Simon Atack ,
Aviation art prints of the Royal Air Force 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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| 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 |
| 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
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
ITEM CODE DHM2608 |
| 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
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £105
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
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
ITEM CODE DHM2607 |
| 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
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
ITEM CODE DHM2618 |
| 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
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
ITEM CODE DHM2644 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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