Simon Atack ,
Aviation art prints by Simon Atack including rare sold out editions,
with a number of items personally signed by some of the great Pilots of the Second
World War who have since sadly passed away
Although Simon became a full-time
artist after leaving the RAF in 1985, he first began painting when his mother
bought him a box of oil paints and an easel when he was just six years of age!
He cannot recall a time when he was not painting in the intervening years, all
the time honing his drawing and painting skills whilst accepting commissions
from various Commanding Officers! Simon learned to fly, soloing in a Piper
Tomahawk, experience which, he believes, gives him an empathy and feel for
aircraft and aircrew you could not get in any other way. Unlike just about any
other professional military artist, Simon is almost as much at home on the sea
as in the air. His maritime-based paintings reflect his personal knowledge of
the sea, ships and the often-unpredictable marine environment. Researching new
aircraft and concepts for his next painting, and then getting stuck into the
actual painting of a new picture he has first to see in his head, is what
really excites and motivates Simon and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Now firmly established as one of the top aviation artists in the world,
collectors are always eagerly awaiting Simon’s original paintings and
Limited Edition Prints. Simon works from his studio in the beautiful county of
Buckinghamshire, England.
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| Phantom Raiders by Simon Atack. Just 50 miles north west of Hanoi in North Vietnam, lies the long and winding valley of the infamous Red River - a name that was to become bitterly familiar to the F4U Phantom pilots of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. Flowing for miles through the countrys deep interior, the waters of the Red River fed the strategically important steel mills at Thai Nguyen, and the power stations at Viet Tri; they also irrigated the rice and shrimp paddy fields that fed the armies of the North Vietnamese and Vietcong, distributed to the combat areas through a sophisticated network of hidden trails and tracks, bridges and railways. Defending these vitally important targets was a vast array of anti-aircraft systems of every conceivable type and calibre; at Yen Bai the North Vietnamese even established a secret fighter airfield where their Mig jet fighters were hidden in hangars dug by hand deep into the surrounding hills - in short it was one of the most heavily defended and awesome places on Earth. But these targets had to be destroyed, and one aircraft above all others became inextricably and forever linked with the fast, low-level jet attacks to obliterate these heavily fortified objectives - the legendary F4U Phatnom, the fastest, the most powerful, versatile fighter of the day. The bravery and determination of the Phantom crews as they flew into the maelstroms of intense, deadly, flak and ground fire remain an inspiration to all ground attack combat pilots and crew. Simon Atacks powerful limited edition depicting the high-speed, low-level attack by F4 Phantoms of the 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron on the bridge near Viet Tri, 24 May 1967. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 32 inches x 23 inches (81cm x 58cm). Price £115.00 Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds (deceased).  Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 32 inches xs 23 inches (81cm x 58cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds (deceased). Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 32 inches x 23 inches (81cm x 58cm). Price £ Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds (deceased).
