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Heinkel
III of the German Luftwaffe. German twin engined bomber the Heinkel
III in aviation art prints of the Battle of Britain by leading aviation artists Ivan Berryman and
Anthony Saunders, available from aviationprints.co.uk a subsidiary of Cranston Fine Arts.
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| Kampfgeschwader 27 (KG 27 Boelcke) Ident codes 1G. by M A Kinnear.
Open edition print. Image size 16.5 inches x 11.5 inches (42cm x 30cm). Price £13.00 ITEM CODE AP0010 |
| Close Encounter by Ivan Berryman. The main workhorses of the Kampfgruppen, a gaggle of Heinkel 111s come under attack from Spitfires high above the English Channel during the Battle of Britain in the Summer of 1940. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £73.92
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00
Duke Presentation Edition of Artist Proofs Nos. 1 - 5, supplied double mounted. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £280.00 Features the mounted original signature of Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC.
Special signature edition of 25 signed limited edition prints from the edition of 1150. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Walter Wolfrum.
Special signature edition of 25 signed limited edition prints from the edition of 1150. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Leutnant Hugo Broch.
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. Size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm) . Price £3000.00 ITEM CODE B0094 |
| Gauntlet by Anthony Saunders. Portsmouth August 26th 1940, the lone spitfire of Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone breaks the ranks and picks off one of the menacing Heinkels only to encounter an equally determined attack from a BF109. Signed limited edition of 950 prints. Image size 20 inches x 13 inches (51cm x 33cm). Price £95.00 Signed by three pilots of 602 Squadron: Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone CB DFC AE DL, Air Commodore Mickey Mount CBE DSO DFC and Wing Commander Hector MacLean.
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
Original painting by Anthony Saunders. Massive Saving - Was £3120 ! Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £2000.00 ITEM CODE DHM0436 |
| Night Reaper, 4th May 1942 by David Pentland. Hawker Hurricane IIc of top Czech ace Flt. Lt. K.M. Kuttlewascher, No.1 Fighter Squadron on a night intruder sortie from RAF Tangmere. On this mission he destroyed three Heinkel IIIs over their own airfield, St. Andre, in occupied France. Signed limitededition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £135.00
Brothers Presentation Edition of 5 Artist Proofs, supplied double matted. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £260.00 Features the mounted original signature of Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC*.
David Presentation Edition of 2 Artist Proofs, supplied double matted. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £260.00 Features the mounted original signature of Group Captain Dennis David CBE DFC AFC.
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91.5cm 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 David Pentland. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £2200.00 ITEM CODE DHM0859 |
| 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. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £225.00 Signed by General Johannes Steinhoff.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £365.00 Signed by General Johannes Steinhoff.
Limited edition of publisher proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £425.00 Signed by General Johannes Steinhoff. ITEM CODE DHM2172 |
| Fury of Assault by Robert Taylor. When Luftwaffe bombers first appeared in force in the night skies over London in September 1940 they heralded the beginning of The Blitz - the most sustained period of concentrated bombing aimed at British cities during World War II. Robert Taylors evocative painting brings to life the frightening scenario of the Luftwaffes night bombing campaign. It is December 1941, and London is once again under concentrated attack. With fires raging below, the armada of German bombers is clearly visible in the night sky as they sweep across the city. Shimmering in the glow of destruction, a lone Hurricane night-fighter from 85 Squadron, based at nearby Gravesend, engages Heinkel 111s of KG55 in a desperate attempt to break up the formations. Signed limited edition of 700 prints. Paper size 29 inches x 23.5 inches (74cm x 60cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Roy Daines DFM, Oberleutnant Joachim Berking, Unteroffizier Fahnenjunker Walter Bogdan, Oberleutnant Heinrich Sudel and Oberleutnant Karl-Horst Meyer zum Felde.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 29 inches x 23.5 inches (74cm x 60cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Roy Daines DFM, Oberleutnant Joachim Berking, Unteroffizier Fahnenjunker Walter Bogdan, Oberleutnant Heinrich Sudel and Oberleutnant Karl-Horst Meyer zum Felde. ITEM CODE DHM2627 |
