B25 Mitchell

[ Home ] [ Up ] [ Douglas A-26 Invader ] [ Boeing B17 Flying Fortress ] [ Consolidated B24 Liberator ] [ B25 Mitchell ] [ B26 Marauder ] [ Boeing B-29 Superfortress ] [ Boeing B52 Stratofortress ] [ Lockheed F117A Stealth ] [ Lockheed SR 71 ]


Customer Helpline (UK) : 01436 820269

You currently have no items in your basket

Visa Credit payments supported by RBS WorldPay Visa Debit payments supported by RBS WorldPay Visa Electron payments supported by RBS WorldPay Mastercard payments supported by RBS WorldPay Maestro payments supported by RBS WorldPay JCB payments supported by RBS WorldPay RBS WorldPay Payments Processing


Buy with confidence and security!
Publishing historical art since 1985


Aircraft :

Squadrons :

Aviation Artists :

Signatures :
Product Search         
(Exact match search - please check our other menus above first)

B25 Mitchell of Lt Col Doolittle during the Doolittle raiders bombing mission over Tokyo in aviation art prints and original paintings by Ivan Berryman, Nicholas Trudgian and Robert Taylor. Available from aviationprints.co.uk.

On April 18, 1942, Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle led a group of 16 B-25 bombers on a carrier-launched raid on industrial and military targets in Japan. The raid was one of the most daring missions of WW II. Planning for this secret mission began several months earlier, and Jimmy Doolittle, one of the most outstanding pilots and leaders in the United States Army Air Corps was chosen to plan, organize and lead the raid. The plan was to get within 300 or 400 miles of Japan, attack military and industrial targets in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kobe shortly after nightfall, and then fly on to a dawn landing at secret airfields on the coast of China. The twin engine B-25 Mitchell bomber was selected by Doolittle for the mission and practice indicated that it should be possible to launch these aircraft from a carrier deck with less than 500 feet of runway. On April 2, 1942 the USS Hornet and a number of escorts set sail from Alameda, California with the 16 B-25s strapped to its deck. This task force rendezvoused with another including the USS Enterprise, and proceeded for the Japanese mainland. An element of surprise was important for this mission to succeed. When the task force was spotted by a Japanese picket boat, Admiral Halsey made the decision to launch the attack earlier than was planned. This meant that the raiders would have to fly more than 600 miles to Japan, and would arrive over their targets in daylight. It also meant that it would be unlikely that each aircraft would have sufficient fuel to reach useable airfields in China. Doolittle had 50 gallons of additional fuel stowed on each aircraft as well as a dinghy and survival supplies for the likely ditchings at sea which would now take place. At approximately 8:00 AM the Hornets loudspeaker blared, Now hear this: Army pilots, man your planes! Doolittle and his co-pilot R.E. Cole piloted the first B-25 off the Hornets deck at about 8:20 AM. With full flaps, and full throttle the Mitchell roared towards the Hornets bow, just barely missing the ships island superstructure. The B-25 lifted off, Doolittle leveled out, and made a single low altitude pass down the painted center line on the Hornets deck to align his compass. The remaining aircraft lifted off at approximately five minute intervals. The mission was planned to include five three-plane sections directed at various targets. However, Doolittle had made it clear that each aircraft was on its own. He insisted, however, that civilian targets be avoided, and under no circumstances was the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to be bombed. About 30 minutes after taking off Doolittles B-25 was joined by another piloted by Lt. Travis Hoover. These two aircraft approached Tokyo from the north. They encountered a number of Japanese fighter or trainer aircraft, but they remained generally undetected at their low altitude. At 1:30 PM the Japanese homeland came under attack for the first time in the War. From low altitudes the raiders put their cargoes of four 500 pounders into a number of key targets. Despite antiaircraft fire, all the attacking aircraft were unscathed. The mission had been a surprise, but the most hazardous portion of the mission lay ahead. The Chinese were not prepared for the raiders arrival. Many of the aircraft were ditched along the coast, and the crews of other aircraft, including Doolittles were forced to bail out in darkness. There were a number of casualties, and several of the raiders were caught by Japanese troops in China, and some were eventually executed. This painting is dedicated to the memories of those airmen who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and the thousands of innocent Chinese citizens which were brutally slaughtered as a reprisal for their assistance in rescuing the downed crews.

