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Guardian of the Convoy by Nicolas Trudgian. 2 editions. One edition features 4 additional signatures. £45.00 - £170.00

Lancaster Legend by Philip West. One of 2 editions available. Both editions feature 11 additional signatures. £90.00

Salute the Few by Anthony Saunders. (APB) 4 editions. 2 of the 4 editions feature up to 2 additional signatures. £60.00 - £500.00

Freedom Fighter by Adrian Rigby. One edition. £38.00

Moonlight by Gerald Coulson. 4 editions. All 4 editions feature an additional signature. £80.00 - £150.00

Dawn of a Legend by Stephen Brown. 2 editions. Both editions feature up to 2 additional signatures. £95.00 - £120.00

Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. 5 editions. All 5 editions feature up to 20 additional signature(s). £80.00 - £625.00

The New Knights by David Pentland. (P) One edition. The edition features 2 additional signature(s). £500.00

Typhoon Country by Nicolas Trudgian. 3 editions. All 3 editions feature up to 2 additional signature(s). £70.00 - £100.00

Spitfire Mk.IX - No.441 Sqn RCAF by Graeme Lothian. (P) One edition. The edition features an additional signature. £320.00

Attack on the Scharnhorst by Ivan Berryman. 4 of 5 editions available. The one edition featuring an additional signature is available. £9.00 - £200.00

Not This Time by Ivan Berryman. 5 of 6 editions available. All 3 editions featuring up to 3 additional signatures are available. £2.90 - £370.00

Spitfires of No.54 squadron during the Battle of Britain by Graeme Lothian. (P) One edition. The edition features 2 additional signature(s). £400.00

Into the Schwarm by Ivan Berryman. 4 editions. All 4 editions feature up to 3 additional signature(s). £60.00 - £400.00

Shackletons by Geoff Lea. One edition. £35.00

Combat Over Normandy by Graeme Lothian. One edition. The edition features 3 additional signature(s). £160.00

Night of Defiance by Ivan Berryman. 8 editions. 3 of the 8 editions feature up to 3 additional signatures. £2.90 - £700.00

Kittyhawks of No.112 Squadron by Graeme Lothian. 8 editions. £48.00 - £2000.00

Winter Combat by Richard Taylor. 4 editions. All 4 editions feature up to 3 additional signature(s). £85.00 - £625.00

In the Lap of the Gods by Ivan Berryman. 6 of 7 editions available. £2.90 - £450.00

Fear Nothing by Anthony Saunders. 3 editions. All 3 editions feature up to 2 additional signature(s). £95.00 - £300.00

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Guardian of the Convoy by Nicolas Trudgian. A limited edition print issued in part to raise funds for The Maritime Air Trust project 'Constant Endeavour'. A commemorative tribute to be erected in Westminster Abbey to all who served in RAF Coastal Command and their successors, together with the overseas squadrons and those from the Commonwealth and Allied Air Forces.

Lancaster Legend by Philip West. After another long, dangerous mission this Lancaster is limping home flak damaged, past the windmill at Cley-next-the-Sea.

Salute the Few by Anthony Saunders. (APB) A poignant scene from the Battle of Britain, as a pair of battle weary Hurricanes return from a mission, young children play in the afternoon sun.

Freedom Fighter by Adrian Rigby. Royal Air Force Spitfire of 222 Squadron shown at the time of the Battle of Britain. These markings are also used on the Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

Moonlight by Gerald Coulson. Flying secret agents in and out of occupied France, transporting arms and radio equipment to the Resistance, and collecting downed airmen from behind enemy lines, was one of the most hazardous flying operations of World War II. These cloak and dagger sorties, always conducted at night by the light of the moon, required a cool head and inordinate flying and navigational skills - a duty performed courageously by the pilots of RAF Special Duty Squadrons. Due to their clandestine nature, the true magnitude of their operations only became fully appreciated when the war was over.

Dawn of a Legend by Stephen Brown. In what became a familiar sight over East Anglia during World War II, RAF de Havilland Mosquitoes head out at low level towards the North Sea. These aircraft are Mosquito B. Mk IVs of No 2 Group, 105 Squadron operating from Horsham St. Faith in the summer of 1942. Also known as The Wooden Wonder or Timber Terror, the Mosquito was a twin-engine aircraft with the pilot and navigator sitting side by side. Its plywood structure gave the Mosquito exceptional speed, ability and durability.

Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. On 14th June 1940, the first German jackboots were heard on the streets of Paris. Within days France signed an armistice and Hitler could now turn his avaricious eyes north and across the grey waters of the Channel. The island of Britain stood alone and, faced with the threat of imminent invasion, few gave her much chance of survival. Before the all-conquering Panzers could invade, Germany needed to gain air superiority and Goering boasted that his Luftwaffe 'would quickly sweep the RAF from the skies' - how wrong he would be. The Battle of Britain began on 10th July 1940 and for the next eight weeks most front-line squadrons were often flying four missions a day. Totally outnumbered by the Luftwaffe the RAF was close to breaking point by early September, with some units reduced to a handful of pilots and aircraft. Then on 7th September, an over-confident Goering made a fatal error. Believing the RAF destroyed, he changed tactics and the Luftwaffe began bombing civilian targets in London. It was the respite that Fighter Command needed and the tide of battle was turned. Against overwhelming and seemingly impossible odds, a replenished RAF repelled the Luftwaffe and by the end of October it was over. Richard Taylor's stunning painting depicts Mk1 Spitfires from 92 Squadron undertaking a defensive sweep along the Kent coastline against a dramatic backdrop of the white cliffs of Dover, at the height of the battle in September 1940.