| Calling Starlight by Philip West. Royal Air Force Beaufighter used as a nightfighter, shoots down a German Heinkel III over the coast of England. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Price £95.00 ITEM CODE LE0228 |
| Hurricane on my Tail by Stan Stokes. With Europe occupied by Nazi forces, Great Britain was the last obstacle in Hitlers plan to rule Europe. Hitlers invasion plan called for his Luftwaffe to gain control of the air over Britain in the first few weeks of attack, which would be followed by pulverizing bombing attacks on the British coastline, and finally by a blitzkrieg style invasion spearheaded by Panzer Divisions supported by fighters and dive bombers. The Germans had assembled over 100 well-equipped divisions by the Summer of 1940 for its invasion of Britain, and on August 8 the Luftwaffe attacks commenced. The Germans had underestimated the capability of the British air defense and both the will and skill of its pilots. In the first ten days of German attacks RAF Hurricanes and Spitfires shot down 697 German aircraft, while losing only 153 aircraft and 93 flight personnel of their own. By months end the German strategists shifted to all out attacks on British airfields, aircraft plants, and munitions factories. Effectively utilizing radar to pinpoint incoming strikes, and by widely dispersing their own aircraft so few could be destroyed during any single attack, the RAF fought back. During this second phase of attack the Germans lost an additional 562 aircraft compared to only 219 for the Brits. However, every German plane shot down resulted in the death or capture of its trained flight crews, but in more than half of the RAF losses the experienced pilot was saved. Forced to react to ever increasing losses, the Germans shifted their strategy to strategic night bombing raids on London and several other major cities. A year after The Battle Of Britain commenced Germany was forced to abandon major air operations directed at Britain marking this conflict the first major battle in the history of warfare fought solely by aircraft, as not a single Nazi soldier voluntarily set foot on British soil. The Hawker Hurricane while less glamorized than the Supermarine Spitfire, was the fighter most widely used by the RAF during the first two years of the War. The Hurricane was the first British fighter to exceed 300 MPH, and the first to carry eight machine guns. In excess of 14,000 Hurricanes were produced through 1944. The Heinkel He. 111 medium bomber pictured in Stan Stokes painting, Hurricane on My Tail!, was widely used by the Luftwaffe (7,300 produced) during the Battle of Britain. The 111 could carry a 5,500 pound bomb load and had a maximum speed of 252 MPH. In total the Germans lost 2,375 aircraft during the Battle of Britain. The inspiration and determination of the RAFs Hurricane and Spitfire pilots during this conflict lead to Winston Churchills often quoted remark, Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. 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
Signed limited edition of 225 prints. Size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm). Price £74.00 Signed by He-111 pilot Herbert Kraebel. ITEM CODE STK0117 |
| GAUNTLET BY ANTHONY SAUNDERS
Portsmouth August 26th 1940, the lone spitfire of Squadron Leader
Sandy Johnstone breaks the ranks and picks off one of the menacing
Heinkels only to encounter an equally determined attack from a BF109.
Accompanying the artists signature are three signatures
from pilots of 602 Squadron:
Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone, Air Commodore Micky Mount and Wing Commander
Hector MacLean. Air
Commodore Micky Mot, CBE, DSO, DFC Flying Officer C.J Mount
joined NO.602 squadron on August 8th 1940 after a brief conversion
course on Spitfires. On August 18th his Spitfire L1005 was severely damaged in combat with JU 87's and BF109's over Ford. Micky was unhurt.
he again escaped injury when his Spitfire X4270 was damaged landing at
Tangmere. he served in many of the theatres of WW2 and he flew
Hurricanes in Malta and North Africa and Wellingtons in the Middle east.
Micky is now retired and lives in Ascot in Berkshire. Wing
Commander Hector Maclean Hector was flying with No 602 squadron
before war broke out. A gallant young man, his fighter pilot days were
drawn to an abrupt halt on August 26th 1940 when his leg was severely injured during battle, but the war was not by no means over. After his
recovery he was posted to Rosemount for duty as a fighter controller, in
the rank of Squadron Leader. hector is now retired and lives in
Kilmacolm near Glasgow. Air Vice-Marshall Sandy Johnson CB,
DFC,
AE. Sandy was in command of no. 602 squadron during the
critical days of the Battle of Britain, flying with the squadron before
the war though to 1941, when he was posted to the Middle east, he also
served with 229 and 249 squadrons in Malta during the Islands most
fateful days of the war. sandy is now a successful author living near
Ipswich in Suffolk
The Gauntlet Action South of Portsmouth 26th August 1940.
