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Catalina Attack by John Wynne Hopkins. (APB)


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Catalina Attack by John Wynne Hopkins. (APB)

D for Donald of 270 squadron, Royal Air Force, out of Freetown, West Africa operating in the Atlantic Ocean. It was during routine operation search that D for Donald surprised U515 on the surface and immediately attacked the submarine. U515 in putting up stiff resistance blew a large hole in the hull of D for Donald and the magazine of the starboard side 0.5 twin Browning was hit and the subsequent shrapnel wounded both blister gunners. U515 escaped but was sunk by an American naval hunter group a year later. D for Donald limped back to base and managed to make the beach before it would sink completely.
Item Code : DHM0849APBCatalina Attack by John Wynne Hopkins. (APB) - This Edition
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Knights Cross Presentation Edition of 5 artist proofs.

Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Kretschmer, Otto
Merten, Karl-Friedrich
Lange, Hans-Gunther
Hillier, Sydney
Morrison, Alex
+ Artist : John Wynne Hopkins


Signature(s) value alone : £305
£350.00

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Other editions of this item : Catalina Attack by John Wynne Hopkins.DHM0849
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PRINT Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm)Artist : John Wynne Hopkins£10 Off!Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!Now : £90.00VIEW EDITION...
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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs.

Just one of this edition left - it is No.1 of the edition. It is an ex-display print and is damaged with ingrained dust on the image and border. This damage could be noticeable once framed.
Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Hillier, Sydney
Morrison, Alex
+ Artist : John Wynne Hopkins


Signature(s) value alone : £75
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PRINT Signature edition of 250 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Hillier, Sydney
Morrison, Alex
+ Artist : John Wynne Hopkins


Signature(s) value alone : £75
£40 Off!Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!Now : £140.00VIEW EDITION...
PRINT Kretschmer, Schulz Presentation Edition of 5 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Kretschmer, Otto
Schulz, Georg-Wilhelm
+ Artist : John Wynne Hopkins


Signature(s) value alone : £160
£290.00VIEW EDITION...
PRESENTATIONPresentation edition of 2 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Hillier, Sydney
Morrison, Alex
Barraclough, John
Cruickshank, John
Tattersall, John
Vaughan, Ron
+ Artist : John Wynne Hopkins


Signature(s) value alone : £280
£360.00VIEW EDITION...
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Original painting by John Wynne Hopkins. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm)Artist : John Wynne Hopkins£1200 Off!Now : £3600.00VIEW EDITION...
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*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare.
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The signature of Alex Morrison

Alex Morrison
*Signature Value : £35

Alex Morrison was a member of the crew of Catalina D for Donald of 270 Squadron. The squadron was based for most of the war at Freetown, West Africa. He was a member of the crew when his aircraft launched a surprise attack on u-boat U-515.


Hans-Gunther Lange (deceased)
*Signature Value : £60 (matted)

Hans-Gunther Lange was born 28th September 1916. He joined the navy in 1937, gaining experience as an officer aboard the torpedo boat 'Jaguar' before transferring to u-boats in 1941 with U-431. In September1942 he commissioned U-711, commanding a total of eleven patrols, all of which were in Arctic waters, which included an unsuccessful attack on HMS Royal Sovereign - on loan to Russia as Archangelsk. In May 1945, Lange survived the sinking of U-711 spending the next three months in captivity. He had been awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves on 29th April 1945, one month prior to being captured. He had sunk 4 ships with a total tonnage of over 15,000 tons. In October 1957 Lange joined the Bundesmarine. Here he took part in the construction of a new German U-boat weapon. For two years he commanded the 1 Uboatgeschwader and in January 1964 became commander of the entire U-boat force. Later he held several staff positions, ending his second naval career in 1972 as staff officer in the Marinedivision der Nordsee. In a branch of the German navy whose survival rate was calculated in days, Lange survived for over four years. He died on 3rd April 2014.


The signature of Karl-Friedrich Merten (deceased)

Karl-Friedrich Merten (deceased)
*Signature Value : £70 (matted)

Karl-Friedrich Merten was born in 1905, joining the navy in 1928. After a ten year stint on warships and serving on the WW1 battleship Schleswig-Holstein during the attack on the Polish Westerplatte in Septmeber 1939, Merten joined the U-boat arm on 1st May 1940. He operated all over the world, patrolling in the Atlantic, the Caribbean and the Indian Oceans. U-68 was in the U-boat wolfpack Eisbar (Polar Bear) which in the course of a few weeks during September - October 1942 sank more than 100,000 tons of shipping off South Africa. In January 1943 Merten became the commander of the 26th U-boat Flotilla in Pillau. There the new U-boat crews received their final training before going to the front. In March 1943 Merten moved to the 24th U-Boat Flotilla in Memel where he also was the flotilla commander. This was the training flotilla for future Commanders. After Merten gave up command of U-68, the boat had 4 commanders during the next 15 months. On April 10th 1944 U-68 was sunk off Madeira, Portugal by aircraft from the carrier USS Guadalcanal. A lookout survived. The remaining 56 crew members went down with the boat. After the war Merten salvaged sunken ships in the Rhine river along with another famous former U-boat commander, Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock. Later he wroked in the shipbuilding industry. In his time commanding U-68 he sank 27 ships - over 170 thousand tons of shipping, making him the 7th most successful u-boat Ace. He was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves. Karl-Friedrich Merten died 2nd May 1993.


The signature of Otto Kretschmer (deceased)

Otto Kretschmer (deceased)
*Signature Value : £70 (matted)

Otto Kretschmer was born in May 1912, joining the navy in 1930, and transferring to u-boats in 1936. He was the Watch Officer aboard U-35 from 3rd November 1936 to 30th July 1937. He briefly took command of U-35 after the death of the Captain, Hermann Michahelles, assuming command until 15th August 1937, after which he was Watch Officer once again until 30th September 1937. During this time, U-35 was involved in the Spanish Civil WarHe was in command of U-23 at the outbreak of war in 1939, and had successful patrols with U-23 which included the sinking of HMS Daring, before taking command of U-99 in April 1940. In March 1941, Kretschmer was captured after scuttling U-99 due to damage suffered from depth charges from British destroyer HMS Walker. After his capture, Kretschmer was imprisoned until December 1947. Despite his capture early in the war, Kretschmers total tonnage sunk of over 273 thousand tons was enough to make him the top scoring u-boat Ace of the war. Kretschmer was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Otto Kretschmer died 5th August 1998.
The signature of Sydney Hillier

Sydney Hillier
*Signature Value : £40

Sydney Hiller was a member of the crew of Catalina D for Donald of 270 Squadron. The squadron was based for most of the war at Freetown, West Africa. He was a member of the crew when his aircraft launched a surprise attack on u-boat U-515.
The Aircraft :
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CatalinaBuilt by the Consolidated Aircraft Company and designed by Isaax M Ladden. the Catalina first flew on the 28th march 1935. and first flew with the US Navy in October 1936. In 1935 the cost of each Catalina was $90,000 and just over 4,000 were built. The Catalina was used in various maritime roles. but it was designed initially as a maritime patrol bomber. Its long range was intended to seek out enemy transport and supply ships. but was eventually used in many roles including Convoy escort,, anti submarine warfare and search and rescue. In its role as a search and rescue aircraft it probably is best remembered for many thousands of aircrews shot down in the Pacific and less extend in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. The Catalina was the most successful flying boat of the war and even served in a military role until the early 1980's some are still used today in aerial firefighting.

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