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Pilot Signed Prints : Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM
Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthy’s Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962.
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| Operation Chastise - The Dambusters by Philip West. During the night of May 16/17, 1943, 19 Lancasters of the newly formed 617 Squadron carried out daring raids against four dams in the Ruhr. The Primary target was the Mohne dam. Here we see Flt Lt Maltby and crew in AJ-J flying clear of the Mohne before their Upkeep mine exploded against and breached the dam. Operation Chastise became a legend in the annals of the RAF and military history. Signed limited edition of 100 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.
Signed limited edition of 40 artist proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £125.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston.
Signed limited edition of 10 remarques. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £245.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston.
Signed limited edition of 50 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £75.00 ITEM CODE DHM1634 |
| Every Second Counts - The Dambusters by Philip West. Wing Commander Guy Gibson and crew have just released their Upkeep mine against their primary target The Mohne dam. Wg. Cdr. Gibson went on to receive the Victoria Cross after leading 19 Lancasters on this historic mission to the Ruhr dams. Operation Chastise gave the nation a great boost in confidence during 1943 and honoured the brave men of 617 Squadron who carried out this dangerous mission. Signed limited edition of 100 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.
Signed limited edition of 40 artist proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £125.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston.
Signed limited edition of 10 remarques. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £245.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston.
Signed limited edition of 50 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £75.00 ITEM CODE DHM1635 |
| En-Route by Anthony Saunders. 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. Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (67cm x 50cm). Price £85.00 Signed by Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM and Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (67cm x 50cm). Price £125.00 Signed by Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM and Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF.
Limited edition of 19 remarques. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (67cm x 50cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM and Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF. ITEM CODE DHM1655 |
| Dambusters - The Impossible Mission by Robert Taylor. Dinghy Young, flying Lancaster AJ-A, heading through flak and machine gun fire towards the Mohne Dam at precisely 60ft, has just released his cylindrical, hydrostatically-triggered bouncing bomb – clearly visible against the huge splash created as it hits the water. The mighty Mohne Dam has but moments to live. Limited Edition: Signed Limited Edition of 400 prints. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston and Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.
Collectors Edition: Artist Proof Edition of 25 prints. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm). Price £ Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston, Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF, Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, Flight Sergeant Grants McDonald RCAF, Corporal Beck Parsons and Corporal Kenneth Lucas.
Collectors Edition: Signed Limited Edition of 350 prints. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm). Price £ Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston, Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF, Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, Flight Sergeant Grants McDonald RCAF, Corporal Beck Parsons and Corporal Kenneth Lucas.
Remarque Edition. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm). Price £
Tribute Edition. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm). Price £ ITEM CODE DHM2599 |
| Dambusters - The Morning After by Gerald Coulson. Just after midnight, on the night of 16/17 May 1943, Lancaster crews of 617 Squadron undertook what was to become the most remarkable and probably best remembered air raid of the Second World War. Flying all the way from their base in England in darkness at tree-top height, with just the light of the moon to guide them, the specially selected crews made a surprise attack on the mighty hydro-electric dams in the Ruhr. Flying specially modified aircraft, each Lancaster was equipped with the unique cylindrical hydro-statically detonated bomb as conceived by Barnes Wallis. This huge device when released from the aircraft flying at exactly 230mph and at the precise height of 60 ft spun onto the surface of the water. To achieve the critical height above the water at moment of release, two beams of light, from front and aft, were projected from the aircraft on to the surface of the water, creating a neat figure-of-eight on the surface below. As each bomb bounced across the water towards its target, it struck the dam wall, sank to the pre-set depth, and exploded. The results were devastating. Led by the mercurial Squadron Leader Guy Gibson, ignoring furious defensive gunfire while flying perilously close to the water, each crew made their precision run at the target, released their deadly bomb, and those lucky enough to survive the barrage of tracer shells and anti-aircraft fire, escaped into the darkness. Not all of them did. In the space of those few, highly charged minutes, the Lancaster crews of 617 Squadron wrote their names into history. Sixty-four years on, the memory of their exploits and the courage displayed by the crews on that historic raid, together with the genius of Bames Wallis, remain undimmed. Gerald Coulsons painting shows a single Lancaster of 617 Squadron, one of the lucky ones having made it safely back to base, proudly standing alone as if in tribute to those that didnt return. Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Image size 20.5 inches x 12.5 inches (52cm x 32cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston, Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM and Corporal Kenneth Lucas.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 20.5 inches x 12.5 inches (52cm x 32cm). Price £195.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston, Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Corporal Kenneth Lucas and Captain Richard Todd OBE. ITEM CODE DHM2641 |
| Dambusters - Breaching the Eder Dam by Robert Taylor. Mist and fog swirled eerily over the Eder Lake on the night of 16/17 May 1943 as four specially modified Lancasters of 617 Squadron, under the leadership of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, circled overhead. Their target, the mighty Eder Dam, was barely visible in the valley below. Immediately following the successful breach of the Mohne Dam, Gibson had led his remaining aircraft 50 miles to the south-east to hit their second target, the Eder Dam. Surrounded by high ground with thousand feet ridges, the Eder was altogether a more testing target. The Lancaster pilots would need to dive steeply into the gorge that formed the Eder lake before undertaking a steep turn towards the Dam itself. As if this were not demanding enough in the darkness of night, they then had to fly towards the target at precisely 60ft above the lake at the exact speed of 230mph, before releasing their Barnes Wallace designed hydrostatic bouncing bombs. Pilots Shannon and Maudsley tried time and again to position their laden bombers correctly before managing to release their weapons – but the dam still held. Now success depended solely on Knight carrying the last bomb! With time and fuel now a concern, Knights first effort to position, like Shannon and Maudsley before him, failed, but his second run favoured the brave. Knight released his bomb with absolute precision, striking the wall at precisely the crucial point. With a tremendous explosion the Eder Dam collapsed before their eyes. Robert Taylors sensational new painting vividly shows the dramatic moment of impact. In the cockpit Knight and flight engineer Ray Grayston fight the controls to clear the dam, combining their physical strength to haul the lumbering Lancaster up and over the dam and to clear the high ground that lies ahead. Below and behind them, the second of Germanys mighty western dams lies finally breached. Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 36.5 inches x 22 inches (92cm x 56cm) Image size 30 inches x 14 inches (76cm x 36cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston and Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.
Limited edition of 25 Collectors Edition artist proofs. Paper size 36.5 inches x 22 inches (92cm x 56cm) Image size 30 inches x 14 inches (76cm x 36cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston, Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF, Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF and Corporal Kenneth Lucas.
Collectors edition of 350 prints. Paper size 36.5 inches x 22 inches (92cm x 56cm) Image size 30 inches x 14 inches (76cm x 36cm). Price £275.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston, Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF, Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF and Corporal Kenneth Lucas.
Tribute edition of 19 prints. Paper size 36.5 inches x 22 inches (92cm x 56cm) Image size 30 inches x 14 inches (76cm x 36cm). Price £1895.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston, Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF, Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF, Corporal Kenneth Lucas, Air Marshal Sir Harold (Mick) Martin KCB CB DSO* AFC RAAF, Squadron Leader David J Shannon DSO* DFC* RAAF and Flight Lieutenant George Chalmers DFC DFM.
Limited edition of 25 Giclee Canvas Proofs Size 30.5 inches x 17 inches (77cm x 43cm). Price £995.00 Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston, Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF, Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF and Corporal Kenneth Lucas. ITEM CODE DHM2708 |
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