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Pilot Signed Prints : Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE
Tom joined the RAF in 1935, serving with 22 Squadron. In June 1940 he was posted to Tangmere as 'B' Flight commander with 43 Squadron, flying Hurricanes, scoring his first victory on 12 July. In action over the Channel in August he was hit by crossfire, bailing out with slight wounds. He soon resumed flying but was again wounded on 6 September. Ten days later he was promoted to command 43 Squadron. In January 1942 he left the squadron to become a Controller. Promoted Wing Commander Operations with 13 Group, he then led the Ibsley Wing, consisting of 4 Spitfire, 2 Whirlwind, and 2 Mustang Squadrons. His final victory in May 1943 brought his score to 17. Briefly attached to the USAAF 4th Fighter Group, he was then Operations Officer with the 2nd TAF until the end of the war.
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| September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Spitfires pass above a downed Me110 as they return to base at Biggin Hill in September 1940, the most intense and crucial phase of the Battle of Britain. Signed limited edition of 40 publishers proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (85cm x 61cm). Price £460.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC, Tony Pickering AFC, Group Captain Brian Kingcome DSO DFC, Wing Commander Ken W MacKenzie, Air Commodore James Leathart, Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE, Wing Commander Wilfred M Sizer DFC*, Vivian Snell, Flight Lieutenant William Walker, Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC and Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC*. ITEM CODE DHM1628 |
| A Time for Heroes by Robert Taylor Royal Air Force and Royal Navy fighter aircrews flew combat throughout the six long years of World War Two. At the outbreak of war in 1939 four RAF Hurricane squadrons and two equipped with Gladiators went immediately to France where in short time New Zealander Cobber Kain became the first Allied Ace of the war. In April 1940 Hurricanes and Gladiators saw in action in Norway, when Rhodesian Caesar Hull of 263 Squadron became the second air Ace. By the fall of France the new Spitfire joined in the great air battles over the Channel as the British Expeditionary Force evacuated Dunkirk. Bob Stanford -Tuck, Douglas Bader, Peter Townsend, Sailor Malan, and many other great Aces gained their first victories, but with German forces massing on the French coast, the invasion of Britain looked imminent. Only RAF Fighter Command stood in Hitlers way. By July, the most famous of all air battles had begun. The next three months, under glorious summer skies, saw the most decisive and continual aerial fighting in history. The British victory in the Battle of Britain was to fundamentally change the course of the war and, ultimately, the course of history. But there were four and a half more years of air battles still to be fought and won -from the English Channel Front to the North African desert, from the Mediterranean to Far East Asia. It fell to Fleet Air Arm pilots to see the last air fighting for British and Commonwealth pilots, by then equipped with Seafires and American Corsairs and Hellcats, as they took part in the final assaults on the Japanese mainland. As the last embers of hostilities faded into history the centuries old doctrine of maritime supremacy had gone. Now the aircraft ruled. In his masterful painting A Time For Heroes Robert Taylor pays tribute to the World War II fighter aircrews of the RAF and Fleet Air Arm. A panoramic scene from the era of the Battle of Britain shows Mk I Spitfires of 234 Squadron, 10 Groups top scoring squadron, returning to St. Eval after intercepting heavy raids on south coast ports during the heaviest fighting, in September 1940. St. Michaels Mount, the castle built on the site of a 14th Century monastery to defend Britains shores from earlier enemies, provides a symbolic backdrop as once again a band of brothers is called upon to defend their Sceptred Isle. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (78cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan, Wing Commander Bob Doe and Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin.
Signed limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (78cm x 58cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan, Wing Commander Bob Doe, Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, Squadron Leader Neville Duke, Wing Commander John Freeborn, Commander Mike Crosley, Flight Lieutenant John Squier, Lieutenant Commander Peter Meadway and Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji.
Signed Fighter Pilots Edition of 250 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (78cm x 58cm). Price £275.00 Signed by Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan, Wing Commander Bob Doe, Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, Squadron Leader Neville Duke, Wing Commander John Freeborn, Commander Mike Crosley, Flight Lieutenant John Squier, Lieutenant Commander Peter Meadway and Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji.
Signed Veterans Proof Edition of 75 prints. Paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (78cm x 58cm). Price £450.00 Signed by Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan, Wing Commander Bob Doe, Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, Squadron Leader Neville Duke, Wing Commander John Freeborn, Commander Mike Crosley, Flight Lieutenant John Squier, Lieutenant Commander Peter Meadway, Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji, Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AE, Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC*, Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC*, Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC and Group Captain Peter Townsend CVO, DSO, DFC. ITEM CODE DHM2248 |
| The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. Fighter Edition. Signed limited edition of 400 prints, with four signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE, Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones and Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard.
Limited edition of 30 artist proofs, with six signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE, Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard, General Gunther Rall and Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
Knights Cross Edition. Signed limited edition of 300 prints, with six signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE, Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard, General Gunther Rall and Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
Battle of Britain Edition. Signed limited edition of 200 prints, with fourteen signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE, Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard, General Gunther Rall, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Oberleutnant Erwin Leykauf, Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM*, Wing Commander George W Swanwick, Group Captain George H Westlake DSO DFC, Wing Commander Wilfred M Sizer DFC*, Flight Lieutenant Michael E Croskell, and Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC.
Battle of Britain Edition. Limited edition of 25 Remarques. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £ ITEM CODE DHM2278 |
| Tommy Leader by Robert Taylor. The long balmy summer days of 1940 provided perfect flying weather for the vast armadas of Luftwaffe bombers and fighters wreaking havoc over the southern counties of England. As summer wore on the enemy stepped up their attacks on airfields, radar stations, and shipping in the Channel, leaving RAF Fighter Command stretched to near breaking point. The Battle of Britain was at its peak; air-fighting reached an unimaginable intensity. Throughout the months of July, August, and September the destiny of Britain and the free world hung in the balance, resting upon the shoulders of a tiny band of youthful fighter pilots. Desperately short of aircraft, spares, and supplies, and with its young flyers heavily outnumbered, this heroic band of young men flew and fought from dawn to dusk in defence of their homeland until they drove the Luftwaffe from their precious skies. Their courage, skill, determination and sacrifice will forever be remembered for the battle they won. They rescued Britain from Nazi invasion and turned the tide in the Second World War. Fondly remembered for its part in the victory is the remarkable Hawker Hurricane: This tough, stable fighter bore the brunt of all operational flying during the epic air battle, no fewer than four-fifths of all air victories being credited to the pilots of this outstanding fighter aircraft. Without it the battle would have been lost. In his unrivalled and inimitable style, Robert Taylor has miraculously captured the mood so typical of those long frantic days: Fresh from yet another hectic combat high over the south coast, Flight Lieutenant Tom Dalton-Morgan and his wingman, hurry their Hurricane Mkls of 43 Squadron back to base at Tangmere. More fuel, more ammunition, a sandwich and a cup of coffee, and with that familiar roar of Merlin engines they will be airborne again, ready to engage the next wave of Luftwaffe raiders. In a few fleeting weeks Tom Dalton-Morgan will be promoted to Squadron Commander. Signed limited edition of 700 prints, with matching numbered hardback book. Paper size 25 inches x 18.5 inches (64cm x 47cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE, Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* and Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs, with matching numbered hardback book. Paper size 25 inches x 18.5 inches (64cm x 47cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE, Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC*, Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC, Wing Commander Peter Dunning-White DFC, Wing Commander John Elkington, Squadron Leader Robert Kings and Flight Lieutenant Anthony Russell. ITEM CODE DHM2645 |
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