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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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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 ...

Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Nos 1 - 250) Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £

Signed by Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen (deceased) and Wing Commander John Freeborn, in addition to the artist.


Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £215.00

Signed by Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen (deceased) and Wing Commander John Freeborn, in addition to the artist.


Signed limited edition of 500 prints, signed by the artist only (Nos 251 - 500) Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £125.00


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Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £210.00

Signed by Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen and Wing Commander John Freeborn, in addition to the artist.


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ITEM CODE DHM2115

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Train Prints by Don Breckon.

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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.

Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Image size 28 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm). Price £

Signed by three luftwaffe and three RAF pilots:
Unteroffizier Rudolf Miese,
Ulrich Steinhilper,
General Gunther Rall,
Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE,
Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC
and
Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC.


Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. Image size 28 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm). Price £155.00

Signed by three luftwaffe and three RAF pilots:
Unteroffizier Rudolf Miese,
Ulrich Steinhilper,
General Gunther Rall (deceased),
Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased),
Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased)
and
Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased).


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ITEM CODE DHM1115

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Pack of four pilot-signed Spitfire prints by Ivan Berryman.

Item Price : £400

Capitaine Rene Fonck by Ivan Berryman.

Item Price : £135

 

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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ARTIST
Featured Artist - Ivan Berryman



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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