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Mosquito Aviation Art Print Pack by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. - Direct Art
DHM2090.  Mosquito Into Attack by Robert Taylor. <p> Leonard Cheshire VC is one of the most outstanding of all RAF Bomber Pilots. He devised the master bomber technique - flying low over the target marking with flares, allowing the main force to pinpoint the target in the darkness. Cheshire flew over 100 operational missions and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his supreme courage.<p><b>This print is <i>not</i> signed by the artist Robert Taylor. </b><b><p>Signed by Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC OM DSO** DFC* (deceased). <p> Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. <p> Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm)
DHM1910. A De Havilland Beauty by Ivan Berryman. <p> A Mosquito Mk.BIX above the clouds in late 1943.  Mosquito B.IX LR503 holds the record for the most combat missions flown by a single Allied bomber in the Second World War, serving 213 sorties. <b><p>Signed by Flying Officer Harold Corbin CGM<br>and<br>Flying Officer Maurice Webb DFM. <p>Signed limited edition of 950 prints.  <p>Image size 17 inches x 11 inches (43cm x 28cm)

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Mosquito Aviation Art Print Pack by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman.

PCK1636. Mosquito Aviation Art Print Pack by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman.

Aviation Print Pack.

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DHM2090. Mosquito Into Attack by Robert Taylor.

Leonard Cheshire VC is one of the most outstanding of all RAF Bomber Pilots. He devised the master bomber technique - flying low over the target marking with flares, allowing the main force to pinpoint the target in the darkness. Cheshire flew over 100 operational missions and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his supreme courage.

This print is not signed by the artist Robert Taylor.

Signed by Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC OM DSO** DFC* (deceased).

Signed limited edition of 1500 prints.

Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm)


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DHM1910. A De Havilland Beauty by Ivan Berryman.

A Mosquito Mk.BIX above the clouds in late 1943. Mosquito B.IX LR503 holds the record for the most combat missions flown by a single Allied bomber in the Second World War, serving 213 sorties.

Signed by Flying Officer Harold Corbin CGM
and
Flying Officer Maurice Webb DFM.

Signed limited edition of 950 prints.

Image size 17 inches x 11 inches (43cm x 28cm)


Website Price: £ 160.00  

To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £330.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £170




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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 Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC OM DSO** DFC* (deceased)

Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC OM DSO** DFC* (deceased)
*Signature Value : £65 (matted)

One of the most courageous and determined bomber leaders of World War II, Leonard Cheshire flew four operational tours, starting in June 1940 with 102 Squadron on Whitley bombers at RAF Driffield. In November 1940, he was awarded the DSO for getting his badly damaged aircraft back to base. He completed his first tour in January 1941, but immediately volunteered for a second tour, this time flying Halifaxes with 35 Squadron. He became Squadron Leader in 1942, and was appointed commanding officer of 76 Squadron later that year. Leonard Cheshire ordered that non-essential weight be removed from the Halifax bombers in a bid to increase speed and altitude, hoping to reduce the high casualty rates for this squadron. Mid-upper and nose turrets were removed, and exhaust covers taken off, successfully reducing the loss rate. In July 1943 he took command of 617 Squadron. During this time he led the squadron personally on every occasion. In September he was awarded the Victoria Cross for four and a half years of sustained bravery during a total of 102 operations, leading his crews with careful planning, brilliant execution and contempt for danger, which gained him a reputation second to none in Bomber Command. Sadly, Leonard Cheshire died of motor neuron disease on 31st July 1992, aged 74.


Excerpt from VC citation :

In four years of fighting against the bitterest opposition he maintained a standard of outstanding personal achievement, his successful operations being the result of careful planning, brilliant execution and supreme contempt for danger – for example, on one occasion he flew his P-51 Mustang in slow figures of eight above a target obscured by low cloud, to act as a bomb-aiming mark for his squadron. Cheshire displayed the courage and determination of an exceptional leader. It also noted a raid in which he had marked a target, flying a Mosquito at low level against withering fire.
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.
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Flying Officer Harold Corbin CGM (deceased)
*Signature Value : £25 (matted)

Harold Corbin joined the RAF in November 1940 and was sent to the United States to train as a pilot. On completion he returned to England as a Sergeant and after several positions was posted to 235 Squadron at RAF Portreath flying operations on Beaufighters. He completed many missions attacking various ports and enemy shipping on the French coast and in the Bay of Biscay. In 1944 he converted onto Mosquitos and joined 248 Squadron at RAF Banff, part of the Banff Strike Wing. The Banff Wing was to become immortalised for undertaking some of the most dangerous and concentrated attacks on German surface vessels and U-boats in the North Sea and on the Norwegian coastline. He was awarded the CGM in August 1944, and was given a full commission in December 1944. He had flown as co-pilot / observer with Maurice Webb from 1943 until the end of the war.

Harold Corbin signing the print A De Havilland Beauty

Harold Corbin signing the print Knockout Blow



Flying Officer Maurice Webb DFM (deceased)
*Signature Value : £35 (matted)

Maurice joined the RAF in 1942, and trained as an observer/ wireless operator/ gunner. In October 1943 he was posted to 235 Squadron based at RAF Portreath, flying Beaufighters attacking shipping and harbour installations. In 1944 he converted to Mosquitos, and joined 248 Squadron, moving on to serve with the Banff Strike Wing until March 1945. He was awarded the DFM in August 1944, and then spent time flying in a RAF Walrus on Air Sea Rescue operations. He had flown with Harold Corbin as his co-pilot / observer from 1943 until the end of the war.

Maurice Webb signing the print A De Havilland Beauty

Maurice Webb signing the print The Mosquito's Sting

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