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Douglas Dakota aircraft, transport
aircraft , parachute aircraft for D-Day and Arnhem, published by Cranston
Fine Arts, the aviation art company.
DOUGLAS DAKOTA, Transport aircraft with
three crew and can carry 28 passengers. speed 230-mph, and a altitude of
23,200 feet. maximum range 2,100 miles. The Douglas Dakota served in
all theatres of world war two, The Royal Air Force received its
first Douglas Dakota's in April 1941, to 31 squadron which was serving in
India. These were DC2, later DC3 and eventually C-47 Dakotas were
supplied. The Douglas Dakota was developed from the civil airliner of the
1930's. The Royal Air Force received nearly 2,000 Dakotas, But many
more than this served in the US Air Force and other allied countries. The
last flight of a Douglas Dakota of the Royal Air Force was in 1970.
You can still see Douglas Dakota's in operational and transport use across
the world.
Arnhem
- September 17th 1944 by Graeme Lothian Eight minutes after the
gliders had touched down at LZ-Z the first of the paratroops started to
arrive at 1353. Thirty six C47s over DZ-X dropped the 1st
Battalion Parachute Regiment at 1403. On the ground are the
discarded chutes of the 2nd Battalion dropped ten minutes earlier.
In the middle distance can be seen the blue smoke used to identify DZ-X,
left by the 21st Independent Para Company. Dropped by the 14 and
59 Sqn/ 61 Troop Carrier Group which had taken off from Barkston Heath,
Lincolnshire, the 2nd and 3rd Para Battalions, which dropped slightly
earlier had enplaned at Saltby airfield. Between 1353 and 1408
2276 paratroops jumped at an altitude of between 700 to 900ft.
Market
Garden. Arnhem by Graeme Lothian Paratroopers of the 1st
Battalion sort their kit out and get ready to enplane the waiting
American Dakota C-47s of the 14 and 59 Squadrons/61st Troop Carrier
Group. The paratroops took off simultaneously from Saltby and
Barkston, commencing at 1121. All planes were in the air by 1155.
A relatively uneventful trip over the northern route to the Netherlands
resulted in not a plane being shot down; only five were slightly
damaged. The 1st Battalion were dropped at 1403, 2nd Battalion at
1353 and the 3rd Battalion at 1356, all at DZ-X, west of Wolfhezen some
eight miles west of Arnhem. The Battalion orders were for three
different routes to the Arnhem Bridge. 1st Battalion took the
Leopard route, 2nd Battalion Tiger route and the 3rd Battalion Lion
route. Only the 2nd Battalion, commanded by Lt colonel John Frost
managed to fight their way to the bridge. |
| Market Garden. Arnhem by Graeme Lothian. Paratroopers of the 1st Battalion sort their kit out and get ready to enplane the waiting American Dakota C-47s of the 14 and 59 Squadrons/61st Troop Carrier Group. The paratroops took off simultaneously from Saltby and Barkston, commencing at 1121. All planes were in the air by 1155. A relatively uneventful trip over the northern route to the Netherlands resulted in not a plane being shot down; only five were slightly damaged. The 1st Battalion were dropped at 1403, 2nd Battalion at 1353 and the 3rd Battalion at 1356, all at DZ-X, west of Wolfhezen some eight miles west of Arnhem. The Battalion orders were for three different routes to the Arnhem Bridge. 1st Battalion took the Leopard route, 2nd Battalion Tiger route and the 3rd Battalion Lion route. Only the 2nd Battalion, commanded by Lt colonel John Frost managed to fight their way to the bridge. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £590.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
Original painting by Graeme Lothian. Massive Saving! Was £3360. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £2400.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00 ITEM CODE DHM1453 |
| 6th June 1944 (Dakotas) by Ivan Berryman. As part of Operation Overlord in June 1944, it was necessary to deploy large numbers of troops quickly and accurately to the fields and bridgeheads of Northern France. No aircraft was better suited to dropping paratroopers and their equipment than the ubiquitous Douglas Dakota, these examples being of No.271 Squadron from Down Ampney near Gloucester. Signed limited edition of 250 prints. Special Promotion - This item is 30% Off! Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £76.00 Signed by a pilot of 271 Squadron. ITEM CODE B0010 |
| Dakota Over Burma by Geoff Lea.
