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Aviation art prints of the Royal Air
Force Hawker Siddeley Harrier and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sea Harrier. Aviation art
prints by leading aviation artists Geoff Lea and Colin Walker, available
from Cranston Fine Arts.
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, Vertical
Take off Royal Air Force and Royal Navy ground attack fighter. with
a maximum speed of 737mph and a ceiling of over 50,000 feet. range
of 260 miles. The Harriers armament consisted of two 30mm Aden guns
and up to 5000 lb of bombs, Rockets or other armaments under the wings.
The Worlds First vertical take off and
landing combat aircraft the Hawker Siddeley Harriers first arrived
with No. 1 squadron Royal Air Force in July 1969. and with a variety of
modifications and changes (Harrier GR 1, Harrier T2, Harrier GR3 and
finally the British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRG1) The Sea Harrier commenced
trials in 1977. The Fleet Air Arm received their first harriers just
in time for the Falklands Conflict.
GR3 Field Trip by Stuart Brown Harrier GR3s of No. 1 squadron in a secluded hide following a field
exercise. The unique vertical take off capabilities of the Harrier allow
front-line squadrons to deploy from dispersed sites. Signed by Chief of Air Staff Sir Peter Squire and test pilot John
Farley.
Chief of Air Staff Sir Peter Squire began his operational flying
career flying Hunters in Singapore. He became an instructor on the Hunter
before flying Gnats with the Red Arrows, later returning to operational
flying on the Harrier. In 1981 he took command of No.1 Squadron, RAF
Wittering and during the battle for the Falklands, led the Squadron into
action for which he received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
John Farley is a highly respected test pilot who has flown all
variants of the Harrier family. After time as a flying instructor at
Cranwell, he joined the Empire Test Pilots School at RAE Bedford. As
project test pilot on the P1127 in 1964, he started what was to become 19
years of Harrier test flying. In his career he has flown over 80 types of
aircraft and in 1990 became the first western pilot invited to fly the
Russian Mig-29.
Action Over San Carlos by Geoff Lea A Royal Navy
Fleet Air Arm Sea Harrier turns to release its Sidewinder missiles at an
Argentinean Airforce Dagger as it beats a hasty retreat after a near
miss on Sir Bedivere and HMS Fearless in San Carlos Sound during the
1982 Falklands Islands conflict. |
| Action Over San Carlos by Geoff Lea. A Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sea Harrier turns to release its Sidewinder missiles at an Argentinean Airforce Dagger as it beats a hasty retreat after a near miss on Sir Bedivere and HMS Fearless in San Carlos Sound during the 1982 Falklands Islands conflict. Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 23 inches x 15.5 inches (58cm x 40cm). Price £79.80
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 23 inches x 15.5 inches (58cm x 40cm). Price £135.00 ITEM CODE DHM0268 |
| Harrier in a Hyde by Geoff Lea.
Open edition print. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 17 inches x 13 inches (43cm x 33cm). Price £23.52
Original painting by Geoff Lea. Image size 24 inches x 18 inches (61cm x 46cm). Price £2400.00 ITEM CODE DHM0925 |
| Airstrike over West Falklands by Robert Taylor. A pilots eye view of the last seconds of a Mirage V at the hands of 801 Naval Air C.O., Commander Sharkey Ward, flying a Sea Harrier from H.M.S. Invincible on May 21, 1982, in a ferocious dogfight during the Battle of Falkland Sound. Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. Paper size 25 inches x 20 inches (64cm x 51cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Commander Sharkey Ward. ITEM CODE DHM2120 |
| Sea Harriers by Robert Taylor. A symbolic study of the very first two Sea Harriers to fly with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, 700 Alpha Squadron, commanded by Sharkey Ward. Seen overflying Plymouth Harbour, both of these aircraft fought in the Falklands War. Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £95.00 ITEM CODE DHM2168 |
| For Real by Robert Tomlin. The scenario is the Kosovan war and the action taken during that time in trying to bring about settlement Limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 15.5 inches x 19.5 inches (40cm x 50cm). Price £42.00 ITEM CODE DHM2523 |
| Fighter Recovery by Robert Tomlin. Produced with the co-operation and agreement of 801 Naval Fighter Squadron, Yeovilton, the picture clearly demonstrates the skills of the aircrew and ship crew as a Sea Harrier lines up to land on HMS Illustrious. 801 Squadron was the last to operate this aircraft. In the background is HMS Gloucester which operates in conjunction with Illustrious to provide protection with her Sea Dart missiles. This picture was issued to commemorate the forthcoming stand down of 801 Squadron in March 2006 and the withdrawal from service of the Sea Harrier. Signed Limited Edition of 250 prints. Image size 20 inches x 14 inches (50cm x 25cm). Price £105.00 Signed by all 17 members of 801 Squadron. ITEM CODE DHM2583 |
| Snow Harrier by Michael Turner. A snow camouflaged Harrier taking off during a winter exercise. Open edition print. Paper size 21 inches x 17 inches (53cm x 43cm). Price £34.00 ITEM CODE GT0104 |
