DFC (deceased) Westlake was a student at the DeHavilland Aeronautical Technical School when he joined the RAFVR in September 1937. , George Westlake joined 43 Squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. On 29th September he moved to 213 Squadron at Tangmere, and on 15th November shot down an Me109. In May of the following year the squadron flew their Hurricanes off HMS Furious to Malta bound for Egypt and was briefly attached to 80 Squadron during the Syrian campaign, where he had some further success. Re Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Sizer, Wilfred M Died : 2006 Wing Commander Wilfred M Sizer DFC* (deceased) Born on 23rd February 1920, at the outbreak of war Bill Sizer was flying Hurricanes with 213 Squadron, after flying Guantlets with No.17 Squadron. The squadron flew to France in May 1940, where he scored his first victories, before being attacked by five Me109s and shot down. Rejoining his squadron soon after, he took part in the air battles over Dunkirk before again being shot down and escaping back to England. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain. Based at Exeter, on the 11th of August Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Croskell, Michael E NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2015 Flight Lieutenant Michael E Croskell (deceased) Joining the RAFVR in June 1938, Michael Croskell was called up in September 1939 at the outbreak of war. He was posted to join 213 Squadron at Wittering in December flying Hurricanes, and took part in the Battle of France and the operations over Dunkirk in May 1940, where he probably destroyed a Ju87. He flew with 213 Squadron throughout the Battle of Britain, scoring three further victories at the height of the battle in August 1940. Commissioned in 1942, his great fighter skills led to him Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Swanwick, George Died : 2011 Wing Commander George W Swanwick (deceased) George Swanwick was born on 10th November 1915 and was an air-gunner on Wallaces and Hinds with 504 squadron at RAF Hucknall during the 1930s. In May 1936, 504 became part of the Auxiliary Air Force, and in October 1938 converted to a fighter unit, equipped with Gauntlets. In 1938 George re-trained as a pilot, and was promoted to Sergeant Pilot in August 1939. In May 1940 George Swanwick joined 7 BGS, and on 7th September was posted to 54 Squadron at Catterick flying Spitfires. He then went Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rall, Gunther Died : 2009 General Gunther Rall (deceased) A young pilot with III/JG52 at the outbreak of war. He quickly demonstrated his natural ability and leadership qualities, scoring his first air victory early in the Battle of Britain, and by July 1940 was leading 8/JG52. After transfer to the Eastern Front his air victories mounted at an astonishing rate. A crash hospitalised him but within nine months he was back in the cockpit, and, when commanding III/JG52, gained the Wings 500th victory. Gunther fought throughout the war to become the 3r Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Seeger, Gunther Died : 2013 Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger (deceased) In February 1940, Gunther Seeger was an Unteroffizier with 3./JG2, scoring his first victory in the early days of the Battle of Britain. he served on the Channel Front until December 1942, including several months with the Geschwaderstabsschwarm. He transferred to the Mediterranean theatre with II./JG2 before joining 6./JG53. In February 1943 he joined 7./JG53 becoming Staffelkapitan in September 1944. Awarded the Knight's Cross, Gunther Seeger scored 56 victories. Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bob, Hans-Ekkehard Died : 2013 Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob (deceased) After success in the Battle of Britain, Hans-Ekkehard Bob took over leadership of 9./JG54 in 1940. The following year he was awarded the Knights Cross. Transferring to the Eastern Front his victories rose steadily to 50 by September 1942. His Group later transferred back to the West for a short period, where in April 1943, he rammed a B-17 Fortress. Returning to the Eastern Front as Kommander of IV./JG3, he ended the war as Adjutant of Gallands JV44 in the West. In his 700 missions he score Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Leykauf, Erwin Oberleutnant Erwin Leykauf (deceased) Born in January 1918, Erwin Leykauf learned to fly at glider school and Luftkriegschule, before being called up to fly at the beginning of the war. He flew with JG21 at the beginning of the Battle of Britain, which soon became JG54 where he scored his first 7 victories. Transferring to the Balkans and later the Eastern Front he was forced into an emergency landing behind enemy lines during Operation Barbarossa, eventually making his way back to rejoin his unit. On the night of 22nd - 23rd Jun Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Jones, Richard L Died : 2012 Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones (deceased) Richard Jones was born in 1918 and in July 1940 Richard Jones was posted to 64 Squadron at Kenley, flying Spitfires. He was involved in heavy fighting over the Channel during the Battle of Britain, with the squadron suffering many losses during July and August. Towards the end of the Battle of Britain, in October, he moved to 19 Squadron flying Spitfires from Fowlmere, and was heavily involved in the fighter sweeps taking place at that time. Near the end of the Battle of Britain, Pilot Office Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Millard, Jocelyn G P Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased) Volunteering for the RAFVR in August 1939, J G Millard was called up for full time service the following month. Converting to Hurricanes, he was posted to 1 Squadron at Wittering in October 1940, and shortly after transferred to Dougla Baders 242 Squadron at Coltishall. In November he moved to 615 Squadron at Northolt. After the Battle of Britain he spent time as an instructor, going to Canada. He later became Squadron Commander of 35 SFTS. Sadly, Jocelyn Millard passed away on the 10th of Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Kane, Terence Died : 2016 Wing Commander Terence Kane (deceased) Terence Michael Kane was born in London on September 9th 1920 and educated at Varndean School in Brighton. He joined the RAF on a short service commission on July 25th 1938, During his flying training he was injured in an Audax crash and admitted to hospital, however he was able to complete his training and was posted to CFS, Upavon, for an instructor's course, after which he joined the staff at 14 FTS, Kinloss and later Cranfield. He went to 7 OTU, Hawarden in July 1940, converted to Spit Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor £395.00 Battle of Britain Edition. Limited edition of 25 Remarques. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm) Unwin, George Died : 2006 Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* (deceased) George Unwin joined the RAF in 1929, and in 1936 was posted to Duxford with 19 Squadron as a Sergeant Pilot. He was one of the first pilots in the RAF to fly the Spitfire. With the outbreak of war 19 Squadron moved to Hornchurch and George, now one of the Squadrons most experienced pilots, took part in the great air battles over France and Dunkirk, scoring 3 and a half victories. He flew with 19 Squadron continuously during the whole of the Battle of Britain. He was commissioned in 1941. Af Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Westlake, George H Died : 2006 Group Captain George H Westlake DSO DFC (deceased) Westlake was a student at the DeHavilland Aeronautical Technical School when he joined the RAFVR in September 1937. , George Westlake joined 43 Squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. On 29th September he moved to 213 Squadron at Tangmere, and on 15th November shot down an Me109. In May of the following year the squadron flew their Hurricanes off HMS Furious to Malta bound for Egypt and was briefly attached to 80 Squadron during the Syrian campaign, where he had some further success. Re Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Sizer, Wilfred M Died : 2006 Wing Commander Wilfred M Sizer DFC* (deceased) Born on 23rd February 1920, at the outbreak of war Bill Sizer was flying Hurricanes with 213 Squadron, after flying Guantlets with No.17 Squadron. The squadron flew to France in May 1940, where he scored his first victories, before being attacked by five Me109s and shot down. Rejoining his squadron soon after, he took part in the air battles over Dunkirk before again being shot down and escaping back to England. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain. Based at Exeter, on the 11th of August Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Croskell, Michael E NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2015 Flight Lieutenant Michael E Croskell (deceased) Joining the RAFVR in June 1938, Michael Croskell was called up in September 1939 at the outbreak of war. He was posted to join 213 Squadron at Wittering in December flying Hurricanes, and took part in the Battle of France and the operations over Dunkirk in May 1940, where he probably destroyed a Ju87. He flew with 213 Squadron throughout the Battle of Britain, scoring three further victories at the height of the battle in August 1940. Commissioned in 1942, his great fighter skills led to him Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Swanwick, George Died : 2011 Wing Commander George W Swanwick (deceased) George Swanwick was born on 10th November 1915 and was an air-gunner on Wallaces and Hinds with 504 squadron at RAF Hucknall during the 1930s. In May 1936, 504 became part of the Auxiliary Air Force, and in October 1938 converted to a fighter unit, equipped with Gauntlets. In 1938 George re-trained as a pilot, and was promoted to Sergeant Pilot in August 1939. In May 1940 George Swanwick joined 7 BGS, and on 7th September was posted to 54 Squadron at Catterick flying Spitfires. He then went Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rall, Gunther Died : 2009 General Gunther Rall (deceased) A young pilot with III/JG52 at the outbreak of war. He quickly demonstrated his natural ability and leadership qualities, scoring his first air victory early in the Battle of Britain, and by July 1940 was leading 8/JG52. After transfer to the Eastern Front his air victories mounted at an astonishing rate. A crash hospitalised him but within nine months he was back in the cockpit, and, when commanding III/JG52, gained the Wings 500th victory. Gunther fought throughout the war to become the 3r Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Seeger, Gunther Died : 2013 Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger (deceased) In February 1940, Gunther Seeger was an Unteroffizier with 3./JG2, scoring his first victory in the early days of the Battle of Britain. he served on the Channel Front until December 1942, including several months with the Geschwaderstabsschwarm. He transferred to the Mediterranean theatre with II./JG2 before joining 6./JG53. In February 1943 he joined 7./JG53 becoming Staffelkapitan in September 1944. Awarded the Knight's Cross, Gunther Seeger scored 56 victories. Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bob, Hans-Ekkehard Died : 2013 Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob (deceased) After success in the Battle of Britain, Hans-Ekkehard Bob took over leadership of 9./JG54 in 1940. The following year he was awarded the Knights Cross. Transferring to the Eastern Front his victories rose steadily to 50 by September 1942. His Group later transferred back to the West for a short period, where in April 1943, he rammed a B-17 Fortress. Returning to the Eastern Front as Kommander of IV./JG3, he ended the war as Adjutant of Gallands JV44 in the West. In his 700 missions he score Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Leykauf, Erwin Oberleutnant Erwin Leykauf (deceased) Born in January 1918, Erwin Leykauf learned to fly at glider school and Luftkriegschule, before being called up to fly at the beginning of the war. He flew with JG21 at the beginning of the Battle of Britain, which soon became JG54 where he scored his first 7 victories. Transferring to the Balkans and later the Eastern Front he was forced into an emergency landing behind enemy lines during Operation Barbarossa, eventually making his way back to rejoin his unit. On the night of 22nd - 23rd Jun Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Jones, Richard L Died : 2012 Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones (deceased) Richard Jones was born in 1918 and in July 1940 Richard Jones was posted to 64 Squadron at Kenley, flying Spitfires. He was involved in heavy fighting over the Channel during the Battle of Britain, with the squadron suffering many losses during July and August. Towards the end of the Battle of Britain, in October, he moved to 19 Squadron flying Spitfires from Fowlmere, and was heavily involved in the fighter sweeps taking place at that time. Near the end of the Battle of Britain, Pilot Office Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Millard, Jocelyn G P Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased) Volunteering for the RAFVR in August 1939, J G Millard was called up for full time service the following month. Converting to Hurricanes, he was posted to 1 Squadron at Wittering in October 1940, and shortly after transferred to Dougla Baders 242 Squadron at Coltishall. In November he moved to 615 Squadron at Northolt. After the Battle of Britain he spent time as an instructor, going to Canada. He later became Squadron Commander of 35 SFTS. Sadly, Jocelyn Millard passed away on the 10th of Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Kane, Terence Died : 2016 Wing Commander Terence Kane (deceased) Terence Michael Kane was born in London on September 9th 1920 and educated at Varndean School in Brighton. He joined the RAF on a short service commission on July 25th 1938, During his flying training he was injured in an Audax crash and admitted to hospital, however he was able to complete his training and was posted to CFS, Upavon, for an instructor's course, after which he joined the staff at 14 FTS, Kinloss and later Cranfield. He went to 7 OTU, Hawarden in July 1940, converted to Spit Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

Defence of the Realm by Adrian Rigby. Pilot Officer Alan Wright flew with No.92 Squadron based at Pembrey. His aircraft, a Spitfire Mk I, is often seen as the symbol of the Battle of Britain, though in fact, the Hurricane bore the brunt of the fighting. Nonetheless, the Spitfires beautiful shape endears it to everyone and it remains a potent national symbol. This painting depicts an action which took place on 11th September 1940. Having already downed a Heinkel III, Wright claimed his first Me109 the same day. His final tally would be 11. Aircraft were frequently pushed to their limits of endurance and this Spitfire bears all the marks of many missions. Item Code : LE0625 Defence of the Realm by Adrian Rigby. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 295 prints. Image size 10 inches x 20 inches (25cm x 51cm) Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Adrian Rigby £10 Off! Now : £190.00

Enemy Approaching by David Pentland. (P) Hurricanes of No.605 Squadron, October 1940. Aircraft pictured are P3308 UP-A of A A McKellar and N2471 of P Parrott. Item Code : DP0258 Enemy Approaching by David Pentland. (P) - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Original drawing by David Pentland. Paper size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm) Brothers, Peter Died : 2008 Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased) Learnt to fly at the age of 16 and joined the RAF two years later in 1936. He first saw action in 1940 when as a Flight Commander in 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, he flew his Hurricane against the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe. He recalls this as an intensely busy period, during which he shot down an Me109 - his first enemy aircraft; by the end of August that same year his tally of enemy aircraft shot down increased to eight. Awarded the DFC, he was transferred to 257 Squadron wh Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, Johnnie Died : 2001 Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased) James Edgar Johnson was born in Barrow on Soar near Loughborough on 9th March 1915. He lived in Melton, the first house on the left of Welby Lane as you leave Nottingham Road, with his parents - his father being a local Police Inspector. Johnnie qualified as a Civil Engineer at Nottingham University in 1937. He joined the RAFVR and did his flying training at 21 E&RFTS, Stapleford before enlisting for full-time service in the RAF at the beginning of WWII. He first went to ITW at Jesus College Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stephen, Harbourne Died : 2001 Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased) Flying Spitfires with 605 squadron he took part in the air battles over France and Dunkirk and throughout the thick of the Battle of Britain. He was one of the top scoring R.A.F. pilots at the end of 1940 with 22 and a half air victories. In 1942 he was posted to the far east where he took command of 166 wing, remaining in fighters until the end of the war. After the war he had a successful career in newspapers where he became managing Director of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. He die Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   David, Dennis Died : 2000 Group Captain Dennis David CBE DFC AFC (deceased) Dennis David served with distinction in both the Battle of France and Battle of Britain. He regards the RAFs success in the former - during which he was credited with 11.5 victories - as crucial to victory in the Battle of Britain. He was a member of 87 Squadron at the outbreak of war and was posted to France in 1939 as part of the Air Component. When the Blitzkrieg began on 10th May 1940, he was a Flying Officer. He destroyed a Do17 and shared a He111 on the first day, and by the time the s Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Parrott, Peter Died : 2003 Wing Commander Peter Parrott DFC AFC (deceased) Born 28th of June 1920, Peter Parrott joined the RAF in 1938, completing his fighter pilot training before joining No.607 Sqn in early 1940. On the 10th of May 1940, he destroyed two He111s and damaged a further two, sharing in another the next day. He was then posted to No.145 Sqn, damaging a Bf110 on May the 22nd and an He111 four days later, an action which saw his aircraft sufficiently damaged to force him to crash land in Kent. During the Battle of Britain, Peter Parrott destroyed a Me10 Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Mount, Micky Died : 2002 Air Commodore Micky Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased) Flying Officer Christopher John (Micky) Mount joined NO.602 squadron on August 8th 1940 after a brief conversion course on Spitfires. On August 18th his Spitfire L1005 was severely damaged in combat with JU 87s and BF109s over Ford. Micky was unhurt. he again escaped injury when his Spitfire X4270 was damaged landing at Tangmere. he served in many of the theatres of WW2 and he flew Hurricanes in Malta and North Africa and Wellingtons in the Middle east. Micky retired and lived in Ascot in Berksh Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Winskill, Archie Died : 2005 Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased) An RAFVR pilot, Winskill flew with both 72 Squadron and 603 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain. Commissioned in August 1940 he was posted in February 1941 to 41 Squadron where he soon became a Flight Commander. Baders determination to engage the enemy at every possible opportunity is what he remembers most clearly of the period, On August 14th he was shot down over France, just five days after Bader. He managed to evade capture and, with the help of the French Resistance, made his way to Spa Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bird-Wilson, H NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2000 Air Vice-Marshall H. Bird-Wilson. CBE.DSO.DFC.AFC. (BAR) (deceased) Birdy-Wilson joined the R.A.F. in 1937 and fought with 17 squadron during the Battle of France. Active throughout the Battle of Britain, awarded the DFC in the September of 1940, the same date he was shot down by Major Adolph Galland of JG26, bailing out with severe burns. He took command of 152 squadron in April 1942 and promoted Wing Commander 1943 he led 121 wing then 122 wing. Rested in January 1944 he went to the US command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. Throughout the rest Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foxley-Norris, Christopher NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2003 Air Chief Marshal Christopher Foxley-Norris (deceased) Christopher Neil Foxley-Norris, (DSO 1945; OBE 1956; CB 1966, KCB 1969, GCB 1973 ) was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire 16 March 1917. Initially wanting to become a barrister, Foxley-Norris read Law at Trinity College, Oxford, but after he had learned to fly with the University Air Squadron his academic career was cut short by the outbreak of the Second World War, and in early 1940 he was piloting Lysanders with 13 Squadron in France. Then, having participated in the Battle of Britian, Christopher Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McGowan, Roy Died : 2012 Squadron Leader Roy McGowan (deceased) Flying Hurricanes with No.46 Squadron, Roy McGowan was shot down on 15th September 1940. Sufferring from severe burns he was hospitalised and treated by the pioneering plastic surgeon Archie McIndoe, and was one of the founding members of the famous 'Guinea Pig Club'. Signature Value : £35 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : David Pentland £150 Off! Now : £720.00

Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. During the early part of World War II the coastline of Britain was constantly under threat, particularly the busy shipping lanes of the North Sea. As well as carrying out bombing raids on strategic coastal targets and ports such as Luftflotte 5s attack on the north-east in August 1940, allied shipping was regularly attacked at sea as the Luftwaffe tried to disrupt supplies. The RAF played a vital part in protecting these supplies, escorting fishing fleets and shipping convoys, as well as long range patrols over the sea, seeking enemy activity and intercepting high altitude reconnaissance aircraft. These patrols were often long and arduous with pilots running the gauntlet of, if shot down, ditching into the sea. Often pilots would survive being hit and baling out, only to succumb to the freezing and hostile waters of the North Sea. Often fighter squadrons being rested during the Battle of Britain, would be moved to northern locations such as Acklington and Leconfield, and carry out c......... More Text... Item Code : GC0101 Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm) Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stapleton, Basil Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased) Born in South Africa, Basil Gerald Stapleton joined the RAF in Jan 1939, being posted to 603 Sqn flying Spitfires. He first saw action off Scotland, sharing in the destruction of two bombers, before the Squadron was posted south to Hornchurch during the height of the Battle of Britain. By Nov 1940 his tally had risen to 6 and 2 shared victories and 8 probables. In March 1942 he was posted to 257 Sqn as flight commander. In August 1944 he commanded 247 Sqn flying Typhoons, taking part in the Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Leigh, Arthur Died : 2004 Squadron Leader Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM (deceased) Another RAFVR pilot, The son of a regular soldier, Arthur Leigh was called up at the outbreak of war. After finishing his flying training he was posted to 7 OTU and then on to convert to Spitfires in August 1940. Arthur Leigh flew with 64 Squadron at Leconfield and 72 Squadron at Biggin Hill during the Battle of Britain before transferring to 611 Squadron. Awarded the DFM in September 1941, Leigh had then completed 50 sweeps, had destroyed two Bf 109s, probably destroyed another four and shared Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Sheen, Desmond Died : 2001 Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (deceased) Desmond Frederick Burt Sheen was born in Sydney, Australia, on October 2 1917. After school, he received a cadetship in the Royal Australian Air Force and in 1937 sailed for Britain, where he was granted a short service commission in the RAF and was posted to No 72 Squadron. During the Battle of Britain, Desmond got his first victories and was shot down twice during the Battle of Britain, in the course of which he accounted for three enemy aircraft destroyed, one shared, two probably destroyed Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Morgan, Tom Dalton Died : 2004 Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased) Tom Dalton-Morgan was born on March 23rd 1917 at Cardiff and educated at Taunton School. He was a descendant of the buccaneer Sir Henry Morgan and the Cromwellian General Sir Thomas Morgan, Thomas Frederick Dalton-Morgan. Tom Dalton-Morgan joined the RAF in 1935, serving with 22 Squadron. Flying the Wildebeeste torpedo bomber, he joined the training staff at the Air Ministry. In April 1940 he applied to return to flying, and was appointed to No.43 Squadron. In June 1940 he was posted to Tang Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Duke, Neville Died : 2007 Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased) Neville Duke flew Spitfires as wingman to Sailor Malan in 92 Squadron. In November 1941 he was posted to 112 Squadron in the Middle East. After a second tour in the Desert, he flew a third tour, with 145 Squadron in Italy. He was the top scoring Allied Ace in the Mediterranean with 28 victories. After the war, in 1953, he captured the World Air Speed record. He died 7th April 2007. Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brothers, Peter Died : 2008 Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased) Learnt to fly at the age of 16 and joined the RAF two years later in 1936. He first saw action in 1940 when as a Flight Commander in 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, he flew his Hurricane against the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe. He recalls this as an intensely busy period, during which he shot down an Me109 - his first enemy aircraft; by the end of August that same year his tally of enemy aircraft shot down increased to eight. Awarded the DFC, he was transferred to 257 Squadron wh Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stephen, Harbourne Died : 2001 Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased) Flying Spitfires with 605 squadron he took part in the air battles over France and Dunkirk and throughout the thick of the Battle of Britain. He was one of the top scoring R.A.F. pilots at the end of 1940 with 22 and a half air victories. In 1942 he was posted to the far east where he took command of 166 wing, remaining in fighters until the end of the war. After the war he had a successful career in newspapers where he became managing Director of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. He die Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Gerald Coulson £60 Off! Now : £220.00 In 1 Pair and 3 Packs View **Signed limited edition of 850 prints. (One print reduced to clear) Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm) Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stapleton, Basil Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased) Born in South Africa, Basil Gerald Stapleton joined the RAF in Jan 1939, being posted to 603 Sqn flying Spitfires. He first saw action off Scotland, sharing in the destruction of two bombers, before the Squadron was posted south to Hornchurch during the height of the Battle of Britain. By Nov 1940 his tally had risen to 6 and 2 shared victories and 8 probables. In March 1942 he was posted to 257 Sqn as flight commander. In August 1944 he commanded 247 Sqn flying Typhoons, taking part in the Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Leigh, Arthur Died : 2004 Squadron Leader Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM (deceased) Another RAFVR pilot, The son of a regular soldier, Arthur Leigh was called up at the outbreak of war. After finishing his flying training he was posted to 7 OTU and then on to convert to Spitfires in August 1940. Arthur Leigh flew with 64 Squadron at Leconfield and 72 Squadron at Biggin Hill during the Battle of Britain before transferring to 611 Squadron. Awarded the DFM in September 1941, Leigh had then completed 50 sweeps, had destroyed two Bf 109s, probably destroyed another four and shared Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Sheen, Desmond Died : 2001 Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (deceased) Desmond Frederick Burt Sheen was born in Sydney, Australia, on October 2 1917. After school, he received a cadetship in the Royal Australian Air Force and in 1937 sailed for Britain, where he was granted a short service commission in the RAF and was posted to No 72 Squadron. During the Battle of Britain, Desmond got his first victories and was shot down twice during the Battle of Britain, in the course of which he accounted for three enemy aircraft destroyed, one shared, two probably destroyed Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Morgan, Tom Dalton Died : 2004 Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased) Tom Dalton-Morgan was born on March 23rd 1917 at Cardiff and educated at Taunton School. He was a descendant of the buccaneer Sir Henry Morgan and the Cromwellian General Sir Thomas Morgan, Thomas Frederick Dalton-Morgan. Tom Dalton-Morgan joined the RAF in 1935, serving with 22 Squadron. Flying the Wildebeeste torpedo bomber, he joined the training staff at the Air Ministry. In April 1940 he applied to return to flying, and was appointed to No.43 Squadron. In June 1940 he was posted to Tang Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Duke, Neville Died : 2007 Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased) Neville Duke flew Spitfires as wingman to Sailor Malan in 92 Squadron. In November 1941 he was posted to 112 Squadron in the Middle East. After a second tour in the Desert, he flew a third tour, with 145 Squadron in Italy. He was the top scoring Allied Ace in the Mediterranean with 28 victories. After the war, in 1953, he captured the World Air Speed record. He died 7th April 2007. Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brothers, Peter Died : 2008 Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased) Learnt to fly at the age of 16 and joined the RAF two years later in 1936. He first saw action in 1940 when as a Flight Commander in 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, he flew his Hurricane against the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe. He recalls this as an intensely busy period, during which he shot down an Me109 - his first enemy aircraft; by the end of August that same year his tally of enemy aircraft shot down increased to eight. Awarded the DFC, he was transferred to 257 Squadron wh Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stephen, Harbourne Died : 2001 Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased) Flying Spitfires with 605 squadron he took part in the air battles over France and Dunkirk and throughout the thick of the Battle of Britain. He was one of the top scoring R.A.F. pilots at the end of 1940 with 22 and a half air victories. In 1942 he was posted to the far east where he took command of 166 wing, remaining in fighters until the end of the war. After the war he had a successful career in newspapers where he became managing Director of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. He die Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Gerald Coulson £100 Off! Now : £200.00

Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. High over London, Hurricanes of 85 Squadron engage Me109s in an intense dogfight during the heavy fighting of August 1940. Item Code : DHM1780 Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm) Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm) Kemp, N L D Died : 2005 Flight Lieutenant N L D Kemp DFC (deceased) A Battle of Britain veteran who had flown with Douglas Bader in the famous 242 Canadian squadron. Nigel Kemp transferred with the squadron to Malta in 1941, flying his Hurricane of Ark Royal on Nmember 12. The squadron sufferred such heavy losses in Malta that in March 1942 the survivors were absorbed into 126 and 185 Squadrons. He had been with 242 in 1941 when the squadron was re-equipped with the Hurricane II and took part in the cross channel offensive, receiving the D17C in October 1941 for Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Nicholls, Doug Died : 2015 Squadron Leader Doug Nicholls DFC (deceased) A pre-war RAFVR pilot, in June 1940 Nicholls converted to Hurricanes at 7 OTU, Hawarden. Nicholls flew during the Battle of Britain with 85 and 242 and in September joined 151 Squadron.at Digby On September 30, 1940, he shared in the destruction of a Ju 88 and returned to Digby with his Hurricane P 5182 severely damaged by return fire. Nicholls spent only a brief time with 242 but Bader made a considerable impression. After a hard day Nicholls remembers Bader taking off his legs and dressing t Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Lee, Kenneth Died : 2008 Squadron Leader Kenneth Lee (deceased) Kenneth Norman Thomson Lee was a Battle of Britain pilot who volunteered for the RAF in 1937. Kenneth Lee joined 111 Squadron at Northolt in March 1939. He was commissioned and went to 43 Squadron at Tangmere. Kenneth Lee flew Hurricanes during the Battles of France and Britain with No.501 Sqn, based at Filton and accumulated 7 victories, the first being when 501 Squadron went to France on May 10th 1940 and Kenneth Lee claimed a Bf 110 destroyed later that day. On the 12th he destroyed a Do Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Westlake, George H Died : 2006 Group Captain George H Westlake DSO DFC (deceased) Westlake was a student at the DeHavilland Aeronautical Technical School when he joined the RAFVR in September 1937. , George Westlake joined 43 Squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. On 29th September he moved to 213 Squadron at Tangmere, and on 15th November shot down an Me109. In May of the following year the squadron flew their Hurricanes off HMS Furious to Malta bound for Egypt and was briefly attached to 80 Squadron during the Syrian campaign, where he had some further success. Re Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Gerald Coulson £40 Off! Now : £160.00 In 2 Pairs and 6 Packs View Fighter Pilots Special Edition of 25 prints. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm) Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm) Kemp, N L D Died : 2005 Flight Lieutenant N L D Kemp DFC (deceased) A Battle of Britain veteran who had flown with Douglas Bader in the famous 242 Canadian squadron. Nigel Kemp transferred with the squadron to Malta in 1941, flying his Hurricane of Ark Royal on Nmember 12. The squadron sufferred such heavy losses in Malta that in March 1942 the survivors were absorbed into 126 and 185 Squadrons. He had been with 242 in 1941 when the squadron was re-equipped with the Hurricane II and took part in the cross channel offensive, receiving the D17C in October 1941 for Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Nicholls, Doug Died : 2015 Squadron Leader Doug Nicholls DFC (deceased) A pre-war RAFVR pilot, in June 1940 Nicholls converted to Hurricanes at 7 OTU, Hawarden. Nicholls flew during the Battle of Britain with 85 and 242 and in September joined 151 Squadron.at Digby On September 30, 1940, he shared in the destruction of a Ju 88 and returned to Digby with his Hurricane P 5182 severely damaged by return fire. Nicholls spent only a brief time with 242 but Bader made a considerable impression. After a hard day Nicholls remembers Bader taking off his legs and dressing t Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Lee, Kenneth Died : 2008 Squadron Leader Kenneth Lee (deceased) Kenneth Norman Thomson Lee was a Battle of Britain pilot who volunteered for the RAF in 1937. Kenneth Lee joined 111 Squadron at Northolt in March 1939. He was commissioned and went to 43 Squadron at Tangmere. Kenneth Lee flew Hurricanes during the Battles of France and Britain with No.501 Sqn, based at Filton and accumulated 7 victories, the first being when 501 Squadron went to France on May 10th 1940 and Kenneth Lee claimed a Bf 110 destroyed later that day. On the 12th he destroyed a Do Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Westlake, George H Died : 2006 Group Captain George H Westlake DSO DFC (deceased) Westlake was a student at the DeHavilland Aeronautical Technical School when he joined the RAFVR in September 1937. , George Westlake joined 43 Squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. On 29th September he moved to 213 Squadron at Tangmere, and on 15th November shot down an Me109. In May of the following year the squadron flew their Hurricanes off HMS Furious to Malta bound for Egypt and was briefly attached to 80 Squadron during the Syrian campaign, where he had some further success. Re Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Webb, Paul Died : 2007 Air Commodore Paul Webb CBE DFC AE (deceased) Joining 602 Squadron Aux AF L in Scotland in late 1937, Paul Webb was called up full time in August 1939. After initial skirmishes off the Scottish East Coast, 602 came south to Tangmere / Westhampnett. During the Battle of Britain he claimed a Bf110 destroyed on August 16th, on the 25th two more, on the 26th a He59, on September 7th a Bf10 and on the 9th a Do17. In 1941 he was the first Commanding Officer of 416 Squadron RCAF, which he led until 1942 when posted to the Middle East and then M Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Fox, Peter NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2005 Warrant Officer Peter Fox (deceased) Peter Hutton Fox was born in Bridlington on 23rd January 1921 and educated at Warwick Public School. He joined the RAFVR in June 1939 and began training at 26 E&RFTS, Kidlington. Called up on 1st September he was posted to 13 EFTS Fairoaks on 28th March 1940 and then moved to 10 EFTS, Yatesbury on 28th May. Advanced training was carried out by Fox at 8 FTS, Montrose after which he went to 5 OTU, Aston Down to convert to Hurricanes and then joined 56 Squadron at Boscombe Down on 17th September Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Sizer, Wilfred M Died : 2006 Wing Commander Wilfred M Sizer DFC* (deceased) Born on 23rd February 1920, at the outbreak of war Bill Sizer was flying Hurricanes with 213 Squadron, after flying Guantlets with No.17 Squadron. The squadron flew to France in May 1940, where he scored his first victories, before being attacked by five Me109s and shot down. Rejoining his squadron soon after, he took part in the air battles over Dunkirk before again being shot down and escaping back to England. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain. Based at Exeter, on the 11th of August Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Ellacombe, John Died : 2014 Air Commodore John Ellacombe CB DFC* (deceased) John Ellacombe joined the RAF in 1939 and was posted to 151 Squadron in July 1940, immediately converting to Hurricanes. On 24th August he shot down a He111, but a week later his Hurricane was blown up in combat and he baled out, with burns. Rejoining his squadron a few months later, in February 1941 was posted to 253 Squadron where he took part in the Dieppe operations. On 28th July, flying a Turbinlite Havoc, he probably destroyed a Do217. Converting to Mosquitos, John was posted to 487 Sq Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Gerald Coulson £50 Off! Now : £250.00 ** Signed limited edition of 400 prints. (One print reduced to clear) Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm) Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm) Kemp, N L D Died : 2005 Flight Lieutenant N L D Kemp DFC (deceased) A Battle of Britain veteran who had flown with Douglas Bader in the famous 242 Canadian squadron. Nigel Kemp transferred with the squadron to Malta in 1941, flying his Hurricane of Ark Royal on Nmember 12. The squadron sufferred such heavy losses in Malta that in March 1942 the survivors were absorbed into 126 and 185 Squadrons. He had been with 242 in 1941 when the squadron was re-equipped with the Hurricane II and took part in the cross channel offensive, receiving the D17C in October 1941 for Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Nicholls, Doug Died : 2015 Squadron Leader Doug Nicholls DFC (deceased) A pre-war RAFVR pilot, in June 1940 Nicholls converted to Hurricanes at 7 OTU, Hawarden. Nicholls flew during the Battle of Britain with 85 and 242 and in September joined 151 Squadron.at Digby On September 30, 1940, he shared in the destruction of a Ju 88 and returned to Digby with his Hurricane P 5182 severely damaged by return fire. Nicholls spent only a brief time with 242 but Bader made a considerable impression. After a hard day Nicholls remembers Bader taking off his legs and dressing t Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Lee, Kenneth Died : 2008 Squadron Leader Kenneth Lee (deceased) Kenneth Norman Thomson Lee was a Battle of Britain pilot who volunteered for the RAF in 1937. Kenneth Lee joined 111 Squadron at Northolt in March 1939. He was commissioned and went to 43 Squadron at Tangmere. Kenneth Lee flew Hurricanes during the Battles of France and Britain with No.501 Sqn, based at Filton and accumulated 7 victories, the first being when 501 Squadron went to France on May 10th 1940 and Kenneth Lee claimed a Bf 110 destroyed later that day. On the 12th he destroyed a Do Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Westlake, George H Died : 2006 Group Captain George H Westlake DSO DFC (deceased) Westlake was a student at the DeHavilland Aeronautical Technical School when he joined the RAFVR in September 1937. , George Westlake joined 43 Squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. On 29th September he moved to 213 Squadron at Tangmere, and on 15th November shot down an Me109. In May of the following year the squadron flew their Hurricanes off HMS Furious to Malta bound for Egypt and was briefly attached to 80 Squadron during the Syrian campaign, where he had some further success. Re Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Gerald Coulson SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm) Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm) Kemp, N L D Died : 2005 Flight Lieutenant N L D Kemp DFC (deceased) A Battle of Britain veteran who had flown with Douglas Bader in the famous 242 Canadian squadron. Nigel Kemp transferred with the squadron to Malta in 1941, flying his Hurricane of Ark Royal on Nmember 12. The squadron sufferred such heavy losses in Malta that in March 1942 the survivors were absorbed into 126 and 185 Squadrons. He had been with 242 in 1941 when the squadron was re-equipped with the Hurricane II and took part in the cross channel offensive, receiving the D17C in October 1941 for Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Nicholls, Doug Died : 2015 Squadron Leader Doug Nicholls DFC (deceased) A pre-war RAFVR pilot, in June 1940 Nicholls converted to Hurricanes at 7 OTU, Hawarden. Nicholls flew during the Battle of Britain with 85 and 242 and in September joined 151 Squadron.at Digby On September 30, 1940, he shared in the destruction of a Ju 88 and returned to Digby with his Hurricane P 5182 severely damaged by return fire. Nicholls spent only a brief time with 242 but Bader made a considerable impression. After a hard day Nicholls remembers Bader taking off his legs and dressing t Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Lee, Kenneth Died : 2008 Squadron Leader Kenneth Lee (deceased) Kenneth Norman Thomson Lee was a Battle of Britain pilot who volunteered for the RAF in 1937. Kenneth Lee joined 111 Squadron at Northolt in March 1939. He was commissioned and went to 43 Squadron at Tangmere. Kenneth Lee flew Hurricanes during the Battles of France and Britain with No.501 Sqn, based at Filton and accumulated 7 victories, the first being when 501 Squadron went to France on May 10th 1940 and Kenneth Lee claimed a Bf 110 destroyed later that day. On the 12th he destroyed a Do Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Westlake, George H Died : 2006 Group Captain George H Westlake DSO DFC (deceased) Westlake was a student at the DeHavilland Aeronautical Technical School when he joined the RAFVR in September 1937. , George Westlake joined 43 Squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. On 29th September he moved to 213 Squadron at Tangmere, and on 15th November shot down an Me109. In May of the following year the squadron flew their Hurricanes off HMS Furious to Malta bound for Egypt and was briefly attached to 80 Squadron during the Syrian campaign, where he had some further success. Re Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Gerald Coulson £60 Off! Now : £150.00

Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian. A solo Spitfire on patrol off the coast of Dover during the Battle of Britain. Item Code : DHM0870 Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 27 inches x 16 inches (69cm x 41cm) Johnson, Johnnie Died : 2001 Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased) James Edgar Johnson was born in Barrow on Soar near Loughborough on 9th March 1915. He lived in Melton, the first house on the left of Welby Lane as you leave Nottingham Road, with his parents - his father being a local Police Inspector. Johnnie qualified as a Civil Engineer at Nottingham University in 1937. He joined the RAFVR and did his flying training at 21 E&RFTS, Stapleford before enlisting for full-time service in the RAF at the beginning of WWII. He first went to ITW at Jesus College Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Graeme Lothian £20 Off! Now : £145.00 Limited edition of 60 specially signed prints from the edition of 1000. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 27 inches x 16 inches (69cm x 41cm) Doe, Bob Died : 2010 Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC* (deceased) In 1939 he joined the R.A.F. and upon completion of his training was posted to 234 squadron. During the Battle of Britain he achieved great success. He was one of the very few pilots to successfully fly both Hurricanes and Spitfires and was one of the top scorers of the Battle with 14 and two shared victories. He was awarded the DFC in October and a BAR in November. He joined 66 squadron as a Flight Commander then moving to 130 squadron in August 1943 saw him in 613 squadron flying Mustangs. Oct Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brothers, Peter Died : 2008 Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased) Learnt to fly at the age of 16 and joined the RAF two years later in 1936. He first saw action in 1940 when as a Flight Commander in 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, he flew his Hurricane against the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe. He recalls this as an intensely busy period, during which he shot down an Me109 - his first enemy aircraft; by the end of August that same year his tally of enemy aircraft shot down increased to eight. Awarded the DFC, he was transferred to 257 Squadron wh Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Crowley-Milling, Denis Died : 1996 Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AE (deceased) He joined the RAFVR in 1937 as a Sgt, joining 615 squadron in France. During the Battle of Britain he was posted to 242 squadron and after winning a DFC joined 610 squadron as a Flight Commander in 1942. But, on 21st August he was shot down over France, evading capture and with the help of the resistance reached Spain, where he was interned for three months. After reaching England he rejoined 610 squadron and in 1942 was awarded his second DFC for operation on Typhoons. In 1943 he went to the US Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stephen, Harbourne Died : 2001 Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased) Flying Spitfires with 605 squadron he took part in the air battles over France and Dunkirk and throughout the thick of the Battle of Britain. He was one of the top scoring R.A.F. pilots at the end of 1940 with 22 and a half air victories. In 1942 he was posted to the far east where he took command of 166 wing, remaining in fighters until the end of the war. After the war he had a successful career in newspapers where he became managing Director of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. He die Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Drake, Billy Died : 2011 Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typho Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Page, Geoffrey Died : 2000 Wing Commander Geoffrey Page DSO OBE DFC (deceased) Geoffrey Page was born in Boxmoor on 16th May 1920. Geoffrey Page developed an early interest in aviation, which is not surprising as he had an uncle who flew during the Great War and another uncle was Sir Frederick Handley Page, the great aircraft manufacturer. Page went to Dean Close School in Cheltenham, Glouscestershire, and later went to the Imperial College to study engineering. It was at college he joined the University Air Squadron at Northolt. Two weeks after the outbreak of the Se Signature Value : £85 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Winskill, Archie Died : 2005 Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased) An RAFVR pilot, Winskill flew with both 72 Squadron and 603 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain. Commissioned in August 1940 he was posted in February 1941 to 41 Squadron where he soon became a Flight Commander. Baders determination to engage the enemy at every possible opportunity is what he remembers most clearly of the period, On August 14th he was shot down over France, just five days after Bader. He managed to evade capture and, with the help of the French Resistance, made his way to Spa Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bird-Wilson, H NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2000 Air Vice-Marshall H. Bird-Wilson. CBE.DSO.DFC.AFC. (BAR) (deceased) Birdy-Wilson joined the R.A.F. in 1937 and fought with 17 squadron during the Battle of France. Active throughout the Battle of Britain, awarded the DFC in the September of 1940, the same date he was shot down by Major Adolph Galland of JG26, bailing out with severe burns. He took command of 152 squadron in April 1942 and promoted Wing Commander 1943 he led 121 wing then 122 wing. Rested in January 1944 he went to the US command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. Throughout the rest Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Lucas, Laddie Died : 1998 Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC (deceased) Laddie (Percy Belgrave) Lucas rose in two years from Aircraftman 2nd class to Command No.249, the top scoring fighter squadron in the Battle of Malta in 1942 at the age of 26. Lucas led two Spitfire squadrons and in 1943 a wing on the Western Front. In 1944 he switched to the Mosquito of the 2nd Tactical Air Force. After the war he was a Conservative MP for ten years and was also one of Britain's best amateur golfers, captaining Cambridge University, England in the Walker Cup, Great Britain Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Sheen, Desmond Died : 2001 Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (deceased) Desmond Frederick Burt Sheen was born in Sydney, Australia, on October 2 1917. After school, he received a cadetship in the Royal Australian Air Force and in 1937 sailed for Britain, where he was granted a short service commission in the RAF and was posted to No 72 Squadron. During the Battle of Britain, Desmond got his first victories and was shot down twice during the Battle of Britain, in the course of which he accounted for three enemy aircraft destroyed, one shared, two probably destroyed Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, Johnnie Died : 2001 Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased) James Edgar Johnson was born in Barrow on Soar near Loughborough on 9th March 1915. He lived in Melton, the first house on the left of Welby Lane as you leave Nottingham Road, with his parents - his father being a local Police Inspector. Johnnie qualified as a Civil Engineer at Nottingham University in 1937. He joined the RAFVR and did his flying training at 21 E&RFTS, Stapleford before enlisting for full-time service in the RAF at the beginning of WWII. He first went to ITW at Jesus College Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Graeme Lothian £480.00

Clipped Signature - Donald Jack. Donald Jack - Flew Spitfires with No.602 Sqn during the Battle of Britain, claiming 2 victories. He later took command of No.123 Sqn then No.80 Sqn and served as a Wing Commander until 1948. He died in 2005. Clipped together with: Paddy Barthropp - Flew Spitfires with No.602 Sqn during the Battle of Britain then took command of No.610 Sqn before joining No.91 Sqn. Back with No.610 Sqn, he was shot down and taken prisoner in May 1942 until the war was over. He served at the Empire Test Pilot School for almost a year and on over 100 aircraft types. He died in 2008. Item Code : CLP0121 Clipped Signature - Donald Jack. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Clipped Signature. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Jack, Donald M Died : 2005 Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE (deceased) Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE. Donald MacFarlane Jack was born on 5th May 1914 at Brookfield, Renfrewshire and educated at John Neilson Institute, Paisley. He joined 602 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force in 1936 and was called up in September 1939. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain getting in early with a damaged Ju88 on the 9th July and destroying a Bf110 and a Bf109 during August. During 1941 he commanded No 123 Squadron, then when 123 Squadron merged with 80 Squadron and on the 11th Apr Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   £10 Off! Now : £95.00

The Longest Day by Adrian Rigby. Published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings on 6th June, depicting Spitfires of 44 Squadron led by Johnnie Johnson. Item Code : DHM2491 The Longest Day by Adrian Rigby. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 250 prints. Image size 24 inches x 13 inches (61cm x 33cm) Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wilkinson, Ken Died : 2017 Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson (deceased) Battle of Britain pilot flying Hurricanes, he flew Spitfires with 611 Sqn and then 616 Sqn at Kirton-in-Lindsey and 19 Sqn at Fowlmere during 1940 and after a spell instructing returned to operations on Spitfires, with 234 and 165 Squadrons. After spending time with 53, 24 and 10 Operational Training Units, he left the RAF in November 1945 and served in the RAFVR. Ken said : From 1st September 1939 I wrote myself off. I thought, 'you've got no chance' lasting through whatev Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Adrian Rigby £75 Off! Now : £135.00 In 3 Pairs and 1 Pack View Signed limited edition of 250 prints. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 24 inches x 13 inches (61cm x 33cm) Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wilkinson, Ken Died : 2017 Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson (deceased) Battle of Britain pilot flying Hurricanes, he flew Spitfires with 611 Sqn and then 616 Sqn at Kirton-in-Lindsey and 19 Sqn at Fowlmere during 1940 and after a spell instructing returned to operations on Spitfires, with 234 and 165 Squadrons. After spending time with 53, 24 and 10 Operational Training Units, he left the RAF in November 1945 and served in the RAFVR. Ken said : From 1st September 1939 I wrote myself off. I thought, 'you've got no chance' lasting through whatev Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Adrian Rigby £100.00

The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian. Sailor Malam leading 74 Squadron engaging Me109s of I/JG52 during the Battle of Britain, September 1940. Item Code : DHM1115 The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Image size 28 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm) Steinhilper, Ulrich Died : 2009 Ulrich Steinhilper (deceased) Ulrich Steinhilper was born on the 14. September 1918 in Stuttgart. In 1936, he succesfully tested for Luftwaffe flight training. As a cadet, he mastered the Heinkel 72 Cadet and the Focke Wulf 44 Goldfinch, received his pilot's badge and then went to an operational unit. Steinhilper was assigned as adjutant to Condor Legion veteran Adolf Galland. at the beginning of 1939, Steinhilper 'volunteered' to command the group's radio communications unit and worked hard to integrate t Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Miese, Rudolf NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2009 Unteroffizier Rudolf Miese (deceased) Rudolf Miese flew the Me109 with 4./JG2 'Richthofen' during the Battle of Britain and was awarded the Iron Cross. On August 23rd 1940 he was shot down by John Glendenning of 74 Squadron and badly wounded. Taken POW he was repatriated back to Germany in 1944. Sadly, he passed away in March 2009. Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rall, Gunther Died : 2009 General Gunther Rall (deceased) A young pilot with III/JG52 at the outbreak of war. He quickly demonstrated his natural ability and leadership qualities, scoring his first air victory early in the Battle of Britain, and by July 1940 was leading 8/JG52. After transfer to the Eastern Front his air victories mounted at an astonishing rate. A crash hospitalised him but within nine months he was back in the cockpit, and, when commanding III/JG52, gained the Wings 500th victory. Gunther fought throughout the war to become the 3r Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Winskill, Archie Died : 2005 Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased) An RAFVR pilot, Winskill flew with both 72 Squadron and 603 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain. Commissioned in August 1940 he was posted in February 1941 to 41 Squadron where he soon became a Flight Commander. Baders determination to engage the enemy at every possible opportunity is what he remembers most clearly of the period, On August 14th he was shot down over France, just five days after Bader. He managed to evade capture and, with the help of the French Resistance, made his way to Spa Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stephen, Harbourne Died : 2001 Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased) Flying Spitfires with 605 squadron he took part in the air battles over France and Dunkirk and throughout the thick of the Battle of Britain. He was one of the top scoring R.A.F. pilots at the end of 1940 with 22 and a half air victories. In 1942 he was posted to the far east where he took command of 166 wing, remaining in fighters until the end of the war. After the war he had a successful career in newspapers where he became managing Director of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. He die Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Graeme Lothian SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 28 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm) Steinhilper, Ulrich Died : 2009 Ulrich Steinhilper (deceased) Ulrich Steinhilper was born on the 14. September 1918 in Stuttgart. In 1936, he succesfully tested for Luftwaffe flight training. As a cadet, he mastered the Heinkel 72 Cadet and the Focke Wulf 44 Goldfinch, received his pilot's badge and then went to an operational unit. Steinhilper was assigned as adjutant to Condor Legion veteran Adolf Galland. at the beginning of 1939, Steinhilper 'volunteered' to command the group's radio communications unit and worked hard to integrate t Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Miese, Rudolf NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2009 Unteroffizier Rudolf Miese (deceased) Rudolf Miese flew the Me109 with 4./JG2 'Richthofen' during the Battle of Britain and was awarded the Iron Cross. On August 23rd 1940 he was shot down by John Glendenning of 74 Squadron and badly wounded. Taken POW he was repatriated back to Germany in 1944. Sadly, he passed away in March 2009. Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rall, Gunther Died : 2009 General Gunther Rall (deceased) A young pilot with III/JG52 at the outbreak of war. He quickly demonstrated his natural ability and leadership qualities, scoring his first air victory early in the Battle of Britain, and by July 1940 was leading 8/JG52. After transfer to the Eastern Front his air victories mounted at an astonishing rate. A crash hospitalised him but within nine months he was back in the cockpit, and, when commanding III/JG52, gained the Wings 500th victory. Gunther fought throughout the war to become the 3r Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Winskill, Archie Died : 2005 Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased) An RAFVR pilot, Winskill flew with both 72 Squadron and 603 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain. Commissioned in August 1940 he was posted in February 1941 to 41 Squadron where he soon became a Flight Commander. Baders determination to engage the enemy at every possible opportunity is what he remembers most clearly of the period, On August 14th he was shot down over France, just five days after Bader. He managed to evade capture and, with the help of the French Resistance, made his way to Spa Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stephen, Harbourne Died : 2001 Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased) Flying Spitfires with 605 squadron he took part in the air battles over France and Dunkirk and throughout the thick of the Battle of Britain. He was one of the top scoring R.A.F. pilots at the end of 1940 with 22 and a half air victories. In 1942 he was posted to the far east where he took command of 166 wing, remaining in fighters until the end of the war. After the war he had a successful career in newspapers where he became managing Director of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. He die Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Graeme Lothian £60 Off! Now : £230.00 In 1 Pair and 1 Pack View Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 28 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm) Steinhilper, Ulrich Died : 2009 Ulrich Steinhilper (deceased) Ulrich Steinhilper was born on the 14. September 1918 in Stuttgart. In 1936, he succesfully tested for Luftwaffe flight training. As a cadet, he mastered the Heinkel 72 Cadet and the Focke Wulf 44 Goldfinch, received his pilot's badge and then went to an operational unit. Steinhilper was assigned as adjutant to Condor Legion veteran Adolf Galland. at the beginning of 1939, Steinhilper 'volunteered' to command the group's radio communications unit and worked hard to integrate t Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Miese, Rudolf NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2009 Unteroffizier Rudolf Miese (deceased) Rudolf Miese flew the Me109 with 4./JG2 'Richthofen' during the Battle of Britain and was awarded the Iron Cross. On August 23rd 1940 he was shot down by John Glendenning of 74 Squadron and badly wounded. Taken POW he was repatriated back to Germany in 1944. Sadly, he passed away in March 2009. Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rall, Gunther Died : 2009 General Gunther Rall (deceased) A young pilot with III/JG52 at the outbreak of war. He quickly demonstrated his natural ability and leadership qualities, scoring his first air victory early in the Battle of Britain, and by July 1940 was leading 8/JG52. After transfer to the Eastern Front his air victories mounted at an astonishing rate. A crash hospitalised him but within nine months he was back in the cockpit, and, when commanding III/JG52, gained the Wings 500th victory. Gunther fought throughout the war to become the 3r Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Winskill, Archie Died : 2005 Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased) An RAFVR pilot, Winskill flew with both 72 Squadron and 603 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain. Commissioned in August 1940 he was posted in February 1941 to 41 Squadron where he soon became a Flight Commander. Baders determination to engage the enemy at every possible opportunity is what he remembers most clearly of the period, On August 14th he was shot down over France, just five days after Bader. He managed to evade capture and, with the help of the French Resistance, made his way to Spa Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stephen, Harbourne Died : 2001 Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased) Flying Spitfires with 605 squadron he took part in the air battles over France and Dunkirk and throughout the thick of the Battle of Britain. He was one of the top scoring R.A.F. pilots at the end of 1940 with 22 and a half air victories. In 1942 he was posted to the far east where he took command of 166 wing, remaining in fighters until the end of the war. After the war he had a successful career in newspapers where he became managing Director of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. He die Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Graeme Lothian £100 Off! Now : £190.00

