Royal
Air Force in aviation paintings and art prints by renowned aviation and
naval artist Anthony Saunders. Anthony Saunders superb range of aviation
art prints of the Royal Air Force includes Avro Lancaster, Supermarine
Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, Kittyhawk, Mosquito and Wellington Bomber.
Also available giclee aviation canvas prints.
Anthony Saunders must be one of the most outstanding naval
and aviation artists around today. He has extraordinary skill in portraying
scenes of aerial combat that took place before he was born. Although in his
own words Anthony prefers the artistic side of painting war aircraft rather
than the historic side, he will spend many hours researching a subject, making
sure that it is technically correct in every detail before applying any oil to
canvas. The results of this technical and artistic skill are easy to see in
his paintings; breathtaking skyscapes graced with the machines of aerial
warfare beautifully brought to life with the rich colour that is unique to oil
paint. With this skill it is hardly surprising that Anthony also paints many
subjects other than aviation; He is equally at home with landscapes and portraits
Featured
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Maltese Falcons by Anthony Saunders. (B)
Depicting Spitfires of No.229 squadron as they pass over Malta in 1942, a tribute to the young pilots, regarded as the saviour of an Island.
Item Code : DHM0437B
Maltese Falcons by Anthony Saunders. (B) - Editions Available
Flying at altitudes as low as fifty feet, Lancasters of 617 Squadron follow the Dutch canals en-route to Germany - their target, the mighty Dams of the Ruhr - on the night of 16th / 17th May 1943. At such low level the pilots of many of the specially modified Lancasters found their flying skills tested to the extreme as they were forced to take violent evasive actions when they encountered flak, large electricity pylons and tall trees, but several of the gunners in the crews still managed to shoot up and damage a number of trains on the way.
Item Code : DHM1655
En-Route by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
Immediately following their devastating attack on the Mohne Dam, the specially modified Lancasters of 617 Squadron successfully breach the second of Germanys mighty western dams - the Eder, on the night of 16th / 17th May 1943. After hitting the target with pinpoint precision, pilot Les Knight and Flight Engineer Ray Grayston battle with the controls of Lancaster AJ-N in order to clear the high ground beyond the dam as a torrent of water erupts into the valley below them; the wall of the Eder Dam is rent apart and collapses.
Item Code : DHM1656
Dambusters by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
Lancaster CF-X (LM384) of 625 Squadron. On the Leipzig raid on the evening of 19th/20th February 1944 approx 47 Lancasters were shot down or failed to return, that is over 300 airmen. Lancaster CF-X (LM384) was taking part in the bombing raids that were a build up to the D-Day landings of June 1944. Leipzig was seen as a high value target due to its oil and synthetic fuel production. The Lancaster took off from Kelstern in Lincolnshire just before midnight. Unfortunately LM384 did not come back as was the case with many others - the aircraft was lost and crashed just outside the tiny village of Bledeln in Germany. The Pastor of the village, Herr Duncker, kept a diary throughout the war and has an account of the plane crash and the subsequent burial of the crew. All of the crew died in the crash except one - bomb aimer George Paterson who was interned in Stalag 357 Kopernikus. The rest of the crew were given a Christian burial and stayed there until the end of the war, when the .........
Artist : Anthony Saunders (on separate certificate)
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Original painting by Anthony Saunders. Massive Saving - Was £2160 ! Full Item Details
Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm)
Artist : Anthony Saunders
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Low Pass Over the Möhne 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 21st 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.
Item Code : DHM6001
Low Pass Over the Möhne Dam by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
As shells from the naval bombardment whistle overhead, and ground-fire crackles around them, a pair of Mk IXb Spitfires from 412 Canadian Squadron make a fast run over Juno Beach, in support of the Third Canadian Division storming ashore. By the end of the day more than 21,000 men had landed on Juno, the second most heavily defended of all the D-Day beaches, with the Canadians advancing further inland than any other Allied troops.
Item Code : DHM1843
Juno Beach by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
The Hawker Hurricane powered by the powerful Rolls Royce Merlin engine is shown in combat with Luftwaffe aircraft during the Battle of Britain. The Hurricane played a major role in the aerial victory along with its companion the Spitfire.
Item Code : DHM0423
Merlin Roar by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
