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History of 242 squadron, Royal Air
Force. Aviation
art print by Robert Taylor, showing Douglas Bader's spitfire in 242
squadron. These aviation art prints are nearly sold out or sold out and only
a few become available. order them through aviation art prints now.
Great Fighter Pilots of the Squadron. Flying
Officer Arthur Bishop RCAF Arthur Bishop is the son of Billy Bishop
VC, perhaps the most famous of all the First World War Canadian Aces.
Arthur joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941. Arriving in England he
joined 401 Squadron RCAF flying Spitfires as part of 83 Group in the then
recently formed 2nd TAF. After D-Day the Squadron was based in France,
where he continued intensive flying. After the war he became a
distinguished Canadian author, whose books include The Splendid Hundre' -
the story of Canadians who flew in the Battle of Britain. |
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Bader Legend by Robert Taylor
The legendary Wing Leader Douglas Bader high above the south coast of England, flying his beloved Mark Va Spitfire. Baders inspired leadership spawned some of World War IIs greatest fighter leaders- Johnnie Johnson, Denis Crowley-Milling, Cocky Dundas and many others.
Signed limited edition of 900 prints. . Price £200.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Buck Casson DFC AFC (deceased), Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AE (deceased), Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased) and Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* (deceased)
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. . Price £325.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Buck Casson DFC AFC (deceased), Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AE (deceased), Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* (deceased) and Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* (deceased)
ITEM CODE DHM2131
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Royal
Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph
up to
The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I
34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575
miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various
Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine
guns, for MK's V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning
machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or
a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed
by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936.
and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19
squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there
were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in
store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and
developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II
came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into
service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe
especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin
engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named
Seafires. By the end of
production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408
Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a
total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires
in front line use until April 1954. Bader Legend by Robert Taylor Four signatories: Buck
Casson, Denis Crowley-Milling, Johnnie
Johnson, George Unwin |
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