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Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Aviation Prints by Robert Tomlin and Adrian Rigby.
PCK1268. Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Aviation Prints by Robert Tomlin and Adrian Rigby. Aviation Print Pack.
Items in this pack :
Item #1 - Click to view individual item
DHM2530. Lest We Forget by Robert Tomlin. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will always remain a firm favourite with the airshow-going public. With an unmistakable purr of six Merlin engines, the flight makes one of the most evocative sights on the circuit. Aircraft of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight fly over the Battle of Britain Fighter Pilots Memorial at Capel le Ferne, near Folkestone, England. The memorial shows a pilot pensively looking out towards the coast of France from where the enemy have at last ceased to come. Around the base are tributes to all the squadrons of the many Allied Nations who stood together against the odds in 1940. As a living tribute the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight operate several Spitfires, two Hurricanes and a sole Lancaster from their base at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. Here the aircraft are Lancaster B1, PA474 painted to represent No 9 Sqn, Spitfire Ab910 painted as No 222 (Natal Sqn and Hurricane LF363 representing 56 Sqn. Tony Iveson was a 617 Squadron Pilot 1944/45. Paul Day has been flying these precious aircraft for almost 20 years. Signed by Squadron Leader Paul Day O/C BBMF and Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased). Limited edition of 650 prints. Paper size 21 inches x 16 inches (53cm x 41cm)
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LE0965. Lest We Forget by Adrian Rigby. The Historic Aircraft Flight was formed at Biggin Hill in 1957 to commemorate the RAFs major battle honour, The Battle of Britain. It was renamed the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight when it acquired the Lancaster B1 in 1973. Today the Flight is one of the worlds best known historic aircraft collections, maintaining in airworthy condition a Lancaster, five Spitfires, two Hurricanes, two Chipmunks and a Dakota. Last 30 copies of this sold out edition. Signed by Sqn Ldr Clive Rowley MBE, Sqn Ldr Stu Reid and Sql Ldr Al Pinner MBE. Signed limited edition prints. Image size 28 inches x 13 inches (71cm x 33cm)
Website Price: £ 230.00
To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £360.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £130
All prices are displayed in British Pounds Sterling
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| Signatures on this item | | *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. | | Name | Info | Squadron Leader Paul Day O/C BBMF
*Signature Value : £15 (matted)
| Longest serving member of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and is now the leader and only full time member. Paul Day started with the Flight in 1957 at Biggin Hill.
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Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased)
*Signature Value : £40 (matted)
| Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Command, where he was selected to join the famous 617 Squadron, flying Lancasters. He took part in most of 617 Squadrons high precision operations, including all three sorties against the German battleship Tirpitz, and went on to become one of the most respected pilots in the squadron. He died on 5th November 2013.
Some of Tony Iveson's operational sorties with No.617 Squadron:
5-8-44 Submarine pens-Brest 12,000LB Tallboy
6-8-44 Submarine pens-Keroman 12,000LB Tallboy
7-8-44 Submarine pens-Lorient-Sqaudron scrubbed the operation
8-8-44 Submarine pens-La pallice-12,000LB Tallboy
24-8-44 E-boat pens -Ijmuiden-12,000LB Tallboy
27-8-44 Shipping-Brest- 12 x 1000LB
11-9-44 Tirpitz-Alten Fiord 12,000LB Tallboy plus Johnny Walker Mines
23-9-44 Aqueduct, Dortmund Ems Canal-12,000LB Tallboy
3-10-44 Westkapelle Sea Wall- Squadron abandoned sortie
7-10-44 Rhine Barrage, North of Basle-12,000LB Tallboy
28-10-44 Tirpitz-12,000LB Tallboy
12-11-44 Tirpitz-12,000LB Tallboy
8-12-44 Urft Dam-12,000LB Tallboy
11-12-44 Urft dam - 12,000LB Tallboy
15-12-44 Submarine pens- Ijmuiden-12,000LB Tallboy
21-12-44 Politz-12,000LB Tallboy
12-1-45 Submarine pens-Bergen-12,000LB Tallboy
Citation for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross, gazetted 16th March 1945.
This officer has completed numerous sorties on his second tour of operational duty, including three attacks against the battleship Tirpitz. In January, 1945, he was detailed to attack the U-boat pens at Bergen. Whilst over the target his aircraft was attacked by two fighters. The first burst of machine-gun fire from the enemy aircraft struck the tailplane, rudder and elevator. The port inner engine was set on fire and the rear turret was put out of action. After the fighters broke off their attack Squadron Leader Ivesons aircraft came under heavy fire from the antiaircraft batteries. It was almost impossible to maintain level flight. Squadron Leader Iveson instructed another member of the crew to lash the control column in such a way as to ease the strain. Under these most trying conditions, Squadron Leader Iveson flew clear of the fire zone and afterwards reached a home based airfield where he landed his seriously damaged aircraft safely. By his great skill, courage and determination, this officer was undoubtedly responsible for the safe return of the aircraft.
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| Signatures on item 2 | | *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. | | Name | Info | 
Sql Ldr Al Pinner MBE
*Signature Value : £15 (matted)
| Officer Commanding, Hurricane of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
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Sqn Ldr Clive Rowley MBE
*Signature Value : £25 (matted)
| Squadron Leader Clive Rowley was a Tornado pilot who joined the flight in 1996. Fighter Leader, Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (2006)
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Sqn Ldr Stu Reid
*Signature Value : £15 (matted)
| Squadron Leader, Lancaster of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (2006)
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