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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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Summer Harvest by Gerald Coulson.

With the familiar Lincolnshire countryside beckoning, a Lancaster of the famous 617 Dambusters Squadron, makes its final approach after a raid on Germany, late summer 1944. Gerald Coulsons painting Summer Harvest winds the clock back sixty years, recreating a typical East Anglian countryside scene in late 1944. With the sun well above the horizon, a Lancaster comes thundering in on finals after a gruelling night precision bombing mission over Germany. Below, farm workers busy gathering the summer harvest, stop to marvel at the sheer power and majesty of the mighty aircraft, and to dwell briefly on what horrors its crew may have endured on their perilous journey.

Pilots Edition : Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 60cm). Price £145.00

Signatories: Flt Lt Arthur F Poore DFC; Sq Ldr E Gray Ward DFC; Grp Cpt James Castgnola DSO DFC.



Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 60cm). Price £225.00

Signatories: Flt Lt Arthur F Poore DFC; Sq Ldr E Gray Ward DFC; Grp Cpt James Castgnola DSO DFC; Sq Ldr John Leslie Munro DSO DFC; Sq Ldr George L Johnson DFM; Sgt Raymond E Grayston (deceased); Sgt Frederick E Sutherland.



Dambusters Edition : Signed limited edition of 200 prints. Print paper size 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches (77cm x 60cm). Price £165.00

Signatories: Flt Lt Arthur F Poore DFC; Sq Ldr E Gray Ward DFC; Grp Cpt James Castgnola DSO DFC; Sq Ldr John Leslie Munro DSO DFC; Sq Ldr George L Johnson DFM; Sgt Raymond E Grayston (deceased); Sgt Frederick E Sutherland.



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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 £135.00

Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased).



Signed limited edition of 50 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £75.00



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Dambusters Outward Bound by Simon Smith.

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Dambusters Outward Bound by Simon Smith.

Guy Gibson leads the first wave of Dambusters out over Norfolk on their way to attack the Mohne and Eder.

Signed limited edition of 650 prints. Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Price £95.00

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Limited edition of 400 prints. Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Price £130.00

Signed by George Chalmers DFC DFM and Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM

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Homeward Bound by Nicolas Trudgian.

No single raid during World War Two has attracted more discussion, analysis, features, books, interviews, or been the subject of more films, documentaries, and TV programmes than the famous attack mounted by the RAFs 617 Squadron upon the mighty hydroelectric dams in Westphalia, on the night of 16/17 May, 1943. Led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson, nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers, manned by 133 aircrew, culminated months of secret training when they made one of the most audacious raids of the war. Flying at tree-top height in darkness, and doing their best to avoid electricity pylons and other obstructions, they navigated their way deep into occupied territory. Their targets were the huge Mohne, Sorpe, Ennepe, and Eder Dams that powered Germanys huge industrial factories in the heartland of the Rhur. Each bomber had to avoid enemy flak and fighters en route, locate their target, descend to precisely 60 feet above the water then, in the face of a barrage of anti-aircraft fire, release their single unique 10,000 lb hydrostatic bomb at exactly the right moment. There was no margin for error, and there was no place for faint hearts. Eight of the crews that left RAF Scampton that night were never to return. Of the fifty-six aircrew on board only two survived. Though nearly half the skilled crews that made up 617 squadron were lost, they recorded one of the most successful and daring air raids of the war- a costly endeavour, but one that has become legend in the annals of aerial warfare. Nicolas Trudgians emotive painting Homeward Bound depicts Dave Shannons Lancaster AJ-L, dodging the searchlights low over the Dutch landscape, as he returns from the Eder Dam following the part he and his crew played in the famous raid on that moonlight night in May, 1943.

Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Image size 20 inches x 12 inches (51cm x 31cm). Price £165.00

Signed by Sgt Ray E Grayston (deceased) and Flt Lt Edward C Johnson, in addition to the artist.

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 20 inches x 12 inches (51cm x 31cm). Price £210.00

Signed by Sgt Ray E Grayston (deceased) and Flt Lt Edward C Johnson, in addition to the artist.

