World War Two Prints
|
World War Two Prints |
|
General Vicomte Gort VC Original 1940 print from the French publication L' illustration, published on the 17th February 1940. General Gort commanded the British Expeditionary Force in France until there eventual evacuation from Dunkirk between 26th May and 4th June 1940. £40.00 Overall framed size 32cm x 41cm |
 |
 |
Carry on England Framed 10 x 8 photograph of Kenneth Connor as Captain S. Melly from the 1976 film Carry on England. £25.00 Overall framed size 38cm x 34cm |
Dads Army Framed 10 x 8 photograph of Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwairing from the classic BBC sitcom Dads Army. £25.00 Overall framed size 33cm x 39cm
|
 |
 |
Dads Army Framed 10 x 8 photograph of Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwairing. this photograph is from the 1971 feature film based on the BBc sitcom. £25.00 Overall framed size 33cm x 39cm |
Dads Army Framed 10 x 8 publicity photograph of the main characters from Dads Army, including Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn,James Beck, John Laurie, Ian Lavender and Arnold Ridley. £25.00 Overall framed size 38cm x 34cm |
 |
 |
Memphis Belle By Robert Taylor The famous Memphis Belle, skippered by Captain Bob Morgan, became the first B-17 in the 91st Bomb Group to complete 25 missions, and returned home to the US with a crew that had been decorated more than 50 times. This long sold out print has been signed by Captain Robert Morgan, skipper of the Memphis Belle.
£180.00 75cm x 65cm |
Dawn Till Dusk By Richard Taylor Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson leads MkIX Spitfires of his 144 Canadian Wing back to their base at Ford after a long day of operations over Normandy shortly after D-Day. The wing flew constant fighter sweeps throughout the Normandy Invasions, before relocating to France on June 15th1944. This edition is personally signed by outstanding Aces who flew with the Canadian Wing during the Normandy Invasions, under the leadership of the highest scoring RAF Ace of WWII – Johnnie Johnson. THE COLLECTORS EDITION Signed by 4 Spitfire pilots who flew with the Canadian Wing.
Wing Commander J.F ‘STOCKY' EDWARDS DFC DFM Wing Commander JAMES LINDSAY DFC Squadron Leader ROY WOZNIAK DFC Lieutenant General DON LAUBMAN DFC £245.00 91cm x 74cm |
 |
|
D-Day Soft Skin Vehicles. Part of a portfolio of 16 prints published by the French magazine Auto Passion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Each print gives technical details of the features vehicles in both French and English £20.00 34cm x 44cm |
| D-Day Soft Skin Vehicles. Part of a portfolio of 16 prints published by the French magazine Auto Passion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Each print gives technical details of the features vehicles in both French and English £20.00 34cm x 44cm |
|
|
D-Day Soft Skin Vehicles. Part of a portfolio of 16 prints published by the French magazine Auto Passion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Each print gives technical details of the features vehicles in both French and English £20.00 34cm x 44cm |
| D-Day Soft Skin Vehicles. Part of a portfolio of 16 prints published by the French magazine Auto Passion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Each print gives technical details of the features vehicles in both French and English £20.00 34cm x 44cm |
|
|
D-Day Soft Skin Vehicles. Part of a portfolio of 16 prints published by the French magazine Auto Passion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Each print gives technical details of the features vehicles in both French and English £20.00 34cm x 44cm |
Cockleshell Heroes By Jack Russell Limited edition, 11/850, by ex England Cricketer Jack Russell. This picture, is a lasting tribute, dedicated to the memory of ten gallant men who paddled their Cockle MKI1 canoes in enemy waters, far up the Gironde river to their targets, in Bordeaux harbour. From this highly successful raid there were just two survivors, Major Hasler DSO and William Sparks DSM. Together, they escaped from enemy occupied France , through Spain and into Gibraltar . An immense amount of trouble was taken over the training of the small handful of picked Royal Marines who took part under the immediate leadership of Major "Blondie" Hasler. They maintained their object in spite of the frightening losses of the first night and the subsequent ever increasing difficulties encountered. Although the force had been reduced to four men, the object was finally achieved. Signed by Bill Sparks one of only two survivors of the raid. £145.00 78cm x 62cm |
