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Trade Pack 626. Pack of Spitfire aircraft prints. - Direct Art
DHM403. Freedom Fighters by Simon Smith. <p>A pair of Royal Air Force Spitfires fly over the hay fields of southern England as the farmers toil.  A tranquil scene which will soon be spoilt with the German Luftwaffe aircraft as the Battle of Britain begins.<b><p> Limited edition of 1000 prints. <p> Image size 28 inches x 15 inches (71cm x 38cm)
DHM917. Spitfire by Barrie Clark. <b><p> Open edition print. <p> Image size 36 inches x 18 inches (91cm x 46cm)
DHM401.  Beware of the Lion by Geoff Lea. <p> Spitfires of 602 City of Glasgow Squadron in the disitnctive white stripe marking of the d- day invasion patrol the Normandy beaches.  Seen below are the landing craft and ships of the invasion force as the troops form Britian, America, Canada invade the Normandy Beaches, coded Juno. Gold, Sword and Utah.<b><p> Open edition print.  <p>Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm)
DHM264. Spitfire Tally-Ho by Geoff Lea. <p> Depicting Spitfire of 609 squadron during the Battle of Britain. <b><p> Open edition print.  <p>Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm)
DHM436.  Gauntlet by Anthony Saunders.<p> Portsmouth August 26th 1940, the lone spitfire of Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone breaks the ranks and picks off one of the menacing Heinkels only to encounter an equally determined attack from a BF109. <br><br>We were brought to readiness in the middle of lunch and scrambled to intercept mixed bag of 100+ Heinkel IIIs and DO 17s approaching Portsmouth from the South.  The controller did a first class job and positioned us one thousand feet above the target. with the sun  behind us, allowing us to spot the raiders from a long way off. No escorting Messchersmitts were in sight at the time, although a sizable force was to turn up soon after. then something strange happened.  I was about to give a ticking off to our chaps for misusing the R/T when I realised I was listening to German voices. It appeared we were both using the same frequency and, although having no knowledge of the language it sounded from the monotonous flow of the conversation that they were unaware of our presence. as soon  as we dived towards the leading formation, however we were assailed immediately to loud shouts of  Achtung Spitfuern Spitfuern! as our bullets began to take their toll.  In spite of having taken jerry by surprise our bag was only six, with others claimed as damaged, before the remainder dived for cloud cover and turned for home. In the meantime the escorting fighters were amongst us when two of our fellows were badly shot up. Hector Maclean stopped a cannon shell on his cockpit, blowing his foot off above the ankle although, in spite of his grave injuries, he managed to fly his spitfire back to Tangmere to land with wheels retracted. Cyril Babbages aircraft was also badly damaged in the action. forcing him to abandon it and take to his parachute. He was ultimately picked up by a rescue launch and put ashore at Bognor, having suffered only minor injuries.  I personally accounted for one Heinkel III in the action (Sandy Johnson) . <br><br>No. 602 City of Glasgow auxiliary squadron was a household name long before WWII began. It had been the first auxiliary squadron to get into the air in 1925, two of its members, Lord Clydeside and David McIntyre  were the first to fly over Mount Everest in 1933: the squadron sweeped the board in gunnery and bombing in 1935, beating the regular squadrons at their own game. It was the first auxiliary Squadron to be equipped with Spitfire Fighters as far back as March 1939 and it was the first squadron to shoot down the first enemy aircraft on British soil.  The squadron moved south from Drem airfield in East Lothian on August 14th 1940 to relieve the already battered no. 145 squadron at Westhampnett, Tangmeres satelitte station in Sussex. The squadron suffered 5 casualties during the battle. The squadron remained at Westhampnett until December 1940 to be replaced by no. 610 auxiliary airforce squadron. No 602 squadron itself remained active up until 1957 when it was put into mothballs.  <b><p> Signed by  three pilots of 602 Squadron: Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone CB DFC AE DL (deceased), <br>Air Commodore Micky Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased) <br>and <br>Wing Commander Hector MacLean (deceased). <p> Signed limited edition of 950 prints.  <p>Image size 20 inches x 13 inches (51cm x 33cm)
DHM2110. Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. <p> Mickey Mount, flying his 602 Squadron MkII Spitfire, successfully attacks a Messerschmitt Me109 low over the cliffs of Beachy Head on the south coast during the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940. Spitfires and Me109s were so evenly matched at this early point in the war that the outcome of such contests were usually decided by the skill of the competing pilots. <b><p> Signed by Air Commodore Mickey Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased). <p>  Signed limited edition of 800 prints.<p>  Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm)
SC42. Kings Course, Gleneagles by Fraser Shaw <b><p> Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. <p> Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (42cm x 31cm)
SC41. St. Andrews View From the 17th by Fraser Shaw <b><p> Limited edition of 1250 prints. <p> Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm)
SC44.  The Postage Stamp, Royal Troon by Fraser Shaw <b><p> Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. <p> Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm)
SC43. Turnberry Golf Course by Fraser Shaw <b><p> Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. <p> Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm)
VOL7. Cranston Fine Arts Military Art Catalogue (Volume 7) <p> Volume Seven book catalogue shows over 200 images and full print listing by artist. Mainly consisting of aviation, naval, and modern military after 1940 and a selection of fifty historical prints of earlier periods by leading artists Chris Collingwood, David Pentland, Ivan Berryman, Randall Wilson, Graeme Lothian, Anthony Saunders and Mark Churms. <b><p>Full colour book catalogue.<p>Size 12in x 9in approx.  cropped.
VOL8. Cranston Fine Arts Military Art Catalogue (Volume 8) <p> Volume Eight book catalogue shows over 140 images. Mainly consisting of aviation, naval, and modern military after 1940 including Falkands, Bosnia and Kosovo and a selection of forty historical prints of earlier periods by leading artists Tom Lovell, Chris Collingwood, David Pentland, Ivan Berryman, David Rowlands, Graeme Lothian, Anthony Saunders and Barry Price.<b><p>Full colour book catalogue.<p>Size 12 inches x 9 inches approx.
VOL9. Cranston Fine Arts David Pentland Catalogue (Volume 9) <p> Full colour book catalogue containing more than 140 images.  This catalogue shows the complete works of military and aviation artist David Pentland, including World War Two Tank paintings, aviation images and modern military prints.  <b><p> Full colour book catalogue  <p>Size 13 x 9 approx.

