|
Aviation art prints of the world war
one Bi Plane, the De Haviland DH 2. by aviation artist Michael Turner.
These art prints are over 20 years old and are available direct from Aviation
art prints a division of Cranston Fine arts. The De Havilland 2 was designed in 1915, and first used by No.24
squadron RFC and used by three RFC Squadrons in France until June
1917. A Victoria Cross was won in a De Havilland 2 by Major Lionel
Rees, commanding officer of 32 Squadron.
D.H.2 versus Fokker by Michael
Turner The De Havilland 2 was designed in 1915, and first used by No.24
squadron RFC and used by three RFC Squadrons in France until June
1917. A Victoria Cross was won in a De Havilland 2 by Major Lionel
Rees, commanding officer of 32 Squadron
Moonlight Renegade by Stan Stokes.
On
July 2, 1900 Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin piloted his first
rigid-framed, lighter-than-air ship over Lake Constance in Germany.
Seventeen years later, on June 16, 1917, Zepellins latest creation, the
L-48, was readied at Nordholz, Germany for its first combat mission. The
huge L-48 was one of the newest and most technically advanced German
airships. Powered by five 250 HP Maybach engines, the great airship
could carry 6,000 pounds in bombs, and was manned by a crew of nineteen.
For this maiden mission the commodore of the North Sea Airship Division,
Victor Schutze, would be joining the L-48s skipper Kapitain-lieutenant
Franz George Eichler. Early in the afternoon the L-48 commenced its
mission along with several other airships from the Nordholz base. The
great Zeppelin would cruise at 60 MPH at 5,000 to 10,000 feet and would
ascend to approximately 20,000 feet when approaching its target. This
altitude would provide an effective defense against both anti-aircraft
or British fighters. RAF Captain Robert Saundby,
had returned from the front, to be put in charge of a very small
RFC squadron at Oxford Ness. June 16 was a cloudless night, perfect for
a Zeppelin attack., and at 11:15 PM Saundby launched his two active
aircraft equipped with incendiary machine gun bullets. As he gazed up at
the stars at 1:00 AM Saundby was startled to see a huge zeppelin
outlined by searchlights only a few miles away. Awakening two of his
mechanics, Saundby instructed them to fire up his single-seat DH2
fighter. Although obsolete and not equipped for night fighting, Saundby,
who had never flown at night, got the little pusher-propeller fighter in
the air, and began a long ascent. After fifteen minutes of flying
Saundby spotted the L-48, which was by now attracting anti-aircraft fire
which was exploding several thousand feet below the great airships
altitude. For an hour or so, Saundby tried to coax every bit of altitude
out of his little DH2, but he could not get in range. At around 3:00AM
the L-48 completed its bombing runs, and the Captain set a due
north course. With dawn only an hour away, Captain Eichler was anxious
to get out of British airspace. A report from an observation airship
which had accompanied the strike force that evening indicated favorable
winds at 13,000 feet. Captain Eichler gave the orders to descend.
Meanwhile, Captain Saundby who had fought the cold and wind while
tailing the L-48 for nearly three hours, was startled to see the great
airship descending. Pushing his DH2 to the limit, Saundby emptied 8
canisters of incendiaries at the L-48. Recognizing the attack the L-48
dumped ballast, and immediately began to ascend. Saundbys last few round
met their target and the L-48 erupted. Saundby felt the surge of heat
and light, and struggled to keep his little craft under control. Within
minutes the L-48s maiden mission was over, as Saundby circled the 750
foot long fireball which had come down at Westford. Amazingly, two of
the L-48s crewmembers survived, the only people to ever survive a
zeppelin which had been ignited. One of these survivors,
Kapitanlieuntenant Meith wrote a letter describing the L-48s fateful
misssion, providing much of the historical basis for this incident.
|
| D.H.2 versus Fokker by Michael Turner. The De Havilland 2 was designed in 1915, and first used by No.24 squadron RFC and used by three RFC Squadrons in France until June 1917. A Victoria Cross was won in a De Havilland 2 by Major Lionel Rees, commanding officer of 32 Squadron. Open edition print. Image size 11 inches x 9 inches (28cm x 23cm). Price £13.00 ITEM CODE DHM1469 |
| US Mail - Coast to Coast by Barry Rowe. Depicting a de Haviland Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 26 inches x 20 inches (66cm x 51cm). Price £65.00 ITEM CODE DHM2462 |
| The End of the Chase by Robin Smith. De Havilland DH2. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 12 inches x 10 inches (31cm x 25cm). Price £26.00 ITEM CODE RS0009 |
| Moonlight Renegade by Stan Stokes. On July 2, 1900 Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin piloted his first rigid-framed, lighter-than-air ship over Lake Constance in Germany. Seventeen years later, on June 16, 1917, Zepellins latest creation, the L-48, was readied at Nordholz, Germany for its first combat mission. The huge L-48 was one of the newest and most technically advanced German airships. Powered by five 250 HP Maybach engines, the great airship could carry 6,000 pounds in bombs, and was manned by a crew of nineteen. For this maiden mission the commodore of the North Sea Airship Division, Victor Schutze, would be joining the L-48s skipper Kapitain-lieutenant Franz George Eichler. Early in the afternoon the L-48 commenced its mission along with several other airships from the Nordholz base. The great Zeppelin would cruise at 60 MPH at 5,000 to 10,000 feet and would ascend to approximately 20,000 feet when approaching its target. This altitude would provide an effective defense against both anti-aircraft or British fighters. RAF Captain Robert Saundby, had returned from the front, to be put in charge of a very small RFC squadron at Oxford Ness. June 16 was a cloudless night, perfect for a Zeppelin attack., and at 11:15 PM Saundby launched his two active aircraft equipped with incendiary machine gun bullets. As he gazed up at the stars at 1:00 AM Saundby was startled to see a huge zeppelin outlined by searchlights only a few miles away. Awakening two of his mechanics, Saundby instructed them to fire up his single-seat DH2 fighter. Although obsolete and not equipped for night fighting, Saundby, who had never flown at night, got the little pusher-propeller fighter in the air, and began a long ascent. After fifteen minutes of flying Saundby spotted the L-48, which was by now attracting anti-aircraft fire which was exploding several thousand feet below the great airships altitude. For an hour or so, Saundby tried to coax every bit of altitude out of his little DH2, but he could not get in range. At around 3:00AM the L-48 completed its bombing runs, and the Captain set a due north course. With dawn only an hour away, Captain Eichler was anxious to get out of British airspace. A report from an observation airship which had accompanied the strike force that evening indicated favorable winds at 13,000 feet. Captain Eichler gave the orders to descend. Meanwhile, Captain Saundby who had fought the cold and wind while tailing the L-48 for nearly three hours, was startled to see the great airship descending. Pushing his DH2 to the limit, Saundby emptied 8 canisters of incendiaries at the L-48. Recognizing the attack the L-48 dumped ballast, and immediately began to ascend. Saundbys last few round met their target and the L-48 erupted. Saundby felt the surge of heat and light, and struggled to keep his little craft under control. Within minutes the L-48s maiden mission was over, as Saundby circled the 750 foot long fireball which had come down at Westford. Amazingly, two of the L-48s crewmembers survived, the only people to ever survive a zeppelin which had been ignited. One of these survivors, Kapitanlieuntenant Meith wrote a letter describing the L-48s fateful misssion, providing much of the historical basis for this incident. Signed limited edition of 4750 prints. Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Supplied with signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.. Price £37.00 ITEM CODE STK0003 |
|
