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Blue -Fire! by Michael Rondot. - Cranston Military Prints

Blue -Fire! by Michael Rondot.


Blue -Fire! by Michael Rondot.

Buccaneer aircraft in action, launching a co-ordinated attack with Sea Eagle anti-ship sea-skimming missiles, the moment when the leader of the first element (callsign Blue) achieves his firing solution and initiates the ripple launch of his formations missiles by breaking radio silence with the traditional 208 Squadron radio call of Blue,-Fire! Nightmare scenario. Dusk over an empty sea. With lights out and in radio silence, three Buccaneers, each armed with 4 Sea-Eagle missiles, prepare to attack a Surface Action Group still beyond radar range. 150 miles away, three more Buccaneers are approaching the same target in a pincer attack timed to hit the target at exactly the same time. The first warning that the target will receive of the attack is when all 24 missile radar seekers switch on at close range for the final phase of the attack. Whilst the Buccaneers escape unseen, the defenses will be swamped with their worst nightmare - two volleys of missiles approaching without warning, at wave-top height, at 180 degrees to each other.
Item Code : MRX0003APBlue -Fire! by Michael Rondot. - Editions AvailableExtra....

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Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm)
Laight, Barry
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Died : 2012
Barry Laight (deceased)
An engineer known for his design of the Buccaneer, he went on to become Chief Designer of the Hawker division of the famed aviation company Hawker Siddeley, and was Director for Military Projects in the late 1960s. He died on 6th October 2012.
Signature Value : £10
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Cope, Bill
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Wg Cdr Bill Cope
Wing Commander Bill Cope was the Officer Commanding the Buccaneer Gulf War Detachment and when asked why the Buccaneers had been detached to the Gulf when there were already Tornadoes in that location, he answered: 'The Buccaneer is like my grandmother – old but formidable!'. The proof of that statement came when No.208 Sqn was tasked with 108 sorties, all of which were successful. All Squadron personnel were awarded the Gulf War Medal, as well as the Saudi and Kuwaiti medals for that
Signature Value : £10
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+ Artist : Michael Rondot

Signature(s) value alone : £20		Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£80.00

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm)
Laight, Barry
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Died : 2012
Barry Laight (deceased)
An engineer known for his design of the Buccaneer, he went on to become Chief Designer of the Hawker division of the famed aviation company Hawker Siddeley, and was Director for Military Projects in the late 1960s. He died on 6th October 2012.
Signature Value : £10
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Cope, Bill
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Wg Cdr Bill Cope
Wing Commander Bill Cope was the Officer Commanding the Buccaneer Gulf War Detachment and when asked why the Buccaneers had been detached to the Gulf when there were already Tornadoes in that location, he answered: 'The Buccaneer is like my grandmother – old but formidable!'. The proof of that statement came when No.208 Sqn was tasked with 108 sorties, all of which were successful. All Squadron personnel were awarded the Gulf War Medal, as well as the Saudi and Kuwaiti medals for that
Signature Value : £10
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Michael Rondot

Signature(s) value alone : £20		£130.00

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Buccaneer aircraft in action, launching a co-ordinated attack with Sea Eagle anti-ship sea-skimming missiles, the moment when the leader of the first element (callsign Blue) achieves his firing solution and initiates the ripple launch of his formations missiles by breaking radio silence with the traditional 208 Squadron radio call of Blue,-Fire! Nightmare scenario. Dusk over an empty sea. With lights out and in radio silence, three Buccaneers, each armed with 4 Sea-Eagle missiles, prepare to attack a Surface Action Group still beyond radar range. 150 miles away, three more Buccaneers are approaching the same target in a pincer attack timed to hit the target at exactly the same time. The first warning that the target will receive of the attack is when all 24 missile radar seekers switch on at close range for the final phase of the attack. Whilst the Buccaneers escape unseen, the defenses will be swamped with their worst nightmare - two volleys of missiles approaching without warning, at wave-top height, at 180 degrees to each other.

Blue -Fire! by Michael Rondot 		Depicted late in her long serving deployments Ark Royals Bricks make a pass as they return from a low level interdiction exercise.

Ark's Angels by Randall Wilson 		A former Station Commander of RAF Lossiemouth, he later became Director of Recruiting in the late 1980s. His first position as Commanding Officer of a squadron was with No.15 Sqn flying Buccaneers in 1976. He died in 2022.

Clipped Signature - Peter Oulton.		 Simmons was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1958 and became Officer Commanding No.15 Squadron in 1973, Station Commander at RAF Cottesmore in 1980 and Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Strike Command in 1980. He went on to be Air Officer Commanding No.1 Group in 1985, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 1987 and Deputy Controller Aircraft in 1989 before retiring in 1992.

Clipped Signature - Michael Simmons.
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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Barry Laight (deceased)
Died : 2012
*Signature Value : £10

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 500 prints.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs.


Laight, Barry
(Barry Laight (deceased))

An engineer known for his design of the Buccaneer, he went on to become Chief Designer of the Hawker division of the famed aviation company Hawker Siddeley, and was Director for Military Projects in the late 1960s. He died on 6th October 2012.


Wg Cdr Bill Cope
*Signature Value : £10

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 500 prints.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs.


Cope, Bill
(Wg Cdr Bill Cope)

Wing Commander Bill Cope was the Officer Commanding the Buccaneer Gulf War Detachment and when asked why the Buccaneers had been detached to the Gulf when there were already Tornadoes in that location, he answered: 'The Buccaneer is like my grandmother – old but formidable!'. The proof of that statement came when No.208 Sqn was tasked with 108 sorties, all of which were successful. All Squadron personnel were awarded the Gulf War Medal, as well as the Saudi and Kuwaiti medals for that campaign. Wg Cdr Cope was also awarded the Order of Bahrain for his part in the action.
Squadrons Related to This Print
No.208 Sqn
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Buccaneer

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