We
were brought to readiness in the middle of lunch and scrambled to
intercept mixed bag of 100+ Heinkel III's and DO 17's approaching
Portsmouth from the South. The controller did a first class job
and positioned us one thousand feet above the target. with the sun
behind us, allowing us to spot the raiders from a long way off. No
escorting Messerschmitts were in sight at the time, although a sizable
force was to turn up soon after. then something strange happened. I
was about to give a ticking off to our chaps for misusing the R/T when I
realised I was listening to German voices. It appeared we were both
using the same frequency and, although having no knowledge of the
language it sounded from the monotonous flow of the conversation that
they were unaware of our presence. as soon as we dived towards
the leading formation, however we were assailed immediately to loud
shouts of Achtung Spitfuern Spitfuern! as our bullets began to
take their toll. In spite of having taken jerry by surprise our
bag was only six, with others claimed as damaged, before the remainder
dived for cloud cover and turned for home. In the meantime the escorting
fighters were amongst us when two of our fellows were badly shot up. Hector Maclean stopped a cannon shell on his cockpit, blowing his foot
of above the ankle although, in spite of his grave injuries, he managed
to fly his spitfire back to Tangmere to land with wheels retracted.
Cyril Babbage's aircraft was also badly damaged in the action. forcing
him to abandon it and take to his parachute. He was ultimately picked up
by a rescue launch and put ashore at Bognor, having suffered only minor
injuries. I personally accounted for one Heinkel III in the
action (Sandy Johnson). No. 602 'City of Glasgow' auxiliary
squadron was a household name long before WW11 began. It had been the
first auxiliary squadron to get into the air in 1925, two of its
members, Lord Clydeside and David McIntyre were the first to
conquer Mount Everest in 1933; the squadron sweeped the board in gunnery
and bombing in 1935, beating the regular squadrons at their own game. It
was the first auxiliary Squadron to be equipped with Spitfire Fighters
as far back as March 1939 and it was the first squadron to shoot down
the first enemy aircraft on British Soil. The squadron moved
south from Drem airfield in east Lothian on August 14th 1940. to relieve
the already battered no. 145 squadron at Westhapnett, Tangmere's satellite station in Sussex. the squadron suffered 5 casualties during
the battle. The squadron remained at Westhampnett until December 1940 to
be replaced by no. 610 auxiliary air force squadron. No 602 squadron
itself remained active up until 1957 when it was put into mothballs.
Hurricane on my Tail by Stan Stokes.
With
Europe occupied by Nazi forces, Great Britain was the last obstacle in
Hitlers plan to rule Europe. Hitlers invasion plan called for his
Luftwaffe to gain control of the air over Britain in the first few weeks
of attack, which would be followed by pulverizing bombing attacks on the
British coastline, and finally by a blitzkrieg style invasion
spearheaded by Panzer Divisions supported by fighters and dive bombers.
The Germans had assembled over 100 well-equipped divisions by the Summer
of 1940 for its invasion of Britain, and on August 8 the Luftwaffe
attacks commenced. The Germans had underestimated the capability of the
British air defense and both the will and skill of its pilots. In the
first ten days of German attacks RAF Hurricanes and Spitfires shot down
697 German aircraft, while losing only 153 aircraft and 93 flight
personnel of their own. By months end the German strategists shifted to
all out attacks on British airfields, aircraft plants, and munitions
factories. Effectively utilizing radar to pinpoint incoming strikes, and
by widely dispersing their own aircraft so few could be destroyed during
any single attack, the RAF fought back. During this second phase of
attack the Germans lost an additional 562 aircraft compared to only 219
for the Brits. However, every German plane shot down resulted in the
death or capture of its trained flight crews, but in more than half of
the RAF losses the experienced pilot was saved. Forced to react to ever
increasing losses, the Germans shifted their strategy to strategic night
bombing raids on London and several other major cities. A year after The
Battle Of Britain commenced Germany was forced to abandon major air
operations directed at Britain marking this conflict the first major
battle in the history of warfare fought solely by aircraft, as not a
single Nazi soldier voluntarily set foot on British soil. The Hawker
Hurricane while less glamorized than the Supermarine Spitfire, was the
fighter most widely used by the RAF during the first two years of the
War. The Hurricane was the first British fighter to exceed 300 MPH, and
the first to carry eight machine guns. In excess of 14,000 Hurricanes
were produced through 1944. The Heinkel He. 111 medium bomber pictured
in Stan Stokes painting, Hurricane on My Tail!, was widely used by the
Luftwaffe (7,300 produced) during the Battle of Britain. The 111 could
carry a 5,500 pound bomb load and had a maximum speed of 252 MPH. In
total the Germans lost 2,375 aircraft during the Battle of Britain. The
inspiration and determination of the RAFs Hurricane and Spitfire pilots
during this conflict lead to Winston Churchills often quoted remark,
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so
few.
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