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Lysander Aircraft Art Prints by Robert Taylor and Steve Gibbs. - Aviation Art Prints
DHM2545.  Stealth 1944 by Steve Gibbs. <p>Little attention is given to the role played by agents and resistance workers in the success of the D-Day landings.  Inspired by the stories of one such agent, this picture depicts him being lifted from a field near Paris in May 1944 and returned to England. The Lysander will fly at tree-top level all the way home and eventually land at Tempsford in Bedfordshire, England.  After a thorough briefing the Lysander will return to occupied France to co-ordinate sabotage against the transport network and disruption of communications to hamper the enemy efforts to bring reinforcements against the landing grounds and beaches. <b><p> Limited edition of 500 prints. <p> Image size 11 inches x 16 inches (28cm x 41cm)
RT310. They Landed by Moonlight by Robert Taylor. <p>To fly a small aircraft at the dead of night, without radio communication or navigational assistance, deep into enemy-occupied territory, was an extremely perilous task.  To then land on an unlit remote field, deliver secret agents, collect Resistance leaders, or downed airmen and fly them home without attracting the attentions of enemy night fighters, was appallingly risky work. Yet throughout World War II the prime function of the pilots of the RAFs Special Duties Squadrons was to fly time and again into occupied France, in utmost secrecy, under the cover of darkness.  It was acutely dangerous work requiring inordinate flying and navigational skills, and supreme courage.  Most suited to these clandestine operations was the rugged Westland Lysander, operations being conducted, weather permitting, during the moons fullest phase.  Guided only by torch light, the pilot made a hazardous night landing into an isolated field at a pre-arranged time, trusting that agents on the ground had checked the field for cart tracks and loitering Gestapo.  Every mission required ice cool bravery and nerves of steel. <b><p>Signed by Captain Murray Anderson DFC*, <br>Lieutenant Colonel Francis Cammaerts DSO (deceased), <br>Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased), <br>Wing Commander Len Ratcliff DSO DFC <br>and <br>Group Captain Hugh Verity DSO* DFC (deceased).<p> Signed limited edition of 750 prints. <p> Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm)

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Lysander Aircraft Art Prints by Robert Taylor and Steve Gibbs.

PCK1766. Lysander Aircraft Art Prints by Robert Taylor and Steve Gibbs.

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Items in this pack :

Item #1 - Click to view individual item

DHM2545. Stealth 1944 by Steve Gibbs.

Little attention is given to the role played by agents and resistance workers in the success of the D-Day landings. Inspired by the stories of one such agent, this picture depicts him being lifted from a field near Paris in May 1944 and returned to England. The Lysander will fly at tree-top level all the way home and eventually land at Tempsford in Bedfordshire, England. After a thorough briefing the Lysander will return to occupied France to co-ordinate sabotage against the transport network and disruption of communications to hamper the enemy efforts to bring reinforcements against the landing grounds and beaches.

Limited edition of 500 prints.

Image size 11 inches x 16 inches (28cm x 41cm)


Item #2 - Click to view individual item

RT310. They Landed by Moonlight by Robert Taylor.

To fly a small aircraft at the dead of night, without radio communication or navigational assistance, deep into enemy-occupied territory, was an extremely perilous task. To then land on an unlit remote field, deliver secret agents, collect Resistance leaders, or downed airmen and fly them home without attracting the attentions of enemy night fighters, was appallingly risky work. Yet throughout World War II the prime function of the pilots of the RAFs Special Duties Squadrons was to fly time and again into occupied France, in utmost secrecy, under the cover of darkness. It was acutely dangerous work requiring inordinate flying and navigational skills, and supreme courage. Most suited to these clandestine operations was the rugged Westland Lysander, operations being conducted, weather permitting, during the moons fullest phase. Guided only by torch light, the pilot made a hazardous night landing into an isolated field at a pre-arranged time, trusting that agents on the ground had checked the field for cart tracks and loitering Gestapo. Every mission required ice cool bravery and nerves of steel.

