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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, 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 |
| Winter Ops by Gerald Coulson. Pathfinder Lancasters of No 8 PFF Group land after a long nights work over Germany. Signed limited edition of 500 prints, with 5 signatures. Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Norman Scrivener DSO DFC, Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM, Wing Commander Jim Wright DFC, Flight Lieutenant Dennis Woolley DFC DFM and Wing Commander Ernest Rodley DSO DFC AFC AE.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm). Price £295.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Norman Scrivener DSO DFC, Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM, Wing Commander Jim Wright DFC, Flight Lieutenant Dennis Woolley DFC DFM, Wing Commander Ernest Rodley DSO DFC AFC AE, Warrant Officer M Ben Brennan DFM AFM, Flight Lieutenant Derek Balcombe DFC, Group Captain Gerry South DSO DFC and Warrant Officer Bill Wilcox DFM.
Limited edition of 40 publishers proofs, with 15 signatures. Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm). Price £595.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Norman Scrivener DSO DFC, Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM, Wing Commander Jim Wright DFC, Flight Lieutenant Dennis Woolley DFC DFM, Wing Commander Ernest Rodley DSO DFC AFC AE, Warrant Officer M Ben Brennan DFM AFM, Flight Lieutenant Derek Balcombe DFC, Group Captain Gerry South DSO DFC, Warrant Officer Bill Wilcox DFM, Air Commodore E. B. Ted Sismore DSO DFC AFC, Squadron Leader R G Bob Wadsworth DSO DFC, Squadron Leader Ron Curtis DSO DFC, Group Captain Geoffrey Womersley DSO DFC and Flt Lt Bertie Boulter DFC.
Limited edition of 10 giclee canvas prints. Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm). Price £495.00 ITEM CODE GC0005 |
| Outbound Lancaster by Gerald Coulson.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 58cm). Price £36.00
Open edition print. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £14.00 ITEM CODE GC0302 |
| Alone at Dawn by Gerald Coulson. Heavily damaged by flak and with one engine out, a Lancaster slowly makes its way home far behind the main force. Signed limited edition of 500 prints, with 5 signatures. Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Flying Officer Bill North, Air Commodore D M Strong CB, AFC, Squadron Leader B A Jimmy James MC, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC FRAeS and Group Captain Drane Lowe, CBE DFC AFC.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs, with 9 signatures. Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm). Price £295.00 Signed by Flying Officer Bill North, Air Commodore D M Strong CB, AFC, Squadron Leader B A Jimmy James MC, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC FRAeS, Group Captain Drane Lowe, CBE DFC AFC, Squadron Leader Lawrence Curtis DFC*, Flying Officer C B R Fish and Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC*.
Limited edition of 40 publisher proofs, with 15 signatures. Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm). Price £595.00
Limited edition of 10 giclee canvas prints. Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm). Price £ ITEM CODE GC0003 |
| Merlins Thunder by Gerald Coulson.
Open edition print. Image size 28 inches x 14 inches (71cm x 36cm). Price £42.00 ITEM CODE GC0642 |
| The Sinking of The Tirpitz by Gerald Coulson. One secondary market remarque print available, numbered 398 / 500. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 33.5 inches x 29 inches (85cm x 73cm). Price £ ITEM CODE AX0040 |
| 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, Flight Lieutenant Fred Watts DFC 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, Flight Lieutenant Fred Watts DFC, Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM, Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston, Flight Lieutenant Edward Johnson DFC 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 ITEM CODE GC0001 |
| Band of Brothers by Gerald Coulson. Depicting an Avro Lancaster, Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire, the backbone of the Royal Air Force during World War Two. Open edition print. Image size 20 inches x 16 inches (51cm x 41cm). Price £42.00 ITEM CODE GC0651 |
| Off Duty Lancaster at Rest by Gerald Coulson.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm). Price £36.00
Open edition print. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £14.00 ITEM CODE GC0499 |
| Lancaster Lift-Off by Gerald Coulson.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £36.00 ITEM CODE GC0724 |
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