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Lysander Pick Up by Graeme Lothian. - Cranston Military Prints

Lysander Pick Up by Graeme Lothian.


Lysander Pick Up by Graeme Lothian.

A Lysander of 161 Squadron from RAF Tempsford banks to port as it circles a field somewhere in France 1943. These missions only took place on or around the full moon period to pick up or drop off SOE agents with the help of the Resistance. 161 Squadron, the most secret of all RAF squadrons, had in its flight, Lysanders, Hudsons, and Halifaxes which carried out parachute operations. Two of 161s top pilots Hugh Verity and Lewis Hodges both received the DSO & bar and DFC & bar, and from France the Legion dHonneur and the Croix de Guerre.
Item Code : DHM1155XXLysander Pick Up by Graeme Lothian. - Editions AvailableExtra....

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Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm)Artist : Graeme Lothian£45 Off!
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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs, signed by Sir Lewis Hodges. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm)
Hodges, Lewis

Died : 2007
Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased)
Lewis Hodges flew with 49 Sqn from June 1940 until he was shot down over occupied France in Sept 1940 and taken prisoner by the Vichy French. He managed to escape and made his way back to England, rejoining 49 Sqn. He took part in the attacks against the German Channel dash operation in Feb 1942. In Nov of that year he joined 161 (Special Duties) Sqn, flying Halifaxes, Lysanders and Hudsons landing and parachuting agents into German occupied territory. Among the people he brought out of Fran
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Limited edition of 250 prints, signed by Sir Lewis Hodges, DSO, DFC, Legion d Honneur and Croix de Guerre. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm)
Hodges, Lewis

Died : 2007
Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased)
Lewis Hodges flew with 49 Sqn from June 1940 until he was shot down over occupied France in Sept 1940 and taken prisoner by the Vichy French. He managed to escape and made his way back to England, rejoining 49 Sqn. He took part in the attacks against the German Channel dash operation in Feb 1942. In Nov of that year he joined 161 (Special Duties) Sqn, flying Halifaxes, Lysanders and Hudsons landing and parachuting agents into German occupied territory. Among the people he brought out of Fran
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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm)Artist : Graeme Lothian
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Original painting by Graeme Lothian. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm)
Hodges, Lewis

Died : 2007
Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased)
Lewis Hodges flew with 49 Sqn from June 1940 until he was shot down over occupied France in Sept 1940 and taken prisoner by the Vichy French. He managed to escape and made his way back to England, rejoining 49 Sqn. He took part in the attacks against the German Channel dash operation in Feb 1942. In Nov of that year he joined 161 (Special Duties) Sqn, flying Halifaxes, Lysanders and Hudsons landing and parachuting agents into German occupied territory. Among the people he brought out of Fran
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Flying secret agents in and out of occupied France, transporting arms and radio equipment to the Resistance, and collecting downed airmen from behind enemy lines, was one of the most hazardous flying operations of World War II. These cloak and dagger sorties, always conducted at night by the light of the moon, required a cool head and inordinate flying and navigational skills - a duty performed courageously by the pilots of RAF Special Duty Squadrons. Due to their clandestine nature, the true magnitude of their operations only became fully appreciated when the war was over.

Moonlight by Gerald Coulson. 		Entering service with the RAF in June 1938, the Westland Lysander was to prove invaluable in its role of transporting SOE agents on clandestine missions during World War II. 1,652 Lysanders were built and they were the first British aircraft to be based in France at the outbreak of the war and the last to see action there during the evacuation of Dunkirk. The example shown is of 161 Sqn based at Tempsford.

Black Lizzie by Ivan Berryman.		 Flying secret agents in and out of occupied France, transporting arms and radio equipment to the Resistance, and collecting downed airmen from behind enemy lines, was one of the most hazardous flying operations of World War II. These cloak and dagger sorties, always conducted at night by the light of the moon, required a cool head and inordinate flying and navigational skills - a duty performed courageously by the pilots of RAF Special Duty Squadrons. Due to their clandestine nature, the true magnitude of their operations only became fully appreciated when the war was over.

Moonlight by Gerald Coulson. 		A New Zealander who flew with No.161 Sqn and No.138 Sqn during WW2, he flew B29s with the USAF in Korea before becoming Station Commander at RAF Wittering - home of the UK's V-Bomber fleet. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Distinguished Service Order. He died in 1998. <br><br><b>Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.</b><br>

Clipped Signature - Sir Alan Boxer.
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*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature and is for the unmatted version where available. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare.
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased)
Died : 2007
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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs, signed by Sir Lewis Hodges.
Limited edition of 250 prints, signed by Sir Lewis Hodges, DSO, DFC, Legion d Honneur and Croix de Guerre.
Original painting by Graeme Lothian.


Hodges, Lewis
(Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased))

Lewis Hodges flew with 49 Sqn from June 1940 until he was shot down over occupied France in Sept 1940 and taken prisoner by the Vichy French. He managed to escape and made his way back to England, rejoining 49 Sqn. He took part in the attacks against the German Channel dash operation in Feb 1942. In Nov of that year he joined 161 (Special Duties) Sqn, flying Halifaxes, Lysanders and Hudsons landing and parachuting agents into German occupied territory. Among the people he brought out of France were two future Presidents - Vincent Auriol and Francois Mitterand. He died 4th January 2007.
Squadrons Related to This Print
No.161 Sqn
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Lysander

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