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Signed limited edition of 125 Collectors Edition prints. Image size 20 inches x 12 inches (51cm x 31cm). Price £260.00

Signed by Sgt Ray E Grayston (deceased), Flt Lt Edward C Johnson, Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased), Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF, Flying Officer Dave Rodger and Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF, in addition to the artist.

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Limited edition of 25 remarques. Image size 20 inches x 12 inches (51cm x 31cm). Price £

Signed by Sgt Ray E Grayston (deceased) and Flt Lt Edward C Johnson, in addition to the artist.


** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 300 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Image size 20 inches x 12 inches (51cm x 31cm). Price £105.00

Signed by Sgt Ray E Grayston and Flt Lt Edward C Johnson, in addition to the artist.


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Inbound to Target - The Dambusters by Robert Taylor.

The crews of 617 Squadron that took part in the epic Dambusters raid on the night of 16/17 May 1943 were among the finest in the RAF. They were the elite of Bomber Command, and when they left RAF Scampton that night, the skills of their pilots – some of the finest of the Second World War, would be tested to the limit. First, they must guide their aircraft across heavily defended enemy territory at altitudes often as low as fifty feet, dodging flak, trees, buildings and power lines. And then they must attack their targets with a precision unmatched in the annals of the RAF. Of all the pilots who took to the skies that night, no-one was more accomplished at low-level flying than Flight Lieutenant Mick Martin, and it is his aircraft, Lancaster AJ-P that is the subject of this artwork. In company with Flight Lieutenant John Hopgood in the distance, they follow one of the many canals of Holland, wingtips barely missing the sails of the windmills, en-route to the Mohne Dam.

Limited edition of 225 prints  Paper size 22 inches x 14.5 inches (56cm x 37cm) Image size 18.5 inches x 10.5 inches (45cm x 26cm). Price £135.00

Signed by :
Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) ,
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.



Limited edition of 25 artist proofs  Paper size 22 inches x 14.5 inches (56cm x 37cm) Image size 18.5 inches x 10.5 inches (45cm x 26cm). Price £225.00

Signed by :
Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) ,
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.


Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs, supplied matted.  Matted size 25.5 inches x 21 inches (65cm x 53cm) Image size 18.5 inches x 10.5 inches (45cm x 26cm). Price £

Signed by :
Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) ,
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
and features the matted signatures of :
Squadron Leader Ken Brown CGM RCAF (deceased) ,
Flight Lieutenant Bill Townsend CGM DFM (deceased) ,
Flight Lieutenant Edward Johnson (deceased) ,
Flight Lieutenant Edward Johnson (deceased) ,
Squadron Leader David J Shannon DSO* DFC* RAAF (deceased)
and
Flying Officer Dave Rodger DFC RCAF (deceased) ,
.


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Enemy Coast Ahead by Simon Atack.

Lancaster of 617 Sqn carrying its cargo of the Barnes-Wallace bouncing bomb on its way to its target of Germanys western dams. The Dambusters raid was to become one of the most celebrated missions ever carried out.

Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 20.5 inches x 19 inches (52cm x 48cm). Price £85.00

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Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 20.5 inches x 19 inches (52cm x 48cm). Price £130.00

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Johnson signature edition of 50 prints from the signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 20.5 inches x 19 inches (52cm x 48cm). Price £130.00

Signed by
Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.

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Limited edition of 35 publishers proofs. Paper size 20.5 inches x 19 inches (52cm x 48cm). Price £110.00

Signed by
Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.

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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 £

Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) 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 (deceased), 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 (deceased), 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 £


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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 £130.00

Signed by Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM and Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF.

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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.


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Third Time Lucky by Ivan Berryman.

Standing his aircraft at the height of just 60 feet above the waters of the Mohne, Flt Lt Maltby braves a hail of anti-aircraft fire just seconds before the release of the bouncing bomb that would at last breach the dam on that historic night of the 16th/17th May 1943.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £130.00

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Johnson signature edition of 200 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £120.00

Signed by
Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91m x 61cm). Price £480.00

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00

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Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

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Operation Chastise - The Night They Broke the Dams by Ivan Berryman.

