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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art and Artists World War Two Squadrons UK and Commonwealth No.151 Sqn to No.222 Sqn  No.197 Sqn |
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Findimus caelum - We cleave the sky
| No.197 Sqn Aviation Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings Aviation Prints |
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Clipped Signature - James Kyle. Joined the RAF in 1941 and became a Typhoon pilot, completing a tour with No.197 Sqn. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal and was demobilised in 1947, rejoining as an instructor in 1951 until his retirement in 1974. |
Clipped Signature - Derek Lovell. Joining in 1941, he became an instructor on several aircraft types before joining No.197 Sqn flying Typhoons on operations in support of D-Day and the Normandy campaign. He flew a total of 135 sorties by the end of the war, then spent a year instructing on Typhoons and Tempests. |
Clipped Signature - George Wood. George Wood survived being shot down in a Whirlwind of No.263 Sqn in 1943, returning to the UK to fly Typhoons with No.197 Sqn for the rest of the war. Clipped alongside the signatures of Tony Hallett and Ronnie Sheward - Tony Hallett completed more than 100 sorties in ground-attack Typhoons with No.198 Sqn and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Ronnie Sheward was an Argentine pilot who studied in England, and returned to the UK to join the RAF on the outbreak of war. Flying Spitfires and Hurricanes with 137, 264 and 266 Sqns, he took part in the first ever attack by rocket armed Hurricanes. |
| No.197 Sqn RAF Aircraft details |
 Typhoon Manufacturer : Hawker Built : 3330 | Typhoon Single engine fighter with a maximum speed of 412 mph at 19,000 feet and a ceiling of 35,200 feet. range 510 miles. The Typhoon was armed with twelve browning .303inch machine guns in the wings (MK1A) Four 20mm Hispano cannon in wings (MK!B) Two 1000ilb bombs or eight 3-inch rockets under wings. The first proto type flew in February 1940, but due to production problems the first production model flew in May 1941. with The Royal Air Force receiving their first aircraft in September 1941. Due to accidents due to engine problems (Sabre engine) The Hawker Typhoon started front line service in December 1941.The Hawker Typhoon started life in the role of interceptor around the cost of England but soon found its real role as a ground attack aircraft. especially with its 20mm cannon and rockets. This role was proved during the Normandy landings and the period after. The total number of Hawker typhoons built was 3,330. |
| No.197 Sqn RAF Pilot and aircrew signature details |
Flying Officer John Byrne Our estimated value of this signature : £40 | Flying Officer John Byrne With the RAF since 1938, Byrne flew Hurricanes, Spitfires, P-47s, Tempests and Typhoons during WWII. Upon joining 197 Sqn in March 1944 he flew Typhoons during one the squadrons most hectic periods in the run up to D-Day and throughout the subsequent Allied invasion, mostly on low-level bombing missions. In total Byrne completed over 150 combat operations and finally left the RAF in 1946. |
  Flight Lieutenant James Kyle DFM Our estimated value of this signature : £45 | Flight Lieutenant James Kyle DFM James Kyle joined the RAF in 1941 and trained as a pilot in Dallas, Texas, before returning home to become a member of 197 Typhoon Fighter Squadron at Drem upon its formation. In March 1943 the Squadron moved to Tangmere, and he became one of a precious few survivors of a full tour of operations, being awarded the DFM in 1944. He was demobilised in 1947 as a flight commander with 80 Tempest Fighter Squadron in Germany. He spent some years away from the service but the urge to fly never left and he rejoined the RAF in 1951 and became a Qualified Flying Instructor. He retired in 1974 after 30 years service. |
  Flight Lieutenant Derek Lovell Our estimated value of this signature : £40 Died : 2019 | Flight Lieutenant Derek Lovell Volunteered for the RAFVR in January 1941. He trained in Canada on Tiger Moths and Oxfords. He received his wings in April 1942 and was posted to Central Flying School. Following graduation, he taught Fleet Air Arm trainees on Harvards. He returned to the UK in March 1943 and flew Masters at AFU and Hurricanes at OTU. He taught Lancaster crews fighter evasion prior to posting to 84 GSU to fly Typhoons. He joined 197 Squadron at Needs Oar Point in the New Forest in June 1944 and was involved in close support operations and tactical dive bombing and low level bombing throughout the Normandy campaign and on through to VE-Day. He completed 135 operations and in August 1945 was posted to an OTU to instruct on Typhoons and Tempest Vs. He was demobbed in June 1946 and flew weekends in the VR on Tiger Moths and later Chipmunks. He was called up on the G Reserve in July 1951 and flew Harvards, Spitfire XXIIs and then Vampire Vs. He stood down in September as the Korea situation eased. He passed away on March 1st, 2019. |
S/Ldr. Ronnie Sheward Our estimated value of this signature : £35 | S/Ldr. Ronnie Sheward Flying Officer Ronnie 'Pablo' Sheward was an Argentine pilot that flew with Firmes Volamos. He was born in Temperley, Argentina in 1913 and was sent to England to finish his studies, returning to Argentina in 1930 to Cinco Saltos in the Argentine Patagonia. When World War Two began he moved to England in July 1940, joining his first operational unit, 164 Squadron where he flew Spitfires and Hurricanes. He moved from 137 Sqn to 263 and 266 Sqn, and took part in the first attack ever by rocket armed Hurricanes on September 2nd 1943 against the doors at the Hansweert Canal in Holland. During the raid his Hurricane FJ-B was damaged. F/O Sheward and 164 Sqn flew night raider attacks to Abbeville on September 15th 1943 in FJ-B which had been repaired. In December, Sheward was promoted to Flight Commander and transferred to 137 Sqn, finishing the war as Squadron Leader with a DFC. After leaving the RAF after the war he stayed in the UK. |
Derek Tapson Our estimated value of this signature : £45 | Derek Tapson Flying Typhoons with 197 Sqn against the advance of German tank forces on D-Day, he served throughout the Normandy invasions. He was shot down in February 1945 and spent the last weeks of the war as a PoW. |
Flying Officer Ken Trott Our estimated value of this signature : £45 | Flying Officer Ken Trott He joined 197 Sqn in February 1944 flying Typhoons on operations leading up to the Allied Invasion, including 2 combat missions on D-Day itself, but in July 1944 baled out after a mid-air collision with an Me109. He spent the rest of the war as a PoW in Stalag Luft and during a move to Mooseburg the train was attacked by Mustangs. |
  Flt. Lt. George Wood Our estimated value of this signature : £35 | Flt. Lt. George Wood Whilst with 263 Sqn flying a twin-engined Whirlwind he was shot down over Morlaix airfield on 30th October 1943 and successfully evaded capture and made it back to the UK with the help of the Résistance. He rejoined 197 Sqn flying Typhoons for the rest of the war. |
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