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Aviation art of the Supermarine Spitfire, Royal Air Force fighter of World War Two, form Spitfire MkII to Spitfire MKIV. Aviation art published by Cranston Fine Arts, the aviation art company.

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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The Thouroughbred by Ivan Berryman.

Allied fighters encountering Focke-Wulfs potent Fw190 were to find themselves alarmingly outclassed when first the Luftwaffes new fighter appeared in the skies above France in 1941. Even the Spitfire MkV struggled to match the Butcher Birds outstanding performance. However, the inception of the Spitfire MkIX was to rapidly redress the balance and represented, in many ways, the coming of age for this classic British fighter, final production of this mark alone totalling 5665 machines.

Signed limited edition of 250 prints. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £60.00


Dundas Presentation Edition of 3 Limited Edition Prints, supplied double mounted. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £180.00

Features the mounted original signature of Group Captain Sir Hugh Dundas CBE DSO DFC DI.


Page Presentation Edition of 3 Limited Edition Prints, supplied double matted. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £190.00

Features the mounted original signature of Wing Commander Geoffrey Page DSO OBE DFC.


Brothers Presentation Edition of 3 Limited Edition Prints, supplied double matted. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £180.00

Features the mounted original signature of Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC*.

ITEM CODE B0023

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Eagle Force by Robert Taylor.

Eagle Force by Robert Taylor.

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Robert Taylor Lancaster Print Pack.

Robert Taylor Lancaster Print Pack.

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The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian.

Sailor Malam leading 74 Squadron engaging Me109s of I/JG52 during the Battle of Britain, September 1940.

Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Image size 28 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm). Price £

Signed by three luftwaffe and three RAF pilots: Unteroffizier Rudolf Miese, Ulrich Steinhilfer, General Gunther Rall, Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE, Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC and Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC.


Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. Image size 28 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm). Price £155.00

Signed by three luftwaffe and three RAF pilots: Unteroffizier Rudolf Miese, Ulrich Steinhilfer, General Gunther Rall, Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE, Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC and Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC.

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Robert Taylor Spitfire Aviation Prints Pack.

Robert Taylor Spitfire Aviation Prints Pack.

Item Price : £270

Easy Company - The Taking of Carentan by Chris Collingwood.

Easy Company - The Taking of Carentan by Chris Collingwood.

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Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian.

A solo Spitfire on patrol off the coast of Dover during the Battle of Britain.

Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 27 inches x 16 inches (69cm x 41cm). Price £95.00

Signed by Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC*


Limited edition of 60 specially signed prints from the edition of 1000. Image size 27 inches x 16 inches (69cm x 41cm). Price £195.00

Signed by Air Vice-Marshall H. Bird-Wilson. CBE.DSO.DFC.AFC. (BAR), Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC*, Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC*, Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC*, Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC, Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC, Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE, Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC*, Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC*, Wing Commander Geoffrey Page DSO OBE DFC, Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC and Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AE

ITEM CODE DHM0870

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Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor.

Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor.

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Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)

Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)

Item Price : £190

 

Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC  Flying Spitfires with 605 squadron he took part in the air battles over France and Dunkirk and throughout the thick of the Battle of Britain. He was one of the top scoring R.A.F. pilots at the end of 1940 with 22 and a half air victories. In 1942 he was posted to the far east where he took command of 166 wing, remaining in fighters until the end of the war. After the war he had a successful career in newspapers where he became managing Director of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph

Sqn Ldr Hugh Parry  Hugh Parry joined the RAF from Northern Rhodesia in December 1939, and after training in England was posted in February 1941 to join 260 Squadron flying Hurricanes. In April he transferred to 266 Squadron flying first Spitfires and then Typhoons. In March 1943 he went to Malta with 601 Squadron on the USS Wasp, flying the Spitfire Vc, where he remained until July. After a spell as a test pilot, he returned to combat with 41 Squadron flying Spitfire MkXIIs. On 24th September 1943 he was shot down near Beauvais and managed to evade capture for the next five months until he was eventually captured by the Gestapo in Paris. After a month in prison he was sent to Stalag Luft III until the end of the war

Wing Commander John Elkington  John Elkington joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 Augusthe shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham.  see the prints he has signed at  www.military-art.com/mall/profiles.php?SigID=895 

Squadron Leader Norman Scrivener DSO DFC    One of the top RAF navigators of the war, Norman Scrivener first flew with the 75 (New Zealand) Sqn before joining Guy Gibson in 106 Sqn. In 1942 he joined 83 Sqn Pathfinder Force as navigator to the Squadron Commander John Searby. see the prints he has signed at  www.military-art.com/mall/profiles.php?SigID=211 

Wing Commander Peter V Ayerst DFC   Peter Ayerst joined the RAF in 1938, and was posted to 73 Squadron in August 1939, flying Hurricanes. He went to France with the squadron, scoring his first victory in April 1940. After a spell instructing, when he shared in the destruction of a He111 with two other instructors, he had postings with both 145 and 243 Squadrons. In July 1942 he went to 33 Squadron, before promotion to flight commander with 238 Squadron, both postings with further combat success. After a period in South Africa, he returned to the UK, joining 124 Squadron flying Spitfire MkVIIs in defence of the invasion ports, where he scored his final victory; then flew Spitfire MkIXs on bomber escorts to Germany. He later became a Spitfire test pilot at Castle Bromwich. Peter finished the war not only a brilliant fighter Ace, but also one of the most highly regarded wartime instructors in the RAF. His final victory tally stood at 5 destroyed, 1 probable, 3 damaged and 2 further destroyed on the ground.  see the prints he has signed at  www.military-art.com/mall/profiles.php?SigID=369 

 

 

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