Simon Atack ,
Aviation art prints of the German Luftwaffe 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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| 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 |
| 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
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| 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
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
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| 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
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