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Roy Cross
Aviaiton and marine artist Roy Cross, probabaly best known for his superb series of illustrations for the Airfix model kit boxes. Roy Cross was born in 1924 in Southwark, London. Primarily self-taught, Cross studied briefly at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts and at St. Martin's School of Fine Arts in London. During World War Two Roy Cross worked as a technical illustrator for training manuals in an aircraft factory. After the war Roy Cross worked as a commercial artist and in the 1960's started illustrating for Airfix his first picture being the Dornier DO-217 aircraft kit. He worked for 10 years with the company until 1974 when he produced his last illustration for the Prinz Eugen kit box. He subsequently lived in the United States. |
Roy Cross Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings |
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Aurelia at Camden Maine by Roy Cross. No text for this item |
Challenge Leaving New York in the 1850s by Roy Cross. No text for this item |
New Orleans by Roy Cross. No text for this item |
Ocean Monarch Leaving New York by Roy Cross. No text for this item |
Curtiss Tomahawks by Roy Cross. Curtiss Tomahawks of No.414 Sqn RAF supplied from the United States under the lend-lease program. |
McKay Clipper Anglo-American by Roy Cross. No text for this item |
Great Catalina Take-Off by Roy Cross. No text for this item |
The Other Few by Roy Cross. A pair of 238 Squadron Hawker Hurricane fighters at the height of the Battle of Britain patrol the southern counties. The Hurricane is sometimes overlooked for its important role in the Battle of Britain. During the Battle 238 Squadron losses would be 17, the third highest for Royal Air Force squadrons which participated in the Battle of Britain. |
Spitfire - The Last and the First by Roy Cross. Two Spitfires - the world's most famous fighter aeroplane and the mosy outstanding success of British wartime aviation. The whole production lifespan is encapsulated in this image. The prototype machine K5054, built in 1936 is seen flying behind the final Mk24 of 1946. From the first flight in March 1936, it took over two years before the first RAF squadr (No.19) was equipped with the production Mk.I version in August 1938, and by June 1940 there were only nineteen Spitfire squadrons. They formed a significant part of the force that fought and won the Battle of Britain against the Luftwaffe. |
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