USS Hornet. Doolittles Raiders by Ivan Berryman  In a 40 knot gale, Lt Col. Doolittles B25 hauls itself into the air. The first of a 16 strong strike force en route to Tokyo. 


Destination Tokyo by Stan Stokes.


Destination Tokyo by Stan Stokes.

On April 18, 1942, Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle led a group of 16 B-25 bombers on a carrier-launched raid on industrial and military targets in Japan. The raid was one of the most daring missions of WW II. Planning for this secret mission began several months earlier, and Jimmy Doolittle, one of the most outstanding pilots and leaders in the United States Army Air Corps was chosen to plan, organize and lead the raid. The plan was to get within 300 or 400 miles of Japan, attack military and industrial targets in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kobe shortly after nightfall, and then fly on to a dawn landing at secret airfields on the coast of China. The twin engine B-25 Mitchell bomber was selected by Doolittle for the mission and practice indicated that it should be possible to launch these aircraft from a carrier deck with less than 500 feet of runway. On April 2, 1942 the USS Hornet and a number of escorts set sail from Alameda, California with the 16 B-25s strapped to its deck. This task force ren.........

More Text...
Item Code : STK0088Destination Tokyo by Stan Stokes. - Editions Available
TYPEDESCRIPTIONSIZESIGNATURESOFFERSPRICEPURCHASING
PRINT Signed limited edition of 4750 prints.
Full Item Details		 Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Supplied with signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.Artist : Stan Stokes£5 Off!
Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!		Now : £35.00

Quantity:
PRINT Signed limited edition of 225 prints.
Full Item Details		 Size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Hoover, Travis
+ Artist : Stan Stokes		Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£109.00

Quantity:
PRINT Limited edition of 100 giclee art prints.
Full Item Details		 Size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm)noneAdd any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£109.00

Quantity:
PRINTPrints from the signed limited edition of 225 prints.
Full Item Details		 Size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Hoover, Travis
+ Artist : Stan Stokes		£20 Off!Now : £90.00

Quantity:
GICLEE
CANVAS		 Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints.
Full Item Details		 Size 45 inches x 30 inches (114cm x 76cm)noneAdd any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£624.00

Quantity:
GICLEE
CANVAS		 Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints.
Full Item Details		 Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm)noneAdd any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£484.00

Quantity:
GICLEE
CANVAS		 Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints.
Full Item Details		 Size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm)noneAdd any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£294.00

Quantity:



Battle of the Brenner by Anthony Saunders.


Battle of the Brenner by Anthony Saunders.

The last remaining units of the fascist Italian Air Force attempt to engage B25s from the 340th Bomb Group who have successfully destroyed a vital enemy rail bridge in the strategic Brenner Pass, northern Italy, 10 April 1945. The enemy Me109s are completely routed by escorting P51 Mustangs of the 325th Fighter Group who are quickly on the scene. There was only one way the Germans were going to re-supply their beleaguered army in Italy against the relentless assault of the Allies pushing northwards – and that was through the Brenner Pass in the Alps. The Allies knew that if they could destroy this strategic labyrinth of heavily defended road and rail bridges, the enemy would either be forced to surrender, or perish. And the task of destroying these bridges fell to men of the US Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Forces who must fly their heavily-laden bombers dangerously close to the rugged Alpine peaks, and endure a pounding from the anti-aircraft guns lining the narrow pass below. Not to.........

More Text...
Item Code : DHM1965Battle of the Brenner by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
TYPEDESCRIPTIONSIZESIGNATURESOFFERSPRICEPURCHASING
PRINTSigned limited edition of 425 prints.
Full Item Details		 Image size 21.5 inches x 14 inches (54cm x 36cm) Koscinski, Gene
+ Artist : Anthony Saunders		Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£85.00

Quantity:
ARTIST
PROOF		Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.
Full Item Details		 Image size 21.5 inches x 14 inches (54cm x 36cm) Koscinski, Gene
+ Artist : Anthony Saunders		£125.00

Quantity:
PRINTLimited edition of 10 double remarques.
Full Item Details		 Image size 21.5 inches x 14 inches (54cm x 36cm) Koscinski, Gene
+ Artist : Anthony Saunders		£415.00

Quantity:
REMARQUELimited edition of 25 remarques.
Full Item Details		 Image size 21.5 inches x 14 inches (54cm x 36cm) Koscinski, Gene
+ Artist : Anthony Saunders		£250.00

Quantity:
SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS!