Simon Atack Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) . Price £1.50 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM2306 |
| At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack. A scene played out daily by Fighter Command squadrons throughout the defining air battles fought in the summer of 1940. Mk I Hurricanes of 249 Squadron are seen returning to North Weald after heavy action over London during the culmination of the Battle of Britain in September of that year. It is evening, and the squadron has been operational since first light. Most of the pilots have flown four missions on this day, and they will be in the air again tomorrow at dawn. And so it will go till the battle is won. In this quite beautiful painting, Simon Atack shows Tom Neils Hurricane in the foreground. He has suffered battle damage but, as so often with the trusty Hurricane, his steed will carry him safely home to fight again. Signed limited edition of 500 prints, with 2 signatures . Print paper size 20.5 inches x 19 inches (52cm x 48cm). Price £100.00 Signatories: Sqn Ldr Douglas G Clift, and Wng Com Tom F Neil DFC AFC. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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Limited edition of 25 artist proofs, with 2 signatures. Print paper size 20.5 inches x 19 inches (52cm x 48cm). Price £130.00 Signatories: Sqn Ldr Douglas G Clift, and Wng Com Tom F Neil DFC AFC. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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ITEM CODE DHM2607 |
| Final Victory by Simon Atack. Typical of the aggressive fighter pilots led by the great Hub Zemke was Robin Olds. Having completed his training on the P-38 in America, Olds arrived at RAF Wattisham, England in May 1944, assigned to fly the remarkable twin-boomed fighter with the 434th Squadron. It didnt take long for the novice pilot to make his mark. After flying interdiction missions over France and Germany, with the 479th Olds took part in the D-Day operations, then on August 13 opened his score by jumping two Fw190s at ground level. After a brief but hectic fight, he brought both down. A couple of weeks later he bagged three Me109s – his wingman got another two – when attacking a group of some fifty enemy fighters while escorting bombers high over Muritz Zee. Converting to P-51D Mustangs, Olds completed two combat tours, flying deep penetration missions, engagements with the Luftwaffes new Me262 jet fighter, and strafing attacks on German facilities and airfields. By the end of the war, at 23 years of age with the rank of Major, Robin Olds was in command of 434 Squadron. His final tally was 13 air victories, and he was credited with a further 11.5 enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground. Simon Atacks powerful painting recreates Robin Olds last air victory of WWII. Flying Scat VII he is seen bringing down a Me109 G10 high over Germany in the late spring of 1945 while flying escort to B-17s bombers of the 381st Bomb Group. Remarkably, this P-51 survived the war and in 1958 was sold to a private owner. In 1992 it was returned to its old wartime configuration. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (79cm x 58cm). Price £125.00 Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds (deceased). Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (79cm x 58cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Brigadier-General Robin Olds (deceased). Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM2470 |
| Into the Blue by Simon Atack. A classic view of a Mk I Spitfire belonging to 609 Squadron, flown by Battle of Britain ace John Bisdee, high over South East England in that fateful summer of 1940. After the first fifteen months of the war this famous fighter squadron, initially made up of week-end flyers, became the first RAF squadron to claim 100 victories. Made up of pilots from so many nations, 609 Squadron was described as the most international brotherhood in arms since the Crusades. This evocative image, endorsed by Battle of Britain Spitfire pilots, pays tribute to all those who flew and fought this supreme little fighter in the hostile skies of war-torn Europe, so long ago. Signed limited edition of 500 prints, with 2 signatures. Print paper size 20.5 inches x 19 inches (52cm x 48cm). Price £110.00 Signatories: Sqn Ldr Iain Hutchinson (deceased), and Flt Lt Richard L Jones. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs, with 2 signatures. Print paper size 20.5 inches x 19 inches (52cm x 48cm). Price £130.00 Signatories: Sqn Ldr Iain Hutchinson (deceased), and Flt Lt Richard L Jones. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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ITEM CODE DHM2608 |
| Ride of the Valkyries by Simon Atack No aircraft came to symbolize the war in Vietnam more than the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, better known to the men who flew, and fought from this aircraft - and to those who were to owe it their survival, by just one never to be forgotten name - the Huey. Ideally suited to the terrain of South Vietnam - formidable mountain peaks, dense jungle, almost every other acre of land under water, and the fact that large tracts of the countryside were controlled by the Vietcong and impassable, the Huey became one of the US Armys most effective weapons of the war. With the ability to carry eight fully equipped troops, the Huey was also ideal for use as Medevac flying ambulances, which were to create their own legend. By the end of the conflict the Hueys had notched up a staggering 34 million combat sorties flown! In July 1965 the 1st Air Cavalry, equipped with 500 Hueys arrived in South Vietnam to begin what became the longest tour of duty in American combat history. Under the command of the flamboyant Colonel John Stockton, the 1st Air Cavalry went on the immediate offensive, swiftly creating a devastating impact on the enemy, bringing them to battle wherever they could be found. Veterans Edition of 100 prints. Image size 16 inches x 24.75 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Captain Richard Buzen.
Medal of Honour Edition Artist Proofs. Edition of 25. Image size 16 inches x 24.75 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Captain Richard Buzen and Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Moh (deceased).
