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Sinking the German battleship Tirpitz. This daring
raid by 617 and 9 squadron. in aviation art prints. by top aviation
artists.
After several unsuccessful attempts to sink the German battleship
Tirpitz, on 12 November 1944, the royal Air Force set about finishing the
job. Flying the outward leg of the mission circuitously and at low
level to avoid radar detection, Lancasters of 9 and 617 Squadrons effected
complete surprise, approaching the Norwegian fjord at tromso from the
east. Climbing to 12,000 feet as they assembled for the target run,
each Lancaster was armed with a single 12,000lb "Tallboy" bomb,
the most powerful armour piercing ordnance of world war Two. Flying
through a heavy barrage of anti-aircraft fire, one by one each Lancaster
released its deadly cargo, the bomber stream taking just three minutes to
thunder through the target area. It was all over; a direct hit left
Tirpitz a sinking wreck, her side ripped open by the devastating
blast. Eleven minutes later she capsized and slid into the icy
waters of Tromso fjord.
Target Bearing 270º by Robert Taylor Latest release by Robert Taylor commemorating the 60th anniversary of
the sinking of the Tirpitz After several unsuccessful attempts to sink the German battleship
Tirpitz, on 12 November 1944, the royal Air Force set about finishing the
job. Flying the outward leg of the mission circuitously and at low
level to avoid radar detection, Lancasters of 9 and 617 Squadrons effected
complete surprise, approaching the Norwegian fjord at tromso from the
east. Climbing to 12,000 feet as they assembled for the target run,
each Lancaster was armed with a single 12,000lb "Tallboy" bomb,
the most powerful armour piercing ordnance of world war Two. Flying
through a heavy barrage of anti-aircraft fire, one by one each Lancaster
released its deadly cargo, the bomber stream taking just three minutes to
thunder through the target area. It was all over; a direct hit left
Tirpitz a sinking wreck, her side ripped open by the devastating
blast. Eleven minutes later she capsized and slid into the icy
waters of Tromso fjord. |
| Target Bearing 270 by Robert Taylor. At sunrise on 12 November, 1944, led by Wing Commander James Tait, Lancasters of 617 Squadron RAF prepare to make their bombing run on the German battleship Tirpitz, lying in the Norwegian fjord at Tromso. Signed limited edition of 400 prints, with four signatures. Paper size 30 inches x 24 inches (76cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Flying Officer C B R Fish, Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased) and Squadron Leader E A Wass AE.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 30 inches x 24 inches (76cm x 61cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Flying Officer C B R Fish, Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased) and Squadron Leader E A Wass AE.
Signed limited edition of 100 prints, with twenty-five signatures. Paper size 30 inches x 24 inches (76cm x 61cm). Price £495.00 Signed by Warrant Officer B Burnett, Flight Lieutenant J Castagnola DSO DFC, Warrant Officer A W Cherrington, Flight Lieutenant D Cooper, Squadron Leader Lawrence Curtis DFC* (deceased), Squadron Leader L S Benny Goodman, Flight Lieutenant S V Grimes, Squadron Leader Mac Hamilton DFC*, Flight Lieutenant F E Howkins, Warrant Officer H Johnson DFM (deceased), Flying Officer A K Johnstone, Flying Officer B F Kent DFC, Flying Officer A J Lammas, Wing Commander G Mackie, Flight Lieutenant A M McKie (deceased), Warrant Officer J D Phillips, Flight Lieutenant H J Riding, Flying Officer J Soilleux, Group Captain J B Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Fred Watts DFC (deceased) and Warrant Officer F L Tilley.
ITEM CODE DHM2305 |
| Tallboy Raid by Keith Aspinall. Lancaster of No.617 Sqn on the Tallboy Raid - the final and successful mission by Allied aircraft to sink the German battleship Tirpitz in Faettenfjord. The Lancasters are escorted here by Spitfires. Open edition print. Image size 14.5 inches x 9.5 inches (37cm x 24cm). Price £18.00
ITEM CODE KA0027 |
| Welcome Home by Stephen Brown. A flak-damaged Lancaster of 617 Squadron struggles across the airfield perimeter as it returns to base after a precision raid over enemy territory. After writing a new chapter in aviation history with the famous Dams Raid of May 1943, 617 Squadron went on to execute many more daring operations including the sinking of the Tirpitz. Often flying specially modified Lancasters with enlarged bomb bay doors to accommodate the huge 12,000lb Tallboy, they specialised in high value precision targets such as canals, tunnels and U-Boat pens. Signed limited edition of 225 prints. Image size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Warrant Officer William Jock Burnett and Squadron Leader L S Benny Goodman.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC, Warrant Officer William Jock Burnett, Squadron Leader L S Benny Goodman, Captain Richard Todd OBE (deceased), Harold Roddis, Sgt Jim Brookbank, Ted Cachart, Geoff Brunton, Jim Inward DFC Flt. Eng., Jim Auton MBE and Peter Bond.