Buy With :
USS Hornet. Doolittles Raiders by Ivan Berryman.
for £145 - Save £40
Buy With :
Doolittle Raider, Tokyo, April 18th 1942 by David Pentland.
for £140 - Save £45
Buy With :
Roam at Will by Anthony Saunders.
for £155 - Save £15
Buy With :
Roam at Will by Anthony Saunders. (AP)
for £230 - Save £20



Doolittle Tokyo Raiders by Robert Taylor.


Doolittle Tokyo Raiders by Robert Taylor.

SOLD OUT.
Item Code : RST0022Doolittle Tokyo Raiders by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
TYPEDESCRIPTIONSIZESIGNATURESOFFERSPRICEPURCHASING
PRINTSigned limited edition of 1000 prints.
Full Item Details		Paper size 28 inches x 17 inches. (71cm x 43cm) Doolittle, Jimmy
+ Artist : Robert Taylor		SOLD
OUT		NOT
AVAILABLE



USS Hornet. Doolittles Raiders by Ivan Berryman.


USS Hornet. Doolittles Raiders by Ivan Berryman.

In a 40 knot gale, Lt Col. Doolittles B25 hauls itself into the air. The first of a 16 strong strike force en route to Tokyo.
Item Code : DHM1106USS Hornet. Doolittles Raiders by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
TYPEDESCRIPTIONSIZESIGNATURESOFFERSPRICEPURCHASING
PRINT Signed limited edition of 1150 prints.
Full Item Details		 Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm)Artist : Ivan Berryman£15 Off!Now : £85.00

Quantity:
ARTIST
PROOF		 Limited edition of 50 artist proofs.
Full Item Details		Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm)Artist : Ivan Berryman£15 Off!
Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!		Now : £125.00

Quantity:
GICLEE
CANVAS		 Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints.
Full Item Details		Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm)Artist : Ivan Berryman
(on separate certificate)		£110 Off!Now : £480.00

Quantity:
GICLEE
CANVAS		 Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints.
Full Item Details		 Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm)Artist : Ivan Berryman
(on separate certificate)		£90 Off!Now : £370.00

Quantity:
ORIGINAL
PAINTING		 Original painting by Ivan Berryman.
Full Item Details		Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm)Artist : Ivan BerrymanHalf
Price!		Now : £2900.00

Quantity:
POSTCARD
Full Item Details		 Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)noneAdd any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£2.00

Quantity:
EX-DISPLAY
PRINT		**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (10 reduced to clear)
Full Item Details		 Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm)Artist : Ivan BerrymanHalf
Price!		Now : £50.00

Quantity:
SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS!

Buy With :
Battle of the Brenner by Anthony Saunders.
for £145 - Save £40
Buy With :
The Raid on Pearl Harbor, 7th December 1941 by Ivan Berryman
for £140 - Save £60
Buy With :
Doolittle Raider, Tokyo, April 18th 1942 by David Pentland.
for £135 - Save £65
Buy With :
Into the Teeth of the Wind by Robert Taylor.
for £290 - Save £50



Tokyo Bound by Nicolas Trudgian.


Tokyo Bound by Nicolas Trudgian.

On April 18, 1942, under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, a small force of B-25 Mitchell light bombers set forth on one of the most audacious air raids of World War II. Launching in a rough sea from the heaving deck of the carrier USS Hornet, the crews knew that even if they achieved success, they were not to return. Their mission to bomb Tokyo and other industrial targets some 800 miles distant would leave them barely enough fuel to fly on to crash-land in China. Nine aircraft were attacked by enemy fighters, every one made it to the target, all but one aircraft were lost. But the raid was a triumph. The Japanese High Command were so alarmed by the Americans ability to strike at their homeland they attempted to expand the perimeter of activity in the central and southern Pacific - with disastrous results. Lt. Col. Doolittle was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in recognition of the extraordinary feat he and his gallant crews performed. Miraculously mos.........

