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Breaching the Dams by Nicolas Trudgian. One of 4 editions available. All 4 editions feature up to 10 additional signatures. £300.00

They Landed by Moonlight by Robert Taylor. 2 of 3 editions available. All 3 editions feature up to 5 additional signatures. £210.00 - £325.00

Teamwork by Geoff Lea. 2 editions. £36.00 - £50.00

The Night Shift by Philip West. 3 editions. All 3 editions feature up to 3 additional signature(s). £65.00 - £125.00

Ready for Action by Philip West. 2 editions. Both editions feature up to 2 additional signatures. £90.00 - £105.00

Last Long Shadow by Anthony Saunders. 4 of 5 editions available. All 2 editions featuring up to 2 additional signatures are available. £30.00 - £400.00

Channel Dash Heroes by Philip West. 3 editions. All 3 editions feature an additional signature. £75.00 - £170.00

Spitfire by Barrie Clark. 3 editions. £25.00 - £500.00

Typhoon Attack by John Young. One edition. £80.00

Duel in the Desert by Nicolas Trudgian. 2 editions. Both editions feature an additional signature. £60.00 - £75.00

Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-A by David Pentland. 4 editions. All 4 editions feature an additional signature. £40.00 - £480.00

Foes Now Friends by Alan S Holt 3 editions. All 3 editions feature up to 2 additional signature(s). £88.00 - £330.00

Testing Times by Michael Rondot. 3 editions. £40.00 - £120.00

41 Sqn Scramble by Ivan Berryman. 3 of 4 editions available. All 4 editions feature up to 4 additional signatures. £60.00 - £300.00

Sqn Ldr Maurice Brown - No.41 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. 5 editions. 4 of the 5 editions feature up to 2 additional signatures. £2.90 - £400.00

Climbout from Plivot by Ivan Berryman. 8 editions. £2.90 - £1100.00

Spitfire Country by Nicolas Trudgian. One of 3 editions available. Both editions featuring up to 4 additional signatures are sold out. £2.00

Action This Day by Richard Taylor. 6 of 7 editions available. 5 of 6 editions featuring up to 13 additional signatures are available. £2.00 - £1095.00

The Shining Sword by Simon Smith. 4 editions. All 4 editions feature up to 6 additional signature(s). £100.00 - £380.00

Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson. 4 of 5 editions available. All 5 editions feature up to 7 additional signatures. £130.00 - £250.00

Return From the Fray by Richard Taylor. 2 editions. Both editions feature up to 4 additional signatures. £110.00 - £175.00

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Breaching the Dams by Nicolas Trudgian. The Mohne Dam gives way as David Maltbys Lancaster releases its bomb to deliver the coup de grace on the night of 16th / 17th May 1943. Guy Gibson, nearest, and Mick Martin, having already dropped their bombs, make dummy runs with lights on to draw enemy fire.

They Landed by Moonlight by Robert Taylor. To fly a small aircraft at the dead of night, without radio communication or navigational assistance, deep into enemy-occupied territory, was an extremely perilous task. To then land on an unlit remote field, deliver secret agents, collect Resistance leaders, or downed airmen and fly them home without attracting the attentions of enemy night fighters, was appallingly risky work. Yet throughout World War II the prime function of the pilots of the RAFs Special Duties Squadrons was to fly time and again into occupied France, in utmost secrecy, under the cover of darkness. It was acutely dangerous work requiring inordinate flying and navigational skills, and supreme courage. Most suited to these clandestine operations was the rugged Westland Lysander, operations being conducted, weather permitting, during the moons fullest phase. Guided only by torch light, the pilot made a hazardous night landing into an isolated field at a pre-arranged time, trusting that agents on the ground had checked the field for cart tracks and loitering Gestapo. Every mission required ice cool bravery and nerves of steel.

Teamwork by Geoff Lea. A solo Hurricane flies over the remains of a downed German bomber during the Battle of Britain. Also shown in the painting are the early warning radar towers which played a significant part in the detection of German aircraft and their number, helping the RAF win the Battle of Britain.

The Night Shift by Philip West. The Short Stirling was the RAFs first four-engined bomber to enter service and it served throughout WWII in many roles including bomber, minelayer, troop carrier and glider-tug. The lack of power produced by its engines severely limited the loads carried by Stirlings. On long-range trips such as Italy, even with a greatly reduced bomb load the aircraft could barely clear the Alps. Despite very large losses due to its operational limitations, those that flew this big, agile aircraft, came to respect and look upon it with it with affection.

Ready for Action by Philip West. The de Havilland Mosquito was one of the most outstanding British built aircraft of the Second World War. It was first proposed as a fast, unarmed bomber. However, once in service it proved to be extremely versatile and was produced in great numbers in various variants, fighter, bomber, photo reconnaissance and many more. The Wooden Wonder became a true thoroughbred.

Last Long Shadow by Anthony Saunders. Lancaster CF-X (LM384) of 625 Squadron. On the Leipzig raid on the evening of 19th/20th February 1944 approx 47 Lancasters were shot down or failed to return, that is over 300 airmen. Lancaster CF-X (LM384) was taking part in the bombing raids that were a build up to the D-Day landings of June 1944. Leipzig was seen as a high value target due to its oil and synthetic fuel production. The Lancaster took off from Kelstern in Lincolnshire just before midnight. Unfortunately LM384 did not come back as was the case with many others - the aircraft was lost and crashed just outside the tiny village of Bledeln in Germany. The Pastor of the village, Herr Duncker, kept a diary throughout the war and has an account of the plane crash and the subsequent burial of the crew. All of the crew died in the crash except one - bomb aimer George Paterson who was interned in Stalag 357 Kopernikus. The rest of the crew were given a Christian burial and stayed there until the end of the war, when the war graves commission disinterred the crew and reburied them in the Hannover war cemetery.

