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History of 32 Squadron Royal Air Force. Aviation art prints of 32 squadron based at Biggin Hill during the battle of Britain,. By aviation artist Kenneth McDonough. This print of 32 squadron. entitled battle for Biggin is available direct form aviation art prints. com a division of Cranston Fine Arts

Fighter Pilot of 32 Squadron. Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC*  Learnt to fly at the age of 16 and joined the RAF two years later in 1936. He first saw action in 1940 when as a Flight Commander in 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, he flew his Hurricane against the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe. He recalls this as an intensely busy period, during which he shot down an Me109 - his first enemy aircraft; by the end of August that same year his tally of enemy aircraft shot down increased to eight. Awarded the DFC, he was transferred to 257 Squadron where he joined Bob-Stanford Tuck as a Flight Commander. Promoted in 1941 to Squadron Leader, Pete Brothers then took command of 457 Squadron RAAF, equipped with Spitfires. A year later when 457 Squadron returned to Australia, Pete took command of 602 Squadron. In the early autumn of 1942 he went on to become Wing Leader of the Tangmere Wing, succeeding his old friend, Douglas Bader. By the end of the war Pete Brothers had amassed 875 operational hours over a 44-month period. He was credited with having personally shot down 16 enemy aircraft and damaged many more. He later went on to command 57 Squadron during the Malaya campaign. Upon return to the UK Pete Brothers joined the V-Force, flying Valiant-4 jet bombers. He retired in 1973.

Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon.

All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots.  The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built. 

Battle for Biggen  by Kenneth McDonough July 1940 Hurricanes from 32 squadron RAF southbound over Kent to protect their home base, Biggin Hill 


Height and Sun by Robert Taylor.


Height and Sun by Robert Taylor.

If you had the height, you controlled the battle. If you came out of the sun, the enemy could not see you. If you held your fire until you were very close, you seldom missed. These three basic rules contributed to the prowess in aerial combat of some of the most successful fighter pilots in history and seldom were they more valuable than when outnumbered. Between July and October 1940 the brave young pilots of RAF Fighter Command were under intense pressure from the constant attacks of the Luftwaffe and the Hawker Hurricane was the machine of the Battle of Britain, accounting for 80 percent of Allied victories. In this painting, Hurricanes of 32 Sqn climb high into the morning sky, gaining Height and Sun in an attempt to take the advantage over the onslaught of enemy fighters - August, 1940. This image captures the surreal calmness above the clouds, belying the fury of action and ultimate sacrifices made in those crisp blue skies.
Item Code : DHM1781Height and Sun by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
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Wellum, Geoffrey
Appleford, Alexander N R L
Iveson, Tony
Bent, Benjamin
Brown, Maurice P
Burns, Owen V
Chamberlin, Joseph
Lusty, Kenneth R
Duckenfield, Byron
Elkington, John
Foster, Bob
Gray, Trevor
Gregory, Albert E
Heimes, Leopold
Kane, Terence
Kings, Robert
Lawrence, Keith
Lucas, Robin M M D
Millard, Jocelyn G P
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The Guardians by Philip West.


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Legendary Hurricane pilot Flight Commander Pete Brothers (32 Sqn) and his wingman, having just taken off from Biggin Hill, proceed to gain height over the White Cliffs of Dover in search of the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe. By the end of the war Pete Brothers had amassed 875 operational hours over a 44-month period. He was credited with having personally shot down 16 enemy aircraft and damaged many more.
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Battle for Biggin  by Kenneth McDonough.


Battle for Biggin by Kenneth McDonough.

July 1940 Hurricanes from 32 squadron RAF southbound over Kent to protect their home base, Biggin Hill.
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32 Squadron Hurricanes - Battle of Britain by Graeme Lothian. (P)


32 Squadron Hurricanes - Battle of Britain by Graeme Lothian. (P)

Pete Brothers in GZ-L leads Hurricanes of No.32 Squadron on patrol during the Battle of Britain.
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Steinhoff Tribute by Robert Taylor.


Steinhoff Tribute by Robert Taylor.

Macky Steinhoff in action over the White Cliffs of Dover. It is August, and the height of the Battle of Britain: Heinkel 111 bombers have attacked airfields and radar stations along the south coast, and a frantic dog-fight has developed as Me109s of JG-52 clash with Hurricanes of the RAFs No. 32 Squadron. Mackys Me109E, which dominates the picture, provides a magnificently detailed study of this superlative fighter, as he and his fellow Luftwaffe pilots do their best to protect the retreating Heinkels. Below is a wonderful panoramic aerial view of Dover Harbour, the legendary White Cliffs, and the carefully researched landscape showing the south-eastern tip of the British Isles as it was in 1940.
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