More Text...
Item Code : DHM2453Tokyo Bound by Nicolas Trudgian. - Editions Available
TYPEDESCRIPTIONSIZESIGNATURESOFFERSPRICEPURCHASING
PRINT Signed limited edition of 600 prints.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm) Holstrom, Everett W
Sessler, Howard A
Stork, J Royden
Williams, Griffith P
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian		£225.00

Quantity:
ARTIST
PROOF		 Limited edition of artist proofs.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm) Holstrom, Everett W
Sessler, Howard A
Stork, J Royden
Williams, Griffith P
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian		SOLD
OUT		NOT
AVAILABLE
PRINTPublishers Proof Edition of 60 prints.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm) Holstrom, Everett W
Sessler, Howard A
Stork, J Royden
Williams, Griffith P
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian		£30 Off!
Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!		Now : £220.00

Quantity:
FLYER Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer.
Full Item Details		 Half A4 Size Double Sheet 6 inches x 8 inches (15m x 21cm)noneAdd any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£1.50

Quantity:



The Royce Raid by Richard Taylor.


The Royce Raid by Richard Taylor.

In early April 1942, under the command of General Ralph Royce, and almost a week before the Doolittle raid – seven B-25C Mitchells and three B-17 Fortresses of the 5th Air Force, lifted off from their base in Australia and headed for the staging field at Del Monte on the island of Mindanao, in the Philippines. The painting shows one of 5th Air Force B-25C Mitchell taking off from the Del Monte on Sunday 12 April 1942, en-route to hit the harbor and shipping targets at Cebu. In the three days of Royces raids, the Mitchells flew over twenty sorties, sinking and seriously damaging three Japanese transport ships, and shooting down three enemy fighters. In a triumph of surprise aerial strikes, all seven B-25s and their crews returned safely to base.
Item Code : DHM2307The Royce Raid by Richard Taylor. - Editions Available
TYPEDESCRIPTIONSIZESIGNATURESOFFERSPRICEPURCHASING
PRINT Signed limited edition of 400 prints.
Full Item Details		 Image size 29 inches x 16 inches (74cm x 41cm) Main, Vernon
+ Artist : Richard Taylor		£95.00

Quantity:
ARTIST
PROOF		 Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.
Full Item Details		 Image size 29 inches x 16 inches (74cm x 41cm) Main, Vernon
+ Artist : Richard Taylor		£135.00

Quantity:



Early Launch by James Dietz.


Early Launch by James Dietz.

Doolittles Raiders.
Item Code : JD0013Early Launch by James Dietz. - Editions Available
TYPEDESCRIPTIONSIZESIGNATURESOFFERSPRICEPURCHASING
PRINT Limited edition of 500 prints.
Full Item Details		 Image size 34 inches x 21 inches (86cm x 53cm)Artist : James Dietz£115.00

Quantity:



I Could Never be So Lucky Again by William S Phillips.


I Could Never be So Lucky Again by William S Phillips.

Despite poor weather and heavy seas, Lieutenant Colonel James H Jimmy Doolittle leads his sixteen B-25 Raiders off the USS Hornet and on to the first Allied bombing raid against mainland Japan.
Item Code : AX0054I Could Never be So Lucky Again by William S Phillips. - Editions Available
TYPEDESCRIPTIONSIZESIGNATURESOFFERSPRICEPURCHASING
PRINT Signed limited edition of 250 prints.
Full Item Details		 Image size 28 inches x 25.5 inches (71cm x 65cm) Doolittle, Jimmy
+ Artist : William S Phillips		SOLD
OUT		NOT
AVAILABLE



Doolittle Raiders by Robert Taylor.


Doolittle Raiders by Robert Taylor.

Doolittle Raiders take their B-25 bombers down to very low level and head for China after delivering their surprise attack on the industrial and military targets in and around Tokyo on April 18, 1942. The sixteen-ship mission, led by volunteer crews, successfully completed one of the most audacious air raids of World War II.
Item Code : DHM2146Doolittle Raiders by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
TYPEDESCRIPTIONSIZESIGNATURESOFFERSPRICEPURCHASING
PRINTSigned limited edition of 600 prints.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm) Thatcher, David J
Sessler, Howard A
Stork, J Royden
DeSchazer, Jacob
Herndon, Nolan
Macia, James
McCool, Harry
Potter, Henry
Cole, Richard
Griffin, Thomas C
Holstrom, Everett W
Jones, David M
Kappelar, Frank
Nielson, Chase
+ Artist : Robert Taylor		SOLD
OUT		NOT
AVAILABLE
ARTIST
PROOF		Limited edition of artist proofs.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 34 inches x 25 inches (86cm x 64cm) Thatcher, David J
Sessler, Howard A
Stork, J Royden
DeSchazer, Jacob
Herndon, Nolan
Macia, James
McCool, Harry
Potter, Henry
Cole, Richard
Griffin, Thomas C
Holstrom, Everett W
Jones, David M
Kappelar, Frank
Nielson, Chase
+ Artist : Robert Taylor		SOLD
OUT		NOT
AVAILABLE