Channel Dash Heroes by Philip West. The Straits of Dover, 12th February 1942. Sub Lieutenant Edgar Lee helps his badly wounded pilot, Sub Lieutenant Brian Rose from the cockpit of their downed Swordfish, before it sinks into the depths of the English Channel following their brave attack on the mighty German fleet. Six Royal Navy Swordfish aircraft manned by 18 aircrew attacked the German warships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen, with their accompanying flotilla of destroyers and motor torpedo boats and top cover provided by deadly fighter aircraft of the Luftwaffe. But only five Swordfish crew survived.

Spitfire by Barrie Clark. No text for this item

Typhoon Attack by John Young. A Hawker Typhoon 1b of No.245 Squadron, 2nd TAF, attacking German armour during the Allied advance to the Rhine in the autumn of 1944.

Duel in the Desert by Nicolas Trudgian. The P-40, legendary for its service with Chennaults Flying Tigers in China, was one of the RAFs principle fighters in the north African Desert war. A low-level dogfight between P-40 Kittyhawks of 112 Squadron is shown, as they tangle with the Luftwaffe ME109s over Matamata Hills, near the Mareth line on the border between Tunisia and Libya, early March 1943.

Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-A by David Pentland. The image shows Lancaster AJ-A attacking the Mohne dam, successfully causing a small breach. Alongside is the portrait of AJ-A pilot Sqn Ldr H M Young. This aircraft was shot down over the Dutch coast on the return journey, with the loss of all crew. Crew of A for Apple : Pilot : Sqn Ldr H M Young Flight Engineer : Sgt D T Horsfall Navigator : Flt Sgt D W Roberts Wireless Operator : Sgt L W Nichols Bomb Aimer : Flg Off V S MacCausland Front Gunner : Sgt G A Yeo Rear Gunner : Sgt W Ibbotson.

Foes Now Friends by Alan S Holt Symbolically Johnnie Johnsons Spitfire Mk9 flies with Adolf Gallands ME109E on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The two top scoring fighter aces represent all the pilots of the Allies and the Luftwaffe who fought against each other in WW2.

Testing Times by Michael Rondot. Of all the big piston-engined navy fighters built after WWll, the Hawker Sea Fury was the greatest.Rugged, powerful and fast, the formidable Sea Fury achieved fame over Korea in both fighter and ground attack roles and was the last of the line of piston-engined Fleet Air Arm fighters.

41 Sqn Scramble by Ivan Berryman. The Spitfire (EB-J, X4559) of Maurice Peter Brown takes to the air with his wingman.

Sqn Ldr Maurice Brown - No.41 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. Spitfire EB-J of Sqn Ldr Maurice Brown at the height of the Battle of Britain.

Climbout from Plivot by Ivan Berryman. Bristol Blenheim IV N6215 of 139 Sqn is depicted departing the squadron's base at Plivot, France, on 12th May 1940. Sadly, it was a mission from which neither the aircraft, nor the crew would return, XD-Q being lost in a crash at Lanaken, Limburg in Belgium that same day with the loss of three crew.

Spitfire Country by Nicolas Trudgian. A typical scene from a bright August morning in that momentous summer of 1940. Having climbed into the dawn sky at daybreak, the Spitfires of No 603 Squadron have already been in action, and with more heavy raids on the plotters table, they scurry back to Biggin Hill to re-arm and refuel. A Messerschmitt Me109, shot down during the previous days fighting, lies discarded in a hay field, its lucky pilot having escaped with his life. Meanwhile, the beautiful Kent countryside comes awake as it prepares for the toils of another glorious summers day.

Action This Day by Richard Taylor. A cold winters morning, as dawn breaks over RAF Lissett, revealing that last nights biting wind has once again brought a covering of snow to the airfield. But, with conditions forecast to improve, tonights operation to bomb industrial targets in Germany is set to proceed, and ground crew start to prepare Halifax Mk3 LV907 F-Freddy, simply known as Friday 13th, for action. This iconic aircraft flew an impressive total of 128 operational sorties with 158 Squadron between March 1944 and April 1945.

The Shining Sword by Simon Smith. RAF Avro Lancaster flies low over occupied Europe.

Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson. Here, in the brightening morning sky, Typhoons are prepared for the first sortie of the day. One has already fired up its big, powerful engine, blowing up whirlwinds of Normandy dust, ground crew hover, ready to remove chocks prior to taxi and take-off. A second is readied, while the remainder of the squadron, widely dispersed around the temporary field, are about to set about their deadly missions of the day.

Return From the Fray by Richard Taylor. They came from every corner of Britain. And mostly they were young. These fresh faced fighter pilots, joined by an ever-growing band of volunteer airmen from the British Commonwealth and those who had managed to escape from the occupied countries of Europe would, over the summer of 1940, not only hold the world's most powerful air force at bay, they would defeat it. Richard Taylor's stunning piece graphically conveys the conflicting realities of those deadly aerial encounters over southern England during 1940. As the sound of Merlin engines briefly interrupts the tranquility of a sleepy English village, its residents are determined to carry on with everyday life. In the skies overhead the bitter battle will shortly be reaching its crescendo but, for today at least, the fighting is over as Flight Sergeant George 'Grumpy' Unwin, one of the Battle of Britain's top Aces, and the Spitfire pilots of 19 Squadron return from yet another encounter with Goering's much-vaunted Luftwaffe.