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Royal Air Force 6 Squadron. Hawker Hurricane of No.6 Squadron, 'Shiny Six', shown in aviation art prints available from Cranston Fine Arts the aviation art company, part of the Royal Air Force squadron's history in aviation art.

Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon.

All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots.  The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built.  

Can Openers by David Pentland  Two Hawker Hurricanes ME11D tank busters of No.6 "Shiny Six" Squadron about to attack retreating axis mechanised units, November 1942 at El Alamein.

Can Openers by David Pentland.

Two Hawker Hurricanes ME11D tank busters of No.6 Shiny Six Squadron about to attack retreating axis mechanised units, November 1942 at El Alamein.

Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £51.00


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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £95.00


RAF signature edition of 20 prints from the limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £105.00

Signed by Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard.


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Townsend Presentation Edittion of 5 Artist Proofs, supplied double matted. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £240.00

Features the mounted original signature of Group Captain Peter Townsend CVO, DSO, DFC (deceased).


RAF signature edition of 80 prints from the signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £130.00

Signed by Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard.


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Morewood signature edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £105.00

Signed by Wing Commander Roger Morewood.


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Duckenfield signature edition of 150 prints from the limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £105.00

Signed by Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC.


Original painting by David Pentland. Image size 182 x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £1500.00

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Ivan Berryman - Battle of Britain Art

Artist Ivan Berryman has been producing many pencil drawings depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain. Each of these is signed by one of the pilots who was actually present at the battle, and is often inspired by the events they took part in themselves. Special signed print editions have also been created from existing full colour print editions, with some featuring multiple pilot signatures. You can find all of Ivan's Battle of Britain artwork on his website - www.ivanberryman.com, or see a full list of pencil drawings - updated regularly, in our dedicated section of pencil drawings.

When you go to a product page for an item in our shop, click on the names of the pilots where they are linked in the text for an item to see a profile page for that pilot. Often we include photos of signing sessions along with details of their flying career, and a full list of all items signed by the pilot.

Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Prints and Original Pencil Drawings

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

We are busy building up a portfolio of many many original pencil drawings which depict events from the Battle of Britain, the famous air battle won by 'the Few' in the summer of 1940. The British and Commonwealth pilots defended the air above Britain and the surrounding seaways from the might of the German Luftwaffe. Greatly outnumbered, the bravery of these young pilots saved the country from invasion, and let Britain survive to go on to defeat Germany. Without that first crucial victory, the outcome of the war could have been so very different. We have been busy arranging signing sessions with the few pilots who fought in that great battle who remain with us to this day. Our newly commissioned pencil drawings are often based on the descriptions of the battle by these great men, and are authenticated by their signatures. We have also had several editions of existing prints signed in full, or have signatures added to parts of existing editions. We have also incoporated signatures of some of the German pilots who also took part in the battle, some of whom went on to become top scoring aces of the war. See our Original Pencil Drawings Section - particularly the section of artists David Pentland and Ivan Berryman. Also, see our New Signature Editions section to see all of our newly signed editions.

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