Doolittle Raider, Tokyo, April 18th 1942 by David Pentland.


Doolittle Raider, Tokyo, April 18th 1942 by David Pentland.

Aircraft number 2247, flown by Lt McElroy, attacks the Yokosuka Yard near Tokyo. He was one of the 18 B25 Mitchell bombers which took part in the famous retaliatory raid on Japan.
Item Code : DHM1183Doolittle Raider, Tokyo, April 18th 1942 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
TYPEDESCRIPTIONSIZESIGNATURESOFFERSPRICEPURCHASING
PRINT Limited edition of 1150 prints.
Full Item Details		Image size 25 inches x16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm)Artist : David PentlandHalf
Price!		Now : £50.00

Quantity:
ARTIST
PROOF		 Limited edition of 50 artist proofs.
Full Item Details		Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm)Artist : David Pentland£15 Off!
Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!		Now : £125.00

Quantity:
GICLEE
CANVAS		 Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints.
Full Item Details		Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91.5cm x 61cm)Artist : David Pentland
(on separate certificate)		£110 Off!Now : £480.00

Quantity:
GICLEE
CANVAS		 Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints.
Full Item Details		Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm)Artist : David Pentland
(on separate certificate)		£90 Off!Now : £370.00

Quantity:
ORIGINAL
PAINTING		Original painting by David Pentland, oil on canvas.
Full Item Details		 Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm)Artist : David Pentland£2800.00

Quantity:
SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS!

Buy With :
Battle of the Brenner by Anthony Saunders.
for £140 - Save £45
Buy With :
USS Hornet. Doolittles Raiders by Ivan Berryman.
for £135 - Save £65
Buy With :
Turning Point by David Pentland.
for £160 - Save £40
Buy With :
Into the Teeth of the Wind by Robert Taylor.
for £290 - Save £50



Tokyo Raid, Doolittles B25 Launch from USS Hornet by Ivan Berryman (P)


Tokyo Raid, Doolittles B25 Launch from USS Hornet by Ivan Berryman (P)

Doolittles B-25 departs USS Hornet with USS Enterprise in the distance.
Item Code : B0300Tokyo Raid, Doolittles B25 Launch from USS Hornet by Ivan Berryman (P) - Editions Available
TYPEDESCRIPTIONSIZESIGNATURESOFFERSPRICEPURCHASING
ORIGINAL
ACRYLIC		Original acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman.
Full Item Details		Image size 14 inches x 9 inches (36cm x 23cm)Artist : Ivan BerrymanAdd any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£600.00

Quantity:



Into the Teeth of the Wind by Robert Taylor.


Into the Teeth of the Wind by Robert Taylor.

Bound for Tokyo, Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle launches his B-25 Mitchell from the heaving deck of the carrier USS Hornet on the morning of 18 April, 1942. Leading a sixteen-bomber force on their long distance one - way mission, the Doolittle Raiders completed the first strike at the heart of Imperial Japan since the infamous attack on Pearl Harbour four months earlier. Together, they completed one of the most audacious air raids in aviation history.
Item Code : DHM2603Into the Teeth of the Wind by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
TYPEDESCRIPTIONSIZESIGNATURESOFFERSPRICEPURCHASING
PRINT Signed limited edition of 550 prints, with 5 signatures.
Full Item Details		 Print paper size 33 inches x 23.5 inches (84cm x 60cm) Griffin, Thomas C
Jones, David M
Thatcher, David J
Cole, Richard
Horton, Edwin W
+ Artist : Robert Taylor		£200.00