ITEM CODE DHM2273 |
| The Sinking of the Tirpitz by Frank Wootton. A first-hand account of the sinking of the Tirpitz by Bob Knights. - The early morning of 12th November 1944 was clear and very cold, and the wings of the Lancasters of 617 Squadron, parked on the airfield at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland, were coated with ice. This ice had to be removed before the aircraft could take off for the final attack on the Tirpitz, the Lancasters were already overloaded with a 12,00lb Tallboy, full petrol tanks, and a reserve fuel tank in the fuselage. The aircraft had been fitted with more powerful engines, the Rolls-Royce Merlin 24, and take-off performance was surprisingly good. After turning out over the Moray Firth, we set course north east for the Norwegian sea at 1500 feet. We saw the Shetland Islands pass by on our left, and when we reached 64 degrees north we turned eastwards towards the Norwegian coast at low level. We crossed the coast, climbing rapidly to clear mountains, and flew over the Swedish border. We then turned north and, keeping on the Swedish side of the border, proceeded to our assembly point, a narrow lake about 100 miles south east of Tromso. At zero hour, Wing Commander Willie Tait, Officer Commanding 617 Squadron, set course on the long run-in to the target, accompanied by the first wave of 617 Squadron aircraft. As we topped the last mountain before reaching Tromso, we saw the Tirpitz clearly from about thirty miles. She looked very vulnerable lying there with no cloud or smoke to protect her, and forunately there was no sign of the fighters, which were stationed at Bardafoss. The anti-aircraft guns opened up as we approached, and there were enormous shell bursts from Tirpitz herself. We had a good straight bombing run, and both my bomb aimer and my flight engineer followed our Tallboy right down to the ship. They reported two direct hits and three bombs very close to the sides of the ship. After taking our aiming point photograph, we circled the ship to observe the subsequent bombing. We stayed in the vicinity for about another fifteen minutes and before we left the ship was beginning to capsize. Then followed the long flight back to Scotland. When we arrived, bad weather had affected Lossiemouth and we were diverted to Peterhead, where we eventually landed after a flight of 12 hours 35 minutes. Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Image size 16 inches x 24 inches (41cm x 61cm). Price £140.00 Signed by
Group Captain J B Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC (deceased),
Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased),
Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC,
Flight Liutenant M B Flatman
and
Flight Lieutenant Fred Watts DFC (deceased).
Signed limited edition of 100 prints. Image size 16.5 inches x 24 inches (42cm x 61cm). Price £190.00 Signed by
Group Captain J B Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC (deceased),
Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased),
Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC,
Flight Liutenant M B Flatman,
Flight Lieutenant Fred Watts DFC (deceased),
Flight Lieutenant J Castagnola DSO DFC,
Flying Officer B F Kent DFC,
Flying Officer A J Lammas,
Warrant Officer F L Tilley and
Flying Officer C B R Fish.
ITEM CODE LI0038 |
| Sinking the Tirpitz by Nicolas Trudgian. Throughout four long years of war Allied air and naval forces endeavoured to sink the German battleship Tirpitz. The mighty warship was a constant threat to Allied shipping, even while lying at anchor in her lair among the fjords of Norway. Her very presence demanded constant attention and hampered all naval decision making till she was sunk at the end of 1944. Without so much as weighing anchor, Tirpitz could disrupt the north Atlantic convoys by tying up urgently needed escort vessels in readiness in case she made a run for the open sea. Churchill was exasperated and called upon RAF Bomber Command to make a decisive bid to finish her off once and for all. On November 12, 1944 Lancasters of Number 9 and 617 Squadrons set forth towards the Norwegian fjord of Tromso where Tirpitz lay at anchor surrounded by a web of protective submarine nets. Armed with the 12,000lb Tallboy bomb devised by Barnes Wallis, the Lancaster crews arrived in clear skies overhead the fjord to see the great battleship sharply contrasted against the still deep waters some 10,000ft below. As flak from the ships heavy armament burst all around them, one by one the 31 Lancasters rolled in for the attack. In a matter of three minutes the devastating aerial bombardment was completed, and eleven minutes later, her port side ripped open, the Tirpitz capsized and sank. The Coup de Grace was complete. Signed limited edition of 550 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 19 inches (72cm x 48cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Group Captain J B Tait (deceased), Squadron Leader Tony Iveson and Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, in addition ot the artist.  Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 19 inches (72cm x 48cm). Price £240.00 Signed by Group Captain J B Tait (deceased), Squadron Leader Tony Iveson and Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, in addition ot the artist. Save £10 on selected prints - Was £250
Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 19 inches (72cm x 48cm). Price £210.00 Signed by Group Captain J B Tait, Squadron Leader Tony Iveson and Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, in addition ot the artist. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 550 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Paper size 28 inches x 19 inches (72cm x 48cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Group Captain J B Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC (deceased), Squadron Leader Tony Iveson and Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, in addition ot the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2031 |
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The Sinking of the Tirpitz by Frank Wootton
Also signed by five 617 squadron Aircraft captains on the raid
including Group Captain "Willie" Tait DSO, DFC, ADC.
Sinking the Tirpitz by Nicholas Trudgian
After attempts spanning four years, on 12th November 1944, Lancasters
of Number 9 and 617 Squadrons successfully attacked the German
battleship Tirpitz in Tromso Fjord, Norway. Led by Wing Commander
James Tait, using the 12000lb 'Tallboy' bomb devised by Barnes Wallis,
the Lancaster crews devastated the huge ship in a massive aerial
bombardment, the Tirpitz capsizing and sinking inside just eleven
minutes.Signed by Tony Iveson, Willie Tait, Willibald Völsing.
Welcome Home by Stephen Brown
A
flak-damaged Lancaster of 617 Squadron struggles across the airfield
perimeter as it returns to base after a precision raid over enemy
territory. After writing a new chapter in aviation history with the
famous Dams Raid of May 1943, 617 Squadron went on to execute many more
daring operations including the sinking of the Tirpitz. Often flying
specially modified Lancasters with enlarged bomb bay doors to accommodate
the huge 12,000lb Tallboy, they specialised in high value precision
targets such as canals, tunnels and U-Boat pens.
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