The Great Escape by Richard Taylor. Everyone here in this room is living on borrowed time. By rights we should all be dead! The only reason that God allowed us this extra ration of life is so we can make life hell from the Hun.. ... three bloody deep, bloody long tunnels will be dug - Tom, Dick and Harry. On will succeed! With those words the chief escape officer in Stalag Luft III, Squadron Leader Roger Bushell RAF, announced his plan for perhaps the most daring escape attempt of the war - the mass break-out of 200 men through the digging of three long tunnels - nicknamed Tom, Dick and Harry - an audacious feat of tunneling that would be long and dangerous. Tom was discovered by the Germans and destroyed. Dick was abandoned. The escape would fall on Harry, and just after 22.00hrs on the night of 24th / 25th March 1944, the first escapee broke through to the surface - only to find it well short of the surrounding trees. The escapees would have to crawl to the cover of the trees under the noses of the patr......... More Text... Item Code : DHM1904 The Great Escape by Richard Taylor. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Limited edition of 200 prints Paper size 22 inches x 17 inches (56cm x 43cm) Ash, William NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Lieutenant William Tex Ash Volunteer American pilot Bill Ash joined the RCAF and flew Spitfires with 411 Squadron gaining 3 confirmed victories. Shot down in 1942 he became a POW and was sent to Stalag Luft III where he took part in 'The Great Escape', and later was involved in more than a dozen escape attempts from POW camps in Poland, Germany and Lithuania. A constant trouble maker to his captors, Bill Ash became a real life 'Cooler King' after many hours spent in solitary captivity. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE + Artist : Richard Taylor £75.00 Escapers edition of 76 prints Paper size 22 inches x 17 inches (56cm x 43cm) Ash, William NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Lieutenant William Tex Ash Volunteer American pilot Bill Ash joined the RCAF and flew Spitfires with 411 Squadron gaining 3 confirmed victories. Shot down in 1942 he became a POW and was sent to Stalag Luft III where he took part in 'The Great Escape', and later was involved in more than a dozen escape attempts from POW camps in Poland, Germany and Lithuania. A constant trouble maker to his captors, Bill Ash became a real life 'Cooler King' after many hours spent in solitary captivity. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Churchill, Dick NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Squadron Leader Dick Churchill 'Penguin' and No.63 out of the tunnel, later recaptured. Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Lyon, Jack NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Lieutenant Jack Lyon Jack Lyon was a 'Stooge' and was waiting as No.88 in the queue ready to escape. Signature Value : £20 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Rees, Ken NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Wing Commander Ken Rees Ken Rees was one of the team of tunnel diggers. He was one of the POWs who were caught inside 'Harry' after the escape was discovered. Signature Value : £20 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Wade, Ron NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Warrant Officer Ron Wade 'Penguin' and 'Stooge' for the digiing of 'The Great Escape' tunnels, but was moved from Stalag Luft III before they were used. At the end of the war he went on the infamous Death Marches. Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE + Artist : Richard Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Limited edition of 10 remarques Paper size 22 inches x 17 inches (56cm x 43cm) Ash, William NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Lieutenant William Tex Ash Volunteer American pilot Bill Ash joined the RCAF and flew Spitfires with 411 Squadron gaining 3 confirmed victories. Shot down in 1942 he became a POW and was sent to Stalag Luft III where he took part in 'The Great Escape', and later was involved in more than a dozen escape attempts from POW camps in Poland, Germany and Lithuania. A constant trouble maker to his captors, Bill Ash became a real life 'Cooler King' after many hours spent in solitary captivity. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Churchill, Dick NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Squadron Leader Dick Churchill 'Penguin' and No.63 out of the tunnel, later recaptured. Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Lyon, Jack NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Lieutenant Jack Lyon Jack Lyon was a 'Stooge' and was waiting as No.88 in the queue ready to escape. Signature Value : £20 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Rees, Ken NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Wing Commander Ken Rees Ken Rees was one of the team of tunnel diggers. He was one of the POWs who were caught inside 'Harry' after the escape was discovered. Signature Value : £20 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Wade, Ron NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Warrant Officer Ron Wade 'Penguin' and 'Stooge' for the digiing of 'The Great Escape' tunnels, but was moved from Stalag Luft III before they were used. At the end of the war he went on the infamous Death Marches. Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE + Artist : Richard Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Tribute proof edition of 25 prints Paper size 22 inches x 17 inches (56cm x 43cm) Ash, William NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Lieutenant William Tex Ash Volunteer American pilot Bill Ash joined the RCAF and flew Spitfires with 411 Squadron gaining 3 confirmed victories. Shot down in 1942 he became a POW and was sent to Stalag Luft III where he took part in 'The Great Escape', and later was involved in more than a dozen escape attempts from POW camps in Poland, Germany and Lithuania. A constant trouble maker to his captors, Bill Ash became a real life 'Cooler King' after many hours spent in solitary captivity. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Churchill, Dick NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Squadron Leader Dick Churchill 'Penguin' and No.63 out of the tunnel, later recaptured. Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Lyon, Jack NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Lieutenant Jack Lyon Jack Lyon was a 'Stooge' and was waiting as No.88 in the queue ready to escape. Signature Value : £20 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Rees, Ken NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Wing Commander Ken Rees Ken Rees was one of the team of tunnel diggers. He was one of the POWs who were caught inside 'Harry' after the escape was discovered. Signature Value : £20 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Wade, Ron NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Warrant Officer Ron Wade 'Penguin' and 'Stooge' for the digiing of 'The Great Escape' tunnels, but was moved from Stalag Luft III before they were used. At the end of the war he went on the infamous Death Marches. Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Barthropp, Paddy (matted) Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   James, B A Jimmy (matted) 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   Trent, Leonard (matted) Group Captain Leonard Trent VC DFC ADC Leonard Trent was in the war from the start, and at a time when aircrew losses were appalling. In May 1943, before Trent took off for the Amsterdam power station raid, he said - Im going over the target whatever happens - Of the twelve Ventura aircraft that set out against murderous fighter attacks and heavy flak, only Trent made it to the target - he was as good as his word. Trent was shot down on the return home, but his VC ranks amongst the most courageous of all. Signature Value : £85 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE + Artist : Richard Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

Into the Fray by Richard Taylor. Squadron Leader Douglas Bader leads the Hurricanes of 242 Squadron in an aggressive diving attack upon a large force of Heinkel 111s approaching the Kent coast, whilst Spitfires from 66 Squadron tangle with the escorting Bf109s of JG52. It is September 1940, and the climax of the Battle of Britain. Throughout those critical months in 1940, the RAF engaged opposing pilots of the Luftwaffe time and time again and this atmospheric new painting depicts one such frantic engagement as one of the most legendary fighter Aces of the war, Douglas Bader leads his unit into battle. Item Code : DHM1914 Into the Fray by Richard Taylor. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 21.5 inches (88cm x 54cm) Drake, Billy Died : 2011 Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typho Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Duckenfield, Byron Died : 2010 Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC (deceased) Byron Duckenfield started at Flying Training School on 25th November 1935 in a Blackburn B2 at Brough. As a Sergeant, he joined No.32 Sqn at Biggin Hill on 8th August 1936 and flew Gauntlets and Hurricanes. He joined 74 Squadron at Hornchurch on 11th April 1940, flying Spitfires, and on 5th May was posted to 501 Squadron flying Hurricanes at Tangmere. On the 11th of May at Betheniville, he survived a crash in a passenger transport Bombay aircraft in an aircraft in which he was a passenger, Whil Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Richard Taylor £45 Off! Now : £110.00 In 4 Pairs View Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 35 inches x 21.5 inches (88cm x 54cm) Drake, Billy Died : 2011 Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typho Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Duckenfield, Byron Died : 2010 Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC (deceased) Byron Duckenfield started at Flying Training School on 25th November 1935 in a Blackburn B2 at Brough. As a Sergeant, he joined No.32 Sqn at Biggin Hill on 8th August 1936 and flew Gauntlets and Hurricanes. He joined 74 Squadron at Hornchurch on 11th April 1940, flying Spitfires, and on 5th May was posted to 501 Squadron flying Hurricanes at Tangmere. On the 11th of May at Betheniville, he survived a crash in a passenger transport Bombay aircraft in an aircraft in which he was a passenger, Whil Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Ellacombe, John Died : 2014 Air Commodore John Ellacombe CB DFC* (deceased) John Ellacombe joined the RAF in 1939 and was posted to 151 Squadron in July 1940, immediately converting to Hurricanes. On 24th August he shot down a He111, but a week later his Hurricane was blown up in combat and he baled out, with burns. Rejoining his squadron a few months later, in February 1941 was posted to 253 Squadron where he took part in the Dieppe operations. On 28th July, flying a Turbinlite Havoc, he probably destroyed a Do217. Converting to Mosquitos, John was posted to 487 Sq Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Richard Taylor £45 Off! Now : £175.00 Collectors edition of 150 prints. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 35 inches x 21.5 inches (88cm x 54cm) Drake, Billy Died : 2011 Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typho Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Duckenfield, Byron Died : 2010 Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC (deceased) Byron Duckenfield started at Flying Training School on 25th November 1935 in a Blackburn B2 at Brough. As a Sergeant, he joined No.32 Sqn at Biggin Hill on 8th August 1936 and flew Gauntlets and Hurricanes. He joined 74 Squadron at Hornchurch on 11th April 1940, flying Spitfires, and on 5th May was posted to 501 Squadron flying Hurricanes at Tangmere. On the 11th of May at Betheniville, he survived a crash in a passenger transport Bombay aircraft in an aircraft in which he was a passenger, Whil Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Ellacombe, John Died : 2014 Air Commodore John Ellacombe CB DFC* (deceased) John Ellacombe joined the RAF in 1939 and was posted to 151 Squadron in July 1940, immediately converting to Hurricanes. On 24th August he shot down a He111, but a week later his Hurricane was blown up in combat and he baled out, with burns. Rejoining his squadron a few months later, in February 1941 was posted to 253 Squadron where he took part in the Dieppe operations. On 28th July, flying a Turbinlite Havoc, he probably destroyed a Do217. Converting to Mosquitos, John was posted to 487 Sq Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Richard Taylor £45 Off! Now : £150.00 Battle of Britain Tribute edition of 10 prints - each supplied with a unique pencil drawing. Paper size 35 inches x 21.5 inches (88cm x 54cm) Drake, Billy Died : 2011 Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typho Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Duckenfield, Byron Died : 2010 Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC (deceased) Byron Duckenfield started at Flying Training School on 25th November 1935 in a Blackburn B2 at Brough. As a Sergeant, he joined No.32 Sqn at Biggin Hill on 8th August 1936 and flew Gauntlets and Hurricanes. He joined 74 Squadron at Hornchurch on 11th April 1940, flying Spitfires, and on 5th May was posted to 501 Squadron flying Hurricanes at Tangmere. On the 11th of May at Betheniville, he survived a crash in a passenger transport Bombay aircraft in an aircraft in which he was a passenger, Whil Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Ellacombe, John Died : 2014 Air Commodore John Ellacombe CB DFC* (deceased) John Ellacombe joined the RAF in 1939 and was posted to 151 Squadron in July 1940, immediately converting to Hurricanes. On 24th August he shot down a He111, but a week later his Hurricane was blown up in combat and he baled out, with burns. Rejoining his squadron a few months later, in February 1941 was posted to 253 Squadron where he took part in the Dieppe operations. On 28th July, flying a Turbinlite Havoc, he probably destroyed a Do217. Converting to Mosquitos, John was posted to 487 Sq Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Millard, Jocelyn G P (companion print) Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased) Volunteering for the RAFVR in August 1939, J G Millard was called up for full time service the following month. Converting to Hurricanes, he was posted to 1 Squadron at Wittering in October 1940, and shortly after transferred to Dougla Baders 242 Squadron at Coltishall. In November he moved to 615 Squadron at Northolt. After the Battle of Britain he spent time as an instructor, going to Canada. He later became Squadron Commander of 35 SFTS. Sadly, Jocelyn Millard passed away on the 10th of Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Neil, Tom (companion print) Died : 2018 Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC (deceased) Tom Neil was born on 14th July 1920 in Bootle, Lancashire. Tom Neil (also to become known in the RAF as 'Ginger') joined the RAFVR in October 1938 and began his flying training at 17 E and RFTS, Barton, Manchester. Tom Neil was called up on the 2nd os September 1939 being sent to 4 ITW, Bexhill in early November. On 1st December 1939, he was posted to 8 FTS and on completion of the course he was commissioned and posted to 249 Squadron in May 1940 flying Hurricanes just before the star Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McGowan, Roy (companion print) Died : 2012 Squadron Leader Roy McGowan (deceased) Flying Hurricanes with No.46 Squadron, Roy McGowan was shot down on 15th September 1940. Sufferring from severe burns he was hospitalised and treated by the pioneering plastic surgeon Archie McIndoe, and was one of the founding members of the famous 'Guinea Pig Club'. Signature Value : £35 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Thorogood, Laurence (companion print) Died : 2005 Squadron Leader Laurence Thorogood DFC AE (deceased) Joining 87 Squadron on June 14th 1940, Laurence Thorogood was thrown straight into the Battle of Britain, destroying a Ju88 on 25th August. Commissioned in 1941 he then was posted to India and remained in the Far East until the end of the war. He served with No 9 Sqn Indian Air Force (Hurricane IIc) and 67 Sqn RAF (Spitfire VIII) in the campaign down the Arakan Coast. Staying in the RAF after the war, he served in Singapore and Sumatra with 155 Sqn before converting to Vampires on 130 Sqn, aft Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Mackenzie, Ken (companion print) Died : 2009 Wng Cmdr Ken Mackenzie (deceased) Ken Mackenzie flew 2 ops on Hurricanes with No.43 Sqn before joining No.501 Sqn based at Kenley during the Battle of Britain, again on Hurricanes. During his time with No.501 Sqn, he claimed 7 victories, with a further 4 shared and 3 damaged. In the most remarkable of these, Ken was following what he thought was a damaged Me109 down to sea level. Realising the aircraft was not damaged, he deliberately struck the tailplane of the enemy aircraft with the wing of his Hurricane (V6799), forcing h Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Denchfield, David (companion print) Died : 2012 Warrant Officer David Denchfield (deceased) Called up in 1939 he converted to Spitfires and joined 610 Squadron at Acklington in the Battle of Britain. On a Blenheim escort to St Omer in February 1941 his aircraft was hit and, having baled out at 5,000 feet, he was captured by the Germans. He spent time in several POW camps, including Stalg Luft III, and at the end of the war in May 1945 flew back to the UK in a Lancaster of 617 Squadron. Sadly he passed away on 5th December 2012. Signature Value : £35 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy (companion print) Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barwell, Eric (companion print) Died : 2007 Wing Commander Eric Barwell (deceased) Born in Suffolk in August 1913, Eric Barwell joined the RAFVR in 1938 to train as a pilot. He was commissioned into No.264 Sqn in February 1940, flying the Boulton-Paul Defiant. His squadron flew in support of the evacuation of Dunkirk, and he claimed two Me109s, two Ju87 Stukas and a Heinkel during this evacuation. However, in the combat with the Heinkel, his aircraft was damaged and he was forced to ditch, managing to put it down in the water between two British destroyers. He and his gunn Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stapleton, Basil (companion print) Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased) Born in South Africa, Basil Gerald Stapleton joined the RAF in Jan 1939, being posted to 603 Sqn flying Spitfires. He first saw action off Scotland, sharing in the destruction of two bombers, before the Squadron was posted south to Hornchurch during the height of the Battle of Britain. By Nov 1940 his tally had risen to 6 and 2 shared victories and 8 probables. In March 1942 he was posted to 257 Sqn as flight commander. In August 1944 he commanded 247 Sqn flying Typhoons, taking part in the Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Leigh, Arthur (companion print) Died : 2004 Squadron Leader Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM (deceased) Another RAFVR pilot, The son of a regular soldier, Arthur Leigh was called up at the outbreak of war. After finishing his flying training he was posted to 7 OTU and then on to convert to Spitfires in August 1940. Arthur Leigh flew with 64 Squadron at Leconfield and 72 Squadron at Biggin Hill during the Battle of Britain before transferring to 611 Squadron. Awarded the DFM in September 1941, Leigh had then completed 50 sweeps, had destroyed two Bf 109s, probably destroyed another four and shared Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bader, Douglas (matted on companion print) Died : 1982 Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader CBE, DSO*, DFC* (deceased) One of the most famous fighter aces of World War Two, Douglas Bader joined the RAF in 1928. A fearless aerobatic flyer, his luck ran out when his aircraft crashed attempting a slow roll. He lost both legs, and his career in the RAF was, for the time being, over. At the outbreak of World War Two however, his persistence persuaded the RAF to let him fly again, this time with artificial legs. Joining 19 Squadron in February 1940, he soon scored his first victory. A brilliant fighter leader, he Signature Value : £150 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Unwin, George (matted on companion print) Died : 2006 Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* (deceased) George Unwin joined the RAF in 1929, and in 1936 was posted to Duxford with 19 Squadron as a Sergeant Pilot. He was one of the first pilots in the RAF to fly the Spitfire. With the outbreak of war 19 Squadron moved to Hornchurch and George, now one of the Squadrons most experienced pilots, took part in the great air battles over France and Dunkirk, scoring 3 and a half victories. He flew with 19 Squadron continuously during the whole of the Battle of Britain. He was commissioned in 1941. Af Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Carey, Frank (matted on companion print) Died : 2004 Group Captain Frank Carey (deceased) Born 7th May 1912. Frank Carey joined the Royal Air Force n 1927 as a 15 year old apprentice. Carey was first employed as a ground crew fitter and metal rigger but in 1935 Frank carey was selected in 1935 for a pilots course. He was then posted as a sergeant pilot to No 43 Squadron, the Fighting Cocks, whose aircraft he had been servicing. Demonstrating exceptional panache in the Hawker Fury biplane fighter, Carey was selected for the squadrons renowned aerobatics team which took part in many Signature Value : £80 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Richard Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 35 inches x 21.5 inches (88cm x 54cm) Drake, Billy Died : 2011 Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typho Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Duckenfield, Byron Died : 2010 Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC (deceased) Byron Duckenfield started at Flying Training School on 25th November 1935 in a Blackburn B2 at Brough. As a Sergeant, he joined No.32 Sqn at Biggin Hill on 8th August 1936 and flew Gauntlets and Hurricanes. He joined 74 Squadron at Hornchurch on 11th April 1940, flying Spitfires, and on 5th May was posted to 501 Squadron flying Hurricanes at Tangmere. On the 11th of May at Betheniville, he survived a crash in a passenger transport Bombay aircraft in an aircraft in which he was a passenger, Whil Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Ellacombe, John Died : 2014 Air Commodore John Ellacombe CB DFC* (deceased) John Ellacombe joined the RAF in 1939 and was posted to 151 Squadron in July 1940, immediately converting to Hurricanes. On 24th August he shot down a He111, but a week later his Hurricane was blown up in combat and he baled out, with burns. Rejoining his squadron a few months later, in February 1941 was posted to 253 Squadron where he took part in the Dieppe operations. On 28th July, flying a Turbinlite Havoc, he probably destroyed a Do217. Converting to Mosquitos, John was posted to 487 Sq Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Richard Taylor £395.00 Limited edition of 10 double remarques. Paper size 35 inches x 21.5 inches (88cm x 54cm) Drake, Billy Died : 2011 Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typho Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Duckenfield, Byron Died : 2010 Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC (deceased) Byron Duckenfield started at Flying Training School on 25th November 1935 in a Blackburn B2 at Brough. As a Sergeant, he joined No.32 Sqn at Biggin Hill on 8th August 1936 and flew Gauntlets and Hurricanes. He joined 74 Squadron at Hornchurch on 11th April 1940, flying Spitfires, and on 5th May was posted to 501 Squadron flying Hurricanes at Tangmere. On the 11th of May at Betheniville, he survived a crash in a passenger transport Bombay aircraft in an aircraft in which he was a passenger, Whil Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Ellacombe, John Died : 2014 Air Commodore John Ellacombe CB DFC* (deceased) John Ellacombe joined the RAF in 1939 and was posted to 151 Squadron in July 1940, immediately converting to Hurricanes. On 24th August he shot down a He111, but a week later his Hurricane was blown up in combat and he baled out, with burns. Rejoining his squadron a few months later, in February 1941 was posted to 253 Squadron where he took part in the Dieppe operations. On 28th July, flying a Turbinlite Havoc, he probably destroyed a Do217. Converting to Mosquitos, John was posted to 487 Sq Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Richard Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

