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Messerschmitt Me262. German jet fighter Me262 of the Luftwaffe in aviation art prints by aviation artists David Pentland and Nicholas Trudgian. Messerschmitt Me262 of Adolf Galland, Lt. Schall, Georg Csurusky, Rony Lauer and Hermann Wieczorek available from aviation prints.co.uk. 

 Too Little Too Late  by Stan Stokes.  Heinz Bar joined JG 51 in 1939 as a non-officer pilot. By August of 1940 he had become the highest scoring non-officer pilot in the Luftwaffe. Although shot down once during the Battle of Britain, Bar survived, and was later transferred to the Eastern Front. He received his commission and by the end of 1941 had chalked up 91 victories. By mid-1942, with 113 victories, he was promoted to Hauptman and made Group Commander of I/JG 77. Flying out of Sicily he participated in the siege of Malta, and later was shifted to North Africa where he obtained another 61 victories. With his health suffering, Heinz was reassigned to Germany, where he flew interception missions against the steady onslaught of Eighth Air Force bombers. With his victory total at 202, Bar was put in command of JG 3 and later III/EJG2, a unit equipped with the Me-262 jet fighter. He obtained 16 victories in March and April of 1945 while piloting the 262, making him the top jet ace of WW II. His record for victories in a jet stands until this day, having been equaled in Korea by Capt. Joseph McConnell. Bars final victory count of 220 made him the eighth highest scoring ace of all time. He was killed after the War in a flying accident. The Messerschmitt Me-262 Swallow, a masterpiece of engineering, was the first operational mass-produced jet to see service. Prototype testing of the airframe commenced in 1941 utilizing a piston engine. General Adolf Galland, who was in charge of the German Fighter Forces at that time, pressured both Goring and Hitler to accelerate the Me-262, and stress its use as a fighter to defend Germany from Allied bombers. Hitler, however, envisioned the 262 as the aircraft which might allow him to inflict punishment on Britain. About 1400 Swallows were produced, but fortunately for the Allies, only about 300 saw combat duty. While the original plans for the 262 presumed the use of BMW jet engines, production Swallows were ultimately equipped with Jumo 004B turbojet engines. The wing design of the 262 necessitated the unique triangular hull section of the fuselage, giving the aircraft a shark-like appearance. With an 18 degree swept wing, the 262 was capable of Mach .86. The 262 was totally ineffective in a turning duel with Allied fighters, and was also vulnerable to attack during take off and landings. The landing gear was also suspect, and many 262s were destroyed or damaged due to landing gear failure. Despite its sleek jet-age appearance, the 262 was roughly manufactured, because Germany had lost access to its normal aircraft assembly plants. In spite of these drawbacks the 262 was effective. For example, on April 7, 1945 a force of sixty 262s took on a large force of Allied bombers with escort fighters. Armed with their four nose-mounted cannons, and underwing rockets the Swallows succeeded in downing or damaging 25 Allied B-17s on that single mission. While it is unlikely that the outcome of the War could have been altered by an earlier introduction or greater production totals for this aircraft, it is clear to many historians that the duration of the War might have been drastically lengthened if the Me-262 had not been too little too late. 

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Morning Maintenance by Ivan Berryman.Morning Maintenance by Ivan Berryman. 4 editions available from £75.00
Ready for Combat by Ivan Berryman.Ready for Combat by Ivan Berryman. 4 editions available from £70.00
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Defending the Homeland by Ivan Berryman.Defending the Homeland by Ivan Berryman. 3 editions available from £70.00
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Jet Attack by David Pentland. (PC)Jet Attack by David Pentland. 10 editions available from £95.00
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Too Little Too Late by Stan Stokes.Too Little Too Late by Stan Stokes. 5 editions available from £40.00
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Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian.Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian. 2 editions available from £330.00
Defence of the Reich by Keith Woodcock. Defence of the Reich by Keith Woodcock. £18.00
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Jet Strike by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Jet Strike by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) 2 editions available from £370.00

Jet Attack by David Pentland  Oberleutenant Schall's ME 262 of JG7 catches the Australian crewed Lancaster from 5 group dead astern as it lines up for its bombing run on the Hamburg U-Boat pens. Even at this angle the speed of the jet made it difficult to get off more than a few bursts of cannon fire before it passed through the British formation. The episode was witnessed by navigator Cecil McKee in the leading Lancaster QR/Y from 61 squadron on his last raid of the war. Lt. Schall, an ace with 117 kills, and 2nd highest jet ace of the war with 14 victories was killed the following day when his aircraft hit a bomb crater on landing at his base of Parchim.

