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Nicolas Trudgian range of Supermarine Spitfire aircraft aviation
signed art prints. This site is dedicated to the artwork of Aviation
artist Nicolas Trudgian. Including the full range of Aviation prints
published by the Military Gallery which Cranston Fine Arts have purchased the
last remaining prints. Which include many rare items. many of Nicolas
Trudgian prints have been signed by Many of the Top Fighter and Bomber Pilots
of World war two over the pats Decade. and many of these great Pilots are no
longer with us. This could be the last chance to own a piece of history which
will soon be no longer available except on the more expensive secondary
market.
Royal
Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph
up to
The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I
34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575
miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various
Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine
guns, for MK's V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning
machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or
a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed
by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936.
and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19
squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there
were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in
store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and
developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II
came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into
service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe
especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin
engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named
Seafires. By the end of
production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408
Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a
total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires
in front line use until April 1954.
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| Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian A classic head-to-head combat between Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone in his Spitfire and an Me109 over the south coast of England on 25th August, 1940. With 602 Squadron scrambled to intercept an approaching raid. The Commanding Officer notches up his second victory of the day. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £195.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone, Wing Commander Paddy Barthrop, Air Commodore C J Mickey Mount, Squadron Leader S Nigel Rose, Air Commodore Paul Webb, Wing Commander Hector MacLean, Flying Officer Hugh Niven and Wing Commander Donald M Jack, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £ Signed by Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone, Wing Commander Paddy Barthrop, Air Commodore C J Mickey Mount, Squadron Leader S Nigel Rose, Air Commodore Paul Webb, Wing Commander Hector MacLean, Flying Officer Hugh Niven and Wing Commander Donald M Jack, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £235.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone, Wing Commander Paddy Barthrop, Air Commodore C J Mickey Mount, Squadron Leader S Nigel Rose, Air Commodore Paul Webb, Wing Commander Hector MacLean, Flying Officer Hugh Niven and Wing Commander Donald M Jack, in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2122 |
| Summer of 44 by Nicolas Trudgian. As the Allied invasion of northern France drew nearer, the entire length of southern England had seemingly become one huge army camp. While the local population went about its daily business as best it could, British and American troops massed at every point near the coast in readiness for the imminent crossing of the Channel. Though the RAF fighters of 10 Group were tasked in the Air Defense role, like all RAF squadrons that could be spared, they became involved with the softening up process, a pre-requisite of any large scale landing on enemy occupied territory. Under the leadership of Wing Commander Peter Brothers, 10 Groups Spitfire Wing based at Culmhead was heavily involved flying shipping patrols over the beachhead and Rhubarbs - low-level strikes of opportunity - disrupting enemy movements and communications.Nicolas Trudgians comprehensive painting Summer of 44 recreates with such realism a scene in southwest England just a few days before the Normandy landings in June 1944. Mark IX Spitfires of No. 126 Squadron, returning from combat over France, sweeps low over the local branch line railway station on their way back to Culmhead. Below, as the GWR Prairie tank engine pulls out of the station, American troops are assembling their equipment in readiness for the impending invasion. Adding great atmosphere to his composition, Nick has painted a classically peaceful English landscape, highlighting the unique contrast between war and peace that pervaded Britain during that summer of 44. Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 21 inches (69cm x 53cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Air Commodore Peter Brothers and Air Vice-Marshal Johnnie Johnson, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 80 artist proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 21 inches (69cm x 53cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Air Commodore Peter Brothers and Air Vice-Marshal Johnnie Johnson, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 21 inches (69cm x 53cm). Price £185.00 Signed by Air Commodore Peter Brothers and Air Vice-Marshal Johnnie Johnson, in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2034 |
| Normandy Fighter Sweep by Nicolas Trudgian. Johnnie Johnson leads his Canadian Wing Spitfires over the Normandy beaches on D-Day, 1944. Limited edition of 2500 prints. Print size 16 inches x 13 inches (41cm x 33cm). Price £75.00 Signed by Air Vice-Marshall Johnnie Johnson. ITEM CODE DHM2447 |
| Back from Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian. Like the Messerschmitt 109, its great adversary throughout almost six years of aerial combat, the Spitfire was a fighter par excellence. Good as many other types may have been, these two aircraft became symbols of the two opposing air forces they represented. Their confrontation, which began in 1940 during the Battle of Britain, continued without interruption until the last days of World War Two. From an air force teetering on extinction in the dark days of 1940, by the summer of 1944 the pilots of RAF Fighter Command had fought their way back to become top dogs. And when the invasion of northern France came, they swept over the beaches in force, cutting deep into enemy occupied territory, hammering the enemy in the air and on the ground. Key to this air superiority was the supreme performance of the Spitfire, its ability to out-fly the Luftwaffes best, and the wily leadership of the pilots who had survived the early air battles of the war. Among the best was 26 year old Pete Brothers, by 1944 a highly successful and experienced fighter pilot commanding his own Wing. Having fought through the battles of France and Britain, now with a clutch of air victories to his credit, in 1944 he took command of first the Exeter Wing, and then the Culinhead Wing, ideally placed to support the coming invasion of Normandy. Nick Trudgians striking painting recreates a typical scene as Mk IX Spitfires of 126 Squadron, led by Wing Commander Pete Brothers flying his Mk V11 Spitfire wearing high altitude paint scheme, race back to base at RAF Culinhead after a low-level attack on enemy transport in Normandy. The Culinhead Spitfire Wing flew constant armed Rhubarb attacks in support of the invasion from D-Day - June 6 1944 - till the first improvised strips were established in France a few weeks following the invasion. This beautiful aviation print, contrasting the frenetic pace of war with a restful English coastal landscape, evokes the memory of a legendary fighter aircraft that, flown by gallant pilots, helped change the course of history. Prints are signed by Pete Brothers and two other pilots who flew Spitfires in combat during World War II. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 58cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC*, Lieutenant General Avi Baron M Donnet CVO DFC FRAeS and Squadron Leader Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC*, Lieutenant General Avi Baron M Donnet CVO DFC FRAeS and Squadron Leader Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM.