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......... More Text... Item Code : DHM1940 Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS 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) Swanwick, George Died : 2011 Wing Commander George W Swanwick (deceased) George Swanwick was born on 10th November 1915 and was an air-gunner on Wallaces and Hinds with 504 squadron at RAF Hucknall during the 1930s. In May 1936, 504 became part of the Auxiliary Air Force, and in October 1938 converted to a fighter unit, equipped with Gauntlets. In 1938 George re-trained as a pilot, and was promoted to Sergeant Pilot in August 1939. In May 1940 George Swanwick joined 7 BGS, and on 7th September was posted to 54 Squadron at Catterick flying Spitfires. He then went Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rose, Stuart Nigel Died : 2017 Squadron Leader Stuart Nigel Rose (deceased) Originally from Elswick in the north east of England, Rose moved south to join the RAFVR in March 1939, called up at the outbreak of war he was commissioned in June 1940 joining No.602 Sqn in June 1940 flying Spitfires and serving with the unit throughout the Battle of Britain, claiming three victories. Squadron Leader Nigel Rose was then posted to 54 Sqn at Hornchurch in September 1941 before becoming an instructor in 1942, and also serving in the Middle East. Afterwards he moved to No.54 Sqn Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Iveson, Tony Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased) Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor £45 Off! Now : £215.00 In 3 Pairs View 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) Swanwick, George Died : 2011 Wing Commander George W Swanwick (deceased) George Swanwick was born on 10th November 1915 and was an air-gunner on Wallaces and Hinds with 504 squadron at RAF Hucknall during the 1930s. In May 1936, 504 became part of the Auxiliary Air Force, and in October 1938 converted to a fighter unit, equipped with Gauntlets. In 1938 George re-trained as a pilot, and was promoted to Sergeant Pilot in August 1939. In May 1940 George Swanwick joined 7 BGS, and on 7th September was posted to 54 Squadron at Catterick flying Spitfires. He then went Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rose, Stuart Nigel Died : 2017 Squadron Leader Stuart Nigel Rose (deceased) Originally from Elswick in the north east of England, Rose moved south to join the RAFVR in March 1939, called up at the outbreak of war he was commissioned in June 1940 joining No.602 Sqn in June 1940 flying Spitfires and serving with the unit throughout the Battle of Britain, claiming three victories. Squadron Leader Nigel Rose was then posted to 54 Sqn at Hornchurch in September 1941 before becoming an instructor in 1942, and also serving in the Middle East. Afterwards he moved to No.54 Sqn Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Iveson, Tony Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased) Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brown, Maurice Peter Died : 2011 Squadron Leader Maurice Peter Brown (deceased) Maurice Peter Brown (known as Peter) was born in London on 17th June 1919. On leaving school he qualified for entry in the civil service with an appointment in the Air Ministry. But in April 1938 he left to join the Royal Air Force with a short service commission. In September 1939 he was posted to 611 West Lancashire Squadron with Spitfires in 12 Group, initially at Duxford and then Digby. His initiation into battle was over Dunkirk. He was at readiness throughout the Battle of Britain, in Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Neil, Tom Died : 2018 Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC (deceased) Tom Neil was born on 14th July 1920 in Bootle, Lancashire. Tom Neil (also to become known in the RAF as 'Ginger') joined the RAFVR in October 1938 and began his flying training at 17 E and RFTS, Barton, Manchester. Tom Neil was called up on the 2nd os September 1939 being sent to 4 ITW, Bexhill in early November. On 1st December 1939, he was posted to 8 FTS and on completion of the course he was commissioned and posted to 249 Squadron in May 1940 flying Hurricanes just before the star Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Drake, Billy Died : 2011 Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typho Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brown, Norman Died : 2013 Pilot Officer Norman Brown (deceased) Norman McHardy Brown was born in Edinburgh on 27 July, 1919, and went to South Morningside Primary before George Heriot's School. He volunteered for the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve (RAFVR) as an airman u/t pilot (under training) a few days after his 20th birthday and was called up on 1st September, 1939 as war loomed. He was posted to 3 ITW (Initial Training Wings) in Hastings, moving in April 1940 to EFTS (Elementary Flying Training School) at RAF Burnaston near Derby. He was commis Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Morewood, Roger Died : 2014 Wing Commander Roger Morewood (deceased) An uncle suggested to Roger Morewood that he should join the RAF so Roger did at the age of 17. Roger said : I was going be a pilot, that was the only reason to join. Roger trained to fly in a Tiger Moth biplane before joining 56 Squadron - regarded within the RAF as an elite unit - flying open cockpit Gauntlet fighters. The squadron were then re-equipped with Gloster Gladiators - the last RAF biplane - then the Hawker Hurricanes that would join Spitfires in fighting off Hitlers Luftwaffe in Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Anniversary edition of 350 prints. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm) Image size 26.5 inches x 17.5 inches (67cm x 44cm) Swanwick, George Died : 2011 Wing Commander George W Swanwick (deceased) George Swanwick was born on 10th November 1915 and was an air-gunner on Wallaces and Hinds with 504 squadron at RAF Hucknall during the 1930s. In May 1936, 504 became part of the Auxiliary Air Force, and in October 1938 converted to a fighter unit, equipped with Gauntlets. In 1938 George re-trained as a pilot, and was promoted to Sergeant Pilot in August 1939. In May 1940 George Swanwick joined 7 BGS, and on 7th September was posted to 54 Squadron at Catterick flying Spitfires. He then went Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rose, Stuart Nigel Died : 2017 Squadron Leader Stuart Nigel Rose (deceased) Originally from Elswick in the north east of England, Rose moved south to join the RAFVR in March 1939, called up at the outbreak of war he was commissioned in June 1940 joining No.602 Sqn in June 1940 flying Spitfires and serving with the unit throughout the Battle of Britain, claiming three victories. Squadron Leader Nigel Rose was then posted to 54 Sqn at Hornchurch in September 1941 before becoming an instructor in 1942, and also serving in the Middle East. Afterwards he moved to No.54 Sqn Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Iveson, Tony Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased) Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brown, Maurice Peter Died : 2011 Squadron Leader Maurice Peter Brown (deceased) Maurice Peter Brown (known as Peter) was born in London on 17th June 1919. On leaving school he qualified for entry in the civil service with an appointment in the Air Ministry. But in April 1938 he left to join the Royal Air Force with a short service commission. In September 1939 he was posted to 611 West Lancashire Squadron with Spitfires in 12 Group, initially at Duxford and then Digby. His initiation into battle was over Dunkirk. He was at readiness throughout the Battle of Britain, in Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Neil, Tom Died : 2018 Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC (deceased) Tom Neil was born on 14th July 1920 in Bootle, Lancashire. Tom Neil (also to become known in the RAF as 'Ginger') joined the RAFVR in October 1938 and began his flying training at 17 E and RFTS, Barton, Manchester. Tom Neil was called up on the 2nd os September 1939 being sent to 4 ITW, Bexhill in early November. On 1st December 1939, he was posted to 8 FTS and on completion of the course he was commissioned and posted to 249 Squadron in May 1940 flying Hurricanes just before the star Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Drake, Billy Died : 2011 Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typho Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brown, Norman Died : 2013 Pilot Officer Norman Brown (deceased) Norman McHardy Brown was born in Edinburgh on 27 July, 1919, and went to South Morningside Primary before George Heriot's School. He volunteered for the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve (RAFVR) as an airman u/t pilot (under training) a few days after his 20th birthday and was called up on 1st September, 1939 as war loomed. He was posted to 3 ITW (Initial Training Wings) in Hastings, moving in April 1940 to EFTS (Elementary Flying Training School) at RAF Burnaston near Derby. He was commis Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Morewood, Roger Died : 2014 Wing Commander Roger Morewood (deceased) An uncle suggested to Roger Morewood that he should join the RAF so Roger did at the age of 17. Roger said : I was going be a pilot, that was the only reason to join. Roger trained to fly in a Tiger Moth biplane before joining 56 Squadron - regarded within the RAF as an elite unit - flying open cockpit Gauntlet fighters. The squadron were then re-equipped with Gloster Gladiators - the last RAF biplane - then the Hawker Hurricanes that would join Spitfires in fighting off Hitlers Luftwaffe in Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor £90 Off! Now : £295.00 In 3 Pairs and 3 Packs View 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) Swanwick, George Died : 2011 Wing Commander George W Swanwick (deceased) George Swanwick was born on 10th November 1915 and was an air-gunner on Wallaces and Hinds with 504 squadron at RAF Hucknall during the 1930s. In May 1936, 504 became part of the Auxiliary Air Force, and in October 1938 converted to a fighter unit, equipped with Gauntlets. In 1938 George re-trained as a pilot, and was promoted to Sergeant Pilot in August 1939. In May 1940 George Swanwick joined 7 BGS, and on 7th September was posted to 54 Squadron at Catterick flying Spitfires. He then went Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rose, Stuart Nigel Died : 2017 Squadron Leader Stuart Nigel Rose (deceased) Originally from Elswick in the north east of England, Rose moved south to join the RAFVR in March 1939, called up at the outbreak of war he was commissioned in June 1940 joining No.602 Sqn in June 1940 flying Spitfires and serving with the unit throughout the Battle of Britain, claiming three victories. Squadron Leader Nigel Rose was then posted to 54 Sqn at Hornchurch in September 1941 before becoming an instructor in 1942, and also serving in the Middle East. Afterwards he moved to No.54 Sqn Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Iveson, Tony Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased) Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brown, Maurice Peter Died : 2011 Squadron Leader Maurice Peter Brown (deceased) Maurice Peter Brown (known as Peter) was born in London on 17th June 1919. On leaving school he qualified for entry in the civil service with an appointment in the Air Ministry. But in April 1938 he left to join the Royal Air Force with a short service commission. In September 1939 he was posted to 611 West Lancashire Squadron with Spitfires in 12 Group, initially at Duxford and then Digby. His initiation into battle was over Dunkirk. He was at readiness throughout the Battle of Britain, in Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Neil, Tom Died : 2018 Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC (deceased) Tom Neil was born on 14th July 1920 in Bootle, Lancashire. Tom Neil (also to become known in the RAF as 'Ginger') joined the RAFVR in October 1938 and began his flying training at 17 E and RFTS, Barton, Manchester. Tom Neil was called up on the 2nd os September 1939 being sent to 4 ITW, Bexhill in early November. On 1st December 1939, he was posted to 8 FTS and on completion of the course he was commissioned and posted to 249 Squadron in May 1940 flying Hurricanes just before the star Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Drake, Billy Died : 2011 Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typho Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Foster, Bob Died : 2014 Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC (deceased) Wing Commander Bob Foster, who has died aged 94, flew Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain, when he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. For much of the Battle of Britain, Foster was serving with No 605 Squadron in Scotland; but in September, 605 moved to Croydon to join the main action over the south-east of England. It was soon heavily en Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brown, Norman Died : 2013 Pilot Officer Norman Brown (deceased) Norman McHardy Brown was born in Edinburgh on 27 July, 1919, and went to South Morningside Primary before George Heriot's School. He volunteered for the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve (RAFVR) as an airman u/t pilot (under training) a few days after his 20th birthday and was called up on 1st September, 1939 as war loomed. He was posted to 3 ITW (Initial Training Wings) in Hastings, moving in April 1940 to EFTS (Elementary Flying Training School) at RAF Burnaston near Derby. He was commis Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Morewood, Roger Died : 2014 Wing Commander Roger Morewood (deceased) An uncle suggested to Roger Morewood that he should join the RAF so Roger did at the age of 17. Roger said : I was going be a pilot, that was the only reason to join. Roger trained to fly in a Tiger Moth biplane before joining 56 Squadron - regarded within the RAF as an elite unit - flying open cockpit Gauntlet fighters. The squadron were then re-equipped with Gloster Gladiators - the last RAF biplane - then the Hawker Hurricanes that would join Spitfires in fighting off Hitlers Luftwaffe in Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McGowan, Roy Died : 2012 Squadron Leader Roy McGowan (deceased) Flying Hurricanes with No.46 Squadron, Roy McGowan was shot down on 15th September 1940. Sufferring from severe burns he was hospitalised and treated by the pioneering plastic surgeon Archie McIndoe, and was one of the founding members of the famous 'Guinea Pig Club'. Signature Value : £35 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Parrott, Peter Died : 2003 Wing Commander Peter Parrott DFC AFC (deceased) Born 28th of June 1920, Peter Parrott joined the RAF in 1938, completing his fighter pilot training before joining No.607 Sqn in early 1940. On the 10th of May 1940, he destroyed two He111s and damaged a further two, sharing in another the next day. He was then posted to No.145 Sqn, damaging a Bf110 on May the 22nd and an He111 four days later, an action which saw his aircraft sufficiently damaged to force him to crash land in Kent. During the Battle of Britain, Peter Parrott destroyed a Me10 Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Morgan, Tom Dalton Died : 2004 Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased) Tom Dalton-Morgan was born on March 23rd 1917 at Cardiff and educated at Taunton School. He was a descendant of the buccaneer Sir Henry Morgan and the Cromwellian General Sir Thomas Morgan, Thomas Frederick Dalton-Morgan. Tom Dalton-Morgan joined the RAF in 1935, serving with 22 Squadron. Flying the Wildebeeste torpedo bomber, he joined the training staff at the Air Ministry. In April 1940 he applied to return to flying, and was appointed to No.43 Squadron. In June 1940 he was posted to Tang Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Doe, Bob Died : 2010 Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC* (deceased) In 1939 he joined the R.A.F. and upon completion of his training was posted to 234 squadron. During the Battle of Britain he achieved great success. He was one of the very few pilots to successfully fly both Hurricanes and Spitfires and was one of the top scorers of the Battle with 14 and two shared victories. He was awarded the DFC in October and a BAR in November. He joined 66 squadron as a Flight Commander then moving to 130 squadron in August 1943 saw him in 613 squadron flying Mustangs. Oct Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stapleton, Basil Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased) Born in South Africa, Basil Gerald Stapleton joined the RAF in Jan 1939, being posted to 603 Sqn flying Spitfires. He first saw action off Scotland, sharing in the destruction of two bombers, before the Squadron was posted south to Hornchurch during the height of the Battle of Britain. By Nov 1940 his tally had risen to 6 and 2 shared victories and 8 probables. In March 1942 he was posted to 257 Sqn as flight commander. In August 1944 he commanded 247 Sqn flying Typhoons, taking part in the Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Millard, Jocelyn G P Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased) Volunteering for the RAFVR in August 1939, J G Millard was called up for full time service the following month. Converting to Hurricanes, he was posted to 1 Squadron at Wittering in October 1940, and shortly after transferred to Dougla Baders 242 Squadron at Coltishall. In November he moved to 615 Squadron at Northolt. After the Battle of Britain he spent time as an instructor, going to Canada. He later became Squadron Commander of 35 SFTS. Sadly, Jocelyn Millard passed away on the 10th of Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Vigors, Tim Died : 2003 Wing Commander Tim Vigors DFC (deceased) Born 22nd March 1921. He joined No. 222 Sqn in February 1940 flying Spitfires. By the end of September 1940, he had downed 6 enemy aircraft with a further 6 probables, while being forced to crash land his Spitfire on two occasions. He claimed a further two Me109s in October. He was posted to Singapore, joining No.243 Sqn and then 453 Sqn RAAF, the Fleet Defence Squadron for Force Z when the Royal Navy lost the battleships Repulse and Prince of Wales to Japanese aircraft. Moving the squadron Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Page, Geoffrey Died : 2000 Wing Commander Geoffrey Page DSO OBE DFC (deceased) Geoffrey Page was born in Boxmoor on 16th May 1920. Geoffrey Page developed an early interest in aviation, which is not surprising as he had an uncle who flew during the Great War and another uncle was Sir Frederick Handley Page, the great aircraft manufacturer. Page went to Dean Close School in Cheltenham, Glouscestershire, and later went to the Imperial College to study engineering. It was at college he joined the University Air Squadron at Northolt. Two weeks after the outbreak of the Se Signature Value : £85 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barwell, Eric Died : 2007 Wing Commander Eric Barwell (deceased) Born in Suffolk in August 1913, Eric Barwell joined the RAFVR in 1938 to train as a pilot. He was commissioned into No.264 Sqn in February 1940, flying the Boulton-Paul Defiant. His squadron flew in support of the evacuation of Dunkirk, and he claimed two Me109s, two Ju87 Stukas and a Heinkel during this evacuation. However, in the combat with the Heinkel, his aircraft was damaged and he was forced to ditch, managing to put it down in the water between two British destroyers. He and his gunn Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Mackenzie, Ken Died : 2009 Wng Cmdr Ken Mackenzie (deceased) Ken Mackenzie flew 2 ops on Hurricanes with No.43 Sqn before joining No.501 Sqn based at Kenley during the Battle of Britain, again on Hurricanes. During his time with No.501 Sqn, he claimed 7 victories, with a further 4 shared and 3 damaged. In the most remarkable of these, Ken was following what he thought was a damaged Me109 down to sea level. Realising the aircraft was not damaged, he deliberately struck the tailplane of the enemy aircraft with the wing of his Hurricane (V6799), forcing h Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Deere, Alan (matted on companion print) Died : 1995 Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC* (deceased) Top scoring New Zealand Ace with 22 victories, Deere was born in Auckland on December 12th 1917. Alan Deere would become one of the RAFs finest pilots. Joining the RAF in 1937, in September 1938 Al Deere was posted to No.54 Sqn at the time flying Gloster Gladiators, then in early 1940 the Squadron converted to Spitfires. His first brush with death happened when his oxygen failed while at altitude and ke blacked out, coming to only in time to pull his aircraft out of a dive and certain death. Signature Value : £80 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Leathart, James (matted on companion print) Died : 1998 Air Commodore James Leathart (deceased) After flight training, he joined No.54 Squadron flying Gauntlets. He became the commanding officer of No.54 Squadron as they re-equipped with Spitfire MkIs. In a remarkable event, he was awarded the DSO when he rescued the stranded CO of No.74 Sqn. Commandeering a Miles Master training aircraft, he flew to France escorted by other pilots from No.54 Sqn, and rescued the CO before returning across the Channel. It was for this action that he was awarded the DSO in June 1940. Died in 1998. Signature Value : £85 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Winskill, Archie (matted on companion print) Died : 2005 Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased) An RAFVR pilot, Winskill flew with both 72 Squadron and 603 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain. Commissioned in August 1940 he was posted in February 1941 to 41 Squadron where he soon became a Flight Commander. Baders determination to engage the enemy at every possible opportunity is what he remembers most clearly of the period, On August 14th he was shot down over France, just five days after Bader. He managed to evade capture and, with the help of the French Resistance, made his way to Spa Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

