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| HMS Anson at Sydney Harbour, July 1945 by Ivan Berryman. The King George V class battleship HMS Anson is pictured in Sydney Harbour where she joined the Pacific Fleet in July 1945, viewed across the flight deck of HMS Vengeance, where ten of her Vought F4.U Corsairs are ranged in front of a single folded Fairey Barracuda. Signed limited edition of 11540 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £590.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £3800.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00 ITEM CODE DHM1107 |
| Up and Over by Randall Wilson. Westland Wyverns go vertical over HMS Eagle during the Suez Crisis of 1956 Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 13 inches (43cm x 33cm). Price £45.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 13 inches (43cm x 33cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 24 inches (76cm x 61cm). Price £460.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00 ITEM CODE DHM0717 |
| Moment of Truth by Keith Woodcock.
Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £115.00 Signed by Sir Kenneth Cross KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC. ITEM CODE DHM2404 |
| Right Place at the Right Time by Marii Chernev. On July 9th 1944 Fleet Air Arm Avenger II. of 854 squadron intercepted a German V-1 Flying bomb over the English channel, telegraphist/Air Gunner Fred Shirmer destroyed it at a range of 700 yards firing only 20 rounds. for his achievements he received mention in dispatches. Open edition print. Image size 14.5 inches x 10.5 inches (37cm x 27cm). Price £14.00 ITEM CODE MCH0001 |
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| Fast and Furious by Stan Stokes. Thomas Sopwith was a distinguished British aviator who organized the Sopwith Aviation Company. Sopwith produced an aircraft which won the coveted Schneider Trophy race. With the start of WW I, Sopwith Aviation shifted its focus to military aircraft, and was to become one the major suppliers to both the Royal Air Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. In October of 1914 two Sopwith Tabloids flew a 200-mile round trip strike against the airship sheds at Dusseldorf and Cologne. The Sopwith Strutter firmly entrenched Sopwith as a producer of quality-built aircraft. The Strutter was a precursor of the Sopwith Pup, which would serve as the Royal Navys first carrier aircraft. The first production Pup was delivered to the Royal Navy in 1916. Most Pups were powered by a 80-HP Le Rhone radial engine, which gave the Pup a top speed of 115-MPH and an endurance of three hours. Many Navy Pups were modified to utilize a tripod mounted Lewis gun which could be fired forward or upwards through a cutout in the upper wing. Sopwith Pups were also utilized on battlecruisers. In fact, a Pup launched from the HMS Yarmouth downed the Zeppelin L.23 in August of 1917. The Royal Navys HMS Furious was the first dedicated aircraft carrier in the world. The Furious was initially laid down as a battlecruiser, but the design was modified during construction to include a flying deck forward of the main bridge. This configuration allowed aircraft to be launched as the Furious steamed into the wind. An attempt at recovery by having aircraft side slip on to the deck proved ineffective with one of the early attempts resulting in the death of the pilot, Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning, who had made the worlds first successful carrier landing on a ship underway only days earllier. The Royal Navy decided to further modify the Furious by adding a second deck aft of the bridge. The fore and aft decks were connected by a narrow ramp on either side of the funnel and bridge, and this permitted aircraft to be to moved between the two decks. Sets of longitudinal wires were set across the aft deck, and were designed to catch the skids of the Sopwith Pups during landings. Recovering aircraft was still tricky, and a rope barrier was erected aft of the mainmast to prevent aircraft which overshot from crashing into the superstructure of the ship. The first carrier-based naval air strike in history was carried out against the Zeppelin hangars at Tondern by the Furious on July 19, 1918. Seven Sopwith Camels, each carrying two 50-pound bombs were utilized for this mission. This important moment in the history of naval aviation is captured magnificently in Stan Stokes highly detailed painting entitled Fast and Furious. 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 STK0005 |
| Supreme Courage by Philip West. Skuas flew from HMS Ark Royal through much of the 1940 campaign off Norway, and one is seen getting airborne in typically grey North Sea weather. The Blackburn Skua had many remarkable firsts to its credit; the first all-metal monoplane built for the Fleet Air Arm (FAA); the first dive bomber in British air services; the first enemy aircraft shot down in WW2 fell to a Skua; the first fighter ace in the FAA (Lt. Bill Lucy DSO) flew Skuas and the first warship (Konigsberg) destroyed by dive bombing was sunk by Skuas. Signed limited edition of 100 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 18 inches (71cm x 46cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Lt Cdr Derek T R Martin, Eric Bond, Lloyd Richards and CPO Ron Skinner.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 18 inches (71cm x 46cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Lt Cdr Derek T R Martin, Eric Bond, Lloyd Richards, CPO Ron Skinner, Eric Winkle Brown, Sqn Ldr Douglas Harcourt and Lt Cmdr George R Blackburn. ITEM CODE DHM2620 |
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HMS Anson at Sydney Harbour, July 1945 by
Ivan Berryman The King George V class battleship HMS Anson is pictured in Sydney
Harbour where she joined the Pacific Fleet in July 1945, viewed across
the flight deck of HMS Vengeance, where ten of her Vought F4.U Corsairs
are ranged in front of a single folded Fairey Barracuda.