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Trade Pack 626. Pack of Spitfire aircraft prints.

Pack 626. Pack of Spitfire WW2 aviation prints. Spitfire prints, bonus golf course prints and cataogues.

Items in this pack :

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DHM403. Freedom Fighters by Simon Smith.

A pair of Royal Air Force Spitfires fly over the hay fields of southern England as the farmers toil. A tranquil scene which will soon be spoilt with the German Luftwaffe aircraft as the Battle of Britain begins.

Limited edition of 1000 prints.

Image size 28 inches x 15 inches (71cm x 38cm)


Item #2 - Click to view individual item

DHM917. Spitfire by Barrie Clark.

Open edition print.

Image size 36 inches x 18 inches (91cm x 46cm)


Item #3 - Click to view individual item

DHM401. Beware of the Lion by Geoff Lea.

Spitfires of 602 City of Glasgow Squadron in the disitnctive white stripe marking of the d- day invasion patrol the Normandy beaches. Seen below are the landing craft and ships of the invasion force as the troops form Britian, America, Canada invade the Normandy Beaches, coded Juno. Gold, Sword and Utah.

Open edition print.

Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm)


Item #4 - Click to view individual item

DHM264. Spitfire Tally-Ho by Geoff Lea.

Depicting Spitfire of 609 squadron during the Battle of Britain.

Open edition print.

Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm)


Item #5 - Click to view individual item

DHM436. Gauntlet by Anthony Saunders.

Portsmouth August 26th 1940, the lone spitfire of Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone breaks the ranks and picks off one of the menacing Heinkels only to encounter an equally determined attack from a BF109.

