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Massive discount on the ultimate Mosquito art print collection by top artists including Robert Taylor, Nicolas Trudgian, Gerald Coulson, Ivan Berryman and John Young. - Direct Art
DHM2502.  Low Flying Mosquito by John Young. <p>Flying over the flat lands of Holland, the amazing Mosquito just catches the sunlight re-emerging from the clouds after the heavy shower, the sky brightened further with an as yet incomplete rainbow. The aircraft shown here carries the code GB-S or GB-J, and is from either No.105 Sqn or No.139 Sqn.<b><p> Signed limited edition of 950 prints. <p> Image size 18 inches x 27 inches (46cm x 69cm)
DHM6129. Sunday Afternoon by Geoffrey R Herickx. <p> <p><b>We have only 100 of these sold out prints which were published in 1987.</b><b><p>Open edition prints.  <p> Image size 20 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm)
SB2.  The Berlin Express by Stuart Brown. <p> During the climactic phases of WWII, the powerful De Havilland Mosquito, allowed aircrews to fly up to three sorties in twenty-four hours.  The German capital was attacked with such regularity the inhabitants christened the high-speed bmber The Berlin Express. <b><p> Each print is signed by both Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom (deceased)  and Wing Commander Joe Singleton. <p>Signed limited edition of 450 prints. <p> Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (59cm x 38cm)
DHM2597. Mission by Moonlight by Gerald Coulson. <p> To commemorate this much-loved and incomparable aircraft, Gerald Coulsons evocative painting depicts a Mosquito B Mk. XVI, a high altitude bomber version, on operations deep over occupied Europe. In this guise the Mosquito was by far the fastest piston-engine bomber of World War II, and also the only light bomber capable of delivering the devastating 4,000lb block-buster bomb. <b><p> Signatories: Wg Cmdr Robert Bray; Flt Lt Frank Diamond DFC AE (deceased); Flt Lt Geoffrey Perks DFC. <p> Signed limited edition of 350 prints. <p> Print paper size 22 inches x 19 inches (56cm x 48cm)
B0396. Prowler's Return by Ivan Berryman. <p> Rocket rails empty, Mosquito FB.VI  RS619 (LA-F) of 235 Sqn races home low and fast after another successful anti-shipping strike in the Fjords of Norway.  On a subsequent mission on 5th April 1945, this aircraft crash-landed in Denmark after suffering a glycol leak.  Its crew, Ray Harrington and Bert Winwood, managed to get back home to the UK with the help of the Danish Resistance. <b><p>Signed by Flying Officer Maurice Webb DFM<br>and<br>Flying Officer Harold Corbin CGM. <p>Signed limited edition of 30 giclee art prints.  <p> Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 21cm)
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)
B0096C. Night Raiders by Ivan Berryman. <p> A pair of de Havilland Mosquito NF. MkII night fighters of 23 Squadron, based at Bradwell Bay, Essex in 1942. <b><p>Signed by Flight Lieutenant Ray Harington. <p>Harington Signature edition of 200 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. <p>Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm)
DHM1910C. 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>Limited edition of 150 artist special reserve prints. <p> Image size 17 inches x 11 inches (43cm x 28cm)
DHM2452. Trainbusters by Nicolas Trudgian. <p> 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 <b><p> Signed by Flight Lieutenant Charles A Krause, in addition to the artist. <p> Signed limited edition of 800 prints.  <p>Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm)
DHM2157.  Night Intruder by Robert Taylor. <p> A colourful painting depicting a Mosquito, the fastest Allied aircraft and perhaps the most versatile of all to fly in World War II, dodging between the flak and searchlights on a low-level night attack. <p><b>Last 40 copies of this sold out edition. </b><b><p>Signed by Group Captain John Cunningham CBE DSO DFC AE DL FRAeS (deceased). <p>Signed limited edition of 1500 prints.  <p>Paper size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm)
DHM421.  Return From Leipzig by Anthony Saunders. <p>Mosquitos of 105 Squadron, Marham.  No. 105 Squadron, stationed at Marham, Norfolk, became the first Royal Air Force unit to become operational flying the Mosquito B. Mk. IV bomber on 11th April 1942.  The painting shows 105 Squadron on the raid of 10th April 1945, to the Wahren railway marshalling yards at Leipzig, Germany.<b><p>Signed limited edition of 2500 prints. <p>Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm)
DHM2605. Top Dog by Robert Taylor. <p> Completing a record 213 operational sorties with Bomber Commands Pathfinder Force, Mosquito LR503 became one of the most successful aircraft in the Royal Air Force during World War II. It flew first with 109 Pathfinder Squadron, and then 105 Pathfinder Squadron, completing more combat missions than any other Allied aircraft. <p><b>SOLD OUT. </b><b><p> Signatories: Sqn Ld Leonard C Jacobe DFC, and Flying Officer Malcolm B Skinner. <p> RAAF limited edition of 100 prints, with 2 signatures. <p> Print paper size 22 inches x 21 inches (56cm x 53cm)

