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Squadron Leader Douglas G Clift (deceased) - Art prints and originals signed by Squadron Leader Douglas G Clift (deceased)

Squadron Leader Douglas G Clift (deceased)

Squadron Leader Douglas G Clift was born in 1919 and joined the RAF in January 1939. Douglas Clift arrived at 11 Group Pool, St Athan on 24 October 1939 and after converting to Hurricanes, he joined 79 Squadron at Biggin Hill on November 17. On 15 August 1940 Clift claimed a Bf 110 destroyed and on 30 August he shared in the destruction of a He 111. In July 1941 he was posted to the Central Flying School at Upavon for an instructor's course. Clift later volunteered for the Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (MSFU) and served with it until October 1942. He remained on flying duties for the rest of the war, finishing up in South-East Asia with the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF). After the war Clift served with 34 Squadron flying photo-reconnaissance Spitfires until its disbandment in August 1947. later he became a radar specialist, sadly Squadron Leader Douglas G Clift passed away on the 31st December 2008 aged 89.

Squadron Leader Douglas G Clift (deceased)

Items Signed by Squadron Leader Douglas G Clift (deceased)

 A scene played out daily by Fighter Command squadrons throughout the defining air battles fought in the summer of 1940. Mk I Hurricanes of 249 Squadron are seen returning to North Weald after heavy action over London during the culmination of the Ba......
At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack.
Price : £105.00
A scene played out daily by Fighter Command squadrons throughout the defining air battles fought in the summer of 1940. Mk I Hurricanes of 249 Squadron are seen returning to North Weald after heavy action over London during the culmination of the Ba......

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 A scene played out daily by Fighter Command squadrons throughout the defining air battles fought in the summer of 1940. Mk I Hurricanes of 249 Squadron are seen returning to North Weald after heavy action over London during the culmination of the Ba......
At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack. (AP)
Price : £160.00
A scene played out daily by Fighter Command squadrons throughout the defining air battles fought in the summer of 1940. Mk I Hurricanes of 249 Squadron are seen returning to North Weald after heavy action over London during the culmination of the Ba......

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  A scene played out daily by Fighter Command squadrons throughout the defining air battles fought in the summer of 1940. Mk I Hurricanes of 249 Squadron are seen returning to North Weald after heavy action over London during the culmination of the B......
At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack. (XX)
Price : £100.00
A scene played out daily by Fighter Command squadrons throughout the defining air battles fought in the summer of 1940. Mk I Hurricanes of 249 Squadron are seen returning to North Weald after heavy action over London during the culmination of the B......

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Trade Pack 627. Pack of best-selling Hawker Hurricane Prints.
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Saving : £418
Pack 627. Pack of our top selling Hawker Hurricane aviation prints, with Hurricane prints, bonus ocean liner prints and catalogues. ......

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Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian.
Hurricane MK11C Night Fighters by Barry Price.
Hurricanes - July 1940 by Barry Price.
Can Openers by David Pentland.
Merlin Roar by Anthony Saunders.
Night Reaper, 4th May 1942 by David Pentland.
At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack.
Titanic by Robert Barbour.
The Queen Elizabeth by Robert Barbour.
The Lusitania by Robert Barbour.
The Queen Elizabeth 2 Leaving New York by Robert Barbour.
Cranston Fine Arts Military Art Catalogue (Volume 6)
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Cranston Fine Arts Military Art Catalogue (Volume 8)

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Hurricane Pilot Signed Print Pack.
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Aviation Print Pack. ......

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At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack.
Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian.
Holding the Line - The Battle of Britain by Nicolas Trudgian.
Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian.
Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F)

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Battle of Britain Signature Print Pack.
Pack Price : £360.00
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Aviation Print Pack. ......

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At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack.
Close Encounter by Ivan Berryman. (H)
In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (F)
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.
Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F)
Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman.

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Pack 242. Two WW2 Spitfire and Hurricane aviation art prints by Simon Atack.
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Aviation Print Pack. ......

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At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack.
Into the Blue by Simon Atack.

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Pack 245. Pack of two WW2 RAF Hurricane fighter aircraft prints by Simon Atack and Graeme Lothian.
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Aviation Print Pack. ......

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At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack.
Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian.

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RAF Hurricane Aviation Art Prints by Robert Taylor and Simon Atack.
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Undaunted by Odds by Robert Taylor.
At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack.

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Tom Dalton Morgan - Clipped Signature and Print Pack.
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Clipped Signature and Print Pack. ......

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At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack.
Clipped Signature - Tom Dalton Morgan.

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Squadrons for : Squadron Leader Douglas G Clift (deceased)
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Squadron Leader Douglas G Clift (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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No.34 Sqn RAF


Country : UK
Founded : 12th January 1916
Fate : Disbanded 31st December 1967

Lupus vult, lupus volat - Wolf wishes, wolf flies

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No.34 Sqn RAF

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No.79 Sqn RAF


Country : UK
Founded : 1st August 1917
Fate : Disbanded (renumbered) 1st January 1962
Madras Presidency

Nil nobis obstare potest - Nothing can stop us

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No.79 Sqn RAF

Formed at Gosport on the 1st of August 1917, No.79 Squadron was moved to France in December 1917 and equipped with Dolphins which carried out fighter patrols and ground attack missions until the end of the war. After the Armistice 79 Squadron was stationed in Germany as part of the occupation forces, and on the 15 of July 1919, the squadron was disbanded.

79 Squadron was reformed on 22nd March 1937 at Biggin Hill, being formed from B Flight of No.32 Squadron. Initially the squadron was equipped with Gauntlets until the end of 1938 when they were replaced with Hawker Hurricanes. When World War Two broke out, 79 Squadrons role was to fly defensive patrols until May 1940 when 79 Squadron was sent to France for only a short period of 10 days. The Squadron took part in the Battle of Britain and after the Battle of Britain the squadron moved to South Wales until the end of 1941. 79 Squadron was sent to the Far East on 4th March 1942 arriving in India on 20th June. Between May 1944, and September 1944 No.79 was withdrawn from active service to be re-equipped with Thunderbolts and after the war the squadron was disbanded on 30th December 1945.

No.79 was reformed for a ten year period on 15th November 1951 at Gutersloh initially flying the Meteor jet fighter but being re-equipped with the new Swift and being used in the role of a fighter-reconnaissance unit. On the 1st of January No.79 squadron was renumbered 4 Squadron.
Aircraft for : Squadron Leader Douglas G Clift (deceased)
A list of all aircraft associated with Squadron Leader Douglas G Clift (deceased). A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
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Hurricane




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Manufacturer : Hawker
Production Began : 1936
Number Built : 14533

Hurricane

Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built.

Spitfire




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Manufacturer : Supermarine
Production Began : 1936
Retired : 1948
Number Built : 20351

Spitfire

Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954.

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