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 30 inches x 23 inches (76cm x 58cm). Price £195.00 Signed by Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC*, Lieutenant General Avi Baron M Donnet CVO DFC FRAeS and Squadron Leader Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM. ITEM CODE DHM2659 |
| Victory Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. Of the many famous combat aircraft to serve their respective countries in the Second World War, two perhaps more than any others, created huge impact and consternation upon seasoned opposing pilots when they first appeared on the battlefront - the Supermarine Spitfire and the Messerschmitt Me262. Both in their day represented enormous advances in aircraft design and power, and both have continued to capture the imagination of aviation enthusiasts ever since. As the war progressed the Spitfire continually upgraded its performance and by the time the Luftwaffes new Me262 turbo-jet arrived on the scene the sleek new Mk XIV, powered by the awesome Griffon engine, was among the fastest piston-engine fighters of the war. The stage was set for a clash between the most powerful piston-engine fighter and the worlds first turbojet, and it was not long before the pilots of these two most advanced combat aircraft met in the hostile skies over western Europe. Ill-advisedly employed by Hitler as the wonder-bomber, the Me262 was initially issued to Bomber Units, one of which being KG51. Tasked with undertaking lightning fast raids upon advancing Allied ground forces, the shark-like jets employed their spectacular speed advantage to surprise, strike and escape. Not to be outdone, the RAF responded with their supremely fast Spitfire XIVs which had already proven themselves highly effective against Germanys V1 flying bombs. In his painting, Nick Trudgian recreates a typical moment: Spitfire Mk XIVs of 41 Squadron have intercepted and damaged a Me262 of KG51 and, with smoke and debris pouring from its damaged Jumo 004 Turbojet, the stricken Luftwaffe jet will be lucky to make it home. A dramatic painting and a fine tribute to the RAFs contribution to the Victory in Europe. Anniverssary Edition : Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm). Price £160.00 Signatories: Sqn Ldr Hugh Parry; Wg Cdr J Elkington; Sqn Ldr Norman Scrivener; Flt Lt James Kyle DFM; Flt Lt Bertie Boulter DFC.
Signed limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm). Price £220.00 Signatories: Sqn Ldr Hugh Parry; Wg Cdr J Elkington; Sqn Ldr Norman Scrivener; Flt Lt James Kyle DFM; Flt Lt Bertie Boulter DFC; Sqn Ldr Bam Bamberger; Flt Lt Peter Graham.
Commemorative Proof Edition : Signed limited edition of 150 prints. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm). Price £150.00 Signatories: Sqn Ldr Hugh Parry; Wg Cdr J Elkington; Sqn Ldr Norman Scrivener; Flt Lt James Kyle DFM; Flt Lt Bertie Boulter DFC; Sqn Ldr Bam Bamberger; Flt Lt Peter Graham.
Commemorative Proof Edition : Limited edition of artist proofs. Print paper size 35.5 inches x 27 inches (90cm x 69cm). Price £250.00 Signatories: Sqn Ldr Hugh Parry; Wg Cdr J Elkington; Sqn Ldr Norman Scrivener; Flt Lt James Kyle DFM; Flt Lt Bertie Boulter DFC; Sqn Ldr Bam Bamberger; Flt Lt Peter Graham.