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Massive discount on the ultimate Mosquito art print collection by top artists including Robert Taylor, Nicolas Trudgian, Gerald Coulson, Ivan Berryman and John Young.

DPK0462. Massive discount on the ultimate Mosquito art print collection by top artists including Robert Taylor, Nicolas Trudgian, Gerald Coulson, Ivan Berryman and John Young.

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DHM2502. Low Flying Mosquito by John Young.

Flying over the flat lands of Holland, the amazing Mosquito just catches the sunlight re-emerging from the clouds after the heavy shower, the sky brightened further with an as yet incomplete rainbow. The aircraft shown here carries the code GB-S or GB-J, and is from either No.105 Sqn or No.139 Sqn.

Signed limited edition of 950 prints.

Image size 18 inches x 27 inches (46cm x 69cm)


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DHM6129. Sunday Afternoon by Geoffrey R Herickx.

We have only 100 of these sold out prints which were published in 1987.

Open edition prints.

Image size 20 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm)


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SB2. The Berlin Express by Stuart Brown.

During the climactic phases of WWII, the powerful De Havilland Mosquito, allowed aircrews to fly up to three sorties in twenty-four hours. The German capital was attacked with such regularity the inhabitants christened the high-speed bmber The Berlin Express.

Each print is signed by both Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom (deceased) and Wing Commander Joe Singleton.

Signed limited edition of 450 prints.

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


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DHM2597. Mission by Moonlight by Gerald Coulson.

To commemorate this much-loved and incomparable aircraft, Gerald Coulsons evocative painting depicts a Mosquito B Mk. XVI, a high altitude bomber version, on operations deep over occupied Europe. In this guise the Mosquito was by far the fastest piston-engine bomber of World War II, and also the only light bomber capable of delivering the devastating 4,000lb block-buster bomb.

Signatories: Wg Cmdr Robert Bray; Flt Lt Frank Diamond DFC AE (deceased); Flt Lt Geoffrey Perks DFC.

Signed limited edition of 350 prints.

Print paper size 22 inches x 19 inches (56cm x 48cm)


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B0396. Prowler's Return by Ivan Berryman.

Rocket rails empty, Mosquito FB.VI RS619 (LA-F) of 235 Sqn races home low and fast after another successful anti-shipping strike in the Fjords of Norway. On a subsequent mission on 5th April 1945, this aircraft crash-landed in Denmark after suffering a glycol leak. Its crew, Ray Harrington and Bert Winwood, managed to get back home to the UK with the help of the Danish Resistance.

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

Signed limited edition of 30 giclee art prints.

Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 21cm)


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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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B0096C. Night Raiders by Ivan Berryman.

A pair of de Havilland Mosquito NF. MkII night fighters of 23 Squadron, based at Bradwell Bay, Essex in 1942.

Signed by Flight Lieutenant Ray Harington.

Harington Signature edition of 200 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints.

Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm)


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DHM1910C. 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.

Limited edition of 150 artist special reserve prints.

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


Item #9 - Click to view individual item

DHM2452. 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, in addition to the artist.

Signed limited edition of 800 prints.

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


Item #10 - Click to view individual item

DHM2157. Night Intruder by Robert Taylor.

A colourful painting depicting a Mosquito, the fastest Allied aircraft and perhaps the most versatile of all to fly in World War II, dodging between the flak and searchlights on a low-level night attack.

Last 40 copies of this sold out edition.

Signed by Group Captain John Cunningham CBE DSO DFC AE DL FRAeS (deceased).

Signed limited edition of 1500 prints.

Paper size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm)


Item #11 - Click to view individual item

DHM421. Return From Leipzig by Anthony Saunders.

