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Dawn Breakers by Anthony Saunders. - Cranston Military Prints

Dawn Breakers by Anthony Saunders.


Dawn Breakers by Anthony Saunders.

As the first rays of dawn broke over Gold Beach on the morning of 6th June 1944, twenty-three Halifax bombers from No.76 Sqn headed inland over the breaking surf below. Their task was to annihilate the large German coastal gun battery of Mount Fleury that overlooked the beach where elements of the British 50th Division would shortly be landing. As ships of the Royal Navy joined the barrage and with the battery all but silenced, the bombers headed north, back towards England. The painting catches the moment as the Halifaxes, now escorted by American P-51s of the 359th Fighter Group, survey the extraordinary sight unfolding below them. Carried by a vast flotilla of landing craft, the first assault brigades of the 50th Division stream towards the Normandy shore where, despite heavy initial opposition, the British forces soon broke through. The German defenders who had survived the assault on the Mount Fleury battery had been cowed into submission, the survivors quickly over-run and taken prisoner. Their 12mm guns had offered no resistance and remained silent throughout. By midnight the 50th Division had landed over 25,000 men, and linking up with the Canadians on Juno Beach, had secured a deep bridgehead along a six mile front. The Battle for Caen and their long, slow march to Berlin had begun.
Item Code : DHM6216FLYDawn Breakers by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
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Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (67cm x 50cm) Image size 21.5 inches x 14 inches (54cm x 36cm)
Bernard, Eric
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Flt Lt Eric Bernard
Completed his training he was posted to Melbourne where he joined 10 Squadron as a Rear Gunner. He completed 32 Operations over north west Europe
Signature Value : £20
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Hampton, James
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Flight Lieutenant James Hampton
James Hampton enlisted in the RAF in 1945 and trained as a Flight Engineer. He flew Halifaxes operationally with 76 Squadron from RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor in Yrokshire. He was also the youngest and only survivor of three brothers. After leaving the squadron he flew on flight testing.
Signature Value : £20
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Statham, Rex
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Warrant Officer Rex Statham
Flight Engineer, 158 Squadron.
Signature Value : £20
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+ Artist : Anthony Saunders

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Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (67cm x 50cm) Image size 21.5 inches x 14 inches (54cm x 36cm)
Bernard, Eric
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Flt Lt Eric Bernard
Completed his training he was posted to Melbourne where he joined 10 Squadron as a Rear Gunner. He completed 32 Operations over north west Europe
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Hampton, James
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Flight Lieutenant James Hampton
James Hampton enlisted in the RAF in 1945 and trained as a Flight Engineer. He flew Halifaxes operationally with 76 Squadron from RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor in Yrokshire. He was also the youngest and only survivor of three brothers. After leaving the squadron he flew on flight testing.
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Statham, Rex
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Warrant Officer Rex Statham
Flight Engineer, 158 Squadron.
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Anthony Saunders

Signature(s) value alone : £60		£50 Off!Now : £140.00

Quantity:
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Remembered fondly by many RAF, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand bomber crews, the Halifax served many diverse roles in WWII, including service with Special Duties, dropping agents and supplies behind enemy lines. Halifax MkIIs of 35 Squadron, RAF Bomber Command, head out over the Lincolnshire coastline at dusk bound for Germany, August 1942. No.35 Squadron was one of the five squadrons selected to form the original Pathfinder Force.

Pathfinder Halifax by Nicolas Trudgian. 		Halifax Tugs Towing Hamilcar Gliders. Halifax glider tugs of 644 Squadron based at Tarrant Rushton head out across the English Channel with their Hamilcar gliders as part of Operation Overlord in June 1944. The mighty Hamilcar was capable of carrying an 8-ton payload, which was the equivalent of two Tetrarch light tanks, and was used both in the Normandy invasion and at Arnhem.

Operation Mallard by Ivan Berryman. 		With the departure of No 1 Group in May 1943, No 4 Group's 78 Sqn Halifaxes arrived at Breighton in Yorkshire from where they would continue to operate until the end of the war. Halifax III LW291 (EY-M) is depicted snowbound in the Winter of 1944, not long before it was lost over Grossmutz whilst taking part on a raid on Berlin on 20th January 1944. <br><br>Crew of EY-M : <br><br>Pilot : Flight Sergeant F Moffat RCAF (killed),<br>Navigator : Flying Officer W McGreggor RCAF (killed),<br>Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer R Selman RCAF (killed),<br>Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant H H Bennett (taken prisoner),<br>Flight Engineer : Sergeant N Legg (killed),<br>Rear Gunner : Sergeant W Ruelhoff (killed,<br>Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant J Stewart (killed).

White-out at Breighton - Tribute to No.78 Squadron by Ivan Berryman. 		Having survived the bombing raid on Karlsruhe, it was the cruelest of ironies that Halifax III LK789 (MP-L) of 76 Sqn should fall victim to a lone German fighter that was lurking in the night skies above Norfolk. Witnessed by another Halifax, LK785 (MP-T), the upward firing waist guns of Lt Wolfgang Wenning's Messerschmitt Me410 of II/KG51 found their mark, expertly exploiting the blind spot of the Halifax, sending LK789 down in flames near Welney, killing all but one of her crew. Wenning's victory was to be short lived, however, the German being killed in a mid air collision with an RAF Airspeed Oxford just three days later during another intruder operation over the midlands.

Unseen and Deadly by Ivan Berryman.
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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Flt Lt Eric Bernard
*Signature Value : £20

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 350 prints.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.


Bernard, Eric
(Flt Lt Eric Bernard)

Completed his training he was posted to Melbourne where he joined 10 Squadron as a Rear Gunner. He completed 32 Operations over north west Europe
Flight Lieutenant James Hampton
*Signature Value : £20

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 350 prints.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.


Hampton, James
(Flight Lieutenant James Hampton)

James Hampton enlisted in the RAF in 1945 and trained as a Flight Engineer. He flew Halifaxes operationally with 76 Squadron from RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor in Yrokshire. He was also the youngest and only survivor of three brothers. After leaving the squadron he flew on flight testing.
Warrant Officer Rex Statham
*Signature Value : £20

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 350 prints.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.


Statham, Rex
(Warrant Officer Rex Statham)

Flight Engineer, 158 Squadron.
Squadrons Related to This Print
No.76 Sqn
Aircraft Related to This Print
Halifax

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