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Ju87 Stukas by Jason Askew. (P) One edition. The edition features 2 additional signature(s). £300.00

Green Heart Warriors by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) 2 editions. Both editions feature up to 5 additional signatures. £350.00 - £440.00

Heinkel / Dornier 525b by David Pentland. 4 editions. £100.00 - £4500.00

The Stukas Prey, Crete, May 1941 by David Pentland. 2 of 3 editions available. The one edition featuring an additional signature is sold out. £56.00 - £75.00

Adversaries by Ivan Berryman. 11 of 12 editions available. 5 of 6 editions featuring up to 4 additional signatures are available. £2.90 - £4000.00

JV44 - Kette of Swallows by Graeme Lothian. One edition. The edition features 4 additional signature(s). £130.00

JG52 - Summer 1940 by Ivan Berryman. 3 of 4 editions available. All 4 editions feature up to 3 additional signatures. £80.00 - £280.00

First to Fall by Ivan Berryman. 3 editions. All 3 editions feature an additional signature. £100.00 - £450.00

White 8 - Walter Nowotny by Ivan Berryman. 7 editions. £40.00 - £2000.00

Combat over the Russian Front by Jason Askew. (P) One edition. The edition features 2 additional signature(s). £300.00

Aces on the Western Front by Robert Taylor. One of 2 editions available. The edition featuring 4 additional signatures is sold out. £495.00

Eagle's Rest by Ivan Berryman. 7 editions. £2.90 - £2000.00

Fw190 by Jason Askew. (P) One edition. The edition features 2 additional signature(s). £300.00

Assi and Julius by David Pentland. 4 editions. One edition features an additional signature. £50.00 - £400.00

Tribute to the Blenheim Crews by Ivan Berryman. 3 of 4 editions available. All 4 editions feature up to 3 additional signatures. £60.00 - £400.00

Breaking the Ring by David Pentland. 3 of 4 editions available. All 4 editions feature up to 6 additional signatures. £65.00 - £400.00

Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. 7 editions. All 7 editions feature up to 5 additional signature(s). £70.00 - £180.00

Attack on the Tirpitz by Stan Stokes. One edition. £35.00

Erich Rudorffer - Eastern Front Ace by Brian Bateman. (P) One edition. The edition features an additional signature. £300.00

Fw190A-4, Winter 1944 by Ivan Berryman. 4 editions. All 4 editions feature up to 3 additional signature(s). £75.00 - £540.00

One to One by Ivan Berryman. 9 of 10 editions available. 5 of 6 editions featuring an additional signature are available. £2.90 - £400.00

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Ju87 Stukas by Jason Askew. (P) A formation of Stukas featured alongside a portrait of this aircraft's most prolific pilot, Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

Green Heart Warriors by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) In the summer of 1940, as a 28 year old captain, Hannes Trautloft took command of JG 54. During the next three years this extraordinary fighter leader shaped the unit into one of the most successful combat fighter wings of World War II. The Green Heart emblem of his home town Thuringischen, in the heart of Germany, became the Groups symbol and the fighter pilots famous as Trautlofts Green Heart Warriors. They carried their reputation throughout almost every European theatre. After campaigning in the Balkans, the unit moved to the Russian Front, where it flew Me109s and Fw190s in the heavy fighting of the Northern Region. By the war-end no fewer than twenty Green Heart Aces had achieved more than 100 air victories, its pilots collecting 58 Knights Cross awards. Nicolas Trudgian portrays a typical scene on the Eastern Front in 1943: IL 2 Stormoviks have attacked a German armoured division who have called for air support. JG 54 Green Hearts have quickly scrambled to the scene and have broken up the attack, downing several Russian aircraft during the encounter. In the foreground, Hannes Trautlofts Fw190 hurtles out of the canvas towards us, as the Ace glances over his shoulder to see an unfortunate IL-2 moments before hitting the snow-covered landscape a few feet below. Behind, two more Fw190s give support while in the background the low-level aerial contest is furiously fought. The drama unfolds in an exquisitely painted landscape, the northern morning sun casting long shadows across the snow drifts.