The New Knights by David Pentland. (P) Spitfires of No.616 Squadron, September 1940. The aircraft nearest is K4330 QJ-G, the mount of Johnnie Johnson.

Typhoon Country by Nicolas Trudgian. A Typhoon of 181 Squadron flown by Flt Lt Roy Crane is shown attacking a German armoured column in th Falaise Gap in August 1944. Typhoons played a major role in destroying a large number of German armour and disrupting German movements during the battle of Falaise Gap.

Spitfire Mk.IX - No.441 Sqn RCAF by Graeme Lothian. (P) The Mk.IX Spitfire 9G-K of Flt Lt Frederick Wilson waits on the airfield with two other Spitfires from No.441 Squadron RCAF in May 1944.

Attack on the Scharnhorst by Ivan Berryman. Swordfish of 825 Sqn led by Lt-Cdr Esmonde begin their heroic attack on the battlescruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen as they make their way up the English Channel from Brest during Operation Cerberus on 12th February 1942. Although all the aircraft were lost and no significant damage was done to the German fleet, all the pilots were decorated for their bravery and Lt-Cdr Esmonde received the first Fleet Air Arm VC to be awarded, albeit posthumously. The painting depicts the first wave of Swordfish attacking the Scharnhorst with Gneisenau taking avoiding action in the distance. A German torpedo boat has turned to confront the attacking aircraft.

Not This Time by Ivan Berryman. Having arrived at the Eder dam, following the successful breaching of the Mohne on the night of 16th/17th May 1943, Wing Commander Guy Gibson put Flight Lieutenant D J Shannon, flying ED929G, to the task of making the first attack, but he had great difficulty achieving the correct height and approach and had to make a number of abortive runs before finally releasing his Upkeep bomb. AJ-L is shown here making his penultimate pass over the Eder wall, his mine still attached. This dam was eventually breached by Pilot Officer Les Knight, flying ED912(G) whose perfectly placed mine caused a massive breach in the south end of the dam.

Spitfires of No.54 squadron during the Battle of Britain by Graeme Lothian. (P) Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC* and other Spitfires of No.54 squadron during the Battle of Britain, attacking He111 bombers which are being escorted across the Channel by Me109 fighters

Into the Schwarm by Ivan Berryman. The lone Spitfire of Maurice Peter Brown of No.41 Sqn, single-handedly attacks a group of eight Me109s on 25th October 1940.

Shackletons by Geoff Lea. No text for this item

Combat Over Normandy by Graeme Lothian. Spitfires of R.C.A.F 144 Wing led by Wing Commander Johnson in combat with ME109s of JG3 over Arromanches, France June 1944.

Night of Defiance by Ivan Berryman. Boulton Paul Defiant of 151 Sqn, based at Wittering, attacking a Messerschmitt Me110. Following an exhausting summer during the Battle of Britain, 151 was designated a night fighter squadron and was equipped both with Hurricanes and Defiants. On the night of 15th January 1942, two Defiants succeeded in bringing down three German aircraft and further successes were recorded during enemy raids on Birmingham when a further nine kills were claimed.

Kittyhawks of No.112 Squadron by Graeme Lothian. P-40 Kittyhawks of No.112 Squadron, Medenine, April 1943. Aircraft GA-V (ground, nearest on right) is Kittyhawk Mk.III, FR440, which was later lost when damaged beyond repair after a belly landing.

Winter Combat by Richard Taylor. The Hurricane was the RAF's first fighter capable of flying at over 300mph and proved to be one of the most rugged fighters in the history of combat aviation. Hurricanes fought with distinction in the Battle of France and, during the Battle of Britain, shot down more enemy aircraft than its famous counterpart, the Spitfire. Richard Taylor's superb painting hints at the bitter fighting that lies ahead. A few months ago they had been fighting for their lives during the Battle of Britain but for now the snow-clad tranquility of an English winter brings a brief, but welcome, relief for the Mk.1 Hurricane pilots of 87 Squadron.

In the Lap of the Gods by Ivan Berryman. As part of Operation Noball on 28th February 1944, De Havilland Mosquito FB MkVI HP926 was severely damaged by flak over northern France, the explosion ripping away sections of the tailplane and rudder. Using all his skills and experience, F/O David Avery managed to wrestle the crippled aircraft back across the English Channel before he and his Navigator W/O Leslie Brodie baled out over southern England, having turned the aircraft back toward the sea, where it crashed harmlessly.

Fear Nothing by Anthony Saunders. The Battle of Britian - 28th August 1940. The Battle of Britain is at its height but the threat of invasion is still a deadly reality. As the country waited, grim and expectant, for Hitlers Operation Sealion to be put into action, Blenheims of 105 Squadron make another strike against German troop barges assembling in the northern French port of Boulogne. Overhead, escorting Hurricanes of 501 Squadron engage in a savage tussle with Me109s of JG3 as the Luftwaffe pilots attempt to disperse the attacking British bombers. During the encounter three Me109s of JG3 were shot down for no British loss.