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Gallant Ohio by Robert Taylor
Spitfires of 126 and 185 Squadrons successfully fend off a last desperate attempt by enemy aircraft to sink the crippled American tanker Ohio, still some 80 miles short of the beleaguered island of Malta. Badly damaged and barely afloat the Ohio, assisted by Royal Navy destroyers Penn, (foreground), Bramham (lashed to Ohios port side) and Ledbury, limped into port to a tumultuous welcome, on August 15, 1942. Her vital cargo of fuel kept the islands air defences alive, and ultimately made the island secure. |
| | Item Code : DHM2264 | Gallant Ohio by Robert Taylor - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | Signed limited edition of 850 prints. | Paper size 32 inches x 23 inches (81cm x 58cm) |
Holland, Tony | | Flight Lieutenant Tony Holland DFC AE DFC (deceased) |
| Tony Holland flew the first spitfire to Malta from USS Wasp with 603 Squadron in April 1942. He shared in the destruction of 6 enemy aircraft. Sadly Tony passed away on the 28th of March 2006 at 85. |
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Lewin, LordNO
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| | Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin GCB MVO DSC (deceased) |
| Terry Lewin served onboard the destroyer HMS Ashanti during Operation Pedestal. He later served on the Russian convoys, the invasion of North Africa and in the Channel. After the war he became chief of the Defence Staff during the Falklands War. Lord Lewin, regarded by many as the best Admiral produced by the Royal Navy since the second world war, died in January 1999. |
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Marten, George | | Lieutenant Commander George Marten LVO DSC |
| George Marten was first Lieutenant of destroyer HMS Penn during Operation Pedestal, and boarded the Ohio to take charge of recovery operations. He later commanded HMS Wilton in the North Atlantic. |
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Twiss, Peter | | Lieutenant Peter Twiss OBE DSC (deceased) |
| Peter Twiss was born on the 23rd of July,1921 in Lindfield, West Sussex. Peter Twiss spent much of his early days on a farm near Salisbury. When war broke out later in 1939 he enlisted as a Naval Airman Second Class in the Fleet Air Arm, qualifying as a pilot after initial training at 14 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School at Castle Bromwich on Tiger Moths and then went on to fly Hawker Harts and Fairey Battles. Operational training followed at RNAS Yeovilton flying Blackburn Rocs a |
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Lucas, Laddie | | 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 |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor | | SOLD
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AVAILABLE | | | Limited edition of artist proofs. | Paper size 32 inches x 23 inches (81cm x 58cm) |
Holland, Tony | | Flight Lieutenant Tony Holland DFC AE DFC (deceased) |
| Tony Holland flew the first spitfire to Malta from USS Wasp with 603 Squadron in April 1942. He shared in the destruction of 6 enemy aircraft. Sadly Tony passed away on the 28th of March 2006 at 85. |
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Lewin, LordNO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
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| | Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin GCB MVO DSC (deceased) |
| Terry Lewin served onboard the destroyer HMS Ashanti during Operation Pedestal. He later served on the Russian convoys, the invasion of North Africa and in the Channel. After the war he became chief of the Defence Staff during the Falklands War. Lord Lewin, regarded by many as the best Admiral produced by the Royal Navy since the second world war, died in January 1999. |
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Marten, George | | Lieutenant Commander George Marten LVO DSC |
| George Marten was first Lieutenant of destroyer HMS Penn during Operation Pedestal, and boarded the Ohio to take charge of recovery operations. He later commanded HMS Wilton in the North Atlantic. |
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Twiss, Peter | | Lieutenant Peter Twiss OBE DSC (deceased) |
| Peter Twiss was born on the 23rd of July,1921 in Lindfield, West Sussex. Peter Twiss spent much of his early days on a farm near Salisbury. When war broke out later in 1939 he enlisted as a Naval Airman Second Class in the Fleet Air Arm, qualifying as a pilot after initial training at 14 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School at Castle Bromwich on Tiger Moths and then went on to fly Hawker Harts and Fairey Battles. Operational training followed at RNAS Yeovilton flying Blackburn Rocs a |
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Lucas, Laddie | | 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 |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor | | £325.00 | | |
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