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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.

Bader Legend by Robert Taylor

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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.

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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)

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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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Original Painting - High Patrol by Ivan Berryman Price : £5995

Original Painting - Battle of Britain by Graeme Lothian Price : £2500

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Original Painting - Close Encounter by Ivan Berryman Price : £2500

Original Acrylic - Galland by Ivan Berryman Price : £850

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Featured Artist - Ivan Berryman



Art and aviation have been like a brother and sister to me. We have grown up together, learned together and made our adult lives together. But you do not have to have an appreciation of aircraft to admire the graceful lines of a Spitfire or the functional simplicity of a Focke-Wulf 190. They are themselves a work of art and they cry out to be painted - not as machines of war and destruction, but as objects of beauty, born of necessity and function, yet given a life and iconic classicism beyond their original calling. My interest and love of art and aircraft was gifted to me by my father, a designer and aeronautical engineer of considerable repute. Denis Berryman C.Eng. FRAeS. He gave me his eyes, his passion, his dedication and his unwavering professionalism. I owe him everything. And I miss him terribly. A love of art and of beautiful and interesting things takes you on a journey. You discover new interests, new fascinations, and you want to paint them. You want to paint them in their environment, in their element. Whether it is an aeroplane, a warship, a racing car or a beautiful woman, their gift to an artist is the same: Their lines, their texture and the way that light and shadows give them form. These are the food and oxygen of an artist. Not the paint and the canvas. These are mere tools. The secret is in the passion and the perception.

Original Battle of Britain Paintings



Your chance to own a superb original Battle of Britain painting! Displayed in the images here are four of the best paintings of the Battle of Britain available from Cranston Fine Arts. Click the links on the left to learn more about the aircraft, squadrons and pilots depicted in these extraordinary oil paintings.

To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, we have also commissioned many original pencil drawings which have been signed by pilots who flew during the Battle of Britain. The unique items can be seen on the special pencil drawing pages of artists Ivan Berryman and David Pentland.

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