Heinkel / Dornier 525b by David Pentland. Projected nightfighter development of the Do 335 with DB603 LA Piston and He SO11A jet engines.

The Stukas Prey, Crete, May 1941 by David Pentland. Junker Ju87B-2 flown by Hauptmann Helmut Bruck. Stab I, Stg 77 targets a Royal navy ship during the Battle for Crete.

Adversaries by Ivan Berryman. No one knows for certain whether the two great fighter aces Douglas Bader and Adolf Galland actually fought each other in a one-on-one combat, but it is thought highly likely that they did as the famous Tangmere Wing led by Bader regularly found itself dueling with the Bf.109s of JG.26 led by Galland. Their great rivalry came to an end in August 1941 when Bader was shot down over St Omer, but these two heroes were to become close friends after the war, each having the utmost respect for the other.

JV44 - Kette of Swallows by Graeme Lothian. The formidable Me262s of JV44 fly above the clouds in 1945.

JG52 - Summer 1940 by Ivan Berryman. Gunther Rall is shown flying his Bf109E of JG52 during the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940.

First to Fall by Ivan Berryman. The first Messerschmitt Bf.109 to be brought down on English soil in WW2 was 2964, a machine from 3/LG2. Although injured, the pilot baled out successfully, landing near Sandwich in Kent, the victim of an intense combat with Spitfires of 54 Sqn.

White 8 - Walter Nowotny by Ivan Berryman. Austrian-born Walter Nowotny was one of Germany's highest scoring aces of WWII with 258 victories to his credit, three of them flying the Messerschmitt Me.262. He is depicted here flying White 8 of Kommando Nowotny based at Achmer, Germany in 1944. He was killed in action later that year following a fraught combat with US fighters during the Defence of the Reich.

Combat over the Russian Front by Jason Askew. (P) An Me109 claims another Russian victim during the push on the eastern front in 1942.

Aces on the Western Front by Robert Taylor. Returning from a combat mission over the English Channel, Me109s flying low over Mont St. Michel, northern coast of France, Spring 1941.

Eagle's Rest by Ivan Berryman. Messerschmitt Bf.109G-2s of 6./JG 5 sit quietly following a fresh snowfall in March 1943, the aircraft swept down and ready for action, should the call come. Nearest aircraft is that of August Mors, 'Yellow 7', whilst the mount of Heinrich Ehrler, 'Yellow 12' sits nearby. Just three months later, on 12th June, Mors was forced to abandon his stricken machine, baling out over enemy territory. Despite this, he managed to evade capture and was back with his unit only six days later.

Fw190 by Jason Askew. (P) No text for this item

Assi and Julius by David Pentland. Tournai, France, 19th May 1940. While on an escort mission for He111s, the Me109Es of 4 Staffel JG2 were engaged by the RAF Hurricanes of 87 Squadron. In the ensuing battle Staffelkapitan Hans Assi Hahn and his trusty wingman Julius Meimberg claimed a Hurricane each.

Tribute to the Blenheim Crews by Ivan Berryman. Blenheim IVs of No 21 Squadron, here being attacked by Adolf Gallands Bf 109 on 21st June 1940. Galland claimed two Blenheims and a Spitfire that day before he, too, was shot down by the defending Spitfires of 303 Sqn.

Breaking the Ring by David Pentland. Cape Malyj-Korabelnye, Russia, 18th August 1943. While escorting Fw190s to attack Soviet shipping, ObLt. Schuck's flight of Me109G2s from 8./JG5 attacked the four Soviet Hurricanes of 78 IAP/VVS which were on patrol over the boats. The Soviet formation leader, Mladshiy Leytenant Valeriy Kiritshenko, ordered his men to form a defensive Lufbery circle but this proved inadequate protection against Schucks determined attack. Breaking into the Ring he first downed Kitshenko, and then pursued and shot down a second Hurricane.