Mosquitos of 105 Squadron, Marham. No. 105 Squadron, stationed at Marham, Norfolk, became the first Royal Air Force unit to become operational flying the Mosquito B. Mk. IV bomber on 11th April 1942. The painting shows 105 Squadron on the raid of 10th April 1945, to the Wahren railway marshalling yards at Leipzig, Germany.

Signed limited edition of 2500 prints.

Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm)


Item #12 - Click to view individual item

DHM2605. Top Dog by Robert Taylor.

Completing a record 213 operational sorties with Bomber Commands Pathfinder Force, Mosquito LR503 became one of the most successful aircraft in the Royal Air Force during World War II. It flew first with 109 Pathfinder Squadron, and then 105 Pathfinder Squadron, completing more combat missions than any other Allied aircraft.

SOLD OUT.

Signatories: Sqn Ld Leonard C Jacobe DFC, and Flying Officer Malcolm B Skinner.

RAAF limited edition of 100 prints, with 2 signatures.

Print paper size 22 inches x 21 inches (56cm x 53cm)





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Signatures on item 3
*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 Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC (deceased)

Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC (deceased)
*Signature Value : £45 (matted)

Entering the RAF in 1940 he joined No 114 Squadron as a sergeant pilot flying Blenheims. After 12 operations he and his crew were allocated to No 105 Squadron and then No 107 Squadron, the last remaining Blenheim Squadron in Malta. The Squadron remained there without relief for five months carrying out low level attacks on the shipping. Very few of the original crews survived the detachment, in fact he was commissioned during this period, when 107 Squadron had lost all their officers and for a short time was the only officer, other than the CO, in the Squadron. At the end of this tour he was awarded the DFC. In early 1943 he became one of the first Mosquito instructors in the Pathfinder Force and later moved to No 571 Squadron with the Light Night Strike Force. He then formed No 163 Squadron as acting Wing Commander. He was awarded a bar to his DFC for a low level moonlight mining attack on the Dormund - Ems Canal from 50ft and then a second bar for getting a 4000lb bomb into the mouth of a railway tunnel during the final German Ardennes offensive. During his time on Mosquitoes his navigator was Tommy Broom, together they formed an inseparable combination. Remaining with the RAF after WWII and in accordance with peacetime rules for a much smaller Air Force he was reduced in rank first to Squadron Leader and then to Flight Lieutenant in 1948. Promoted to Air Marshal in 1974 he became the Head of the UK National Air Traffic Services and was the first serving officer to be appointed to the Board of the Civil Aviation Authority. Retiring from the RAF in 1979 he has been actively engaged in civil aviation since then. He died 24th January 2003.
The signature of Wing Commander Joe Singleton DSO DFC AFC

Wing Commander Joe Singleton DSO DFC AFC
*Signature Value : £35 (matted)

Wing Commander Joseph Singleton DSO DFC AFC was one of the top scoring night fighter aces of the Second World War. He was credited with 7 enemy aircraft destroyed, 3 damaged and a V-1 missile destroyed. Wing Commander Singleton flew the Mosquito in both the offensive and defensive role. During the latter, his more notable engagements included on the night of 20 March 1944, while flying a Mosquito he intercepted and destroyed three Ju88s in a matter of minutes. The three aircraft were the lead pathfinders of a much larger bomber force heading for the city of Hull. The downing of these three aircraft effectively put an end to the success of the enemy raid. His own aircraft was so severely damaged by flying debris from the destroyed aircraft that he had to make a forced landing some 3 miles short of the runway at RAF Coltishall. For this exploit he was awarded an immediate DSO. In 1947 Wing Commander Singleton took command of No.25 Squadron and was awarded the AFC in June that year. After leaving No.25 Squadron in October 1948 he held a number of ground appointments before retiring in 1958. In retirement he was an active member of the No.25 Squadron Association, the Mosquito Aircrew Association and was the President of the local branch of the Royal Air Force Association.
Signatures on item 4
*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 Flight Lieutenant Frank Diamond DFC AE (deceased)

Flight Lieutenant Frank Diamond DFC AE (deceased)
*Signature Value : £55 (matted)