Open edition print. Image size 15 inches x 10 inches (38cm x 25cm). Price £28.00
Artist proof edition. Image size 15 inches x 10 inches (38cm x 25cm). Price £65.00 Signed by Sqd Ldr Larry Lewis DFC DFM.
Signed open edition. Image size 15 inches x 10 inches (38cm x 25cm). Price £48.00 ITEM CODE DHM0266 |
| Perpetual Motion by Robert Tomlin. Dakota KN442 lands again at Gatow during the autumn of 1948 at the height of the Berlin Airlift as Yorks and Hastings wait to take off for the return. Each print is autographed by the pilot, navigator and signaller who flew KN442 on the airlift. KN442 is rare among airlift aircraft in that it still flies today as G-AMPZ for Air Atlantique more than 50 years on. Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 13 inches x 20 inches (33cm x 51cm). Price £95.00 Signed by three Dakota pilots who participated in the Berlin Airlift, Ray Paul, F Stillwell and J Dalton ITEM CODE DHM2506 |
| Larry Lewis DFC by Graeme Lothian. At 3.30am on the 23rd June 1945, a Dakota of 357 (special duties) Squadron took off from Mingaladon airfield nr. Rangoon , to travel the 600 miles, 300 of them behind enemy lines, to rescue a downed American Liberator crew deep in the jungles of Siam . The Dakota was flown by pilot Fl Lt. Larry Lewis, who already held the DFM awarded to him for 33 ops as a rear gunner on Wellingtons in 1941. Two crews had already failed when Lewis was asked to attempt this hazardous mission. Flying between 5,000 - 6,000ft he flew over The Hump, a ridge of mountains running down the spine of Burma . Local villagers had cleared a rough airstrip 800yds long with Lewis finding it by the time dawn broke. With monsoon clouds gathering, the Liberator crew aboard and the Dakota sinking in the wet ground, he managed, just, to get airborne. Flying at zero feet and looking out for Japanese Zero fighters Lewis took a different course back. Although being fired on from the ground they managed to make it all the way to the airfield at Dum Dum nr. Calcutta , India . Lewis was awarded an immediate DFC. By the end of the war he had completed 63 ops, held the rank of Squadron Leader with his service from 1938-1945, and was awarded the Air Efficiency Medal. Larry Lewis signature edition of 500 prints (numbered 1 to 500 of 1150) Image size 19 inches x 12 inches (48cm x 31cm). Price £115.00 Signed by Sqd Ldr Larry Lewis DFC DFM.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 19 inches x 12 inches (48cm x 31cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Sqd Ldr Larry Lewis DFC DFM.
