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Doors Closed by Mark Postlethwaite. - Cranston Military Prints

Doors Closed by Mark Postlethwaite.


Doors Closed by Mark Postlethwaite.

On a day in early February 1991, a fourship formation of Tornado GR1s took part in a successful dive bombing attack on a military installation in southern Iraq. This fourship operated together on over 16 sorties from Mubarraq, Bahrain and consisted entirely of crews from the legendary 617 Dambuster Squadron. Depicted here is the third Tornado, flown by Flt Lt Paul Wharmby and his navigator Flt Lt Steve Kennedy climbing hard on max dry power shortly after releasing their payload of five 1000lb free fall bombs.
Item Code : DHM6156Doors Closed by Mark Postlethwaite. - Editions AvailableExtra....

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Signed limited edition of 500 prints (first 100 with signatures). Image size 21 inches x 12.5 inches (53cm x 32cm)
Byford, Alistair J
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Wing Commander Alistair J. Byford MA RAF
Officer Commanding 31 Squadron. He has flown nearly 3000 hours including 10 operational deployments. Piloted 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War.
Signature Value : £10
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Thomson, Greig
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Flight Lieutenant Greig Thomson
Piloted Tornado aircraft of 617 Sqn during the Gulf war.
Signature Value : £10
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Sinclair, Bob
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Squadron Leader Bob Sinclair
Navigator, 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War.
Signature Value : £10
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Wharmby, Paul
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Flight Lieutenant Paul Wharmby
Piloted Tornado aircraft of 617 Sqn during the Gulf war.
Signature Value : £10
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Kennedy, Steve
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Flight Lieutenant Steve Kennedy
Navigator, 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War.
Signature Value : £10
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Morris, Steve
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Flight Lieutenant Steve Morris
Navigator, 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War.
Signature Value : £10
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Cobb, Neil
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Flight Lieutenant Neil Cobb
Piloted Tornado aircraft of 617 Sqn during the Gulf war.
Signature Value : £15
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Wilson, Dave
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Flying Officer Dave Wilson
Navigator, 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War.
Signature Value : £10
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+ Artist : Mark Postlethwaite

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Bomber Command ground crew who served with No.49 Sqn before moving to No.617 Squadron. As ground crew, he played a crucial role in preparing the Lancaster bombers for the Dambusters Raid. He died in 2011.

Clipped Signature - Kenneth Lucas.		 Despite crippling damage to their Lancaster ED925 (G), the crew of AJ-M continued to press home their attack on the Mohne Dam on the night of 16th/17th May 1943. With both port engines ablaze, Flt Lt J V Hopgood forced his blazing aircraft on, releasing the Upkeep bomb just precious seconds too late to strike the dam, the mine instead bouncing over the wall and onto the power station below with devastating results. ED925 attempted to recover from the maelstrom, but the fuel fire was too intense and the aircraft was tragically lost, just two of her crew managing to escape the impact to spend the rest of the war as PoWs.

No Way Back by Ivan Berryman. 		In any conflict, accurate intelligence about the enemy is important, but during the Gulf War it was crucial to the rapid ending of hostilities with minimum Allied casualties. US Air National Guard RF-4C Phantoms, flying deep-penetration photo reconnaissance missions into Iraq and occupied Kuwait, provided much of the vital intelligence which enabled Allied ground forces to outflank and overwhelm Iraqi opposition with such devastation. Their missions were dangerous, taking them into the most heavily defended airspace over Baghdad and The Kuwait of Operations in broad daylight. They were fired on by SAMs and intense AAA barrages, but none were lost in over 300 missions. Michael Rondots painting portrays a classic formation of two RF-4Cs in action over Iraq, flying in company to provide lookout and mutual support in case of attack. On the ground, palls of Sand and smoke drift away from Iraqi artillery positions following an air strike, as the Phantoms accelerate and turn in for their battle-damage assessment photo run. In the next minutes they will come under fire from heat-seeking missiles and flak defenses around the target before escaping South, back to their base at Sheikh Isa AB, Bahrain. In the days following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, RF-4C Phantoms from the 117 TRW, Birmingham, Alabama ANG were among the spearhead of Units deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Desert Shield. Operating under difficult and dry conditions from Al Dafra AB, UAE, the Birmingham Guardsmen flew border reconnaissance missions using long range oblique cameras until mid-December, when the Nevada Air Guard took over and moved to similarly tense and dry Sheikh Isa AB, Bahrain. The two Phantoms in Mutual Support represent both the Birmingham Guard and the Nevada Guard, the High Rollers. Aircraft 886 flew 54 combat missions during Desert Storm, whilst 056 flew 51 missions in combat before it was lost on 30 March following a catastrophic systems failure over the Persian Gulf. The 192 TRS, Nevada ANG, flew 350 combat and combat support missions during Desert Storm. They did this with just 6 aircraft and 12 crews, supported by a small detachment of technicians and support personnel from their home base in Reno. The Part Timers are now back at their civilian jobs, but their contribution is commemorated marking the twilight of the RF-4C Phantom in service with the Nevada and Alabama ANG.

Mutual Support by Michael Rondot.		At sunrise on 12 November, 1944, led by Wing Commander James Tait, Lancasters of 617 Squadron RAF prepare to make their bombing run on the German battleship Tirpitz, lying in the Norwegian fjord at Tromso.

Target Bearing 270 by Robert Taylor.
Signatures on these products
*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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Wing Commander Alistair J. Byford MA RAF
*Signature Value : £10

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 500 prints (first 100 with signatures).


Byford, Alistair J
(Wing Commander Alistair J. Byford MA RAF)

Officer Commanding 31 Squadron. He has flown nearly 3000 hours including 10 operational deployments. Piloted 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War.


Flight Lieutenant Greig Thomson
*Signature Value : £10

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 500 prints (first 100 with signatures).


Thomson, Greig
(Flight Lieutenant Greig Thomson)

Piloted Tornado aircraft of 617 Sqn during the Gulf war.


Squadron Leader Bob Sinclair
*Signature Value : £10

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 500 prints (first 100 with signatures).


Sinclair, Bob
(Squadron Leader Bob Sinclair)

Navigator, 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War.


Flight Lieutenant Paul Wharmby
*Signature Value : £10

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 500 prints (first 100 with signatures).


Wharmby, Paul
(Flight Lieutenant Paul Wharmby)

Piloted Tornado aircraft of 617 Sqn during the Gulf war.


Flight Lieutenant Steve Kennedy
*Signature Value : £10

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 500 prints (first 100 with signatures).


Kennedy, Steve
(Flight Lieutenant Steve Kennedy)

Navigator, 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War.


Flight Lieutenant Steve Morris
*Signature Value : £10

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 500 prints (first 100 with signatures).


Morris, Steve
(Flight Lieutenant Steve Morris)

Navigator, 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War.


Flight Lieutenant Neil Cobb
*Signature Value : £15

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 500 prints (first 100 with signatures).


Cobb, Neil
(Flight Lieutenant Neil Cobb)

Piloted Tornado aircraft of 617 Sqn during the Gulf war.


Flying Officer Dave Wilson
*Signature Value : £10

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 500 prints (first 100 with signatures).


Wilson, Dave
(Flying Officer Dave Wilson)

Navigator, 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War.
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No.617 Sqn
Aircraft Related to This Print
Tornado

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