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The First Blow by Gerald Coulson. - Cranston Military Prints

The First Blow by Gerald Coulson.


The First Blow by Gerald Coulson.

Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the first RAF bombing raid of the second world war, on the 4th of September 1939 by the Blenheims of 107, 110 and 139 squadrons.
Item Code : DHM5002The First Blow by Gerald Coulson. - Editions Available
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Signed limited edition of 1089 prints. Image size 24 inches x 17.5 inches (61cm x 44cm)
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Flight Lieutenant George Booth
Sergeant George Booth, a navigator / observer with No.107 Squadron. On September 4,1939 during a low level attack on German warships at Wilhelmshaven, his Bristol Blenheim (N6240) was shot down. While the pilot was killed, Sergeant George Booth survived and became one of the first British prisoners of war in WWII. He spent the war in POW camps.
Signature Value : £60
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+ Artist : Gerald Coulson

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The swaggering figure of the Reichsmarshal swept imperiously into the Air Ministry on Berlin's Wilhemstrasse, his jewel-encrusted baton and extravagant uniform as flamboyant as ever. This was Saturday, 30th January 1943, the tenth Anniversary of the Nazi Party coming to power, and Goering was about to deliver the main speech in tribute to the Party and its leader, the Fuhrer - Adolf Hitler. The Royal Air Force had other plans for the anniversary. In stark defiance of the imagined air security safeguarding Berlin, brave pilots of 105 and 139 Sqn's took to the air in de Havilland Mosquitoes, on course for Germany. Their mission: RAF Bomber Command's first daylight raid on Berlin! The raid was timed to perfection and three Mosquitoes of 105 Sqn raced headlong, low level towards their target - the Haus des Rundfunks, headquarters of the German State broadcasting company. It was an hour before Goering could finally be broadcast. He was boiling with rage and humiliation. A few hours later, adding further insult, Mosquitoes from 139 Sqn swept over the city in a second attack moments before Goebbels addressed a Nazi mass rally in the Sportpalast. Goering's promise that enemy aircraft would never fly over the Reich was broken, the echo of that shame would haunt him for the rest of the war. This dramatic painting pays tribute to this pivotal moment in the war, capturing the Mosquito B.Mk.IVs of 105 Sqn departing the target area, following their successful strike on the Haus des Rundfunk.

Strike on Berlin by Anthony Saunders. 		Bristol Blenheim Mk.IVF of No.68 Squadron. The night-fighter squadron flew Blenheims from mid1941 to early 1942 before converting to Beaufighters. Aircraft WM-Z is shown in combat with a marauding Dornier Do17.

Blenheim Mk.IVF of No.68 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. 		Bristol Blenheim Mk.IVF of No.68 Squadron. The night-fighter squadron flew Blenheims from mid1941 to early 1942 before converting to Beaufighters. Aircraft WM-Z is shown in combat with a marauding Dornier Do17.

Blenheim Mk.IVF of No.68 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. 		139 Squadron RAF in North Italy, December 1917

Christmas Hunt - Bristol Fighter F2B by David Pentland.
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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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Flight Lieutenant George Booth
*Signature Value : £60

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Signed limited edition of 1089 prints.


Booth, George
(Flight Lieutenant George Booth)

Sergeant George Booth, a navigator / observer with No.107 Squadron. On September 4,1939 during a low level attack on German warships at Wilhelmshaven, his Bristol Blenheim (N6240) was shot down. While the pilot was killed, Sergeant George Booth survived and became one of the first British prisoners of war in WWII. He spent the war in POW camps.
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No.107 Sqn
No.110 Sqn
No.139 Sqn
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