Signed limited edition of 650 prints (numbered 501 to 1150 of 1150) Image size 19 inches x 12 inches (48cm x 31cm). Price £75.00
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Image size 19 inches x 12 inches (48cm x 31cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 20 inches (91cm x 51cm). Price £590.00
Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 14 inches (76cm x 36cm). Price £460.00
Original painting, oil on canvas by Graeme Lothian. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £3000.00 ITEM CODE DHM1793 |
| Invasion Force by Nicolas Trudgian. Almost every major invasion that took place in Europe in World War II began with para drops, and in almost every case the C-47 was the aircraft that delivered these elite fighting troops. Few C-47 pilots had more combat experience than Sid Harwell, seen flying his Dakota in this typical action scene, dropping airborne troops into occupied Europe soon after D-Day. No matter what resistance he encountered, the good C-47 pilot put his aircraft right over the Dropping Zone, every time. Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £70.00 Signed by
Colonel Sid Harwell, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 80 artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Colonel Sid Harwell, in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2440 |
| Perpetual Motion II by Robert Tomlin. Dakota G-AMPZ (formerly KN442) of Air Atlantique resplendent in the commemorative livery of RAF Transport Command heads out across the English coast, back to Berlin? Still flying more than 50 years after serving valiantly on the Berlin Airlift, this aircraft carries out the bulk of the airlines passenger charters. These prints are signed by the current crew. Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 10.5 inches x 15.5 inches (27cm x 40cm). Price £65.00 Signed by aircrew of Dakota G-AMPZ, Eemonn Williams and S Chambers. ITEM CODE DHM2507 |
| Arnhem Op Market Garden by Geoff Lea. Douglas C47 Dakotas fly into the landing and drop zone at Renkum Heath, September 17th 1944. Douglas C47 Dakotas fly into the landing and drop zone at Renkum Heath, September 17th 1944. Open edition print. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £56.00 ITEM CODE VAR0317 |
| A Bold Leap by John Young. Red Berets drop on Arnhem. Signed limited edition of 495 prints. Paper size 30 inches x 24 inches (76cm x 61cm). Price £390.00 Signed by General Sir John Hackett CBE, DSO, MC. ITEM CODE AX0046 |
| Arnhem - September 17th 1944 by Graeme Lothian. Douglas C47 Dakotas fly into the landing and drop zone at Renkum Heath, September 17th 1944. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £590.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
Original painting by Graeme Lothian. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £2800.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00 ITEM CODE DHM1454 |
| Dawn Departure, Arnhem.
Limited edition. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00 ITEM CODE VAR0318 |
| Arnhem by Simon Smith Douglas C47 Dakotas fly into the landing and drop zone at Renkum Heath, September 17th 1944. Open edition print. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £28.00
Open edition print. Image size 11.5 inches x 7 inches (30cm x 18cm). Price £14.00
Signed edition. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £70.00
Signed edition. Image size 11.5 inches x 7 inches (30cm x 18cm). Price £37.00
Original painting, oil on board by Simon Smith. Massive Saving! Was £4800. Size 40 inches x 28 inches (102cm x 71cm). Price £2800.00
**Open edition print. (3 copies reduced to clear) Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm). Price £30.00 ITEM CODE DHM0404 |
| Invasion Force by Nicholas Trudgian
almost every major invasion that took
place in Europe in World War II began with para drops, and in almost
every case the C-47 was the aircraft that delivered these elite fighting
troops. Few C-47 pilots had more combat experience than Sid Harwell,
seen flying his Dakota in this typical action scene, dropping airborne
troops into occupied Europe soon after D-Day. No matter what resistance
he encountered, the good C-47 pilot put his aircraft right over the
Dropping Zone, every time. Signed by Sid Harwell.
Ivan Berryman co-signed by a pilot of
271 Squadron As part of Operation Overlord in June 1944, it was necessary to deploy
large numbers of troops quickly and accurately to the fields and bridgeheads
of Northern France. No aircraft was better suited to dropping paratroopers
and their equipment than the ubiquitous Douglas Dakota, these examples
being of No.271 Squadron from Down Ampney near Gloucester.
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A Bold Leap by John Young published 1994.
Red Berets drop on Arnhem. print signed by Young and
also General Sir John Hackett CBE,DSO.MC One secondary market print being sold on behalf of
a major collector's estate. No. 170/495 Price £350 Order Code AX46 |
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The signing of Perpetual Motion.
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Perpetual
Motion by Robert Tomlin
Dakota KN442 lands again at Gatow during the autumn of
1948 at the height of the Berlin Airlift as Yorks and Hastings wait to
take off for the return. Each print is autographed by the pilot,
navigator and signaller who flew KN442 on the airlift. KN442 is rare
among airlift aircraft in that it still flies today as G-AMPZ for Air
Atlantique more than 50 years on.
Perpetual
Motion II by Robert Tomlin
Dakota G-AMPZ (formerly KN442) of Air Atlantique
resplendent in the commemorative livery of RAF Transport Command heads out
across the English coast, back to Berlin? Still flying
more than 50 years after serving valiantly on the Berlin Airlift, this
aircraft carries out the bulk of the airlines passenger charters.
These prints are signed by the current crew.
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