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Master of a Royal Naval Frigate c.1797 by Chris Collingwood. (P) No text for this item |
Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-M by David Pentland. (P) The image shows Lancaster AJ-M attacking the Mohne dam. Alongside is the portrait of AJ-M pilot Flt Lt J V Hopgood. The second aircraft to attack the target, the aircraft was hit by flak, and its bomb bounced over the dam. Caught in the blast from its own bomb, the aircraft crashed soon after passing over the dam, with just two of the crew surviving. Crew of M for Mother : Pilot : Flt Lt J V Hopgood Flight Engineer : Sgt C Brennan Navigator : Flg Off K Earnshaw Wireless Operator : Sgt J W Minchin Bomb Aimer : Sgt J W Fraser (survived) Front Gunner : Plt Off G H F G Gregory Rear Gunner : Plt Off A F Burcher (survived). |
Gunther Rall - on the Tail of a Yak by Ivan Berryman. (P) unther Rall in action on the Eastern Front in 1944 with III/JG 52, attacking a Yak 4. |
Eastern Front Tiger by Jason Askew. (P) The Tiger tank was one of the most fearsome tanks in the German WW2 armoury. With firepower that could destroy most enemies at long range and armour that could withstand all but the closest of attacks, the Tiger is rightfully regarded as one of the most effective fighting machines of the war. Please note this drawing has a small crease in the lower left border which goes into the image about 2cm. See the photo provided. |
Soldier, 24th of Foot at Rorkes Drift by Chris Collingwood. (P) No text for this item |
Erich Hartmann by Ivan Berryman. (P) With 352 victories to his credit, Erich Hartmann is recognised as the greatest fighter pilot of all time, depicted here as his Messerschmitt Bf.109G prepares for another sortie. |
1461 by Chris Collingwood (P) No text for this item |
Stug III by Jason Askew. (P) With production totals greater than any other armoured unit in the German army, the Stug, or Sturmgeschutz III, was a formidable enemy on the battlefield. |
Me262B Night Fighter by Ivan Berryman. (P) The Me262B-1 night fighter of Hajo Hermann. Hajo Hermann flew many hours during flight testing of the Me262B night fighter variant. |
Walter Wolfrum by Ivan Berryman. (P) Walter Wolfrum, a Knight's Cross winning German WW2 Ace with 137 victories, in his Bf109G. |
Escorting Blenheims to Le Trait - Spitfire W3455 of No.610 Squadron by Ivan Berryman. (P) Spitfire DW-U (W3455) of 610 Squadron escorting Blenheims to Le Trait on 21st August 1941. This aircraft was shot down by enemy fighters on this mission. |
Roman Signifer AD43 by Chris Collingwood. (P) No text for this item |
A Pickle for Pickering by Brian Bateman. (P) September 11th 1940. The 501 Squadron Hurricane of Tony Pickering dives through a formation of 300 German bombers as they head for London. Smoke begins to pour from his Hurricane as a German gunner hits his oil sump, forcing Tony to make a hasty escape from the doomed aircraft. |
Ju87 Stuka Dive-Bombing by Jason Askew. (P) A Ju87 is pictured in a bombing dive. The portrait is of Stuka legend Hans-Ulrich Rudel. |
The Deadly Trap by David Pentland. (P) St Mere Eglise, Normandy, 6th June 1944. Unaware that the Germans had recently flooded large areas around St. Mere Eglise, many U.S. Paratroops of the 82nd All American Airborne Division, were lost having landed in unexpected marshes and swollen rivers. |
Fw190 by Jason Askew. (P) No text for this item |
Stukas of SG77 by Jason Askew. (P) Stukas from StG77 attack soviet T-34 tanks , supporting the German forces in their drive towards Moscow. From 13-22 December 1941, 420 vehicles and 23 tanks were destroyed by StG 77, greatly improving the morale of the German infantry, who were by now on the defensive. StG 77 finished the campaign as the most effective Sturzkampfgeschwader. It had destroyed 2,401 vehicles, 234 tanks, 92 artillery batteries and 21 trains for the loss of 25 Ju 87s to hostile action. |
To the Meallie Bags, Rorkes Drift by Chris Collingwood. (P) No text for this item |
Air Taxi by David Pentland. (P) Southern England, 19th August 1942. Alex Thom arrives safely at the airfield of No.87 Squadron in a Miles Master. He would immediately take off to return to Dieppe in Hurricane LK-A, seen in the background. |
Battle of Isandhlwana 22nd January 1879 (Major Figures of the Battle) by Stuart Liptrot (P) The centre drawing shows the last groups of soldiers of the 24th South Wales Borderers at Isandhlwana during the last of the battle as the force consisting of 2 guns and 70 men of N Battery, 5th Brigade, Royal Artillery, 5 companies of 1st Battalion, the 24th Foot, 1 company of 2nd Battalion, the 24th Foot, Mounted volunteers and Natal Police and two companies of the Natal Native Infantry is overrun by superior numbers of Zulu warriors. Surrounding the centre drawing are portraits of some of the main figures. These are from top left : Lieutenant Colonel H B Pulleine 24th Regt, Lieutenant N J A Coghill 1/24th Regt, Quartermaster E Bloomfield 2/24th Regt, Captain R Younghusband 1/24th Regt, Private S Wassall VC 80th Regt, Brevet Major S Smith Royal Artillery, Brevet Colonel A W Durnford Royal Engineers, Lieutenant T Melville VC 1/24th Regt, Lieutenant H Smith-Dorrien 95th Regt and Lieutenant C D Pope 2/24th Regt. The losses during the battle were 52 British officers and 806 non-commissioned ranks and 471 Africans died fighting for the British. Zulu warrior dead were around 2,000 dead either on the field or from wounds. There were only around 60 Europeans who survived the battle. |
Moving Forward by David Pentland. (P) Kursk, Russia, July 1943. Su-76 self propelled guns moving north of Kursk. |
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