Tommy Leader by Robert Taylor. The long balmy summer days of 1940 provided perfect flying weather for the vast armadas of Luftwaffe bombers and fighters wreaking havoc over the southern counties of England. As summer wore on the enemy stepped up their attacks on airfields, radar stations, and shipping in the Channel, leaving RAF Fighter Command stretched to near breaking point. The Battle of Britain was at its peak; air-fighting reached an unimaginable intensity. Throughout the months of July, August, and September the destiny of Britain and the free world hung in the balance, resting upon the shoulders of a tiny band of youthful fighter pilots. Desperately short of aircraft, spares, and supplies, and with its young flyers heavily outnumbered, this heroic band of young men flew and fought from dawn to dusk in defence of their homeland until they drove the Luftwaffe from their precious skies. Their courage, skill, determination and sacrifice will forever be remembered for the battle they won. They rescued Britain f......... More Text... Item Code : DHM2645 Tommy Leader by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 700 prints, with matching numbered hardback book. Paper size 25 inches x 18.5 inches (64cm x 47cm) Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Morgan, Tom Dalton Died : 2004 Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased) Tom Dalton-Morgan was born on March 23rd 1917 at Cardiff and educated at Taunton School. He was a descendant of the buccaneer Sir Henry Morgan and the Cromwellian General Sir Thomas Morgan, Thomas Frederick Dalton-Morgan. Tom Dalton-Morgan joined the RAF in 1935, serving with 22 Squadron. Flying the Wildebeeste torpedo bomber, he joined the training staff at the Air Ministry. In April 1940 he applied to return to flying, and was appointed to No.43 Squadron. In June 1940 he was posted to Tang Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Drake, Billy Died : 2011 Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typho Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Limited edition of 50 artist proofs, with matching numbered hardback book. Paper size 25 inches x 18.5 inches (64cm x 47cm) Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Kings, Robert Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Robert Kings (deceased) Robert Austin Kings was born on 22nd October 1914 and joined the RAFVR about July 1938 as an Airman u/t Pilot and began training at 29 E&RFTS at Luton. Called up on 1st September 1939, he was posted to 3 ITW Hastings on 13th December and moved on to 14 FTS Kinloss on 12th March 1940 and finished the course on 2nd August. Kings went to 6 OTU Sutton Bridge on 7th August and after converting to Hurricanes was posted to 238 Squadron at St. Eval on the 31st. He damaged a He111 on 25th September and Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Dunning-White, Peter Died : 2008 Wing Commander Peter Dunning-White DFC (deceased) Joining 601 Squadron in 1938, Peter Dunning-White was called up to full-time service in August 1939, being posted to 29 Squadron in May 1940, then a few weeks later to 145 Squadron at Westhampnett, flying Hurricanes. He was soon in action over the Channel, sharing in the destruction of an HeIll on 18 July. Transferring to 615 Squadron in March 1941, on 15 April his victory over an Me109 confirmed him as an Ace. In 1942 he was attached to 409 Squadron RCAF, and then to 255 Squadron on Beaufighter Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Russell, Anthony NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Lieutenant Anthony Russell Anthony Russell joined the Royal Navy in 1938 but was discovered to be under age and discharged. He then joined the RAFVR and was called up to full-time service at the outbreak of war. After completing his training, on 28 September 1940 he was posted as a Sergeant to join 43 Squadron at Tangmere flying Hurricanes. He later flew with 145 Squadron, and was commissioned in April 1942. He remains the last surviving 43 Squadron Battle of Britain pilot to have flown with Tom Dalton-Morgan. Signature Value : £30 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Morgan, Tom Dalton Died : 2004 Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased) Tom Dalton-Morgan was born on March 23rd 1917 at Cardiff and educated at Taunton School. He was a descendant of the buccaneer Sir Henry Morgan and the Cromwellian General Sir Thomas Morgan, Thomas Frederick Dalton-Morgan. Tom Dalton-Morgan joined the RAF in 1935, serving with 22 Squadron. Flying the Wildebeeste torpedo bomber, he joined the training staff at the Air Ministry. In April 1940 he applied to return to flying, and was appointed to No.43 Squadron. In June 1940 he was posted to Tang Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Drake, Billy Died : 2011 Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typho Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

Fight for the Sky by Robert Taylor. All through the long hot summer of 1940 they crossed the Channel from stolen bases in northern France, coming in mighty swarms to deliver their deadly cargo. Bombers and dive-bombers, single-seat fighters and fast twin-engined attack aircraft, their menacing shapes glinting with swastikas and black crosses, blackening the summer sky. Over 3000 aircraft were at the disposal of the boastful Luftwaffe supremo, Hermann Goering. Within just a matter of weeks, he promised Hitler, the RAF would be annihilated, allowing the invasion of Britain to proceed unhindered, and Britain would become the final piece of the jigsaw giving Nazi domination throughout Europe. Against the might of German airpower stood less than 600 Spitfire and Hurricane fighters, and as many young pilots determined to the man to defend their homeland. And so commenced the battle that was to develop into the greatest aerial conflict in history. Always outnumbered, often flying six sorties a day, the RAF's young fi......... More Text... Item Code : DHM6242 Fight for the Sky by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Aces edition of 500 prints. Image size 26.5 inches x 16 inches (67cm x 41cm) Overall size 33 inches x 24 inches (64cm x 61cm) Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bennions, Ben Died : 2004 Squadron Leader Ben Bennions DFC (deceased) Ben Bennions joined the RAF in 1929 and after pilot training he was posted to 41 Squadron. He was already a seasoned Spitfire pilot by the outbreak of World War Two. During the Battle of Britain he destroyed 12 enemy aircraft and 5 probables before being shot down on October 1st 1940. Ben baled out, and badly wounded with one eye destroyed and serious head injuries underwent plastic surgery by Archie McIndoe. He is the sole surviving Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot who is both a member of t Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bisdee, John Died : 2000 Group Captain John Bisdee OBE DFC (deceased) John Derek Bisdee was born on November 20th 1915 at Weston-Super-Mare, and educated at Marlborough. He joined the RAF Voluntary Reserve, and began the war as a sergeant pilot. His combat career started while with 609 (West Riding) squadron RAAF, flying Spitfires when the squadron was moved from Edinburgh to Drem in December 1939. They participated in the air cover of the evacuation of the BEF form Dunkirk. John Bisdee destroyed six aircraft between July 1940 and July 1941, including an Me11 Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Doe, Bob Died : 2010 Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC* (deceased) In 1939 he joined the R.A.F. and upon completion of his training was posted to 234 squadron. During the Battle of Britain he achieved great success. He was one of the very few pilots to successfully fly both Hurricanes and Spitfires and was one of the top scorers of the Battle with 14 and two shared victories. He was awarded the DFC in October and a BAR in November. He joined 66 squadron as a Flight Commander then moving to 130 squadron in August 1943 saw him in 613 squadron flying Mustangs. Oct Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Unwin, George Died : 2006 Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* (deceased) George Unwin joined the RAF in 1929, and in 1936 was posted to Duxford with 19 Squadron as a Sergeant Pilot. He was one of the first pilots in the RAF to fly the Spitfire. With the outbreak of war 19 Squadron moved to Hornchurch and George, now one of the Squadrons most experienced pilots, took part in the great air battles over France and Dunkirk, scoring 3 and a half victories. He flew with 19 Squadron continuously during the whole of the Battle of Britain. He was commissioned in 1941. Af Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wright, Allan Died : 2015 Group Captain Allan Wright DFC AFC (deceased) Born Devon 12th February 1920. He entered RAF College Cranwell as Flight Cadet April 1938. After training Allan was posted to 92 Sqn at Tangmere on 27 October. Over Dunkirk on 23 May 1940 he destroyed an Me110 and possibly two more, on the 24th a possible He111 and on 2 June a confirmed Me109. During the Battle of Britain he destroyed a He111 on 14 August, a He111 at night over Bristol on 29 August, a He111 and Me109 on 11 Sept, a He111 on the 14th, a Me109 on the 15th, a Ju88 on the 19th, a Do1 Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Aces edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 26.5 inches x 16 inches (67cm x 41cm) Overall size 33 inches x 24 inches (64cm x 61cm) Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bennions, Ben Died : 2004 Squadron Leader Ben Bennions DFC (deceased) Ben Bennions joined the RAF in 1929 and after pilot training he was posted to 41 Squadron. He was already a seasoned Spitfire pilot by the outbreak of World War Two. During the Battle of Britain he destroyed 12 enemy aircraft and 5 probables before being shot down on October 1st 1940. Ben baled out, and badly wounded with one eye destroyed and serious head injuries underwent plastic surgery by Archie McIndoe. He is the sole surviving Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot who is both a member of t Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bisdee, John Died : 2000 Group Captain John Bisdee OBE DFC (deceased) John Derek Bisdee was born on November 20th 1915 at Weston-Super-Mare, and educated at Marlborough. He joined the RAF Voluntary Reserve, and began the war as a sergeant pilot. His combat career started while with 609 (West Riding) squadron RAAF, flying Spitfires when the squadron was moved from Edinburgh to Drem in December 1939. They participated in the air cover of the evacuation of the BEF form Dunkirk. John Bisdee destroyed six aircraft between July 1940 and July 1941, including an Me11 Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Doe, Bob Died : 2010 Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC* (deceased) In 1939 he joined the R.A.F. and upon completion of his training was posted to 234 squadron. During the Battle of Britain he achieved great success. He was one of the very few pilots to successfully fly both Hurricanes and Spitfires and was one of the top scorers of the Battle with 14 and two shared victories. He was awarded the DFC in October and a BAR in November. He joined 66 squadron as a Flight Commander then moving to 130 squadron in August 1943 saw him in 613 squadron flying Mustangs. Oct Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Unwin, George Died : 2006 Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* (deceased) George Unwin joined the RAF in 1929, and in 1936 was posted to Duxford with 19 Squadron as a Sergeant Pilot. He was one of the first pilots in the RAF to fly the Spitfire. With the outbreak of war 19 Squadron moved to Hornchurch and George, now one of the Squadrons most experienced pilots, took part in the great air battles over France and Dunkirk, scoring 3 and a half victories. He flew with 19 Squadron continuously during the whole of the Battle of Britain. He was commissioned in 1941. Af Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wright, Allan Died : 2015 Group Captain Allan Wright DFC AFC (deceased) Born Devon 12th February 1920. He entered RAF College Cranwell as Flight Cadet April 1938. After training Allan was posted to 92 Sqn at Tangmere on 27 October. Over Dunkirk on 23 May 1940 he destroyed an Me110 and possibly two more, on the 24th a possible He111 and on 2 June a confirmed Me109. During the Battle of Britain he destroyed a He111 on 14 August, a He111 at night over Bristol on 29 August, a He111 and Me109 on 11 Sept, a He111 on the 14th, a Me109 on the 15th, a Ju88 on the 19th, a Do1 Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Millennium Proof edition of 250 prints. Image size 26.5 inches x 16 inches (67cm x 41cm) Overall size 33 inches x 24 inches (64cm x 61cm) Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bennions, Ben Died : 2004 Squadron Leader Ben Bennions DFC (deceased) Ben Bennions joined the RAF in 1929 and after pilot training he was posted to 41 Squadron. He was already a seasoned Spitfire pilot by the outbreak of World War Two. During the Battle of Britain he destroyed 12 enemy aircraft and 5 probables before being shot down on October 1st 1940. Ben baled out, and badly wounded with one eye destroyed and serious head injuries underwent plastic surgery by Archie McIndoe. He is the sole surviving Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot who is both a member of t Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bisdee, John Died : 2000 Group Captain John Bisdee OBE DFC (deceased) John Derek Bisdee was born on November 20th 1915 at Weston-Super-Mare, and educated at Marlborough. He joined the RAF Voluntary Reserve, and began the war as a sergeant pilot. His combat career started while with 609 (West Riding) squadron RAAF, flying Spitfires when the squadron was moved from Edinburgh to Drem in December 1939. They participated in the air cover of the evacuation of the BEF form Dunkirk. John Bisdee destroyed six aircraft between July 1940 and July 1941, including an Me11 Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Doe, Bob Died : 2010 Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC* (deceased) In 1939 he joined the R.A.F. and upon completion of his training was posted to 234 squadron. During the Battle of Britain he achieved great success. He was one of the very few pilots to successfully fly both Hurricanes and Spitfires and was one of the top scorers of the Battle with 14 and two shared victories. He was awarded the DFC in October and a BAR in November. He joined 66 squadron as a Flight Commander then moving to 130 squadron in August 1943 saw him in 613 squadron flying Mustangs. Oct Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Unwin, George Died : 2006 Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* (deceased) George Unwin joined the RAF in 1929, and in 1936 was posted to Duxford with 19 Squadron as a Sergeant Pilot. He was one of the first pilots in the RAF to fly the Spitfire. With the outbreak of war 19 Squadron moved to Hornchurch and George, now one of the Squadrons most experienced pilots, took part in the great air battles over France and Dunkirk, scoring 3 and a half victories. He flew with 19 Squadron continuously during the whole of the Battle of Britain. He was commissioned in 1941. Af Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wright, Allan Died : 2015 Group Captain Allan Wright DFC AFC (deceased) Born Devon 12th February 1920. He entered RAF College Cranwell as Flight Cadet April 1938. After training Allan was posted to 92 Sqn at Tangmere on 27 October. Over Dunkirk on 23 May 1940 he destroyed an Me110 and possibly two more, on the 24th a possible He111 and on 2 June a confirmed Me109. During the Battle of Britain he destroyed a He111 on 14 August, a He111 at night over Bristol on 29 August, a He111 and Me109 on 11 Sept, a He111 on the 14th, a Me109 on the 15th, a Ju88 on the 19th, a Do1 Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bamberger, Cyril Died : 2008 Squadron Leader Cyril Bam Bamberger (deceased) Born in Port Sunlight on May 4th 1919, Cyril Bamberger won an electrical engineering apprenticeship at Lever Brothers in 1934. He joined 610 Squadron AuxAF, in 1936 on the ground staff. Accepted for pilot training with the RAF VR in late 1938, he soloed in mid 1939. Bamberger was called up at the outbreak of war and on the 23rd October 1939 was posted to No 8 EFTS, Woodley and later went to 9 FTS, Hullavington to complete his training. He rejoined 610 (F) Squadron at Biggin Hill on July 27th bu Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barker, Frederick (companion print) NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flying Officer Frederick Barker DFM* (deceased) Flew Defiants with No.264 Sqn. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Beardsley, Robert Died : 2003 Squadron Leader Robert Beardsley DFC (deceased) An RAFVR pilot, joining 610 Squadron at Biggin Hill at the peak of the Battle of Britain, in August 1940, Beardsley had three confirmed victories before the end of the Battle. Posted to 41 Squadron, Beardsley spent months with the Tangmere Wing in 1941, remembering Bader for his determination to operate the wing on every possible occasion and his calmness of the radio which compared favourably with some other Wing Leaders. Commissioned in June 1941, Beardsley remained with 41 Squadron until Nove Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Freeborn, John Died : 2010 Wing Commander John Freeborn DFC* (deceased) Wing Commnader John. C. Freeborn was born on the 1st of December 1919 in Middleton, Yorkshire. John left grammar school at 16 and joined the RAF in 1938, where he made 14 shillings a week and shot pheasant in his spare time. He later visited his classmates after flight school by landing his plane on a nearby cricket pitch. In March 1938 John Freeborn was commissioned in the RAFO, and on the 9th of April 1938 went to Montrose and joined 8 FTS, where he completed his training before going to 7 Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Green, Herbert (companion print) NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Squadron Leader Herbert Green MBE Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Hancock, Norman NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Norman Hancock DFC (deceased) Sqn Ldr Norman Hancock - Battle of Britian pilot who flew Spitfires with 65 and 152 Squadrons. He recieved the DFC on the 23rd of June 1944. Sadly, Norman Hancock passed away on the 8th of December 2010. Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Heron, Michael NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Wing Commander Michael Heron Signature Value : £35 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Hilken, Clive NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2005 Flying Officer Clive Hilken (deceased) Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Iveson, Tony Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased) Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnstone, Sandy Died : 2000 Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone CB DFC AE DL (deceased) Early in 1938, Alexander Vallance Riddell Johnstone, known as Sandy, was a civilian navigation instructor at Scottish Aviation, moving later to the Civil Air Navigation School at Prestwick. In August 1939 he was called to full-time service with 602 Squadron. After some Spitfire engagements off the Scottish coast, he received command of 602 - he was still only 24 - and led it south to the tiny airfield at West Hampnett, in West Sussex, where it was stationed throughout the Battle of Britain. San Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Kane, Terence Died : 2016 Wing Commander Terence Kane (deceased) Terence Michael Kane was born in London on September 9th 1920 and educated at Varndean School in Brighton. He joined the RAF on a short service commission on July 25th 1938, During his flying training he was injured in an Audax crash and admitted to hospital, however he was able to complete his training and was posted to CFS, Upavon, for an instructor's course, after which he joined the staff at 14 FTS, Kinloss and later Cranfield. He went to 7 OTU, Hawarden in July 1940, converted to Spit Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Mount, Micky Died : 2002 Air Commodore Micky Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased) Flying Officer Christopher John (Micky) Mount joined NO.602 squadron on August 8th 1940 after a brief conversion course on Spitfires. On August 18th his Spitfire L1005 was severely damaged in combat with JU 87s and BF109s over Ford. Micky was unhurt. he again escaped injury when his Spitfire X4270 was damaged landing at Tangmere. he served in many of the theatres of WW2 and he flew Hurricanes in Malta and North Africa and Wellingtons in the Middle east. Micky retired and lived in Ascot in Berksh Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Olver, Peter Died : 2013 Wing Commander Peter Olver DFC (deceased) Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot, 611 and 603 squadrons. Wing Commander Peter Olver served with 603 Squadron on the 24th of October and on the following day his Spitfire was shot down but he baled out with only light injuries. When returning to duty he was transferred to 66 Squadron based at Biggin Hill and promoted to Flight Commander. He was posted to North Africa commanding No.238 and No.213 Sqn flying the Hurricane, and destroyed three Italian fighters on the ground. Flying with No.1 Sqn Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Roberts, David NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Air Commodore David Roberts CBE AFC Battle of Britain pilot, with 609 & 238 Squadrons Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Millard, Jocelyn G P Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased) Volunteering for the RAFVR in August 1939, J G Millard was called up for full time service the following month. Converting to Hurricanes, he was posted to 1 Squadron at Wittering in October 1940, and shortly after transferred to Dougla Baders 242 Squadron at Coltishall. In November he moved to 615 Squadron at Northolt. After the Battle of Britain he spent time as an instructor, going to Canada. He later became Squadron Commander of 35 SFTS. Sadly, Jocelyn Millard passed away on the 10th of Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Sheen, Desmond Died : 2001 Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (deceased) Desmond Frederick Burt Sheen was born in Sydney, Australia, on October 2 1917. After school, he received a cadetship in the Royal Australian Air Force and in 1937 sailed for Britain, where he was granted a short service commission in the RAF and was posted to No 72 Squadron. During the Battle of Britain, Desmond got his first victories and was shot down twice during the Battle of Britain, in the course of which he accounted for three enemy aircraft destroyed, one shared, two probably destroyed Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stephen, Harbourne Died : 2001 Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased) Flying Spitfires with 605 squadron he took part in the air battles over France and Dunkirk and throughout the thick of the Battle of Britain. He was one of the top scoring R.A.F. pilots at the end of 1940 with 22 and a half air victories. In 1942 he was posted to the far east where he took command of 166 wing, remaining in fighters until the end of the war. After the war he had a successful career in newspapers where he became managing Director of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. He die Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Vigors, Tim Died : 2003 Wing Commander Tim Vigors DFC (deceased) Born 22nd March 1921. He joined No. 222 Sqn in February 1940 flying Spitfires. By the end of September 1940, he had downed 6 enemy aircraft with a further 6 probables, while being forced to crash land his Spitfire on two occasions. He claimed a further two Me109s in October. He was posted to Singapore, joining No.243 Sqn and then 453 Sqn RAAF, the Fleet Defence Squadron for Force Z when the Royal Navy lost the battleships Repulse and Prince of Wales to Japanese aircraft. Moving the squadron Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Webb, Paul Died : 2007 Air Commodore Paul Webb CBE DFC AE (deceased) Joining 602 Squadron Aux AF L in Scotland in late 1937, Paul Webb was called up full time in August 1939. After initial skirmishes off the Scottish East Coast, 602 came south to Tangmere / Westhampnett. During the Battle of Britain he claimed a Bf110 destroyed on August 16th, on the 25th two more, on the 26th a He59, on September 7th a Bf10 and on the 9th a Do17. In 1941 he was the first Commanding Officer of 416 Squadron RCAF, which he led until 1942 when posted to the Middle East and then M Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wellum, Geoffrey Died : 2018 Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC (deceased) Joined the RAF with a Short Service Commission in August 1939. He joined 92 Squadron flying Spitfires in June 1940 at the time of Dunkirk. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain, later completing over 50 fighter sweeps and escorts over northern France and Belgium until August 1941. He then joined 65 Squadron as Flight Commander in March 1942 operating over northern France and flew off aircraft carrier HMS Furious on Operation Pedestal, to Malta. Geoff was a Flight Lieutenant during Operati Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Winskill, Archie Died : 2005 Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased) An RAFVR pilot, Winskill flew with both 72 Squadron and 603 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain. Commissioned in August 1940 he was posted in February 1941 to 41 Squadron where he soon became a Flight Commander. Baders determination to engage the enemy at every possible opportunity is what he remembers most clearly of the period, On August 14th he was shot down over France, just five days after Bader. He managed to evade capture and, with the help of the French Resistance, made his way to Spa Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