Quantity:
ARTIST
PROOF		 Limited edition of 25 artist proofs, with 5 signatures.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 16 inches x 26 inches (41cm x 66cm) Griffin, Thomas C
Jones, David M
Thatcher, David J
Cole, Richard
Horton, Edwin W
+ Artist : Robert Taylor		£325.00

Quantity:
PRINT Limited edition of 300 commemorative proofs, with 13 signatures.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 16 inches x 26 inches (41cm x 66cm) Kappelar, Frank
Nielson, Chase
Bower, William M
Saylor, Edward J
Ozuk, Charles J
Hite, Robert L
Birch, William L
Sheng-Liu, Tung
Griffin, Thomas C
Jones, David M
Thatcher, David J
Cole, Richard
Horton, Edwin W
+ Artist : Robert Taylor		£460.00

Quantity:
GICLEE
CANVAS		 Limited edition of 25 giclee canvas proofs, with 13 signatures.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 16 inches x 26 inches (41cm x 66cm) Kappelar, Frank
Nielson, Chase
Bower, William M
Saylor, Edward J
Ozuk, Charles J
Hite, Robert L
Birch, William L
Sheng-Liu, Tung
Griffin, Thomas C
Jones, David M
Thatcher, David J
Cole, Richard
Horton, Edwin W 		£995.00

Quantity:
SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS!

Buy With :
USS Hornet. Doolittles Raiders by Ivan Berryman (AP)
for £290 - Save £50
Buy With :
Doolittle Raider, Tokyo, April 18th 1942 by David Pentland. (AP)
for £290 - Save £50



Hornets Nest by John D Shaw.


Hornets Nest by John D Shaw.

Lt. Col. James H.Doolittle confers with Capt. Marc A. Mitscher on the bomber-laden deck of the U.S.S. Hornet as the fateful day of April 18, 1942 approaches. This daring bombing raid on Japan gave America and its allies a badly-needed morale boost in the wake of the destruction at Pearl Harbour.
Item Code : DHM2635Hornets Nest by John D Shaw. - Editions Available
TYPEDESCRIPTIONSIZESIGNATURESOFFERSPRICEPURCHASING
PRINTSigned limited edition of 300 prints.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 60cm) Cole, Richard
Griffin, Thomas C
Horton, Edwin W
Jones, David M
Thatcher, David J
+ Artist : John D Shaw		£200.00

Quantity:


 

Tokyo Raid, Doolittle's B25 Launch from USS Hornet by Ivan Berryman

"Doolittle Raider" Tokyo, April 18th 1942 by David PentlandAircraft number 2247, flown by Lt McElroy, attacks the Yokosuka Yard near Tokyo. He was one of the 18 B25 Mitchell bombers which took part in the famous retaliatory raid on Japan.

Destination Tokyo  by Stan Stokes.  On April 18, 1942, Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle led a group of 16 B-25 bombers on a carrier-launched raid on industrial and military targets in Japan. The raid was one of the most daring missions of WW II. Planning for this secret mission began several months earlier, and Jimmy Doolittle, one of the most outstanding pilots and leaders in the United States Army Air Corps was chosen to plan, organize and lead the raid. The plan was to get within 300 or 400 miles of Japan, attack military and industrial targets in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kobe shortly after nightfall, and then fly on to a dawn landing at secret airfields on the coast of China. The twin engine B-25 Mitchell bomber was selected by Doolittle for the mission and practice indicated that it should be possible to launch these aircraft from a carrier deck with less than 500 feet of runway. On April 2, 1942 the USS Hornet and a number of escorts set sail from Alameda, California with the 16 B-25s strapped to its deck. This task force rendezvoused with another including the USS Enterprise, and proceeded for the Japanese mainland. An element of surprise was important for this mission to succeed. When the task force was spotted by a Japanese picket boat, Admiral Halsey made the decision to launch the attack earlier than was planned. This meant that the raiders would have to fly more than 600 miles to Japan, and would arrive over their targets in daylight. It also meant that it would be unlikely that each aircraft would have sufficient fuel to reach useable airfields in China. Doolittle had 50 gallons of additional fuel stowed on each aircraft as well as a dinghy and survival supplies for the likely ditchings at sea which would now take place. At approximately 8:00 AM the Hornets loudspeaker blared, Now hear this: Army pilots, man your planes! Doolittle and his co-pilot R.E. Cole piloted the first B-25 off the Hornets deck at about 8:20 AM. With full flaps, and full throttle the Mitchell roared towards the Hornets bow, just barely missing the ships island superstructure. The B-25 lifted off, Doolittle leveled out, and made a single low altitude pass down the painted center line on the Hornets deck to align his compass. The remaining aircraft lifted off at approximately five minute intervals. The mission was planned to include five three-plane sections directed at various targets. However, Doolittle had made it clear that each aircraft was on its own. He insisted, however, that civilian targets be avoided, and under no circumstances was the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to be bombed. About 30 minutes after taking off Doolittles B-25 was joined by another piloted by Lt. Travis Hoover. These two aircraft approached Tokyo from the north. They encountered a number of Japanese fighter or trainer aircraft, but they remained generally undetected at their low altitude. At 1:30 PM the Japanese homeland came under attack for the first time in the War. From low altitudes the raiders put their cargoes of four 500 pounders into a number of key targets. Despite antiaircraft fire, all the attacking aircraft were unscathed. The mission had been a surprise, but the most hazardous portion of the mission lay ahead. The Chinese were not prepared for the raiders arrival. Many of the aircraft were ditched along the coast, and the crews of other aircraft, including Doolittles were forced to bail out in darkness. There were a number of casualties, and several of the raiders were caught by Japanese troops in China, and some were eventually executed. This painting is dedicated to the memories of those airmen who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and the thousands of innocent Chinese citizens which were brutally slaughtered as a reprisal for their assistance in rescuing the downed crews. 