Guy Gibsons Lancaster having unsuccessfully dropped its bomb, draws enemy fire from the aircraft of Sqn Ldr Young as his bomb explodes spectacularly on the Mohne Dam during the audacious Dams Raids of 16th/17th May 1943.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £130.00

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Johnson signature edition of 400 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00

Signed by Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00

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Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

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**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (2 copies reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £70.00


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Goner 78A - The Dambusters Raid by Tim Fisher.

The fourth attack on the Mohne Dam led by Sqd Ldr H M Young, piloting AJ-A (ED877/G) In the background to his starboard side is Flt Lt H B Martin, flying AJ-P (ED909/G) who was drawing fire away from the attacking aircraft by flashing his identification lights and turning on the spotlight altitude indicators. Wing Cdr G P Gibsons aircraft is out of sight, engaging enemy fire at the far side of the dam wall. The bomb was observed to make three good bounces and exploded on contact exactly as Barnes Wallis had planned, generating a vast column of water. Although it was not obvious at that instant, this was the attack which succeeded in breaching the dam. However, it was not until the next attack by Flt D J H Maltby that it was realised that the dam was crumbling. The code word sent out by Young signified; Goner (bomb released) 7 (exploded in contact with the dam) 8 (no apparent breach) A (Mohne dam) Youngs aircraft was lost with all lives on its return to Scampton possibly around 02.58 near Castricum-ann-Zee, north of Ijmuiden.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £95.00

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £130.00

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Johnson signature edition of 200 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £115.00

Signed by
Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.

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Limited editiojn of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm). Price £310.00

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Original painting by Tim Fisher. . Price £


**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (1 copy reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £78.00


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Dambusters - The Morning After by Gerald Coulson.

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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 (deceased), 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 (deceased), Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Corporal Kenneth Lucas and Captain Richard Todd OBE (deceased).



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The Dambusters by Graeme Lothian.

The night of the 16th May 1943 saw 19 modified Lancasters of the specially formed 617 squadron set out to breach the Ennepe, Eder, Mohne and Sorpe dams in Westphalia, Germany. The mission was led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £70.00

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £95.00

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Johnson Signature Edition of 100 prints (Nos 1 - 100) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £110.00

Signed by Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00

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Original painting by Graeme Lothian. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £3600.00


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

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The Dambusters by Simon Smith.

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The Dambusters by Simon Smith.

On the night of 16/17th May 1943,under a full moon, 19 specially modified Lancaster bombers from 617 Squadron carried out one of the most daring and effective air raids of the Second World War. Led by wing commander Guy Gibson the 19 aircraft took off and headed for Germany at extreme low level.. Their mission, code named Operation Chastise, was to destroy the Ruhr dams which supplied water and electricity to the industrial heart of Reich. Each aircraft carried the ingenious Upkeep mine, developed by the engineer Barnes Wallis. Shaped like a large oil drum, the bomb was spun prior to release at exactly 60ft above the water and 150 yards from the dam wall. This caused the weapon to bounce across water and on impact would also make it stay close to the wall of the dam as it sank. The bomb, technically a mine, was fitted with a hydrostatic fuse similar to a depth charge causing detonation at the required depth.The correct height above the water was achieved by aligning the beams of two spotlights to meet on the surface of the water. Delivering such a weapon on target at night at such low altitude and under enemy fire was thought by many to be impossible. The nineteen pilots,some as young as eighteen had been hand picked by Gibson only two months before and formed into 617 squadron whose first mission was to remain top secret and unknown to them up until the last moment. The Mohne Dam was attacked first and several attempts were made under heavy fire with one lancaster being shot down as it flew over the target.Guy Gibson then attempted to draw fire away from the attacking aircraft by switching on his navigation lights and flying to one side of Mick Martins aircraft ,the scene depicted in Simon Smiths painting.Just as another aircraft was about to go in,excited shouts came over the intercom - its gone! The main target achieved, Gibson led the remaining aircraft on to the Eder Dam deep amongst the mountains of the Eder valley. Here, although no flak defenses, the terrain made the approach extremely hazardous. Two bombs were released yet still the target remained unbreached leaving only one last aircraft ,that of Les Knights to attack. A steep descent from a thousand feet then a dive over a spit of land left very little time to line up and release the bomb.Worse still there was a huge mountain on the far side of the dam! Added to this Edward Johnson the bomb aimer recalled that the spinning bomb had an alarming gyroscopic effect on the handling of the aircraft,so it was with superb flying and teamwork that their bomb struck and finally destroyed the massive stonework of the Eder Dam. Gibsons leadership and bravery led to the award of the VC and many other decorations were bestowed upon the other crews.The squadron however paid a heavy price with 8 lancasters being lost.

Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £155.00

Signed by five crew, Edward C Johnson - bomb aime (deceased)r, Ray Grayston - Flight Engineer (deceased), Frederick Sutherland - RCAF Rear Gunner, George Chalmers and George Johnson

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Limited edition of artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £155.00

Signed by five crew, Edward C Johnson - bomb aimer (deceased), Ray Grayston - Flight Engineer (deceased), Frederick Sutherland - RCAF Rear Gunner, George Chalmers and George Johnson

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Tractor Girl by David Pentland. (P)

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Tractor Girl by David Pentland. (P)

Lancaster AJ-T of No.617 Sqn being towed by tractor to its dispersal slot by a Women's Auxiliary Air Force driver at Scampton, May 1943, in preparation for Operation Chastise.

Original pencil drawing by David Pentland. Paper size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £425.00

Signed by Corporal Kenneth Lucas,
Corporal Maureen Stevens,
Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM
and
Warrant Officer J D Phillips.

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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 £135.00

Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased).



Signed limited edition of 50 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £75.00



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Night of Heroes - The Dambusters by Philip West.

17th May 1943. Lancasters from 617 Squadron deliver a surprise attack on the Ruhr dams with specially designed, unique bouncing bombs invented by Barnes Wallis. Wing Commander Guy Gibson is shown drawing defensive fire away from Flt Lt Maltbys aircraft as it passes over the Mohne, just as his mine explodes and breaches the dam.

Signed limited edition of 125 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 19 inches (71cm x 48cm). Price £95.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 19 inches (71cm x 48cm). Price £135.00

Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston and Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.



Small limited edition of 75 artist proofs. Paper size 19 inches x 13 inches (48cm x 33cm). Price £95.00

Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) and Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM


Small signed limited edition of 750 prints. Paper size 19 inches x 13 inches (48cm x 33cm). Price £75.00

Signed by Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.


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Enemy Coast Ahead - The Dambusters by Philip West.

Lancasters of 617 Squadron, led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson begin their low level cross channel dash towards the enemy coast on the way to the heart of the Ruhr. The aircraft were arranged in three waves. The first wave comprised three groups of three aircraft at 10 minute intervals and headed towards the Mohne, Sorpe and Eder dams. The second wave of five Lancasters headed direct to the Sorpe whilst the third wave of five, would act as backup. Eight Lancasters failed to return from the raids, a high cost indeed, but the courage and determination displayed by the crews were in the best tradition of the RAF.

Signed limited edition of 125 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 19 inches (71cm x 48cm). Price £95.00



Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 19 inches (71cm x 48cm). Price £135.00

Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) and Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.



Small limited edition of 75 artist proofs. Paper size 19 inches x 13 inches (48cm x 33cm) . Price £95.00

Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) and Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.



Small signed limited edition of 750 prints. Paper size 19 inches x 13 inches (48cm x 33cm). Price £75.00

Signed by Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.



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A Lincolnshire Sunset 1944 by Gerald Coulson.