JG7, War Wolfs over the Reich, February 1945 by Graeme Lothian  ME262 of JG7 attack American formation of Flying Fortresses on their way to bomb targets in Germany.

Guardians of the Reich by Philip E West.  Messerschmitt Me262.  With a sleek shark-like fuselage, revolutionary swept back wings and Jumo turbine engines, it must have been a sight to see one autumn day in 1944 when seen for the first time.  The 262 represented the Luftwaffes most potent air weapon during World War 2; however, not enough were produced in time to make a decisive difference to the outcome.

Clash Over Remagen by Nicholas Trudgian  When the American Army reached the Rhine at Remagen on March 7, 1945, such was the speed of their advance, they arrived before the retreating Germans had time to blow the vital bridge. The Americans seized the bridge intact. Realising the threat to the German defences, the Luftwaffe were ordered into destroy the bridge at all costs. Desperate efforts were made to attack the bridge, and over the course of the following days the fighting became one of the legendary battles of the war. Nicolas Trudgian's carefully researched painting becomes an important record of one of the fiercest battles of World War II. Two RAF Tempests have flown right through the Luftwaffe formation of Me262 and Arado 234 jets bombers, the high speed aircraft missing each other by feet. The concentration of the desperate attackers is broken momentarily, sufficiently so that their bombs miss the target - but more Luftwaffe aircraft can be seen streaming into attack  Signed by Georg Csurusky, Rony Lauer and Hermann Wieczorek.

Alpine Thunder by Nicholas Trudgian  Painting shows the 262 of JV44 on 29th April 1945 as they scorch through the beautiful mountain scenery towards what they hoped would be their Alpine fortress. Led by Oberstleutnant Heinz Bar, JV44s last commander, flying his unique Me262A-1a/U5 equipped with six 30mm cannon, the flight heads for their mountain hideaway at Salzburg. Defiant to the end, later in the day Bar claimed a P-47 Thunderbolt, bringing his personal tally in the Me262 to sixteen, placing him third most successful jet fighter pilot of WWII.  Signatories: Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Oberst Hermann Buchner, Major Werner Roell.

 

 

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Art and aviation have been like a brother and sister to me. We have grown up together, learned together and made our adult lives together. But you do not have to have an appreciation of aircraft to admire the graceful lines of a Spitfire or the functional simplicity of a Focke-Wulf 190. They are themselves a work of art and they cry out to be painted - not as machines of war and destruction, but as objects of beauty, born of necessity and function, yet given a life and iconic classicism beyond their original calling. My interest and love of art and aircraft was gifted to me by my father, a designer and aeronautical engineer of considerable repute. Denis Berryman C.Eng. FRAeS. He gave me his eyes, his passion, his dedication and his unwavering professionalism. I owe him everything. And I miss him terribly. A love of art and of beautiful and interesting things takes you on a journey. You discover new interests, new fascinations, and you want to paint them. You want to paint them in their environment, in their element. Whether it is an aeroplane, a warship, a racing car or a beautiful woman, their gift to an artist is the same: Their lines, their texture and the way that light and shadows give them form. These are the food and oxygen of an artist. Not the paint and the canvas. These are mere tools. The secret is in the passion and the perception.

Original Battle of Britain Paintings



Your chance to own a superb original Battle of Britain painting! Displayed in the images here are four of the best paintings of the Battle of Britain available from Cranston Fine Arts. Click the links on the left to learn more about the aircraft, squadrons and pilots depicted in these extraordinary oil paintings.

To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, we have also commissioned many original pencil drawings which have been signed by pilots who flew during the Battle of Britain. The unique items can be seen on the special pencil drawing pages of artists Ivan Berryman and David Pentland.

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