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50 ITEM CODE DHM2585 |
| September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Spitfires pass above a downed Me110 as they return to base at Biggin Hill in September 1940, the most intense and crucial phase of the Battle of Britain. Signed limited edition of 40 publishers proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (85cm x 61cm). Price £460.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC, Tony Pickering AFC, Group Captain Brian Kingcome DSO DFC, Wing Commander Ken W MacKenzie, Air Commodore James Leathart, Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE, Wing Commander Wilfred M Sizer DFC*, Vivian Snell, Flight Lieutenant William Walker, Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC and Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC*. ITEM CODE DHM1628 |
| Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. Situated on the south eastern tip of Kent, RAF Hawkinge was the most forward airfield in Fighter Command. It was not surprising therefore that when Reichmarshal Goering began his fierce attacks on airfields - part of his softening up campaign in preparation for Hitlers Adler Tag (Eagle Day) - Hawkinge would be among the first in his sights. The Luftwaffe were putting up massive raids - over 1700 aircraft crossed the coast on August 16th - and RAF bases in the south-east were taking a pounding. Hawkinge, a satellite of Biggin Hill sector station, and vital to front line defences, lay right in the path of the raiding Luftwaffe hordes. When on August 12th it was bombed for the first time, its effect was only to harden the resolve of its pilots and groundstaff. MkI Spitfires of No.610 County of Chester Squadron are seen scrambling out of RAF Hawkinge in late August 1940. refuelled and re-armed, with scarlet patches covering the gunports, all serviceable aircraft roar off the grass strip and head back to the fray. With aerial battles raging all the way from 2000 to 20,000 feet, within minutes they will be back in the action. Ground crews in the foreground work frantically to get more Spitfires airworthy. In the background Hurricanes from No.32 Squadron are at readiness, and will be called into action as the primitive radar picks up the next incoming raid. Signed limited edition of 650 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (78cm x 58cm). Price £ Signed by Squadron Leader Cyril Bam Bamberger, Squadron Leader Ben Bennions DFC, Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* and Air Commodore Paul Webb CBE DFC AE.
Limited edition of 65 artist proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (78cm x 58cm). Price £ Signed by Squadron Leader Cyril Bam Bamberger, Squadron Leader Ben Bennions DFC, Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* and Air Commodore Paul Webb CBE DFC AE.
Limited edition of 50 publisher proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (78cm x 58cm). Price £380.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Cyril Bam Bamberger, Squadron Leader Ben Bennions DFC, Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM*, Tony Pickering AFC, Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Vivian Snell, Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC, Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE, Wing Commander Ken W MacKenzie, Wing Commander Wilfred M Sizer DFC*, Wing Commander George W Swanwick, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard and Air Commodore Paul Webb CBE DFC AE.
Limited edition of artist signed publisher proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (78cm x 58cm). Price £140.00
Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. Half A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (31m x 21cm). Price £1.50 ITEM CODE DHM2682 |
| Normandy Breakout by Nicolas Trudgian. Spitfires of No. 132 Squadron rush towards the Front to give ground support to the advancing Allied forces following breakout from the Normandy beaches, June 1944. Aces Edition. Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 58cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Wing Commander Tom Neil and Wing Commander George Unwin, in addition to the artist.
D-Day Anniversary Edition. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 53cm). Price £300.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Wing Commander Tom Neil, Flight Lieutenant Sir Archie Lamb, Flying Officer Frank Wheeler, Squadron Leader Pat Carden, Commander Mike Crossley, Wing Commander Jack Rose and Wing Commander George Unwin, in addition to the artist.
D-Day Anniversary Edition. Signed limited edition of 150 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 53cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Wing Commander Tom Neil, Flight Lieutenant Sir Archie Lamb, Flying Officer Frank Wheeler, Squadron Leader Pat Carden, Commander Mike Crossley, Wing Commander Jack Rose and Wing Commander George Unwin, in addition to the artist.
D-Day Anniversary Edition. Limited edition of 50 remarques. Paper size 36 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 53cm). Price £420.00 Signed by Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Wing Commander Tom Neil, Flight Lieutenant Sir Archie Lamb, Flying Officer Frank Wheeler, Squadron Leader Pat Carden, Commander Mike Crossley, Wing Commander Jack Rose and Wing Commander George Unwin, in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2277 |
| Fighter Legend - Johnnie Johnson by Nicolas Trudgian.
Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. Special Promotion : This print is half price for a limited time only! Paper size 17 inches x 23 inches (43cm x 51cm). Price £57.00 Signed by Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* ITEM CODE DHM2114 |
| First Flap of the Day by Nicolas Trudgian. HM Stephen - one of the Battle of Britains top scoring fighter pilots, brings down two Me109s in quick succession over the White Cliffs of Dover, early on August 11, 1940. Flying a Spitfire with 74 Squadron, HM shot down five German aircraft on this day, and damaged a further three. The note in his log book starts First flap of the day at 0600 hrs ... Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Nos 1 - 250) Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £ Signed by Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen and Wing Commander John Freeborn, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen and Wing Commander John Freeborn, in addition to the artist.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints, signed by the artist only (Nos 251 - 500) Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £110.00
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen and Wing Commander John Freeborn, in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE DHM2115 |
| High Summer High Battle by Nicolas Trudgian. Nicolas Trudgians epic new release depicts Bf109Es of LG2 engaging No.19 Squadron Spitfires in an epic duel atop the white cliffs. Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM*, Major Erich Rudorffer and Hauptmann Hugo Dahmer.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £170.00 Signed by Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM*, Major Erich Rudorffer and Hauptmann Hugo Dahmer.