At the outbreak of war Frank was serving with the Territorial Army, transferring to the RAF in May 1941 and training as a navigator on flying Boats. In 1943 he completed a full tour on Stirlings, and in 1944 joined the Pathfinder Force as a navigator on Mosquitos with 571 Squadron, Light Night Strike Force. At the end of the war he joined Transport Command returning the wounded from Europe. Frank Diamond passed away in September 2007.
The signature of Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Perks DFC

Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Perks DFC
*Signature Value : £45 (matted)

Joining the RAF in July 1941 he trained as a pilot in the USA and was posted to 420 Sqn as part of no 6 Group (RCAF) initially flying Wellingtons. The unit then converted to Halifaxes and he moved firstly to 427 Squadron and then 434 Sqn still flying this aircraft. In November 1944 he joined OTU as an instructor on Halifaxes, converting to Mosquitoes in January 1945. He then joined 571 Sqn as part of the Light Night Strike Force, flying the B Mk XVI and dropping 4000lb cookie bombs over Germany. He left the RAF in 1946 but rejoined, finally leaving in 1958


The signature of Wing Commander Robert Bray (deceased)

Wing Commander Robert Bray (deceased)
*Signature Value : £45 (matted)

Robert flew his first tour of 32 ops in 75 (NZ) Squadron on Wellingtons. After a period instructing he joined 105 Squadron PFF on Mosquitos, flying Oboe operations, completing 87 ops by June 1944. In March 1945 he was posted to command 571 Squadron PFF, then commanded 128 Squadron PFF until Feb 1946. He died on 15th August 2014. Robert Walter Bray was born on May 5 1921 in Sheffield and educated at King Edward VII Grammar School in the city. He joined the RAF in June 1940 and trained as a pilot. In June 1941 he joined No 75 (NZ) Squadron to fly the Wellington, and over the next six months bombed many targets in Germany . In September he attacked La Spezia in Italy . On December 23 he took part in a raid on Düsseldorf, his 32nd and final operation with No 75 Squadron. He was later awarded his first DFC. During a rest period as an instructor, Bray flew a Wellington in the first '1,000 Bomber' raid, on Cologne. Two nights later he flew on the second raid, in which Essen was the target. After he had completed his tour with the Pathfinder Force Equipped with the new Oboe radar , the squadron's Mosquitos illuminated and marked targets with flares and target indicators for the main bomber force. Bray was in constant action from August 1943 during the Battle of the Ruhr, when industrial targets were attacked. On the night of March 26 1944 he was flying one of six Mosquitos which dropped target indicators on the Krupps works in Essen to provide an aiming point for a force of 705 bombers. Despite complete cloud cover, Bray dropped his markers using Oboe, and proof of their accuracy came in the form of a large red glow through the cloud followed by large explosions; the glow could be seen from as far away as the Dutch coast. On the night of May 4/5 Bray dropped a 4,000lb bomb on the IG Farbenindustrie AG chemical works at Leverkusen. Over the target, flak smashed into the starboard engine and his Mosquito lost height rapidly. Bray wrestled with the controls and managed to reach Kent flying at very low level. With one engine on fire and the other malfunctioning, he managed to land on the crash strip at Manston, near Ramsgate. In the lead-up to the Allied landings in Normandy, Bray marked railways, marshalling yards, night fighter airfields and oil installations, mostly in France. On D-Day, he took off before dawn and dropped his markers on the huge gun battery at Longines near Cherbourg, which posed a great threat to the invading naval forces. The main force of bombers destroyed it. After attacking airfields and the docks at Le Havre, he marked the V-1 site at Reneserve on June 16. It was his final sortie with No 105 after 15 months of continuous operations. Bray was rested until April 1945 when, at the age of 23, he was promoted to wing commander and given command of No 571 Squadron. Piloting the high-flying Mosquito, he attacked Berlin eight times in two weeks. On his eighth operation his aircraft was hit by flak but he managed to get back to base. On April 26 he bombed a seaplane base in Schleswig-Holstein. It was his 94th and final operation.
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.
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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

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.
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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 7
*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 Flight Lieutenant Ray Harrington

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

Signatures on item 9
*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 Flight Lieutenant Charles A Krause

Flight Lieutenant Charles A Krause
*Signature Value : £40 (matted)

Charlie Krause flew Mosquitos with No.418 Sqn RCAF.
Signatures on item 10
*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 John Cunningham CBE DSO DFC AE DL FRAeS (deceased)