We were brought to readiness in the middle of lunch and scrambled to intercept mixed bag of 100+ Heinkel IIIs and DO 17s approaching Portsmouth from the South. The controller did a first class job and positioned us one thousand feet above the target. with the sun behind us, allowing us to spot the raiders from a long way off. No escorting Messchersmitts were in sight at the time, although a sizable force was to turn up soon after. then something strange happened. I was about to give a ticking off to our chaps for misusing the R/T when I realised I was listening to German voices. It appeared we were both using the same frequency and, although having no knowledge of the language it sounded from the monotonous flow of the conversation that they were unaware of our presence. as soon as we dived towards the leading formation, however we were assailed immediately to loud shouts of Achtung Spitfuern Spitfuern! as our bullets began to take their toll. In spite of having taken jerry by surprise our bag was only six, with others claimed as damaged, before the remainder dived for cloud cover and turned for home. In the meantime the escorting fighters were amongst us when two of our fellows were badly shot up. Hector Maclean stopped a cannon shell on his cockpit, blowing his foot off above the ankle although, in spite of his grave injuries, he managed to fly his spitfire back to Tangmere to land with wheels retracted. Cyril Babbages aircraft was also badly damaged in the action. forcing him to abandon it and take to his parachute. He was ultimately picked up by a rescue launch and put ashore at Bognor, having suffered only minor injuries. I personally accounted for one Heinkel III in the action (Sandy Johnson) .

No. 602 City of Glasgow auxiliary squadron was a household name long before WWII began. It had been the first auxiliary squadron to get into the air in 1925, two of its members, Lord Clydeside and David McIntyre were the first to fly over Mount Everest in 1933: the squadron sweeped the board in gunnery and bombing in 1935, beating the regular squadrons at their own game. It was the first auxiliary Squadron to be equipped with Spitfire Fighters as far back as March 1939 and it was the first squadron to shoot down the first enemy aircraft on British soil. The squadron moved south from Drem airfield in East Lothian on August 14th 1940 to relieve the already battered no. 145 squadron at Westhampnett, Tangmeres satelitte station in Sussex. The squadron suffered 5 casualties during the battle. The squadron remained at Westhampnett until December 1940 to be replaced by no. 610 auxiliary airforce squadron. No 602 squadron itself remained active up until 1957 when it was put into mothballs.

Signed by three pilots of 602 Squadron: Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone CB DFC AE DL (deceased),
Air Commodore Micky Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased)
and
Wing Commander Hector MacLean (deceased).

Signed limited edition of 950 prints.

Image size 20 inches x 13 inches (51cm x 33cm)


Item #6 - Click to view individual item

DHM2110. Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian.

Mickey Mount, flying his 602 Squadron MkII Spitfire, successfully attacks a Messerschmitt Me109 low over the cliffs of Beachy Head on the south coast during the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940. Spitfires and Me109s were so evenly matched at this early point in the war that the outcome of such contests were usually decided by the skill of the competing pilots.

Signed by Air Commodore Mickey Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased).

Signed limited edition of 800 prints.

Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm)


Item #7 - Click to view individual item

SC42. Kings Course, Gleneagles by Fraser Shaw

Signed limited edition of 1250 prints.

Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (42cm x 31cm)


Item #8 - Click to view individual item

SC41. St. Andrews View From the 17th by Fraser Shaw

Limited edition of 1250 prints.

Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm)


Item #9 - Click to view individual item

SC44. The Postage Stamp, Royal Troon by Fraser Shaw

Signed limited edition of 1250 prints.

Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm)


Item #10 - Click to view individual item

SC43. Turnberry Golf Course by Fraser Shaw

Signed limited edition of 1250 prints.

Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm)


Item #11 - Click to view individual item

VOL7. Cranston Fine Arts Military Art Catalogue (Volume 7)

Volume Seven book catalogue shows over 200 images and full print listing by artist. Mainly consisting of aviation, naval, and modern military after 1940 and a selection of fifty historical prints of earlier periods by leading artists Chris Collingwood, David Pentland, Ivan Berryman, Randall Wilson, Graeme Lothian, Anthony Saunders and Mark Churms.

Full colour book catalogue.

Size 12in x 9in approx. cropped.