Limited edition of 30 remarques. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £265.00 Signed by Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM*, Major Erich Rudorffer and Hauptmann Hugo Dahmer.
Limited edition of 25 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £695.00 Certificate signed by Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM*, Major Erich Rudorffer and Hauptmann Hugo Dahmer. ITEM CODE DHM2646 |
| Home at Dawn by Nicolas Trudgian. When No 49 Squadron Lancasters bombed the S.S. barracks at Berchtesgaden on 25th April 1945, its aircrews completed a campaign that had begun 5 and a half years earlier in September, 1939. From the very beginning, 49 Squadron were in the thick of the action with one of their pilots, Roderick Learoyd, winning Bomber Commands first Victoria Cross. In 1942 it was Lancasters of 49 Squadron that led the epic raid on Schneider armament and locomotive works at Le Creusot. In 1943 they flew the shuttle-bombing raids to Friedrichshafen and Spezia, attacked the heavily defended rocket sites at Peenemunde, and in preparation for D-Day, bombarded the coastal batteries in Normandy and the V-1 sites in the caves by the river Loire, north of Paris. Later in 1944 the squadron notably took part in the raid on German Baltic Fleet, continuing to fly important bombing missions against the Nazi war machine until the final collapse of the Third Reich. So it was fitting that an RAF squadron whose history went right back to 1916, should make the coupe de grace at Berchtesgarden. Northern Europes short summer nights, with darkness lasting but a few hours, often saw the RAF bomber crews returning to England at dawn, and it is one such scene which is caught up over the river Orwell at Pin Mill, Lancasters of No. 49 Squadron descend low over Suffolk, heading towards their base at Fiskerton. The night raid on Hamburg is almost completed. Spitfires from No. 129 Squadron, based at Hornchurch, having made an early morning attack on German installations in Holland, have picked up the bombers and escorted them home. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Eric Jones, Flight Lieutenant Leslie Hay, Flight Lieutenant Robert Souter and Flight Lieutenant Ernest Webb , in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £240.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Eric Jones, Flight Lieutenant Leslie Hay, Flight Lieutenant Robert Souter and Flight Lieutenant Ernest Webb , in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Eric Jones, Flight Lieutenant Leslie Hay, Flight Lieutenant Robert Souter and Flight Lieutenant Ernest Webb , in addition to the artist. ITEM CODE NT0318 |
| Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian. The success of Operation Bodenplatte, on January 1, 1945, was to be achieved by mass surprise attacks on British and American bases in France, Belgium and Holland. It was a battle fought at great cost to the Luftwaffe. During the battles some 300 Luftwaffe aircraft were lost. Though 200 Allied aircraft were destroyed, most on the ground, pilot losses were light. Nicolas Trudgians brilliant painting takes us right into the action above the Allied air base at Eindhoven. Me262 jets join a concentration of Me109s and Fw190s of JG-3 fighter wing, as they hurtle across the airfield in an assault that lasted 23 minutes, while Spitfires from 414 Sqn RCAF do their best to repel the attack. On the ground Typhoon fighters of 439 Sqn take a hammering. Limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Leutnant Helmut Ballewski, Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann, Oberfeldwebel Werner Hohenberg, General Walter Krupinski.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £220.00 Signed by Leutnant Helmut Ballewski, Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann, Oberfeldwebel Werner Hohenberg, General Walter Krupinski.
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Leutnant Helmut Ballewski, Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann, Oberfeldwebel Werner Hohenberg, General Walter Krupinski. ITEM CODE DHM2028 |
| Safely Home by Nicolas Trudgian.
Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 13 inches x 13 inches (33cm x 33cm). Price £46.20 ITEM CODE DHM2704 |
| Spitfire Country by Nicolas Trudgian. A typical scene from a bright August morning in that momentous summer of 1940. Having climbed into the dawn sky at daybreak, the Spitfires of No 603 Squadron have already been in action, and with more heavy raids on the plotters table, they scurry back to Biggin Hill to re-arm and refuel. A Messerschmitt Me109, shot down during the previous days fighting, lies discarded in a hay field, its lucky pilot having escaped with his life. Meanwhile, the beautiful Kent countryside comes awake as it prepares for the toils of another glorious summers day. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Pap |
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