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Pilot / Aircrew Signed Mosquito Prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian.
PCK1642. Pilot / Aircrew Signed Mosquito Prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Aviation Print Pack.
Items in this pack : Item #1 - Click to view individual item 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)
Item #2 - Click to view individual item DHM2452B. Trainbusters by Nicolas Trudgian. So versatile was the Mosquito that is performed in every role allotted to the R.A.F. and R.C.A.F. during World War II. Made almost entirely of wood, and powered by two hefty Merlin engines, it was the fastest piston engined aircraft of the war. Seen in its intruder configuration, Mosquitos of 418 Squadron, R.C.A.F. led by Charlie Krause, make a devastating high speed low-level attack on railroad marshalling yards in northern France during the winter of 1944. Signed by Flight Lieutenant Charles A Krause, Flight Lieutenant Ray Harington and Warrant Officer Bert Winwood (deceased). Harington / Winwood Signature edition of 50 prints (Nos 251 - 300) from the signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm)
Website Price: £ 170.00
To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £275.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £105
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 |
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. | Name | Info |
Flight Lieutenant Charles A Krause *Signature Value : £40 (matted)
| Charlie Krause flew Mosquitos with No.418 Sqn RCAF.
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Flight Lieutenant Ray Harrington *Signature Value : £35 (matted)
| Ray joined the RAF in 1941, completing his training in South Africa. In January 1944 he was posted to 603 Squadron flying Beaufighters in North Africa. Here he teamed up with navigator, Warrant Officer A.E. 'Bert' Winwood, and from where they launched attacks across the Mediterranean into Crete, Greece and the Aegean Islands against shipping, harbour installations and enemy aircraft with much success. In December 1944 they were posted to 235 Squadron Coastal Command, part of the Banff Strike Wing, converting to Mosquitos. In April 1945 they were shot down following a strike in the Kattegat, but avoided capture and with the help of the Danish resistance made it home, where they continued to fly again from Banff.
Ray Harrington signing Shell House Raiders
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Warrant Officer Bert Winwood (deceased) *Signature Value : £35 (matted)
| WO A.E. 'Bert' Winwood was a Navigator on Mosquitoes and Beaufighters, flew only with pilot Ray Harrington attached to 603 sqn in the Greek Campaign. Bert did his Navigator training in Canada and in January 1944 was posted to 603 Squadron on Beaufighters, based at Gambut, near Tobruk. From here they launched attacks right across the Mediterranean into Crete, Greece and the Aegean Islands against shipping, harbour installations and enemy aircraft with much success. In December 1944 he was posted to 235 Squadron at RAF Banff flying as navigator on Mosquito's flying in the Banff Strike Wing. In April 1945 he was shot down when returning from a strike in the Kattegat, he and his pilot Ray Harrington avoided capture, and with the help of the Danish resistance made it home to England. After a short rest he continued to fly again from RAF Banff, he left the RAF in 1946. Bert Winwood passed away in 2012.
Bert Winwood signing Return From Leipzig
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