Medal of Honor Edition of 400 prints. Image size 16 inches x 24.75 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Captain Richard Buzen and Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Moh (deceased). Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Medal of Honour Edition Remarques. Edition of 25. Image size 16 inches x 24.75 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Captain Richard Buzen and Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Moh (deceased).
Medal of Honour Edition Double Remarques. Edition of 10. Image size 16 inches x 24.75 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by Captain Richard Buzen and Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Moh (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2268 |
| Knights Charge by Simon Atack. A dramatic recreation of an event that took place on 14 May, 1965. Flying ground attacks, F-100D Super Sabres of the 416th Squadron of the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing - the Silver Knights based at Da Nang - execute an attack on communist NVA guerrilla forces in the Bac Lieu region of South Vietnam. Medal of Honor limited edition of 300 prints, with 1 signature. Print paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (79cm x 58cm). Price £125.00 Signatories: Colonel George E Bud Day MOH.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs, with 1 signature. Print paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (79cm x 58cm). Price £ Signatories: Colonel George E Bud Day MOH.
Veterans limited edition of 200 prints, with 3 signatures. Print paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (79cm x 58cm). Price £145.00 Signatories: Colonel George E Bud Day MOH, Captain Vince Scott and Colonel Jack Hartmann. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM2611 |
| Eyes of the Fleet by Simon Atack. Arado Ar196 of the German battleship Graf Spee. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £40.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM2650 |
| One Hundred Up! by Simon Atack. Piloted by RAAF skipper T.N.Scholefield, No. 467 Squadrons Lancaster S For Sugar, one of RAF Bomber Commands most famous Lancs, heads out on her 100th mission on May 11, 1944. Embellished with a bomb symbol painted on the fuselage signifying each raid completed, and the infamous Hermann Goering quotation No enemy plane will fly over the Reich Territory, the mighty bomber leads a formation bound for Germany. In total she completed 137 bombing raids. Today, beautifully restored, S For Sugar proudly rests in the RAF Bomber Command Museum at Hendon, London. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 23 inches x 31 inches (58cm x 79cm). Price £115.00 Signed by Flight Sergeant Stan Bradford DFM and Flight Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO DFC (deceased). Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 23 inches x 31 inches (58cm x 79cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Flight Sergeant Stan Bradford DFM and Flight Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO DFC (deceased). Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM2186 |
| Eagle Strike by Simon Atack. Flying his Messerschmitt Me109G6, Major Günther Rall, Group Commander of II./JG11 with over 200 air victories already to his credit, clashes with a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 63rd Sqn, 56th Fighter Group high over the Rhine south of Koblenz, May 12, 1944. Led by Colonel Hub Zemke, the 56th Fighter Group played advance guard to a deep penetration bomber raid to central Germany. As his forty eight P-47 Thunderbolts arrived to sweep the sky around the Koblenz –Frankfurt area, the Me109s of II./JG11 pounced from a 5000 feet height advantage. Simon Atacks high-impact painting shows Major Günther Rall bringing down Hub Zemkes wingman, the first of two victories he claimed before himself being brought down by 56th Fighter Group P-47s later in the combat. Günther Rall returned to combat flying, commanding JG300 until the end of hostilities by which time, with 275 air victories, he became the third highest scoring Ace in history. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. . Price £115.00 Signed by Generalleutnant Gunther Rall (deceased) Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. . Price £145.00 Signed by Generalleutnant Gunther Rall (deceased) Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE SA0001 |
| August Victory by Simon Atack. Simon Atack has recreated an action flown by Pilot Officer Bob Doe during a fierce battle over the south coast, near the Isle of Wight on 18th August, 1940. Flying a Mk I Spitfire of No 234 Squadron, Boe Doe is seen bringing down an Me109 High over Southampton, one of 14 Victories he achieved during the Battle of Britain. The third highest scoring fighter pilot of the battle, 20 year old Bob Doe was one of the few Aces to fly both Spitfires and Hurricanes during the battle. Simon captures the very essence of the most tumultous of all aerial conflicts in his dramatic painting, August Victory, with Bob flying his trusted Spitfire, D for Doe. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Wing Commander Bob Doe (deceased) Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Wing Commander Bob Doe (deceased) Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE SA0328 |