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.

Attack on the Tirpitz by Stan Stokes. On November 2, 1936 the keel was laid for a new German 35,000 ton-class battleship. On April 1, 1939 the new ship was christened the Tirpitz, and by February of 1941 the giant ship had entered service. The hull of the Tirpitz was 90% welded, and the battleship was very heavily armored, rendering it almost unsinkable in the minds of German naval strategists. In service the Tirpitz actually displaced closer to 53,000 tons. With a crew slightly in excess of 2,000 the ship was capable of making 29 knots. With a range of more than 9,000 miles at a speed of 16 knots, the Tirpitz was certain to take a heavy toll on Allied shipping in the North Atlantic. The Royal Navy and RAF determined that the Tirpitz must never be allowed to become an effective convoy buster, and a multi-year campaign of harassment of the huge German warship was undertaken. In July of 1940, while the ship was still being outfitted, an air attack was launched with little significant damage. After completing its sea trials the Tirpitz was based at the Faettenfjord in Norway. The Tirpitz unsuccessfully attacked two convoys in March of 1942, and itself was attacked by a flight of 12 Albacore torpedo bombers. Three more bombing attacks by Halifax and Lancaster bombers took place in March and April with only marginal success. In July the Tirpitz was moved to Altafjord, and in that month it again attacked a convoy with no success. In October the great ship was sent back to Faeteenfjord for servicing. In 1943 several midget submarine attacks were launched at the battleship, but again with no meaningful impact. No air attacks took place in 1943. In early 1944 the Tirpitz was the target for Soviet bombers, but once again the ship pulled through unscathed. In April of 1944 the Brits once again joined the attack and the Royal Navy sent a large group of 40 Barracudas with about 40 escort fighters to attack the battleship at Kaalfjord. This attack resulted in fifteen hits, generated 400 casualties, and did some serious damage to the upper deck. Follow-up air attacks were called off by bad weather, and it was not until August that three more raids took place. None of these had much impact. In September the Brits changed strategies and commenced attacks on the Tirpitz using 11,000-pound Tallboy bombs. A flight of 32 Lancasters delivered 29 Tallboys to the target in November of 1944. Two direct hits and one near miss were recorded. The great battleships armored deck was pierced by the huge bombs, its magazine exploded, and the ship capsized and sunk with more than 1200 killed. In Stan Stokes painting the attack of April 3, 1944 that was code-named Operation Tungsten is depicted. The Fairey Barracuda despite an ungainly appearance was produced in large numbers (2,500) for use as Royal Navy dive and torpedo bombers. With a crew of 3 and a top speed of only 238-MPH the Barracuda required fighter support during most of its missions to prevent it from becoming an easy target for Axis fighters.

Erich Rudorffer - Eastern Front Ace by Brian Bateman. (P) Major Erich Rudorffer claims one of three Airacobra's shot down on 10th October 1944 as he claims seven victories in a single day in his Fw190 of JG54. One of the greatest Aces of World War Two, Rudorffer scored a total of 222 victories including over 75 on the western front, making him the 7th highest scoring Ace of all time.

Fw190A-4, Winter 1944 by Ivan Berryman. The Fw190A-4 was introduced in July 1942, and was equipped with the same engine and basic armament as the A-3. A total of 976 A-4s were built between June 1942 and March 1943. Some of the most successful fighter aces of the Luftwaffe flew the Fw190. Otto Kittel scored 267 vicotries, Erich Rudorffer claimed 222 kills, and Walter Nowotny 258 victories. The majority of their kills were scored while flying the Fw190.

One to One by Ivan Berryman. A Messerschmitt BF109 E of JG27 closes on a 501 squadron Hawker Hurricane during the typical combat in the skies over southern England during the Battle of Britain, in the summer of 1940.