| Gauntlet by Michael Rondot. No other jet fighter quite captures the imagination in the same way as the Harrier. To witness it in action for the first time is an experience few can easily come to terms with. A fighter flying at 500 knots and very low is fairly commonplace; but when that same aircraft suddenly decelerates to a standstill and starts flying backwards, hovering like a helicopter before landing vertically on a tiny patch of ground, it takes on a different perspective. Only the Harrier can do this, and in its updated redesigned form, it is continuing to prove its worth as the worlds finest V/STOL close air support fighter. Although capable of VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) performance, the Harrier usually operates in the STOVL mode (Short Take Off and Vertical Landing) allowing it to haul a hefty warload from confined spaces without the need for conventional hard runways. The Harrier is a proven combat aircraft with distinguished service in the Falklands Campaign and the Gulf War. Harrier IIs from the United States Marine Corps flew hundreds of close air support and interdiction missions during Operation Desert Storm from forward airstrips close to the Saudi/Kuwait border which could not be used by other, conventional attack aircraft. Gauntlet portrays a bomb-laden Harrier from the RAF Strike Attack Operational Evaluation Unit in STO-motion, transitioning to forward flight from a short take off run at about 100 knots as the aircraft rapidly accelerates to cruising speed. It is carrying two AIM 9L Sidewinder missiles, ADEN 25mm cannon pods and seven Hunting BL755 cluster bombs - double the warload of the earlier Harrier variants. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 29 inches x 20 inches (74cm x 51cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 29 inches x 20 inches (74cm x 51cm). Price £135.00 ITEM CODE MR0021 |
| Night Attack by Michael Rondot. April evening: Wittering, 1993. Seventy five years after the formation of the Royal Air Force, Michael Rondot now portrays the most important new aircraft to enter RAF service, the night-attack Harrier GR7. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £75.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £90.00 ITEM CODE MR0036 |
| Harrier by Colin Walker.
Open edition print. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £13.00 ITEM CODE NTR0032 |
| GR3 Field Trip by Stuart Brown. Harrier GR3s of No. 1 squadron in a secluded hide following a field exercise. The unique vertical take off capabilities of the Harrier allow front-line squadrons to deploy from dispersed sites. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Chief of Air Staff Sir Peter Squire and John Farley. ITEM CODE SBR0003 |
| Harried Argentineans by Stan Stokes. On May 1, 1982 two Royal Navy British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS1s, piloted by F/Lt. Paul Barton and Lt. Steve Thomas encountered two Argentinean Mirage III fighters near the Falkland Islands. The Mirage fighters were piloted by Capt. Garcia Cuerva and Lt. Carlos Perona. The two jets approached the airspace around Task Force 317, which was sailing to the Falklands to retake them from occupying Argentine forces. Sea Harriers were launched to intercept the Mirage fighters. The Mirages fired first at about five miles distance, but their missiles failed to lock on to their targets. Turning to the left the Mirage jets soon found the two Harriers on their tails. Barton fell in behind Perona and Thomas took a bead on the jet flown by Cuerva. Firing their Sidewinder, air-to-air, missiles, the Harrier pilots got a hit on Peronas Mirage. Perona ejected from his aircraft and came down in shallow water near West Falkland Island. Cuervas Mirage was damaged by the missile fired by Thomas, and he attempted to fly his damaged aircraft back to his base. Cuerva was unfortunately shot down and killed by his own anti-aircraft fire. During the Falklands War the Brits thoroughly outclassed the Argentine Air Force. The British forces without the loss of a single aircraft downed a total of 22 Argentine aircraft. Lt. Thomas downed three aircraft during the conflict, the most for any one pilot. Although the Harriers had a slower top speed than the aircraft they encountered during the War, they succeeded because their pilots were better trained for air-to-air combat, and their missiles were more effective. The Harrier was the worlds first operational V/STOL (vertical/short take-off and landing) aircraft. It evolved from the Hawker P.1127, which first flew in 1960. The Harrier proved itself in combat for the first time during the Falklands War. The aircraft and its pilots demonstrated that the V/STOL fighter could hold its own against much faster traditional jet fighters, while operating without the use of a traditional airfield. The Sea Harrier FRS1 has a maximum speed of 740-MPH at sea level, a service ceiling of 51,000 feet, a practical combat range of 260 miles, and a maximum ferry range of 2490 miles. Its maximum armament payload is 8,500 pounds (5,000 pounds in vertical take-off mode.) It is armed with two 30mm Aden cannon and 4 Sidewinder missiles. The Harrier has been produced by Hawker Siddley (later British Aerospace) in the UK, and by McDonnell Douglas for the USMC in America. This aircraft is also utilized by the Spanish Naval Air Force – the Armada Espanol. 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 £37.00
Limited edition of 100 giclee paper prints. Size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Price £109.00
Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. Size 45 inches x 30 inches (114cm x 76cm). Price £624.00
Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £484.00
Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. Size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm). Price £294.00 ITEM CODE STK0147 |
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Harried Argentineans by Stan Stokes.
