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Dornier Do17. German bomber of the
luftwaffe in aviation art prints by Robert Taylor and Nicholas Trudgian.
Dornier Do17 during the battle of Britain available from the aviation art
print company.
The Dornior 17 first saw action during
the Spanish Civil war (1936-39) where it was faster than the enemies
fighters and was nicknamed by the Spanish as Bacalaos which means Cod
Fish. Full production started in March 1937 with a varieties of variants
including DO 17E and DO 17F fir use as fast reconnaissance aircraft.
During the opening months of World war two the Dornior 17 along with the
older He 111 was the main Bomber for the Luftwaffe. with three of the
Bomber groups operating Dornior 17's KG2, KG3 and KG76. At the
outbreak of the war a total of 533 Dornior was in frontline service. Te
aircraft did well during the Polish campaign. with a speed of 265 mph
which was faster than the Polish defenders fighters. But during the Battle
fo Britian, when faced with the fast Royal Air Force fighters. the
Dornior with its light armament was no match. In1940 with the
new JU 88 being produced the Dornior was gradually replaced. and
production of the Do 17 ended in 1940 |
| The Height of the Battle by Geoffrey Nutkins. One first edition print available. First Edition print. . Price £90.00
ITEM CODE AX0057 |
| Against All Odds by Philip West. Geoffrey Wellum joins combat head-on with a Dornier during the Battle of Britain. He was part of a small group of 10 spitfires from Biggin Hill facing 150 plus enemy bombers and fighters. Other friendly fighters joined battle but the defenders were still vastly out numbered, a scene repeated on many occasions in the summer of 1940. On this particular day Geoff scored a Heinkel destroyed, together with a Dornier as a probable. Signed limited edition of 100 prints. Paper size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Flt. Lt. Geoff Wellum DFC.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs Paper size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £175.00 Signed by Flt. Lt. Geoffrey Wellum DFC; Air Commodore Pete Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC & Bar, AFC (deceased) Alex Henshaw MBE (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2327 |
| The Pencil Eraser by Stan Stokes. In 1941 the advancing German forces had obliterated the Soviet Air Force. During the first week of fighting the Luftwaffe had destroyed more than 4000 Soviet aircraft. Huge numbers of aircraft were destroyed hopelessly on the ground, and those that took to the sky were often outclassed by superior equipment flown by more experienced pilots. The decimation of the Soviet Air Force during the fighting in 1941 was shocking, but even more remarkable is the story of the comeback of the Soviet Air Force. The Soviets had been blessed during their history with many excellent aviation designers and engineers. Zhukovsky, Sikorsky, Tupolev, Polikarpov, Mikoyan, Lavochkin, and Gurevich to name but a few. The Germans smashed the pride the nation had in its Air Forces, but the Soviets fought back. Most of the Soviet fighters at the start of the War were obsolete Polikarpov I-153s or I-16s. Some Mig 3s were available, but the Mig 3 was a poor performer at low altitudes, and was too unstable and too lightly armed to tangle with German fighters. The Lavotchkin LA-7 and the Yakovlev Yak-3 were two excellent new fighter designs that gave the Soviets some competitive edge, and an important ground support aircraft was the Il-2 Sturmovik. It is a miracle that the Soviets were able to produce these aircraft in large volumes. Production factories had to be moved east out of the range of German bombers, and the Soviets imported a large number of foreign made aircraft including the Bell P-39 Airacobra. In November of 1943 one of the fiercest aerial combat battles of all time took place. During a battle near the Kuban River, Russian and German aircraft clashed by the hundreds. For the first time since the German invasion in 1941, the Red Air Force prevailed. For the first time the Soviets took the initiative, sending wave after wave of modern new aircraft into combat against the Luftwaffe. In the air the Soviets earned their first victory over the Germans… a sign of things to come. During the Battle of Kursk in mid-1943, the Luftwaffe amassed nearly 2000 aircraft, however the Soviets had more than twice that number. This numerical superiority paid off during the fighting, In Stan Stokes painting a Mig-3 targets a Dornier Flying Pencil. More than 3000 Mig-3s were produced, but the aircraft was effective only in the role of high altitude interceptor or reconnaissance aircraft. At lower altitudes it was outclassed. The Do-17 was a prewar design that first entered service in 1937. The aircraft was enhanced with a 215 and 217 variant. The bomber version had a crew of 4 and was capable of carrying as much as a 9,000 pound bomb loads. With a maximum speed of 320-MPH the Flying Pencil could be elusive. Signed limited edition of 4750 prints. Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Supplied with signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.. Price £40.00  Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £484.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. Size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm). Price £294.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE STK0123 |