Signed by Captain Murray Anderson DFC*,
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Cammaerts DSO (deceased),
Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased),
Wing Commander Len Ratcliff DSO DFC
and
Group Captain Hugh Verity DSO* DFC (deceased).

Signed limited edition of 750 prints.

Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm)


Website Price: £ 220.00  

To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £310.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £90




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Signatures on item 2
*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare.
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The signature of Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased)
*Signature Value : £40 (matted)

Lewis Hodges flew with 49 Sqn from June 1940 until he was shot down over occupied France in Sept 1940 and taken prisoner by the Vichy French. He managed to escape and made his way back to England, rejoining 49 Sqn. He took part in the attacks against the German Channel dash operation in Feb 1942. In Nov of that year he joined 161 (Special Duties) Sqn, flying Halifaxes, Lysanders and Hudsons landing and parachuting agents into German occupied territory. Among the people he brought out of France were two future Presidents - Vincent Auriol and Francois Mitterand. He died 4th January 2007.
The signature of Captain Murray Anderson DFC* (deceased)

Captain Murray Anderson DFC* (deceased)
*Signature Value : £15 (matted)

Commissioned in the Royal Tank Regiment from RMA Woolwich in 1939, Murray Anderson was seconded to the Royal Air Force in 1940. He flew Spitfires with No.1 Photo Reconnaissance Unit at RAF Benson until 1943. He then joined 161 (Special Duties) Squadron flying Lysanders, and was the most successful pick up pilot for the whole of that year even though in May 1944 he was posted to 65 Squadron 2nd Tactical Air Force, flying Mustangs. After a rest period he was posted to 52 Sqn at Dum Dum in May 1945. Murray Anderson died in April 2016.


The signature of Group Captain Hugh Verity DSO* DFC (deceased)

Group Captain Hugh Verity DSO* DFC (deceased)
*Signature Value : £30 (matted)

Learning to fly in the Oxford University Air Squadron in 1938, Hugh Verity flew Beaufighters in Coastal Command and night fighter squadrons before volunteering to join 161 (Special Duties) Sqn. In 1943 he commanded this squadrons Lysander flight and became the Squadron Commander. On his 29 successful pick ups, of which 24 were in Lysanders, he brought back to England a total of 93 people from the meadows of occupied France, lit only by pocket torches. He died in 2001.
The signature of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Cammaerts DSO (deceased)

Lieutenant Colonel Francis Cammaerts DSO (deceased)
*Signature Value : £20 (matted)

Born in 1916 the son of a Belgian poet Emile Cammaerts, he was a pacifist at the beginning of the war but his views changed when his brother was killed in the RAF, and in 1942 joined the Special Operations Executive (SEO). Flown to France (by Hugh Verity), he was to join a circuit which he soon found to be insecure. Over 15 months in the field he hardly ever stayed in the same house for more than a night or two. By 1944 he was the inspired leader of thousands of well trained and armed resistance fighters in the South of France. His sabotage teams excelled at cutting railway lines when the time was required after D-Day. Before the Allied landings in the South of France in August 1944, he was given command of all Allied missions in SE France. His guerilla army held open the Route Napoleon from Cannes to Grenoble to allow the Allied army to by-pass the strong enemy forces near the lower Rhone. He died 3rd July 2006.
The signature of Wing Commander Len Ratcliff DSO DFC (deceased)

Wing Commander Len Ratcliff DSO DFC (deceased)
*Signature Value : £20 (matted)

Len Ratcliff joined the RAFVR in early 1939 to train as a pilot. In 1941 he completed a full tour of 30 operations in Bomber Command with 49 Squadron. After a rest period he was posted to 161 (Special Duties ) Sqn as Flight Commander flying agents and supplies in and out of France, Belgium, Holland, Norway and Denmark. He then spent a period in charge of A.I.2.C at the very centre of clandestine activities in the whole of occupied Europe. He returned to 161 Squadron in 1943 as Flight Commander and later Squadron commander. Len Ratcliff died on 1st April 2016.

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