The Greatest Day by Robert Taylor. Sunday 15 September 1940 and Luftwaffe supremo Hermann Goering believed victory over the RAF was at hand. Today, he decreed, would be the day that his 'glorious' Luftwaffe would finally break the back of Fighter Command's stubborn resistance. Or so he believed. In response to a massed formation of enemy aircraft detected heading for London, Air Vice Marshal Keith Park commanding 11 Group scrambled his squadrons. He also requested that 12 Group bring Douglas Bader's 'Big Wing' down from Duxford. Every available pilot and machine was committed. Prime Minister Winston Churchill turned to Park and asked "What other reserves have we" "There are none", Park replied. Bader now had five squadrons racing south, meeting what remained of the enemy on the outskirts of London. With a successful morning behind them the RAF fighters raced back to re-fuel and re-arm. Just after 14.00 hrs another enemy battle group was observed and this time the formations were ......... More Text... Item Code : DHM6496 The Greatest Day by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm) Image size 26 inches x 17.5 inches (66cm x 44cm) Neil, Tom Died : 2018 Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC (deceased) Tom Neil was born on 14th July 1920 in Bootle, Lancashire. Tom Neil (also to become known in the RAF as 'Ginger') joined the RAFVR in October 1938 and began his flying training at 17 E and RFTS, Barton, Manchester. Tom Neil was called up on the 2nd os September 1939 being sent to 4 ITW, Bexhill in early November. On 1st December 1939, he was posted to 8 FTS and on completion of the course he was commissioned and posted to 249 Squadron in May 1940 flying Hurricanes just before the star Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor £210.00 Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm) Image size 26 inches x 17.5 inches (66cm x 44cm) Neil, Tom Died : 2018 Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC (deceased) Tom Neil was born on 14th July 1920 in Bootle, Lancashire. Tom Neil (also to become known in the RAF as 'Ginger') joined the RAFVR in October 1938 and began his flying training at 17 E and RFTS, Barton, Manchester. Tom Neil was called up on the 2nd os September 1939 being sent to 4 ITW, Bexhill in early November. On 1st December 1939, he was posted to 8 FTS and on completion of the course he was commissioned and posted to 249 Squadron in May 1940 flying Hurricanes just before the star Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rall, Gunther Died : 2009 General Gunther Rall (deceased) A young pilot with III/JG52 at the outbreak of war. He quickly demonstrated his natural ability and leadership qualities, scoring his first air victory early in the Battle of Britain, and by July 1940 was leading 8/JG52. After transfer to the Eastern Front his air victories mounted at an astonishing rate. A crash hospitalised him but within nine months he was back in the cockpit, and, when commanding III/JG52, gained the Wings 500th victory. Gunther fought throughout the war to become the 3r Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wilkinson, Ken Died : 2017 Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson (deceased) Battle of Britain pilot flying Hurricanes, he flew Spitfires with 611 Sqn and then 616 Sqn at Kirton-in-Lindsey and 19 Sqn at Fowlmere during 1940 and after a spell instructing returned to operations on Spitfires, with 234 and 165 Squadrons. After spending time with 53, 24 and 10 Operational Training Units, he left the RAF in November 1945 and served in the RAFVR. Ken said : From 1st September 1939 I wrote myself off. I thought, 'you've got no chance' lasting through whatev Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor £375.00 Collectors edition of 175 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm) Image size 26 inches x 17.5 inches (66cm x 44cm) Neil, Tom Died : 2018 Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC (deceased) Tom Neil was born on 14th July 1920 in Bootle, Lancashire. Tom Neil (also to become known in the RAF as 'Ginger') joined the RAFVR in October 1938 and began his flying training at 17 E and RFTS, Barton, Manchester. Tom Neil was called up on the 2nd os September 1939 being sent to 4 ITW, Bexhill in early November. On 1st December 1939, he was posted to 8 FTS and on completion of the course he was commissioned and posted to 249 Squadron in May 1940 flying Hurricanes just before the star Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rall, Gunther Died : 2009 General Gunther Rall (deceased) A young pilot with III/JG52 at the outbreak of war. He quickly demonstrated his natural ability and leadership qualities, scoring his first air victory early in the Battle of Britain, and by July 1940 was leading 8/JG52. After transfer to the Eastern Front his air victories mounted at an astonishing rate. A crash hospitalised him but within nine months he was back in the cockpit, and, when commanding III/JG52, gained the Wings 500th victory. Gunther fought throughout the war to become the 3r Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wilkinson, Ken Died : 2017 Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson (deceased) Battle of Britain pilot flying Hurricanes, he flew Spitfires with 611 Sqn and then 616 Sqn at Kirton-in-Lindsey and 19 Sqn at Fowlmere during 1940 and after a spell instructing returned to operations on Spitfires, with 234 and 165 Squadrons. After spending time with 53, 24 and 10 Operational Training Units, he left the RAF in November 1945 and served in the RAFVR. Ken said : From 1st September 1939 I wrote myself off. I thought, 'you've got no chance' lasting through whatev Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor £275.00 Anniversary edition of 75 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm) Image size 26 inches x 17.5 inches (66cm x 44cm) Neil, Tom Died : 2018 Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC (deceased) Tom Neil was born on 14th July 1920 in Bootle, Lancashire. Tom Neil (also to become known in the RAF as 'Ginger') joined the RAFVR in October 1938 and began his flying training at 17 E and RFTS, Barton, Manchester. Tom Neil was called up on the 2nd os September 1939 being sent to 4 ITW, Bexhill in early November. On 1st December 1939, he was posted to 8 FTS and on completion of the course he was commissioned and posted to 249 Squadron in May 1940 flying Hurricanes just before the star Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rall, Gunther Died : 2009 General Gunther Rall (deceased) A young pilot with III/JG52 at the outbreak of war. He quickly demonstrated his natural ability and leadership qualities, scoring his first air victory early in the Battle of Britain, and by July 1940 was leading 8/JG52. After transfer to the Eastern Front his air victories mounted at an astonishing rate. A crash hospitalised him but within nine months he was back in the cockpit, and, when commanding III/JG52, gained the Wings 500th victory. Gunther fought throughout the war to become the 3r Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wilkinson, Ken Died : 2017 Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson (deceased) Battle of Britain pilot flying Hurricanes, he flew Spitfires with 611 Sqn and then 616 Sqn at Kirton-in-Lindsey and 19 Sqn at Fowlmere during 1940 and after a spell instructing returned to operations on Spitfires, with 234 and 165 Squadrons. After spending time with 53, 24 and 10 Operational Training Units, he left the RAF in November 1945 and served in the RAFVR. Ken said : From 1st September 1939 I wrote myself off. I thought, 'you've got no chance' lasting through whatev Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Galland, Adolf Died : 1996 General Adolf Galland (deceased) Adolf Galland fought in the great Battles of Poland, France and Britain, leading the famous JG26 Abbeville Boys. He flew in combat against the RAFs best including Douglas Bader, Bob Stanford Tuck and Johnnie Johnson. In 1941, at the age of 29, he was promoted to Inspector of the Fighter Arm. In 1942 Hitler personally selected Galland to organise the fighter escort for the Channel Dash. He became the youngest General in the German High Command but open disagreements with Goering led to his di Signature Value : £80 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McInnes, Archibald Died : 2019 Flt Lt Archibald McInnes (deceased) Commissioned as a Pilot in 1940 with 601 Sqn and later moved to 238 Sqn, completing his service with this Squadron. Archie flew Hurricanes with 601 Squadron at Exeter before moving to 238 Squadron at Chilbolton. He was later stationed in Malta, after travelling on board HMS Victorious during the hunt for the Bismarck. He lost his left arm after being shot down in North Africa, and after recovering he returned to active service with 691 Squadron at Roborough. Archibald McInnes passed away on We Signature Value : £20 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Clark, Terry Died : 2020 Flight Lieutenant Terry Clark (deceased) Terry Clark was born in Croyden on 11th April 1919. Terry Clark joined 615 RAuxAF in March 1938 in Kenley, as an Aircrafthand. Called up in 1939, he joined 615 Squadron, Auxiliary Air force, and flew as a gunner in Hawker Hectors before he qualified as an Air Gunner and also a Radio Observer. He joined No.219 Sqn at Catterick in July 1940 and flew on Beaufighters throughout the Battle of Britain. By September 1940, the conflict had reached its zenith and at night the feared Blitz began in ea Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Hughes, William Robert Bob Died : 2018 Flight Lieutenant William Robert Bob Hughes DFC AE (deceased) Bob Hughes joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in May 1939 and became an air gunner taking the wireless & gunnery courses as a WOp/AG, and was posted to 5 OTU Aston Down on 20th July to convert to Bristol Blenheims. On 17th August 1940 he joined 23 Squadron at Wittering. During the Battle of Britain he took part in night-fighter Operations. After the Battle of Britain he completed 2 operational tours on bombers with 149 Squadron at Mildenhall, in Wellington Bombers. On 11th March 1941, he went Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Summers, Richard G B Died : 2017 Wing Commander Richard G B Summers (deceased) Richard G B Summers was a navigator on Blenheims with 219 squadron at the age of 18. He fought throughout the Battle of Britain and after the cmapaign served in West Africa and Gibraltar. After the war he served on V-Bombers and received an OBE for gallant and distinguished service during the Mau Mau emergency in Kenya during the 1950s. Richard Gordon Battensby Summers was born on 18th October 1921 in Beverley, East Yorkshire and was educated at Ermysteds Grammar School at Skipton. In April 1 Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor £495.00 Battle of Britain Tribute edition of 10 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm) Image size 26 inches x 17.5 inches (66cm x 44cm) Neil, Tom Died : 2018 Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC (deceased) Tom Neil was born on 14th July 1920 in Bootle, Lancashire. Tom Neil (also to become known in the RAF as 'Ginger') joined the RAFVR in October 1938 and began his flying training at 17 E and RFTS, Barton, Manchester. Tom Neil was called up on the 2nd os September 1939 being sent to 4 ITW, Bexhill in early November. On 1st December 1939, he was posted to 8 FTS and on completion of the course he was commissioned and posted to 249 Squadron in May 1940 flying Hurricanes just before the star Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Elkington, John Died : 2019 Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased) John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019. Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Rall, Gunther Died : 2009 General Gunther Rall (deceased) A young pilot with III/JG52 at the outbreak of war. He quickly demonstrated his natural ability and leadership qualities, scoring his first air victory early in the Battle of Britain, and by July 1940 was leading 8/JG52. After transfer to the Eastern Front his air victories mounted at an astonishing rate. A crash hospitalised him but within nine months he was back in the cockpit, and, when commanding III/JG52, gained the Wings 500th victory. Gunther fought throughout the war to become the 3r Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Pickering, Tony Died : 2016 Tony Pickering AFC (deceased) With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. T Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wilkinson, Ken Died : 2017 Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson (deceased) Battle of Britain pilot flying Hurricanes, he flew Spitfires with 611 Sqn and then 616 Sqn at Kirton-in-Lindsey and 19 Sqn at Fowlmere during 1940 and after a spell instructing returned to operations on Spitfires, with 234 and 165 Squadrons. After spending time with 53, 24 and 10 Operational Training Units, he left the RAF in November 1945 and served in the RAFVR. Ken said : From 1st September 1939 I wrote myself off. I thought, 'you've got no chance' lasting through whatev Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Galland, Adolf Died : 1996 General Adolf Galland (deceased) Adolf Galland fought in the great Battles of Poland, France and Britain, leading the famous JG26 Abbeville Boys. He flew in combat against the RAFs best including Douglas Bader, Bob Stanford Tuck and Johnnie Johnson. In 1941, at the age of 29, he was promoted to Inspector of the Fighter Arm. In 1942 Hitler personally selected Galland to organise the fighter escort for the Channel Dash. He became the youngest General in the German High Command but open disagreements with Goering led to his di Signature Value : £80 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McInnes, Archibald Died : 2019 Flt Lt Archibald McInnes (deceased) Commissioned as a Pilot in 1940 with 601 Sqn and later moved to 238 Sqn, completing his service with this Squadron. Archie flew Hurricanes with 601 Squadron at Exeter before moving to 238 Squadron at Chilbolton. He was later stationed in Malta, after travelling on board HMS Victorious during the hunt for the Bismarck. He lost his left arm after being shot down in North Africa, and after recovering he returned to active service with 691 Squadron at Roborough. Archibald McInnes passed away on We Signature Value : £20 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Clark, Terry Died : 2020 Flight Lieutenant Terry Clark (deceased) Terry Clark was born in Croyden on 11th April 1919. Terry Clark joined 615 RAuxAF in March 1938 in Kenley, as an Aircrafthand. Called up in 1939, he joined 615 Squadron, Auxiliary Air force, and flew as a gunner in Hawker Hectors before he qualified as an Air Gunner and also a Radio Observer. He joined No.219 Sqn at Catterick in July 1940 and flew on Beaufighters throughout the Battle of Britain. By September 1940, the conflict had reached its zenith and at night the feared Blitz began in ea Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Hughes, William Robert Bob Died : 2018 Flight Lieutenant William Robert Bob Hughes DFC AE (deceased) Bob Hughes joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in May 1939 and became an air gunner taking the wireless & gunnery courses as a WOp/AG, and was posted to 5 OTU Aston Down on 20th July to convert to Bristol Blenheims. On 17th August 1940 he joined 23 Squadron at Wittering. During the Battle of Britain he took part in night-fighter Operations. After the Battle of Britain he completed 2 operational tours on bombers with 149 Squadron at Mildenhall, in Wellington Bombers. On 11th March 1941, he went Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Summers, Richard G B Died : 2017 Wing Commander Richard G B Summers (deceased) Richard G B Summers was a navigator on Blenheims with 219 squadron at the age of 18. He fought throughout the Battle of Britain and after the cmapaign served in West Africa and Gibraltar. After the war he served on V-Bombers and received an OBE for gallant and distinguished service during the Mau Mau emergency in Kenya during the 1950s. Richard Gordon Battensby Summers was born on 18th October 1921 in Beverley, East Yorkshire and was educated at Ermysteds Grammar School at Skipton. In April 1 Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Thorogood, Laurence (companion print) Died : 2005 Squadron Leader Laurence Thorogood DFC AE (deceased) Joining 87 Squadron on June 14th 1940, Laurence Thorogood was thrown straight into the Battle of Britain, destroying a Ju88 on 25th August. Commissioned in 1941 he then was posted to India and remained in the Far East until the end of the war. He served with No 9 Sqn Indian Air Force (Hurricane IIc) and 67 Sqn RAF (Spitfire VIII) in the campaign down the Arakan Coast. Staying in the RAF after the war, he served in Singapore and Sumatra with 155 Sqn before converting to Vampires on 130 Sqn, aft Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Millard, Jocelyn G P (companion print) Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased) Volunteering for the RAFVR in August 1939, J G Millard was called up for full time service the following month. Converting to Hurricanes, he was posted to 1 Squadron at Wittering in October 1940, and shortly after transferred to Dougla Baders 242 Squadron at Coltishall. In November he moved to 615 Squadron at Northolt. After the Battle of Britain he spent time as an instructor, going to Canada. He later became Squadron Commander of 35 SFTS. Sadly, Jocelyn Millard passed away on the 10th of Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stapleton, Basil (companion print) Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC (deceased) Born in South Africa, Basil Gerald Stapleton joined the RAF in Jan 1939, being posted to 603 Sqn flying Spitfires. He first saw action off Scotland, sharing in the destruction of two bombers, before the Squadron was posted south to Hornchurch during the height of the Battle of Britain. By Nov 1940 his tally had risen to 6 and 2 shared victories and 8 probables. In March 1942 he was posted to 257 Sqn as flight commander. In August 1944 he commanded 247 Sqn flying Typhoons, taking part in the Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Leigh, Arthur (companion print) Died : 2004 Squadron Leader Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM (deceased) Another RAFVR pilot, The son of a regular soldier, Arthur Leigh was called up at the outbreak of war. After finishing his flying training he was posted to 7 OTU and then on to convert to Spitfires in August 1940. Arthur Leigh flew with 64 Squadron at Leconfield and 72 Squadron at Biggin Hill during the Battle of Britain before transferring to 611 Squadron. Awarded the DFM in September 1941, Leigh had then completed 50 sweeps, had destroyed two Bf 109s, probably destroyed another four and shared Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy (companion print) Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Drake, Billy (companion print) Died : 2011 Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typho Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barwell, Eric (companion print) Died : 2007 Wing Commander Eric Barwell (deceased) Born in Suffolk in August 1913, Eric Barwell joined the RAFVR in 1938 to train as a pilot. He was commissioned into No.264 Sqn in February 1940, flying the Boulton-Paul Defiant. His squadron flew in support of the evacuation of Dunkirk, and he claimed two Me109s, two Ju87 Stukas and a Heinkel during this evacuation. However, in the combat with the Heinkel, his aircraft was damaged and he was forced to ditch, managing to put it down in the water between two British destroyers. He and his gunn Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McGowan, Roy (companion print) Died : 2012 Squadron Leader Roy McGowan (deceased) Flying Hurricanes with No.46 Squadron, Roy McGowan was shot down on 15th September 1940. Sufferring from severe burns he was hospitalised and treated by the pioneering plastic surgeon Archie McIndoe, and was one of the founding members of the famous 'Guinea Pig Club'. Signature Value : £35 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Mackenzie, Ken (companion print) Died : 2009 Wng Cmdr Ken Mackenzie (deceased) Ken Mackenzie flew 2 ops on Hurricanes with No.43 Sqn before joining No.501 Sqn based at Kenley during the Battle of Britain, again on Hurricanes. During his time with No.501 Sqn, he claimed 7 victories, with a further 4 shared and 3 damaged. In the most remarkable of these, Ken was following what he thought was a damaged Me109 down to sea level. Realising the aircraft was not damaged, he deliberately struck the tailplane of the enemy aircraft with the wing of his Hurricane (V6799), forcing h Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Denchfield, David (companion print) Died : 2012 Warrant Officer David Denchfield (deceased) Called up in 1939 he converted to Spitfires and joined 610 Squadron at Acklington in the Battle of Britain. On a Blenheim escort to St Omer in February 1941 his aircraft was hit and, having baled out at 5,000 feet, he was captured by the Germans. He spent time in several POW camps, including Stalg Luft III, and at the end of the war in May 1945 flew back to the UK in a Lancaster of 617 Squadron. Sadly he passed away on 5th December 2012. Signature Value : £35 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bader, Douglas (matted on companion print) Died : 1982 Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader CBE, DSO*, DFC* (deceased) One of the most famous fighter aces of World War Two, Douglas Bader joined the RAF in 1928. A fearless aerobatic flyer, his luck ran out when his aircraft crashed attempting a slow roll. He lost both legs, and his career in the RAF was, for the time being, over. At the outbreak of World War Two however, his persistence persuaded the RAF to let him fly again, this time with artificial legs. Joining 19 Squadron in February 1940, he soon scored his first victory. A brilliant fighter leader, he Signature Value : £150 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Sheen, Desmond (matted on companion print) Died : 2001 Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (deceased) Desmond Frederick Burt Sheen was born in Sydney, Australia, on October 2 1917. After school, he received a cadetship in the Royal Australian Air Force and in 1937 sailed for Britain, where he was granted a short service commission in the RAF and was posted to No 72 Squadron. During the Battle of Britain, Desmond got his first victories and was shot down twice during the Battle of Britain, in the course of which he accounted for three enemy aircraft destroyed, one shared, two probably destroyed Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Munchberg, Joachim (matted on companion print) NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 1943 Joachim Munchberg (deceased) Joachim Müncheberg is credited with 135 air victories with the majority of his victories were claimed over the Western Front, and 33 claims over the Eastern Front. Of his 102 aerial victories achieved over the Western Allies, 46 were against Supermarine Spitfire fighters. Müncheberg died of wounds after an engagement in his Bf 109 G-6 (Werknummer 16 381) on 23rd March 1943 over Tunisia when his 135th victim, a USAAF 52nd Fighter Group Spitfire exploded in front of him after a close- Signature Value : £380 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bethke, Siegfried (matted on companion print) Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke (deceased) Siegfried Bethke joined the Luftwaffe in 1935 and was posted to II./JG2 shortly before the Battle of France. During the Battle of Britain he was Staffelkapitan of 2. Staffel JG2, and by the end of 1940 his tally had reached 10. He flew on the Channel Dash but later a serious accident halted his flying career. Awarded the Iron Cross I and II Class, he had a total of 14 victories. Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Jabs, Hans-Joachim (matted on companion print) Died : 2003 Oberstleutnant Hans-Joachim Jabs (deceased) After seeing combat as a pilot in Czechoslovakia and the great air battles over France and Belgium, Hans-Joachim Jabs flew the Messerschmitt Me110 Zerstorer throughout the Battle of Britain with II./ZG76 Sharks Gruppe. During this time he shot down eight Spitfires and four Hurricanes and was awarded the Knights Cross in October 1940. Hans-Joachim Jabs retrained as a night fighter pilot, briefly returning to daylight operations to escort the German capital ships on the famous Channel Dash. He Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Weissflog, Erich (matted on companion print) Died : 1999 Oberstleutnant Erich Weissflog (deceased) Erich Weissflog flew in the Me110 Zerstorer during the Battle of Britain with II./ZG76, the Sharks Gruppe. He was also radio operator to Hans-Joachim Jabs on almost all his Destroyer, and later, night fighter missions in NG1. He was awarded the Knights Cross in 1944 and participated in a total of 48 day and night air victories. He passed away in 1999. Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wust, Willi (matted on companion print) NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Feldwebel Willi Wust Together with his pilot - Knights Cross winner Alfred Wehmeyer, Willi Wust flew as radio operator in the Me110 Zerstorer during the Battle of Britain with III./ZG26 Horst Wessel. In 1941 he and Wehmeyer were posted with ZG26 to the Mediterranean where they flew over 113 combat missions in Africa and Crete, scoring 8 air victories. He was awarded the Knights Cross First Class. Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Elles, Franz (matted on companion print) NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Ambassador Franz Elles Franz Elles began operations in 1940 with 1 Staffel, I./JG-27 and saw action in the Battle of Britain under the command of Edu Neumann. Transferred in early 1941 to North Africa he flew as wing-man to the famous Knight's Cross holder Karl-Wolfgang Redlich. He had scored 5 victories flying Me109s. At the end of that year, Elles, defending his leader's tail in a close air combat, was shot down behind enemy lines and taken prisoner. He spent the remainder of the war as a prisoner of war Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