This signed print also comes with a signed copy of Bill Sparks book "The Last of the Cockleshell Heroes"
|
 |
Low Pass Over the Mohne Dam By Anthony Saunders Operation Chastise, the plan to destroy the mighty Ruhr dams, was bold, audacious and dangerous. It was also set to become one of the most legendary combat missions ever undertaken in the history of aviation warfare. In late February 1943 a unique decision was taken by the RAF to form the now legendary 617 Squadron, a highly specialised unit within Bomber Command. Its task was to be the destruction of the huge Möhne, Sorpe and Eder dams, which provided vital services to German industry. Tasked with providing the crews for this new squadron was the young, outstanding, bomber and night-fighter pilot Wing Commander Guy Gibson, already a veteran of 174 bomber operations. On 21 March 1943 the unit was formed at RAF Scampton under his command, and the chosen men had just eight weeks to prepare for the task in hand. Anthony Saunders' powerful painting portrays Guy Gibson under fire from the defending garrison as he powers his Lancaster AJ-G at full throttle over the dam to confirm the extent of the successful breach. Below him, and clearly visible, the bright moonlight reveals the huge rupture in the dam's massive wall as the swirling avalanche of water surges into the valley below. With the subsequent destruction of the Eder Dam, and the damage to the Sorpe Dam, the men of 617 Squadron had achieved what they were asked, and more. Each print is personally autographed by veterans who played a vital part in this legendary raid. Squadron Leader GEORGE L. JOHNSON DFM RAF Bomb Aimer on Lancaster AJ-T piloted by Joe McCarthy, they attacked the Sorpe Dam Corporal MAUREEN STEVENS WAAF Duty R/T operator on the night of the raid it was she who talked home the surviving crews. Corporal KENNETH LUCAS RAF Specialist ground crew for 617 Sqn he was heavily involved in carrying out the modifications before the raid. £220.00 95cm x 75cm |
Phoenix Over Rangoon By Mark Postlethwaite RAF P47 Thunderbolts of 30 Sn. escort RAF B24 Liberators of 215, 355 and 356 Sqns. on a bombing raid over Rangoon , Burma 4 th November 1944. The nearest Thunderbolt HD289, flown by Harry Whidbourne DFC engaged and destroyed a Ki44 'Tojo'. £45.00 54cm x 45cm |
 |
 |
Pathfinder By Gerald Coulson The Pathfinder force of RAF Bomber Command was formed during 1942, comprising specially selected crews. Very experienced and highly trained, their task was to spearhead, locate and mark targets at night for the attack by the main bomber stream. This was achieved by using aircraft equipped with an extremely accurate bombing aid coded 'Oboe' and dropping clusters of coloured flares (target indicators) on or near the target. The de Havilland Mosquito, outstanding in the roles of fighter, bomber and photographic reconnaissance and capable of operating at up to 30,000 ft where anti-aircraft devices were ineffective, was ideally suited to the task. £175.00 81cm x 70cm |
SOE Sortie By Stephen Teasdale. Depicts a Westland Lysander of 161 Special Duties Squadron, flying through the darkness over Nazi occupied France en-route to a clandestine rendezvous with the French Resistance. This print has been personally signed by two pilots who flew agents into Nazi occupied France :- Fl Lt Robert Large DFC, Legion de Honeur (Chevalier), Fl Lt Murray 'Andy' Anderson DFC and Bar. At other times in their careers, they also flew Spitfires: Bob Large with 616 ( South Yorkshire ) Squadron and Murray Anderson with photo reconnaissance squadrons. £60.00 49cm x 46cm
|
 |
 |
609 (WR) Squadron Spitfire MkIB By Stephen Teasdale. Depicts a Supermarine Spitfire of 609 (West Riding) Squadron, breaking away after successfully engaging a Bf110, August, 1940, over the south coast of England . This print has been personally signed by:- Fl Lt J A 'Joe' Atkinson DFC Who is the last surviving 609 (WR) Squadron WWII Spitfire pilot. He joined 609 in October 1940 (but did not qualify for the Battle of Britain clasp) and left in 1943, making him the Squadron's longest serving pilot. During his time with 609, he flew Spitfires and Typhoons, and starred in a Boulting Brothers film about the Squadron. £50.00 52cm x 45cm |
Chester 's Own By Stephen Teasdale. Depicts a Supermarine Spitfire of 610 ( County of Chester ) Squadron Spitfire, piloted by Sgt H R Clarke over the English countryside during the Battle of Britain. This print has been personally signed by:- Fl Lt Henry Clarke 610 Squadron, Who to the best of my knowledge has never signed a print edition before this one? £50.00 49cm 46cm |