The Avro Lancaster was possibly the most versatile and successful bomber aircraft ever and certainly became the backbone of RAF Bomber Command during WWII. Being able to deliver a greater payload than any other aircraft of The War, the Lancaster was involved in nearly every night bombing raid on Europe and undertook some of the most famous bombing missions in History. Of all the crews of RAF Bomber Command 617 Squadron are perhaps the best known. Famed for their expertise in precision bombing they took part in some of the most daring raids of the War. Many of the crews such as Guy Gibson, Leonard Cheshire and Bill Reid became household names and their exploits are well documented. This superb painting by Gerald Coulson is a tribute to all those crews who flew with Bomber Command. Each print is personally signed by prominent crew who flew with 617 Squadron during WWII. Coulsons painting captures the moment perfectly. As the sun is setting in the early part of 1944 over their Lincolnshire airfield , groundcrews make final preparations to the Lancasters of 617 Squadron. Beneath the mighty aircraft crews ready themselves for a long , gruelling night operation over occupied Europe.

Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm). Price £180.00

Signed by Flight Lieutenant J Castagnola DSO DFC, Squadron Leader Malcolm Mac Hamilton DFC*, Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Fred Watts DFC (deceased) and Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC.



Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm). Price £295.00

Signed by Flight Lieutenant J Castagnola DSO DFC, Squadron Leader Malcolm Mac Hamilton DFC*, Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Fred Watts DFC (deceased), Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Edward Johnson DFC (deceased) and Flight Lieutenant George Chalmers DFC DFM.



Limited edition of 10 giclee canvas prints. Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm). Price £495.00



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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 (deceased) 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 (deceased), 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 (deceased), 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 £

Signed by Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased), 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 (deceased), Squadron Leader David J Shannon DSO* DFC* RAAF (deceased) 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 (deceased), 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.


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Topping Up by David Pentland. (P)

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Lancaster of 617 Sqn refueling at Scampton, May 1943, in preparation for Operation Chastise.

Original pencil drawing by David Pentland. Paper size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £425.00

Signed by Corporal Kenneth Lucas,
Corporal Maureen Stevens,
Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM
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Warrant Officer J D Phillips.

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The Hardest Task by Ivan Berryman. (P)

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The Hardest Task by Ivan Berryman. (P)

The 617 Sqn Lancaster of Guy Gibson (G for George) thunders over the Mohne Dam on the first attack run of the Dambusters raid, 16th - 17th May 1943. After several attacks on the dam, it was finally breached by the innovative bouncing bomb designed by Barnes-Wallis.

Original pencil drawing by Ivan Berryman. Paper size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £380.00

Signed by Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM.


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Original Painting - High Patrol by Ivan Berryman Price : £5995

Original Painting - Battle of Britain by Graeme Lothian Price : £2500

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Original Painting - Close Encounter by Ivan Berryman Price : £2500

Original Acrylic - Galland by Ivan Berryman Price : £850

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Featured Artist - Ivan Berryman



Art and aviation have been like a brother and sister to me. We have grown up together, learned together and made our adult lives together. But you do not have to have an appreciation of aircraft to admire the graceful lines of a Spitfire or the functional simplicity of a Focke-Wulf 190. They are themselves a work of art and they cry out to be painted - not as machines of war and destruction, but as objects of beauty, born of necessity and function, yet given a life and iconic classicism beyond their original calling. My interest and love of art and aircraft was gifted to me by my father, a designer and aeronautical engineer of considerable repute. Denis Berryman C.Eng. FRAeS. He gave me his eyes, his passion, his dedication and his unwavering professionalism. I owe him everything. And I miss him terribly. A love of art and of beautiful and interesting things takes you on a journey. You discover new interests, new fascinations, and you want to paint them. You want to paint them in their environment, in their element. Whether it is an aeroplane, a warship, a racing car or a beautiful woman, their gift to an artist is the same: Their lines, their texture and the way that light and shadows give them form. These are the food and oxygen of an artist. Not the paint and the canvas. These are mere tools. The secret is in the passion and the perception.

Original Battle of Britain Paintings



Your chance to own a superb original Battle of Britain painting! Displayed in the images here are four of the best paintings of the Battle of Britain available from Cranston Fine Arts. Click the links on the left to learn more about the aircraft, squadrons and pilots depicted in these extraordinary oil paintings.

To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, we have also commissioned many original pencil drawings which have been signed by pilots who flew during the Battle of Britain. The unique items can be seen on the special pencil drawing pages of artists Ivan Berryman and David Pentland.

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