Group Captain John Cunningham CBE DSO DFC AE DL FRAeS (deceased)
*Signature Value : £60 (matted)

John Cunningham joined the RAF in 1935 with 604 Squadron. At the outbreak of World War Two he was based at North Weald flying Blenheims on day escort and night fighter operations. In September 1940 he converted onto Beaufighters equipped with radar, the first aircraft that made night fighting really possible. In November he had the Squadrons first successful night combat. He took command of 604 Squadron in August 1941. After a period at HQ81 Group, he was posted on his second tour to command 85 Squadron equipped with Mosquitoes. In March 1944 with 19 night and 1 day victory he was posted to HQ11 Group to look after night operations. The most famous Allied night fighter Ace of WWII - 20 victories. He died 21st July 2002. Born in 1917, Group Captain John Cunningham was the top-scoring night fighter ace of the Royal Air Force. Cunningham joined the RAF in 1935 as a Pilot Officer. He learned to fly in the Avro 504N and was awarded his wings in 1936. While assigned to the Middlesex Squadron Auxiliary based at Hendon, Cunningham received instruction in the Hawker Hart prior to moving on the Hawker Demon. The Demon was a two-seat day and night fighter. Cunningharns squadron was mobilized in 1938 following the Czechoslovak crisis. His No. 604 unit was moved to North Weald. Later in 1938 his unit returned to Hendon and was reequipped with the more modern Blenheim 1 fighter. In August of 1939 the unit was again mobilized and returned to North Weald. The Squadron was primarily utilized to provide daylight air cover for convoys. Lacking radar the Blenheim was relatively useless as a night fighter. In September of 1940 the unit was moved to Middle Wallop and the first Bristol Beaufighters arrived. The Beatifighter had a modestly effective, although often unreliable radar. It was an excellent aircraft with reliable air-cooled engines and four 20mm cannons. Cunningham attained the units first night victory in the Beaufighter, and his tally rose steadily. He was promoted to Wing Commander of 604 Squadron in August of 1941. Cunningham completed his first combat tour of duty in mid-1942 with a total of 15 victories. He was then posted to H.Q. 81 Group, which was an operational training group under the Fighter Command. In January of 1943 Cunningham was transferred to command of No. 85 Squadron which was equipped with the Mosquito. With the higher speed of the Mosquito, Cunningham was successful at downing Fw-190s, something impossible in the slower Beaufighter. Cunningham completed his second tour in 1944 with a total of nineteen victories at night and one by day. He was promoted to Group Captain at that time, and was assigned to H.Q. 11 Group. Cunninghams radar operator Sqd. Ldr. Jimmy Rawnsley participated in most of Cunninghams victories. The 604 Squadron was disbanded in 1945, but in 1946 Cunningham was given the honor of reforming the Squadron at Hendon - flying the Spitfire. Cunningham left the RAF in 1946 and joined the De Havilland Aircraft Co. at Hatfield as its Chief Test Pilot. Cunningham had a long and distinguished career in the British aviation industry, retiring from British Aerospace in 1980. Cunningham was appointed OBE in 1951 and CBE in 1963. He was awarded the DSO in 1941 and Bars in 1942 and 1944; the DFC and Bar in 1941, also the Air Efficiency Award (AE). He also held the Soviet Order of Patriotic War 1st Class and the US Silver Star. Group Capt John Cunningham died at the age of 84 on the 21st July 2002.
Signatures on item 12
*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 Malcolm Mac B. Skinner RAAF
*Signature Value : £40 (matted)

Joined the RAAF in June 1943 and after training was posted to 105 Sqn PFF at Bourne, where he joined pilot David Young (NZ). On 13th April 1945 attacked Reisa in GBF. At 02.26 on 21st April 1945, in Mosquito 'A', he released 4 times 500 MC bombs on Berlin using OBOE – the last bombs dropped on Berlin in world War II, then took past in the last RAF raid of the European war on 2/3 May.
Squadron Leader Leonard C. Jacobe DFC RAAF
*Signature Value : £40 (matted)

Joined the RAAF in February 1941 and after training and instructing, was posted to fly Mosquitos with 109 Sqn PFF in June 1943. During his time with 109, Len completed 96 sorties, flew LR503 on two occasions, and attacked every main target with the squadron, including ground marking of German coastal batteries on the eve of the Normandy landings on June 6th 1944.

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