| The Yoxford Boys by Simon Atack. When a radio broadcast by German propagandist Lord Haw Haw sneeringly announced the secret deployment of the 357th Fighter Group to England in 1943 as the arrival of The Yoxford Boys it became the nick-name for one of the most potent air combat groups of WW II. Based at Leiston, East Anglia, P-51B Mustang OLD CROW was the personal aircraft of Captain Clarence E Bud Anderson, 363rd Fighter Squadron/ 357th Fighter Group. On June 29 1944 Bud was leading his Squadron when they engaged enemy fighters on an escort mission to Leipzig. In the ensuing fight that day Anderson shot down three FW190s in a short period of time. Captain Clarence E Bud Anderson flew two tours and 116 combat missions with a total of 16.25 kills in the Old Crow. Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £95.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 35 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Colonel C E Bud Andrson. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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ITEM CODE DHM2619 |
| Phantom Country by Simon Atack. At the height of the Cold War during the 1970s and through the 80s, low level, fast-jet training sorties were absolutely crucial to Britains air defences. This was an era of the true, thoroughbred supersonic jet fighter like arguably the greatest of all jet combat aircraft of that time; the McDonnell Douglas F.4 Phantom. Scorching down the peaceful beauty of the Spey river valley, Scotland, four RAF Phantom FG-1s led by (at that time) Wg. Cdr. Ian Macfadyen and his navigator flying XV500, flash over Craiglockhart Castle on an ultra low-level training sortie during the squadrons period of transition from its formation at RAF Conningsby to its home station at RAF Leuchars. Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £95.00 Signed by 111 Sqn Phantom pilot Flt Lt Pete Underwood. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Signed limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Air Marshal Ian Macfadyen and 111 Sqn Phantom pilot Flt Lt Pete Underwood. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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ITEM CODE DHM2618 |
| Speedbird by Simon Atack. Unquestionably the most beautiful commercial aircraft ever to enter service, during 27 years of flying passengers supersonically, Concorde earned a unique place in aviation history. To watch this remarkable aircraft thunder down the runway at Londons Heathrow airport, with afterburners belching flame in a crescendo of deafening sound, but for her distinctive airline livery one could be excused for thinking a mighty warbird was scrambling. Yet aboard, a hundred passengers, relaxing in sumptuous comfort, are looking forward to arrival in New York effectively before they left - such was the speed of this remarkable airliner as she travelled westward faster than the sun. Signed Limited Edition of 500 prints. Image size 16 inches x 25 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £145.00 Signed by senior British Airways Concorde Captains Captain Michael Bannister, Captain Paul Douglas, Captain Paul Bandall, Captain James Bedforth, Captain Chris Norris and Captain Mark Walden. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Artist proof edition. Edition of 25 prints. Image size 16 inches x 25 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by senior British Airways Concorde Captains Captain Michael Bannister, Captain Paul Douglas, Captain Paul Bandall, Captain James Bedforth, Captain Chris Norris and Captain Mark Walden.
Remarque Edition. Edition of 25. Image size 16 inches x 25 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £ Signed by senior British Airways Concorde Captains Captain Michael Bannister, Captain Paul Douglas, Captain Paul Bandall, Captain James Bedforth, Captain Chris Norris and Captain Mark Walden.
ITEM CODE DHM2582 |
| Return to Ascension by Simon Atack. On the 30th April 1982, flying from Wideawake airfield on Ascension island, Flt. Lt. Martin Withers and his crew, flying RAF Vulcan (XM607) launched the first Black Buck bombing operation of the Falklands War. There and back the non-stop flight covered 7,500 miles, lasting 15 hours 45 minutes – at the time, the longest combat flight in history. The Vulcan was refuelled by Victor tankers five times on the outward journey and once on the return journey. Signed limited edition of 150 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Flt Lt Martin Withers DFC. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Flt Lt Martin Withers DFC. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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ITEM CODE DHM2644 |
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