Item #12 - Click to view individual item

VOL8. Cranston Fine Arts Military Art Catalogue (Volume 8)

Volume Eight book catalogue shows over 140 images. Mainly consisting of aviation, naval, and modern military after 1940 including Falkands, Bosnia and Kosovo and a selection of forty historical prints of earlier periods by leading artists Tom Lovell, Chris Collingwood, David Pentland, Ivan Berryman, David Rowlands, Graeme Lothian, Anthony Saunders and Barry Price.

Full colour book catalogue.

Size 12 inches x 9 inches approx.


Item #13 - Click to view individual item

VOL9. Cranston Fine Arts David Pentland Catalogue (Volume 9)

Full colour book catalogue containing more than 140 images. This catalogue shows the complete works of military and aviation artist David Pentland, including World War Two Tank paintings, aviation images and modern military prints.

Full colour book catalogue

Size 13 x 9 approx.


Website Price: £ 400.00  

To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £862.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £462




All prices are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

 

Signatures on item 5
*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.
NameInfo


The signature of Air Commodore Micky Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased)

Air Commodore Micky Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased)
*Signature Value : £55 (matted)

Flying Officer Christopher John (Micky) Mount joined NO.602 squadron on August 8th 1940 after a brief conversion course on Spitfires. On August 18th his Spitfire L1005 was severely damaged in combat with JU 87s and BF109s over Ford. Micky was unhurt. he again escaped injury when his Spitfire X4270 was damaged landing at Tangmere. he served in many of the theatres of WW2 and he flew Hurricanes in Malta and North Africa and Wellingtons in the Middle east. Micky retired and lived in Ascot in Berkshire. He died 23rd July 2002.


The signature of Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone CB DFC AE DL (deceased)

Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone CB DFC AE DL (deceased)
*Signature Value : £50 (matted)

Early in 1938, Johnstone was a civilian navigation instructor at Scottish Aviation, moving later to the Civil Air Navigation School at Prestwick. In August 1939 he was called to full-time service with 602 Squadron. After some Spitfire engagements off the Scottish coast, he received command of 602 - he was still only 24 - and led it south to the tiny airfield at West Hampnett, in West Sussex, where it was stationed throughout the Battle of Britain. Sandy was in command of no. 602 squadron during the critical days of the Battle of Britain, flying with the squadron before the war though to 1941, when he was posted to the Middle east, he also served with 229 and 249 squadrons in Malta during the Islands most fateful days of the war. Sandy became a successful author and resided near Ipswich in Suffolk. Sandy Johnstone died 13th December 2000, aged 84.

Citation for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross :

Acting Squadron Leader Alexander Vallance Riddell JOHNSTONE (90163), Auxiliary Air Force.

This officer has proved himself to be a leader of ability and determination and has been mainly responsible for the high standard of morale in his squadron. He has destroyed four enemy aircraft of which one was shot down at night.

(London Gazette - 1 October 1940)




Sandy Johnstone discusses a painting with artist Anthony Saunders.

The signature of Wing Commander Hector MacLean (deceased)

Wing Commander Hector MacLean (deceased)
*Signature Value : £55 (matted)

Hector was flying with No 602 squadron before war broke out. A gallant young man, his fighter pilot days were drawn to an abrupt halt on August 26th 1940 when his leg was severely injured during battle, but the war was by no means over. After his recovery he was posted to Rosemount for duty as a fighter controller, in the rank of Squadron Leader. Hector retired and lived in Kilmacolm near Glasgow. He died on 19th July 2007.
Signatures on item 6
*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.
NameInfo


The signature of Air Commodore Micky Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased)

Air Commodore Micky Mount CBE DSO DFC (deceased)
*Signature Value : £55 (matted)

Flying Officer Christopher John (Micky) Mount joined NO.602 squadron on August 8th 1940 after a brief conversion course on Spitfires. On August 18th his Spitfire L1005 was severely damaged in combat with JU 87s and BF109s over Ford. Micky was unhurt. he again escaped injury when his Spitfire X4270 was damaged landing at Tangmere. he served in many of the theatres of WW2 and he flew Hurricanes in Malta and North Africa and Wellingtons in the Middle east. Micky retired and lived in Ascot in Berkshire. He died 23rd July 2002.

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