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74 Squadron Royal Air Force. 74 squadron shown in Battle of Britain aviation art print by aviation artist Graeme Lothian signed by Rudi Miese, Ulrich Steinhilfer, Gunther Rall, Archie Winskill, Stephen Hardbourne and Paddy Barthropp, fighter pilots of the Royal Air Force and Luftwaffe.

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The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian.


The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian.

Sailor Malam leading 74 Squadron engaging Me109s of I/JG52 during the Battle of Britain, September 1940.
Item Code : DHM1115The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian. - Editions Available
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PRINT Signed limited edition of 800 prints.
Full Item Details		 Image size 28 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm) Steinhilper, Ulrich
Barthropp, Paddy
Miese, Rudolf
Rall, Gunther
Winskill, Archie
Stephen, Harbourne
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PROOF		 Limited edition of 125 artist proofs.
Full Item Details		 Image size 28 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm) Steinhilper, Ulrich
Barthropp, Paddy
Miese, Rudolf
Rall, Gunther
Winskill, Archie
Stephen, Harbourne
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First Flap of the Day by Nicolas Trudgian.


First Flap of the Day by Nicolas Trudgian.

HM Stephen - one of the Battle of Britains top scoring fighter pilots, brings down two Me109s in quick succession over the White Cliffs of Dover, early on August 11, 1940. Flying a Spitfire with 74 Squadron, HM shot down five German aircraft on this day, and damaged a further three. The note in his log book starts First flap of the day at 0600 hrs ...
Item Code : DHM2115First Flap of the Day by Nicolas Trudgian. - Editions Available
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Full Item Details		 Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm) Stephen, Harbourne
Freeborn, John
Brown, Maurice P
Duckenfield, Byron
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Full Item Details		 Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm) Stephen, Harbourne
Freeborn, John
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Full Item Details		 Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm)Artist : Nicolas Trudgian£40 Off!Now : £90.00

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PRINT Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm) Stephen, Harbourne
Freeborn, John
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PRINT Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Nos 1 - 250)
Full Item Details		 Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm) Stephen, Harbourne
Freeborn, John
Brown, Maurice P
Duckenfield, Byron
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PRINTBattle of Britain Signature edition of 50 prints (No.s 301 - 350) from the signed limited edition of 500 prints.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm) Freeborn, John
Brown, Maurice P
Duckenfield, Byron
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PRINTRudorffer signature edition of 30 prints from the artist signed edition of 250 prints.
Full Item Details		 Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm) Rudorffer, Erich
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Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV.  Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to  1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MK's V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs.

Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI.  The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service.  To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine.  The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires.

By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires.  The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced.  The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954.

Wing Commander John Freeborn DFC* Johnie Freeborn flew Spitfires with 74 Squadron over Dunkirk, and was in action throughout the Battle of Britain, he had been with his squadron longer, and flown more hours, than any other Battle of Britain pilot. He joined 602 Squadron in 1942, and commanded 118 Squadron in June 1943. In June 1944 he was promoted Wing Commander Flying of 286 Wing in Italy. John Freeborn scored 17 victories
 

 


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