 |
Schweinfurt – The Second Mission by Robert Taylor
Briefing at 0500 hours on the morning of 14 October 1943 brought the crews of the 92nd Bomb Group news they didn't want to hear: “It’s Schweinfurt again!” The same message was being repeated in USAAF bomb group briefing rooms all over eastern England in the early hours of what was to become forever known as “Black Thursday”. Robert Taylor’s majestic painting shows Colonel Budd Peaslee’s B-17 Equipose, piloted by Kemp McLaughlin, leading the Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group en-route to the vital ball-bearing factories at Schweinfurt. This limited edition has been signed by THREE pilots, all veterans of the second Schweinfurt mission on 14 October 1943, including the mission command pilot. General J. KEMP McLAUGHLIN £330.00 103cm x 70cm |
|
Breakout by Anthony Saunders The pride of the German Kriegsmarine, the battleship Bismark, breaks out from Norwegian waters into the open sea on the evening of May 21st 1941, accompanied by an escort fleet and a complement of Me109s from 3./JG77 and Me110s from ZG76. Its voyage would be short lived, however. After a shattering victory over Britain's famous HMS Hood, the Royal Navy hunted and eventually sunk the mighty battleship on May 27th, 1941. Signed by the artist as well as a pilot who flew escort to the Bismarck in Norway with ZG76: Hauptmann KARL-FRITZ SCHLOSSSTEIN £315.00 (Purchased as a pair with Eismeer Patrol) £165.00 (Breakout Only) 74cm x 62cm |
|
Eismeer Patrol By Anthony Saunders On the morning of March 11th 1943, Fw190s from IV./JG5 fly escort to the mighty battleship Tirpitz and a screening fleet of destroyers and torpedo boats as they begin a voyage north to Bogen Bay during Operation Rostock. Designed to evade the increasingly frequent British bombing raids, the Tirpitz joined an impressive German naval battle fleet gathering near Narvik. In this fleet, it posed a grave threat to Arctic convoys before its destruction on November 12th, 1944. Signed by the artist along with one of the few survivors rescued from the upturned hull of the Tirpitz along with one of the last pilots to fly over the sinking vessel. Leutnant Zur See WILLI VOLSING £315.00 (Purchased as a pair with Breakout) £165.00 (Eismeer Patrol Only) |
|
Fear Nothing by Anthony Saunders The Battle of Britain is at its height but the threat of invasion is still a deadly reality. As the country waited, grim and expectant, for Hiltler’s Operation Sealion to be put into action, Blenheims from 105 Squadron make another strike against German troop barges assembling in the northern French port of Boulogne. Overhead, escorting Hurricanes of 501 Squadron engage in a savage tussle with Me109s of JG3. An outstanding piece released to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Flight Lieutenant TERRY CLARK DFM £315.00 (Purchased as a pair with Merlin Chorus) £165.00 (Fear Nothing Only) 75cm x 62cm |
|
Merlin Chorus by Anthony Saunders Fresh from a successful action over marauding Me110s and Me109s attempting a raid on Portland during the Battle of Britain, Spitfires of 152 Squadron, with the distinctive sound of their Merlin engines echoing around Lulworth Cove, return to their base at Warmwell to re-fuel and re-arm. Thankfully all will land safely, ready to continue the bitter struggle while Goering’s Luftwaffe intensify their attacks as they try to gain air superiority during one of the most decisive battles ever fought. An outstanding piece released to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Warrant Officer DAVID DENCHFIELD £165.00 (Merlin Chorus Only) 75cm x 62cm |
|
High Summer by Anthony Saunders High Summer portrays Spitfires from 92 Squadron as they successfully engage Me109's over the harvested fields of southern England, in August 1940. The desperate action of aerial combat is beautifully captured in this compelling and accurate reconstruction of a famous fighter squadron at war. Signed by two distinguished Battle of Britain veterans. Flight Lieutenant ROBIN APPLEFORD SOLD 75cm x 61cm |
|
Dawn Strike by Richard Taylor As the first rays of daylight spread their golden glow over the vast expanse of sky above the Russian Front, the menacing roar of heavily armed Bf 110’s of 6./ZGI shake the cold air around them as they prepare for a dawn strike against enemy ground targets deep inside Russian territory. Above them, their Me 109 escorts, alert for danger, constantly scan the distant skies for any enemy intruders that may be on the prowl and waiting for them. Signed by Me110 wireless operator Gefreiter KARL-HEINZ SCHOENEMANN £160.00 80cm x 62cm |