| Holding the Line - The Battle of Britain by Nicolas Trudgian. They came across the English Channel at wave top height, their propeller slipstreams leaving wakes on the surface of the water. Nine Dornier Do17Z bombers of 9th Staffel, KG76, detailed to attack the RAF airfield at Kenley as part of Reichsmarshal Gorings prelude to Operation Sealion - the invasion of Britain. Hitler knew that RAF Fighter Command had to be destroyed in the airand on the ground if his plans were to succeed, but the German High Command failed to take into account the resilience of the young Hurricane and Spitfire pilots, and their determination to hold this last vital line of defence. The Dorniers were spotted as they approached the English coast, and Hurricanes were scrambled to intercept. The German bombers cleared the North Downs with feet to spare and spread out into attack formation as they lined up on the hangars at Kenley. As they came in over the airfield Hurricanes of 111 Squadron came diving upon them. Suddenly all hell broke loose. Bombs rained down on to the airfield and buildings went up in flames. One Dornier was brought down and tow more, badly damaged by ground fire, were finished off by the Hurricane pilots. Now the chase was on to catch the others before they could escape back to their base in Northern France. Only one of the nine Dorniers that set out will return to base on that 18th day of August, 1940. Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Group Captain Alec Ingle (deceased) and Group Captain John Peel (deceased), in addition to the artist. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 60 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £170.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Group Captain Alec Ingle (deceased) and Group Captain John Peel (deceased), in addition to the artist. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 100 special artist reserve prints. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £120.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 600 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Group Captain Alec Ingle (deceased) and Group Captain John Peel (deceased), in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2054 |
| The Longest July by Ivan Berryman. Posted to 64 Squadron on 1st July 1940, the tragically short relationship of Sub Lt F Dawson Paul with the Spitfire was crammed with victories. He immediately shared a Dornier Do17 off Beachy Head and, just four days later claimed a Messerschmitt Bf.109. Further kills were confirmed over the next two weeks, among them five Bf.110s and another Do.17. His final victory was a Bf.109 on 25th, but on this day he fell to the guns of the German ace Adolf Galland. Dawson Paul was rescued from the English Channel by a German E-boat, but died of his wounds five days later as a prisoner of war. Signed limited edition of 20 giclee paper prints. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm). Price £150.00 The first few prints in this edition have been signed by Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC,
Major Erich Rudorffer,
Flight Lieutenant Alex Thom DFC
and
Wing Commander John Freeborn DFC* and are currently available. Save £10 on selected prints - Was £160
Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 10 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm). Price £190.00 The first few prints in this edition have been signed by Group Captain Byron Duckenfield AFC,
Major Erich Rudorffer,
Flight Lieutenant Alex Thom DFC
and
Wing Commander John Freeborn DFC* and are currently available. Save £10 on selected prints - Was £200
Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Small limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC*. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £105
Small limited edition of 30 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £75.00 Signed by Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC*. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £80
Signature edition of 2 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £380.00
Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00 £110 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £590
Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00 £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460
Original painting, oil on canvas by Ivan Berryman. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £
Remarque edition - limited edition of 10 giclee prints featuring an original pencil remarque. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm) plus border with text and remarque drawing.. Price £350.00
Restricted edition of individually produced mugs, exclusively available from Cranston Fine Arts. - Single mug only. Standard size earthenware mug, produced in the UK.. Price £12.00
ITEM CODE DHM1870 |
| Assault on the Capital by Robert Taylor
Print serial number DHM2121. Aces Edition signatures: Adolf Dickfeld, Heinz Lange, Gunther
Rall,
Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert, Erich Rudorffer. Limited edition of 500 prints.
When the morning of September 7th 1940 dawned cloudless, RAF Fighter
Command, its resources fully stretched, prepared for another long day of
air fighting. The Battle of Britain was at its height, yet by mid
afternoon no raids had appeared on the plotting table at Bentley
Priory. But for the usual German reconnaissance flights, things were
ominously quiet. It was almost 4pm before the first blips appeared
on the radar screens, but within 30 minutes it was clear the Luftwaffe
were mounting the largest raid yet faced by the RAF, and that could mean
only one target - London. On the coast, spotters reported huge
columns of aircraft, stepped up from 14,000 - 23,000 feet, advancing
towards the capital on a 20 mile front. Fighter Command scrambled
all 21 Hurricane and Spitfire squadrons based within 70 miles of London
and within minutes they were ripping into the massive formations of German
bombers. As running fights developed between the fighters, waves of
bombers emptied their bombs over the city. The raid continued for
almost 12 hours without respite causing tremendous destruction, with huge
fires raging throughout London's dockland. It was to be the first
raid of the Blitz. However the Luftwaffe's switch from attacks on
RAF bases to the blitzing of England's cities gave Fighter Command the
reprieve it so desperately needed. Goering's fatal decision cost the
Luftwaffe the Battle of Britain, halted Hitler's invasion plans, and
ultimately cost Germany the war. |
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