Inspiration by John Young. Official limited edition print of the 60th Anniversary of the Douglas Bader Foundation. Douglas Bader (D-B) leading Dogsbody Section, 616 Squadron, including Johnnie Johnson (YQ-E) , Cocky Dundas (YO-A) and Jeff West (YQ-H) on his final operational take off from Westhampnett on August 9th 1941. Item Code : LI0028 Inspiration by John Young. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm) Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Beardsley, Robert Died : 2003 Squadron Leader Robert Beardsley DFC (deceased) An RAFVR pilot, joining 610 Squadron at Biggin Hill at the peak of the Battle of Britain, in August 1940, Beardsley had three confirmed victories before the end of the Battle. Posted to 41 Squadron, Beardsley spent months with the Tangmere Wing in 1941, remembering Bader for his determination to operate the wing on every possible occasion and his calmness of the radio which compared favourably with some other Wing Leaders. Commissioned in June 1941, Beardsley remained with 41 Squadron until Nove Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Winskill, Archie Died : 2005 Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased) An RAFVR pilot, Winskill flew with both 72 Squadron and 603 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain. Commissioned in August 1940 he was posted in February 1941 to 41 Squadron where he soon became a Flight Commander. Baders determination to engage the enemy at every possible opportunity is what he remembers most clearly of the period, On August 14th he was shot down over France, just five days after Bader. He managed to evade capture and, with the help of the French Resistance, made his way to Spa Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Williams, Tom Draper Died : 2004 Squadron Leader Tom Draper Williams DFC (deceased) Tom Williams joined 611 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force, early in 1939, rejoining after completing his training in April 1940. He served with 611 throughout the Battle of Britain, including the period 611 was part of the Duxford Wing. On September 15, 1940 Williarns shared in the destruction of three Do 17s and on October 11 he shared another. On May 7 1941 he shot down a Bf 109 attacking a British bomber damaged by flak. Williams escorted it back to the English coast at low level. On June 19 he d Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Armitage, Dennis Died : 2004 Squadron Leader Dennis Armitage DFC (deceased) Having flown 13 wing operations with Douglas Bader, Armitages strongest memories are of a man who was afraid of nothing, who would take on any odds. In the mess this transferred to the pilots so that they eagerly awaited the next day's operations. An RAFVR pilot, Armitage was commissioned and joined 266 Squadron in December 1939. He was appointed Flight Commander in August 1940. On August 12 he claimed the destruction of a Ju 88. 266 Squadron was not a formal part of the Duxford Wing, but d Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Morton, Butch NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Sergeant Butch Morton Bob Morton has the honour of a nickname personally bestowed on him by Bader, apparently referring to his modest 5 foot 3 inch height! Like Bader he was shot down over St Omer, on July 9 1941, a month before the Wing Leader. Joining the RAFVR just before the outbreak of war, Morton unusually, did his elementary flying training on Blackburn B2s which he considered far superior to Tiger Moths. After conversion to Spitfires he was posted to 74 Squadron, but in spite of valiant efforts he was not abl Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Smith, Alan Died : 2013 Flight Lieutenant Sir Alan Smith DFC (deceased) An RAFVR pilot Alan Smith completed his conversion to Spitfires and was posted to 610 Squadron in October 1940. and then to 616 Squadron in December 1940, Alan Smith often flew as wingman to Douglas Bader and would have been flying in that position on the fateful August 9th had he not been suffering from a head cold and instead set off for London to buy a uniform to match his newly granted commission. Johnnie Johnson described him as the perfect No 2. He usually flew in the same section with Bad Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Ward-Smith, Peter Flight Lieutenant Peter Ward-Smith An Insurance Broker at Lloyds before the war, Peter Ward-Smith was an RAVR pilot who Joined 610 Squadron in August 1940. Although he had little personal contact with Bader, he was impressed with his leadership in the air. Commissioned in June 1941, Ward-Smith was shot down soon afterwards on a sweep over Northern France. He baled out and was captured. He was held in camps in Poland and at StalagLuft 111 at Sagan and Belaria. He was liberated by the British Army in 1945. Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Unwin, George Died : 2006 Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* (deceased) George Unwin joined the RAF in 1929, and in 1936 was posted to Duxford with 19 Squadron as a Sergeant Pilot. He was one of the first pilots in the RAF to fly the Spitfire. With the outbreak of war 19 Squadron moved to Hornchurch and George, now one of the Squadrons most experienced pilots, took part in the great air battles over France and Dunkirk, scoring 3 and a half victories. He flew with 19 Squadron continuously during the whole of the Battle of Britain. He was commissioned in 1941. Af Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Jones, Richard L Died : 2012 Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones (deceased) Richard Jones was born in 1918 and in July 1940 Richard Jones was posted to 64 Squadron at Kenley, flying Spitfires. He was involved in heavy fighting over the Channel during the Battle of Britain, with the squadron suffering many losses during July and August. Towards the end of the Battle of Britain, in October, he moved to 19 Squadron flying Spitfires from Fowlmere, and was heavily involved in the fighter sweeps taking place at that time. Near the end of the Battle of Britain, Pilot Office Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Cox, David Died : 2004 Wing Commander David Cox DFC (deceased) Ending the war with seven confirmed victories and as Wing Leader of 909 Spitfire Wing in Burma, Cox remembers an acerbic encounter with Bader as a young Sergeant Pilot. Bader made it very clear that the battle damage to his Spitfire was not excused by his having shot down the Bf 109 that caused it! Above all, however, he remembers Baders calmness on the radio when leading the Wing - it calmed evervone else. Cox, from Cambridge, an RAFVR pilot, originally failed the RAF medical, working for so Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Cunningham, Wallace Died : 2011 Flight Lieutenant Wallace Cunningham DFC (deceased) Wallace Cunningham, known as Jock during his time in the RAF, was born in Glasgow on December 4th 1916. He studied Engineering part-time at the Royal Technical College (later to become the University of Strathclyde) and joined the RAFVR in 1938, learning to fly at Prestwick. When war was declared he was commissioned. He did his flying training at 11 FTS, Shawbury. After converting to Spitfires at 5 OTU, Aston Down, he was posted to 19 Squadron in July 1940. Flew Spitfire Mk.I P8439. On 16th Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Kemp, N L D Died : 2005 Flight Lieutenant N L D Kemp DFC (deceased) A Battle of Britain veteran who had flown with Douglas Bader in the famous 242 Canadian squadron. Nigel Kemp transferred with the squadron to Malta in 1941, flying his Hurricane of Ark Royal on Nmember 12. The squadron sufferred such heavy losses in Malta that in March 1942 the survivors were absorbed into 126 and 185 Squadrons. He had been with 242 in 1941 when the squadron was re-equipped with the Hurricane II and took part in the cross channel offensive, receiving the D17C in October 1941 for Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Millard, Jocelyn G P Died : 2010 Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard (deceased) Volunteering for the RAFVR in August 1939, J G Millard was called up for full time service the following month. Converting to Hurricanes, he was posted to 1 Squadron at Wittering in October 1940, and shortly after transferred to Dougla Baders 242 Squadron at Coltishall. In November he moved to 615 Squadron at Northolt. After the Battle of Britain he spent time as an instructor, going to Canada. He later became Squadron Commander of 35 SFTS. Sadly, Jocelyn Millard passed away on the 10th of Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Nicholls, Doug Died : 2015 Squadron Leader Doug Nicholls DFC (deceased) A pre-war RAFVR pilot, in June 1940 Nicholls converted to Hurricanes at 7 OTU, Hawarden. Nicholls flew during the Battle of Britain with 85 and 242 and in September joined 151 Squadron.at Digby On September 30, 1940, he shared in the destruction of a Ju 88 and returned to Digby with his Hurricane P 5182 severely damaged by return fire. Nicholls spent only a brief time with 242 but Bader made a considerable impression. After a hard day Nicholls remembers Bader taking off his legs and dressing t Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Bergman, Vic Died : 2002 Squadron Leader Vaclav (Vic) Bergman DFC Vaclav Bergman made his escape from Czechoslovakia after the Germans took over in March 1939 and went to Poland. In September 1939 Bergman escaped to France and joined LArmee de LAir. After a further escape from France he came to England where he was commissioned in the RAFVR, joining 310 Squadron on June 12th at its formation. In the Duxford Wing he found Bader a leader he admired and trusted whose leadership cut across all nationalities. In September, Bergman claimed a Bf110 destroyed on the 9 Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Sinclair, Gordon NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2005 Wing Commander Gordon Sinclair OBE DFC (deceased) A short service commission officer, Sinclair joined 19 Squadron as early as 1937 and was still with the Squadron in 1940. Over Dunkirk he destroyed a Bf 109 and probably another, and then on June 1 he destroyed two Bf 110s and on a later patrol the same day he claimed a He 111 and a Do 17 destroyed. He was awarded the DFC. He knew Bader well during his stay with 19 Squadron when Bader often flew as his No 2. Sinclair remembers his forceful personality, but also that he was great fun. They often Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brown, Maurice Peter Died : 2011 Squadron Leader Maurice Peter Brown (deceased) Maurice Peter Brown (known as Peter) was born in London on 17th June 1919. On leaving school he qualified for entry in the civil service with an appointment in the Air Ministry. But in April 1938 he left to join the Royal Air Force with a short service commission. In September 1939 he was posted to 611 West Lancashire Squadron with Spitfires in 12 Group, initially at Duxford and then Digby. His initiation into battle was over Dunkirk. He was at readiness throughout the Battle of Britain, in Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Leigh, Arthur Died : 2004 Squadron Leader Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM (deceased) Another RAFVR pilot, The son of a regular soldier, Arthur Leigh was called up at the outbreak of war. After finishing his flying training he was posted to 7 OTU and then on to convert to Spitfires in August 1940. Arthur Leigh flew with 64 Squadron at Leconfield and 72 Squadron at Biggin Hill during the Battle of Britain before transferring to 611 Squadron. Awarded the DFM in September 1941, Leigh had then completed 50 sweeps, had destroyed two Bf 109s, probably destroyed another four and shared Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Wilkinson, Ken Died : 2017 Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson (deceased) Battle of Britain pilot flying Hurricanes, he flew Spitfires with 611 Sqn and then 616 Sqn at Kirton-in-Lindsey and 19 Sqn at Fowlmere during 1940 and after a spell instructing returned to operations on Spitfires, with 234 and 165 Squadrons. After spending time with 53, 24 and 10 Operational Training Units, he left the RAF in November 1945 and served in the RAFVR. Ken said : From 1st September 1939 I wrote myself off. I thought, 'you've got no chance' lasting through whatev Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : John Young SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

Piece of Cake by Michael Turner. In the calm of a fine summer evening a group of Spitfires returns from the last sortie of the day. Two small boys and a passing cyclist watch as the leading Spitfire sweeps over the boundary of the temporary airfield. Item Code : LI0034 Piece of Cake by Michael Turner. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 1494 prints. Image size 15 inches x 24 inches (38cm x 61cm) Lacey, Ginger Died : 1989 Squadron Leader Ginger Lacey DFM (deceased) James Harry Lacey, from Wetherby, who was destined to become the top scoring RAF fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain, joined the RAFVR. in 1937. After an instructors course in 1938 he became an instructor at the Yorkshire Aeroplane Club. Called up at the outbreak of war, he was posted to 501 Squadron, and in May 1940 was posted with the unit to France. On the 13th he set off late on an early patrol, and shot down a Bf 109 and a He 111. Later in the day he destroyed a Bf 110. On the 27th he de Signature Value : £90 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Kingcome, Brian NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 1994 Group Captain Brian Kingcome DSO DFC (deceased) Brian Fabris Kingcome was born in Calcutta on May 31st 1917. Brian Kingcome was educated at Bedford and in 1936 entered the RAF College, Cranwell. Soon after he began his pilot course he was seriously injured in a car accident and was told by the RAF medical board that he would never fly again as he was expected to suffer permanent double vision. But after months in hospital and with Brians strength of character he proved the board wrong. In 1938 he was posted to No 65, a biplane Gladiator fi Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Barthropp, Paddy Died : 2008 Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Michael Turner SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE