Ultimate English Electric Lightning Discount Print Pack.
DPK0461. Ultimate English Electric Lightning Discount Print Pack. Aviation Print Pack.
Items in this pack : Item #1 - Click to view individual item DHM6076. A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter. Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 of Treble One Squadron scrambles to intercept an unidentified intruder plotted on the RAF's early warning radar. Almost certainly it will be Russian, probably he will be escorted out of harms way, but the interceptor is armed with a pair of air-to-air missiles just in case. A superb collector print for all who remember one of the greatest British fighters ever built. Signed by Air Vice-Marshal George Black CB OBE AFC, Flt Lt Ian Black, Air Vice-Marshal Peter Collins CB AFC, Flight Lieutenant Hedley Molland, and Air Commodore John Mitchell, LVO, DFC, AFC. Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 32 inches x 25 inches (81cm x 64cm)
Item #2 - Click to view individual item GC165. Thunder & Lightnings by Gerald Coulson. A pair of English Electric Lightning F3s of 111 squadron depart. Reheat selected, they accelerate rapidly to blast off, cascading spray from a rain-soaked runway. This is the classic interceptor, with superb handling qualities and unmatched climb-to-height performance. The Lightning is the only British-designed and built fighter capable of achieving twice the speed of sound. The RAF took delivery in 1960 and they remained in front-line service until phased out in 1988. The last of the classic single-seat fighters, the Lightning enters the hall of fame alongside the Camel, Fury, Hurricane and Spitfire. The artist was once able to fly a two-seat version- Lightning T5- at just over 1000mph- which he describes as an unforgettable experience. Last 80 prints available of this edition, sold out at the publisher. Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Image size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm)
Item #3 - Click to view individual item DHM1725. The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman. High in its element, a lone BAE Lightning F.6 glints in the evening sunshine as it returns from a sortie over the North Sea in the late 1970s. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 18.5 inches x 5 inches (47cm x 12cm)
Item #4 - Click to view individual item DHM1723. QRA Scramble by Ivan Berryman. A pair of 29 Squadron Lightning F.Mk3s tuck their gear up and head skyward from the Wattisham tarmac in the summer of 1972. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm)
Item #5 - Click to view individual item DHM2427. BAC Lightning by Keith Woodcock. The last purely British fighter aircraft to be used by the Royal Air Force, the Lightning offered a truly massive performance advantage over existing equipment when it was introduced into squadron service in 1960, achieving level flight speed of around, 1400mph. The prototype known as the P1 had flown in 1954 but production aircraft were not available until 1959, a long gestation period but perhaps understandable with such an advanced machine with many untried, new features. The painting shows an F1A of 111 squadron taking off from its base at Wattisham. The remarque drawing shows an aircraft of 56 squadron Firebirds in 1963 when they were the official RAF aerobatics team for that year. 337 Lightnings were produced, serving with nine squadrons of the Royal Air Force before being supersede by the Phantom and Tornado. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 12 inches x 10 inches (31cm x 25cm)
Website Price: £ 290.00
To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £605.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £315
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