On May 1,
1982 two Royal Navy British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS1s, piloted by
F/Lt. Paul Barton and Lt. Steve Thomas encountered two Argentinean
Mirage III fighters near the Falkland Islands. The Mirage fighters were
piloted by Capt. Garcia Cuerva and Lt. Carlos Perona. The two jets
approached the airspace around Task Force 317, which was sailing to the
Falklands to retake them from occupying Argentine forces.
Sea Harriers were launched to intercept the Mirage fighters. The
Mirages fired first at about five miles distance, but their missiles
failed to lock on to their targets. Turning to the left the Mirage jets
soon found the two Harriers on their tails. Barton fell in behind Perona
and Thomas took a bead on the jet flown by Cuerva. Firing their
Sidewinder, air-to-air, missiles, the Harrier pilots got a hit on
Peronas Mirage. Perona ejected from his aircraft and came down in
shallow water near West Falkland Island. Cuervas Mirage was damaged by
the missile fired by Thomas, and he attempted to fly his damaged
aircraft back to his base. Cuerva was unfortunately shot down and killed
by his own anti-aircraft fire. During the Falklands War the Brits
thoroughly outclassed the Argentine Air Force. The British forces
without the loss of a single aircraft downed a total of 22 Argentine
aircraft. Lt. Thomas downed three aircraft during the conflict, the most
for any one pilot. Although the Harriers had a slower top speed than the
aircraft they encountered during the War, they succeeded because their
pilots were better trained for air-to-air combat, and their missiles
were more effective. The Harrier was the worlds first operational V/STOL
(vertical/short take-off and landing) aircraft. It evolved from the
Hawker P.1127, which first flew in 1960. The Harrier proved itself in
combat for the first time during the Falklands War. The aircraft and its
pilots demonstrated that the V/STOL fighter could hold its own against
much faster traditional jet fighters, while operating without the use of
a traditional airfield. The Sea Harrier FRS1 has a maximum speed of
740-MPH at sea level, a service ceiling of 51,000 feet, a practical
combat range of 260 miles, and a maximum ferry range of 2490 miles. Its
maximum armament payload is 8,500 pounds (5,000 pounds in vertical
take-off mode.) It is armed with two 30mm Aden cannon and 4 Sidewinder
missiles. The Harrier has been produced by Hawker Siddley (later British
Aerospace) in the UK, and by McDonnell Douglas for the USMC in America.
This aircraft is also utilized by the Spanish Naval Air Force – the
Armada Espanol.
For Real by
Robert Tomlin Bob was kept busy during the winter months of 1999 and one of his
stunning results is this Harrier picture, commissioned by 1(F) Squadron
Wittering, England. The scenario is the Kosovan war and the action
taken during that time in trying to bring about settlement
Gauntlet by Michael Rondot Gauntlet portrays a bomb-laden Harrier from the RAF Strike Attack
Operational Evaluation Unit in STO (Short Take Off) motion, transitioning
to forward flight from a short take off run at about 100 knots as the
aircraft rapidly accelerates to cruising speed. It is carrying two AIM 9L
Sidewinder missiles, ADEN 25mm cannon pods and seven Hunting BL755 cluster
bombs - double the warload of earlier Harrier variants.
Night Attack by Michael Rondot April evening:
Wittering, 1993. 75 years after the formation of the
Royal Air Force, Michael Rondot now portrays the most important new
aircraft to enter RAF service, the night attack Harrier GR7. Print is signed by 8 pilots : AW Bill Bedford OBE AFC
FRAeS, John
Farley, Chris Roberts, Air Marshal Sir Kenneth Hayr KCB KBE AFC, Air
Vice-Marshal Peter Squire DFC AFC, Air Marshal Dick Johns CB CBE LVO,
Group Captain Pete Day AFC and Group Captain Chris Burwell MBE. |
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