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Royal Air Force 66 Squadron. Supermarine Spitfire of 66 Squadron shown in aviation art prints
by Robert Taylor available from aviationprints.co.uk, part of the Royal Air Force
squadron's history in aviation art.
Group Captain
Bobby Oxspring was one of that select band of fighter pilots who flew
throughout the Second World War , he flew Spitfires throughout his wartime
career, Bobby Oxspring started the war with 66 Squadron, flying with them
during Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain. After two and a half years and a
short spell instructing he moved to 41 Squadron and then to command 91
Squadron at Hawkinge where he played a significant role in the events of
the day of the Channel Dash. From there he transferred to command 72
Squadron; after detachment with 222 Squadron for the Dieppe assault, he
moved with 72 Squadron to the Desert. After Sicily he became a wing leader
commanding 24 Wing shortly before the Normandy invasion. One week before
the war ended he was still flying operationally.
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| Quartet by Gerald Coulson. The inspiration for this subject was principally the setting. A low sun turning the tops of towering cumulus to a soft ochre against a backdrop of azure. Through breaks in these massive clouds can be seen a landscape beginning to fade, greens and yellows changing to liquid blues and mauves. All that is now required to complete the picture are the lines of a beautiful aeroplane, provided here by four Spitfires on No.66 Sqn. The aircraft shown are LZ-M, LZ-N, LZ-K and LZ-X. LZ-X was flown by H R Dizzy Allen throughout the Battle of Britain. Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £70.00  Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Battle of Britain signature edition of 150 prints from the limited edition of 850 prints. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Wing Commander John Freeborn DFC*
and
Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE LE0261 |
| Scramble by Gerald Coulson. A telephone rings at a typical flight dispersal: a call from Operations sends pilots and ground crew running for aircraft ready fuelled and armed. A mechanic starts the engine of the spitfire in the foreground and it explodes into life, blasting out blue exhaust gases, the slipstream flattening the grass and kicking up dust. A young sergeant pilot with feelings a mixture of fear and excitement, runs for his machine. The painting captures the tense atmosphere of a much repeated action from these crucial events of the Battle of Britain, as Spitfires of No.66 Squadron scramble. Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Image size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £150.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Appleford signature edition of 44 prints (Nos 801 - 844) from the signed limited edition of 850 prints. Image size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Alexander N R L Appleford Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Freeborn signature edition of 30 prints from the limited edition of 850 prints. Image size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Wing Commander John Freeborn DFC*. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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| Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor Bobby Oxspring in his 66 Squadron Spitfire destroys an ME109 of JF/53 Ace of Spades Group, in a high level attack at 30,000 feet above Dover, 18th September 1940. Signed limited edition of 990 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 20 (86cm x 51cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Group Captain Bobby Oxsping (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2084 |
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Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor Bobby Oxspring in his 66 Squadron Spitfire destroys an ME109 of
JF/53
Ace of Spades Group, in a high level attack at 30,000 feet above Dover,
18th September 1940 Signatories: Bobby Oxspring.
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. |
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