Tokyo Bound by Nicholas Trudgian  On April 18, 1942, under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, a small force of B-25 Mitchell light bombers set forth on one of the most audacious air raids of World War II. Launching, in a rough sea, from the heaving deck of the carrier USS Hornet, the crews knew that even if they achieved success, they were not to return. Their mission: to bomb Tokyo. Nicolas Trudgian's stunning portrayal of Jimmy Doolittle's B-25 depicted moments after leaving the deck of the HornetSigned by Everett Holstrom, Howard Sessler, Royden Stork and Griffith Williams.

Doolittle Raiders by Robert Taylor   Signed by 14 B-25 Mitchell crew members: Richard Cole, Jacob DeSchazer, Thomas Griffin, Nolan Herndon, Everett Holstrom, David Jones, Frank Kappelar, James Macia, Harry McCool, Chase Nielson, Henry Potter, Howard Sessler, Roydon Stork, David Thatcher.
 

 


HALF PRICE PRINTS!

Half Price Aviation Art
View All		 One of 6,176 Halifaxes built during World War II, NA337(2P-X) was shot down over Norway on 23rd April 1945. In 1995 it was recovered from the lake that had been its watery home for fifty years and has now been restored by the Halifax Aircraft Association in Ontario, Canada.

Halifax Mk.III NA337 by Ivan Berryman. (E)
Half Price - £70.00 		An Avro Anson comes under attack from an Me109.

Avro Anson by Ivan Berryman.
Half Price - £40.00 		The B-17 Flying Fortress 'Memphis Belle' returns from one of her 25 mission over France and Germany. Memphis Belle, a B-17F-10-BO, USAAF Serial No.41-24485, was supplied to the USAAF on July 15th 1942, and delivered to the 91st Bomb Group in September 1942 at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine. Memphis Belle deployed to Scotland at Prestwick on September 30th 1942 and went to RAF Kimbolton on October 1st, and then to her permanent base at Bassingbourn on October 14th.1942. Memphis Belle was the first United States Army Air Force heavy bomber to complete 25 combat missions with her crew intact. The aircraft and crew then returned to the United States to promote and sell war bonds. The Memphis Belle B-17 is undergoing extensive restoration at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

Coming Home by Tim Fisher.
Half Price - £50.00 		Pictured above the beaches of Normandy shortly after D-Day in June 1944, Spitfire Mk IX MK392 was the personal aircraft of Wing Commander Johnnie Johnson, carrying his initials JE-J instead of the usual squadron codes. He went on to become Britain's highest scoring ace against the Luftwaffe with 34 claimed victories with many other probable victories.

Tribute to Air Vice Marshal James Edgar 'Johnnie' Johnson by Ivan Berryman. (P)
Half Price - £750.00
Half Price Naval Art
View All		Depicting Titanic with the sun going down for the last time.