Up and Over by Randall Wilson
Westland Wyverns go vertical over HMS Eagle during the Suez Crises of
1956.
Moment of Truth by Keith Woodcock
The print depicts the moment as the first Hurricane of
46 squadron of the Royal Air Force, without arrestor hooks or wires the
squadron was led by Sqd Ldt Kenneth Cross as he approaches the
ill-fated carrier HMS Glorious. during the evacuation of Norway in June
1940. 'Bing' later said, "we showed them they were wrong". The
Fleet Air Arm pilots were delighted saying, "Marvelous bloody
marvelous, now we'll get them too." All had landed safely by 4.30am
on June 8th.
Right Place at the Right Time by Marii Chernev
On
July 9th 1944 Fleet Air Arm Avenger II. of 854 squadron intercepted a German
V-1 Flying bomb over the English channel, telegraphist/Air Gunner Fred
Shirmer destroyed it at a range of 700 yards firing only 20 rounds. for
his achievements he received mention in dispatches.
The Sea Shall Not Have Them by Marii Chernev
As
his Squadron mates fly cover, USN Lt W.R Muncie (VF-54, USS Valley
Forge) awaits rescue by a Royal navy Sea Otter flying boat. from HMS
Triumph. The FAA crew, Lt peter Cane and CPO airman Gilbert O Nion, were
awarded the US Air medal and a mention in despatches, respectively for
the successful rescue, the last by a fixed-wing aircraft in the history
of the Fleet air Arm.
Fast and Furious by Stan Stokes.
Thomas
Sopwith was a distinguished British aviator who organized the Sopwith
Aviation Company. Sopwith produced an aircraft which won the coveted
Schneider Trophy race. With the start of WW I, Sopwith Aviation shifted
its focus to military aircraft, and was to become one the major
suppliers to both the Royal Air Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
In October of 1914 two Sopwith Tabloids flew a 200-mile round trip
strike against the airship sheds at Dusseldorf and Cologne. The Sopwith
Strutter firmly entrenched Sopwith as a producer of quality-built
aircraft. The Strutter was a precursor of the Sopwith Pup, which would
serve as the Royal Navys first carrier aircraft. The first production
Pup was delivered to the Royal Navy in 1916. Most Pups were powered by a
80-HP Le Rhone radial engine, which gave the Pup a top speed of 115-MPH
and an endurance of three hours. Many Navy Pups were modified to utilize
a tripod mounted Lewis gun which could be fired forward or upwards
through a cutout in the upper wing. Sopwith Pups were also utilized on
battlecruisers. In fact, a Pup launched from the HMS
Yarmouth downed the Zeppelin L.23 in August of 1917. The Royal Navys
HMS Furious was the first
dedicated aircraft carrier in the world. The Furious was initially laid
down as a battlecruiser, but the design was modified during construction
to include a flying deck forward of the main bridge. This configuration
allowed aircraft to be launched as the Furious
steamed into the wind. An attempt at recovery
by having aircraft side slip on to the deck proved ineffective
with one of the early attempts resulting in the death of the pilot,
Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning, who had made the worlds first
successful carrier landing on a ship underway only days earllier. The
Royal Navy decided to further modify the Furious
by adding a second deck aft of the bridge. The fore and aft decks were
connected by a narrow ramp on either side of the funnel and bridge, and
this permitted aircraft to be to moved between the two decks. Sets of
longitudinal wires were set across the aft deck, and were designed to
catch the skids of the Sopwith Pups during landings.
Recovering aircraft was still tricky, and a rope barrier was
erected aft of the mainmast to prevent aircraft which overshot from
crashing into the superstructure of the ship. The first carrier-based
naval air strike in history was carried out against the Zeppelin hangars
at Tondern by the Furious on
July 19, 1918. Seven Sopwith Camels, each carrying two 50-pound bombs
were utilized for this mission. This important moment in the history of
naval aviation is captured magnificently in Stan Stokes highly detailed
painting entitled Fast and
Furious.
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