|
HMS Warspite by Ivan Berryman
Artist Proof 19/50. HMS Warspite - popularly known as "The Old Lady" Warspite was launched on 26th November 1913 and was still fulfilling a crucial role at the end of World War II. Even after being paid off, she escaped being broken up by going aground at Mounts Bay whilst on tow to the beakers yard. During the two world wars, Warspite accumulated fourteen Battle Honours including Jutland May 1916. She is shown in company with HMS Royal Sovereign in the Mediterranean in May 1940 when she was Fleet Flag. £175.00 85cm x 67cm |
 |
 |
HMS Cossack by Ivan Berryman
HMS Cossack, one of the fast Tribal class destroyers will always be remembered for the daring rescue of 300 prisoners of war from the German Altmark in Norwegian waters. She is shown here departing Grand Harbour, Malta. £75.00 64cm x 47cm |
At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack Mk I Hurricanes of 249 Squadron are seen returning to North Weald after heavy action over London during the culmination of the Battle of Britain in September of that year. It is evening, and the squadron has been operational since first light. Most of the pilots have flown four missions on this day, and they will be in the air again tomorrow at dawn. And so it will go till the battle is won. In this quite beautiful painting, Simon Atack shows Tom Neil's Hurricane in the foreground. He has suffered battle damage but, as so often with the trusty Hurricane, his steed will carry him safely home to fight again. Print is signed by 2 Battle of Britain Veterans Squadron Leader DOUGLAS G. CLIFT Wing Commander TOM F. NEIL DFC* AFC £125.00 62cm x 60cm
|
 |
Ramraiders by Richard Taylor As the Allied Air Forces began their massed attack on Germany 's oil refineries, the Luftwaffe was about to hit back with a new battle tactic– the Sturmgruppe! Richard Taylor's exciting new limited edition captures the scene: Closing at high speed with all cannons blazing, Unteroffizier Willi Maximowitz is seen flying his distinctive “Black 8” with IV Sturm/JG3, as he dives in to attack a formation of USAAF B-24s from the 93rd Bomb Group. The American gunners have a frightening task on their hands to fend off the attack until help arrives. Signed by Leutnant HELMUT BALLEWSKI Leutnant KURT WUPPERMANN Oberfeldwebel WILLI RESCHKE £200.00 90cm x 73cm |
|
Horsa Gliders at the Rhine Crossing 24th March 1945 by Michael Burnett Limited edition print, 731/850, signed by the artist. Operation Varsity, the crossing of the Rhine , was the biggest and most successful airborne operation ever. Its purpose was to land 14,000 men of the British 6th and American 17th Airborne divisions on the German held East bank of the River Rhine, on an area five to ten miles wide and five miles deep. The task was to suppress German artillery and small arms fire, which would have opposed 21st Army Group's crossing of the river, which was a quarter of a mile wide at that point. Each glider was given the task of landing right on top of its specific objective. 392 Horsa gliders and 14 Hamilcar gliders were used in this operation. Many of the Horsa gliders were flown by Royal Air Force pilots attached to the Army's Glider Pilot Regiment. (Please note there is a small amount of foxing in the right hand white border towards the bottom. This is hardly noticeable but is mentioned for accuracy.) £90.00 72cm x 62cm |
|
|
Operation Goodwood by David Rowlands The Allied breakthrough into the Normandy plain, against heavy German opposition. Signed by the artist. Please note this print has been dry mounted. £100.00 |
P40N Warhawk by Mark Postlethwaite Signed by Flying Tiger Hero Lt Colonel Don Lopez and the artist Mark Postlethwaite G.Av.A. The print is number 194 of a limited series of 1,000. £60.00
41 x 55 cm |
|
|
HMS RESOLUTION AT GIBRALTAR Launched in January 1915, the Revenge-class battleship HMS Resolution was to enjoy a 33 year career during which she served in the Atlantic, home and Eastern Fleets as well as serving repeated spells in the Mediterranean, being both bombed and torpedoed along the way. She is depicted off Gibraltar with HMS Wolverine, the destroyer perhaps best remembered for destroying the U-47 which sunk Resolution's sister ship Royal Oak in Scapa Flow. £12.00 28cm x 25cm |
.JPG)
.JPG)