Titanic by Robert Barbour.
Half Price - £35.00 		HMS Intrepid embarks some of her landing craft during the Falklands conflict of 1982.
HMS Intrepid by Ivan Berryman
Half Price - £15.00 		DHM1306P. Queen Mary at Southampton by Ivan Berryman.

Queen Mary at Southampton by Ivan Berryman (P)
Half Price - £1400.00 		On 20th October 1943, Wildcat and Avenger aircraft from the Carrier US Core, on patrol north of the Azores, surprised U378, a type VIIC U-boat which had been active in that area. The element of surprise was so complete that the submarines guns remained unmanned throughout the action.
The Element of Surprise by Robert Barbour.
Half Price - £35.00
Half Price Military Art
View All		 At the moment the Mahdists broke into the corner of the square against the Heavy Camel Regiment. 17th January 1885. Interesting note: a detachment of two officers and 44 men from the Scots Greys formed part of the Camel Corps in Egypt, and went through the desert march and took part in the battle of Abu Klea. At that affair one officer and 12 men were killed and three more men died of disease.

The Battle of Abuklea by William Barnes Wollen. (Y)
Half Price - £25.00 		DHM229. Crossing the Ford by H Bellange.
Crossing the Ford by H Bellange.
Half Price - £30.00 		The Duke of Wellington overlooks the Dragoons and Artillery moving forward at the Battle of Vittoria during the Peninsula War, surrounded by his staff officers.

The Battle of Vittoria by Thomas Jones Barker. (Y)
Half Price - £30.00

Charge of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons at Waterloo by Lady Elizabeth Butler. (Y)
Half Price - £25.00
Half Price Sport Art
View All		MT26. Juan for Williams by Michael Thompson.
Juan for Williams by Michael Thompson.
Half Price - £30.00 		England Captain martin Johnson lifts the World Rugby Cup, as winners of the 2003 World Rugby Cup in Australia.
Martin Johnson by Chris Howells.
Half Price - £45.00 		SPC5003. Rory Underwood by Rodger Towers.
Rory Underwood by Rodger Towers.
Half Price - £60.00 		Celebrating David Beckhams reign as England captain and some of the talented players who have emerged under his captaincy - David Beckham, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, Joe Cole, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney.
Beckhams Golden Generation by Darren Baker.
Half Price - £50.00
Half Price Landscape Art
View All		One of the major sporting events held in the UK is the London Marathon, an event which attracts a host of world class athletes. This painting by Graeme Lothian brings together the sight and feel of this great London event.

City Hall - London Marathon 2003 by Graeme Lothian. (P)
Half Price - £2000.00

Winters Rest by Bill Makinson
Half Price - £35.00

Moorland View by Rex Preston.
Half Price - £33.00 		Landing and taking off from the hillsides, rather than established airfields, this was extremely dangerous work which involved the pilot following the terrain and contours of the land that was being dressed in order to ensure an even distribution of the chemical. Australian-born Jim McMahon, served during World War II on B.25 Mitchell bombers before pioneering crop dusting and topdressing in New Zealand with ex-military De Havilland Tiger Moths which he converted himself for the purpose. He went on to form a company called Crop Culture, which specialised in aerial spraying equipment, both in New Zealand and in the UK, before becoming a partner in the newly-formed Britten-Norman aircraft company which produced the Islander and Trislander utility transport aircraft in England.
Top Dressing in New Zealand (2) by Ivan Berryman. (P)
Half Price - £900.00

More Items from our database

Preparing To Go - Crew of a Short Stirling by Ivan Berryman.



Four Fw190 aircraft prints by Nicolas Trudgian.



Tribute to Johannes Steinhoff by Graeme Lothian.



See more WW2 Military Prints at DavidPentland.com
See more Aviation Art at DirectArt.co.uk

This website is owned by Cranston Fine Arts.  Torwood House, Torwoodhill Road, Rhu, Helensburgh, Scotland, G848LE

Contact: Tel: (+44) (0) 1436 820269.  Fax: (+44) (0) 1436 820473. Email:

More sites :     www.worldnavalships.com   www.nicolastrudgianprints.com   www.markchurms.co.uk     www.armynavyairforce.co.uk    www.roberttaylorprints.com