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Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased)
Neville Duke flew Spitfires as wingman to Sailor Malan in 92 Squadron. In November 1941 he was posted to 112 Squadron in the Middle East. After a second tour in the Desert, he flew a third tour, with 145 Squadron in Italy. He was the top scoring Allied Ace in the Mediterranean with 28 victories. After the war, in 1953, he captured the World Air Speed record. He died 7th April 2007.
Neville Duke signing artwork of Graeme Lothian. |
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Items Signed by Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased) |
  | Clipped Signature - Neville Duke. Price : £65.00 | Flew Spitfires with No.92 Sqn in WW2 then became a test pilot with Hawker. He claimed the world air speed record in a Hawker Hunter in 1953, but was injured in a later forced landing. He wrote several books on aviation. He died in 2007. ...... | |
  | Winter of 41 by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £160.00 | With the Battle of Britain won, and the first chinks in Goerings armour exposed, RAF Fighter Command is at last able to carry the war to the enemy. It is the bittersweet winter of 41. Mk Vb Spitfires, having taken off as the first streaks of dawn ...... | |
| | Winter of 41 by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) Price : £200.00 | With the Battle of Britain won, and the first chinks in Goerings armour exposed, RAF Fighter Command is at last able to carry the war to the enemy. It is the bittersweet winter of 41. Mk Vb Spitfires, having taken off as the first streaks of dawn ...... | |
| | Winter of 41 by Nicolas Trudgian. (XX) SOLD OUT | With the Battle of Britain won, and the first chinks in Goerings armour exposed, RAF Fighter Command is at last able to carry the war to the enemy. It is the bittersweet winter of 41. Mk Vb Spitfires, having taken off as the first streaks of dawn ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Winter of 41 by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) Price : £130.00 | With the Battle of Britain won, and the first chinks in Goerings armour exposed, RAF Fighter Command is at last able to carry the war to the enemy. It is the bittersweet winter of 41. Mk Vb Spitfires, having taken off as the first streaks of dawn ...... |
  | A Time for Heroes by Robert Taylor (AP) Price : £395.00 | Royal Air Force and Royal Navy fighter aircrews flew combat throughout the six long years of World War Two. At the outbreak of war in 1939 four RAF Hurricane squadrons and two equipped with Gladiators went immediately to France where in short time N...... | |
| | A Time for Heroes by Robert Taylor (B) Price : £275.00 | Royal Air Force and Royal Navy fighter aircrews flew combat throughout the six long years of World War Two. At the outbreak of war in 1939 four RAF Hurricane squadrons and two equipped with Gladiators went immediately to France where in short time N...... | |
| | A Time for Heroes by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | Royal Air Force and Royal Navy fighter aircrews flew combat throughout the six long years of World War Two. At the outbreak of war in 1939 four RAF Hurricane squadrons and two equipped with Gladiators went immediately to France where in short time N...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | First Light - Battle of Britain, July 1940 by Philip West. (AP) SOLD OUT | Another busy start to the day at Biggin Hill in the summer of 1940. The Battle of Britain is at its height and 92 Squadron Spitfires with Geoffrey Wellum in G for George, depart under early morning sunlight to engage a mass of incoming enemy aircraf...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | First Light by Gerald Coulson. Price : £160.00 | In Gerald Coulsons fine study First Light, Mk Vb Spitfires of 92 Squadron climb out of Biggin Hill at the outset of an early morning patrol on a cold winters morning in February 1941. Leaving the mist behind as the first beams of light streak across...... |
| | First Light by Gerald Coulson. (B) Price : £200.00 | In Gerald Coulsons fine study First Light, Mk Vb Spitfires of 92 Squadron climb out of Biggin Hill at the outset of an early morning patrol on a cold winters morning in February 1941. Leaving the mist behind as the first beams of light streak across...... | |
| | First Light by Gerald Coulson. (XX) SOLD OUT | In Gerald Coulsons fine study First Light, Mk Vb Spitfires of 92 Squadron climb out of Biggin Hill at the outset of an early morning patrol on a cold winters morning in February 1941. Leaving the mist behind as the first beams of light streak acros...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | First Light by Gerald Coulson. (Y) Price : £130.00 | In Gerald Coulsons fine study First Light, Mk Vb Spitfires of 92 Squadron climb out of Biggin Hill at the outset of an early morning patrol on a cold winters morning in February 1941. Leaving the mist behind as the first beams of light streak acros...... | |
  | Desert Sharks by Robert Taylor. Price : £110.00 | Robert captures precisely the arid heat, dust and smoke of desert warfare, conveying an air of impending conflict. Neville Duke in his 112 Sqn P40-D Kittyhawk....... | |
  | Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. Price : £220.00 | During the early part of World War II the coastline of Britain was constantly under threat, particularly the busy shipping lanes of the North Sea. As well as carrying out bombing raids on strategic coastal targets and ports such as Luftflotte 5s att...... |
| | Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. (Y) Price : £200.00 | During the early part of World War II the coastline of Britain was constantly under threat, particularly the busy shipping lanes of the North Sea. As well as carrying out bombing raids on strategic coastal targets and ports such as Luftflotte 5s at...... | |
  | First Flight by Gerald Coulson. Price : £120.00 | On July 21st 1951 WB188, the Hawker PIO67 Prototype, made its first flight from Boscombe Down, flown by Hawker Chief Test Pilot and WWII fighter ace, Squadron leader Neville Duke DSO, OBE, DFC**, AFC. This historic aircraft went on to become the Hunt...... | |
| | First Flight by Gerald Coulson. (AP) SOLD OUT | On July 21st 1951 WB188, the Hawker PIO67 Prototype, made its first flight from Boscombe Down, flown by Hawker Chief Test Pilot and WWII fighter ace, Squadron leader Neville Duke DSO, OBE, DFC**, AFC. This historic aircraft went on to become the Hunt...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | First Flight by Gerald Coulson. (B) Price : £225.00 | On July 21st 1951 WB188, the Hawker PIO67 Prototype, made its first flight from Boscombe Down, flown by Hawker Chief Test Pilot and WWII fighter ace, Squadron leader Neville Duke DSO, OBE, DFC**, AFC. This historic aircraft went on to become the Hun...... | |
  | Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £170.00 | The air war fought in the skies above the inhospitable wastelands of the North African desert were among the most hotly contested of the war. The outcome of the bitter land war raging below largely depended upon who controlled the air space above, a...... |
| | Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Price : £240.00 | The air war fought in the skies above the inhospitable wastelands of the North African desert were among the most hotly contested of the war. The outcome of the bitter land war raging below largely depended upon who controlled the air space above, a...... | |
| | Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £200.00 | The air war fought in the skies above the inhospitable wastelands of the North African desert were among the most hotly contested of the war. The outcome of the bitter land war raging below largely depended upon who controlled the air space above, a...... | |
| | Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian. (XX) Price : £155.00 | The air war fought in the skies above the inhospitable wastelands of the North African desert were among the most hotly contested of the war. The outcome of the bitter land war raging below largely depended upon who controlled the air space above, a...... | |
| | Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) Price : £150.00 | The air war fought in the skies above the inhospitable wastelands of the North African desert were among the most hotly contested of the war. The outcome of the bitter land war raging below largely depended upon who controlled the air space above, a...... | |
  | After the Battle by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | RST0004. After the Battle by Robert Taylor. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | After the Battle by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | RST0004B. After the Battle by Robert Taylor. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Wings of Glory by Robert Taylor. Price : £210.00 | Robert Taylors spellbinding painting, Wings of Glory, paying tribute to Mitchells immortal fighter, features the MkX1X Spitfire of the RAFs Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Powered by the Rolls-Royce Griffin engine providing maximum speed of 450mph...... | |
| | Wings of Glory by Robert Taylor (B) Price : £235.00 | Robert Taylors spellbinding painting, Wings of Glory, paying tribute to Mitchells immortal fighter, features the MkX1X Spitfire of the RAFs Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Powered by the Rolls-Royce Griffin engine providing maximum speed of 450mph...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased) |
   | Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Aviation Print Pack. Pack Price : £270.00 Saving : £235 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Jaws of Victory by Ivan Berryman. Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian. Duel in the Desert by Nicolas Trudgian. Over Grand Harbour by Anthony Saunders. (B) | |
   | Gerald Coulson Trade Discount Spitfire Pint Pack. Pack Price : £470.00 Saving : £484 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Dawn Sortie by Gerald Coulson. First Light by Gerald Coulson. Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. Scramble by Gerald Coulson. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
    | Huge Discount Spitfire Aviation Pack of Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £425.00 Saving : £374 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Wings of Glory by Robert Taylor (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. Return of the Heroes by Ivan Berryman. In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Spitfire Aviation Print Pack. Pack Price : £290.00 Saving : £134 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Wings of Glory by Robert Taylor (B) Return of the Heroes by Ivan Berryman. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Spitfire Aviation Print by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £290.00 Saving : £159 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Wings of Glory by Robert Taylor (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. |
 | RAF Fighter Command Spitfire Prints. Pack Price : £310.00 Saving : £164 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Battle of Britain, Manston, 12th August 1940 by Gerald Coulson. Winter of 41 by Nicolas Trudgian. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Spitfire Aviation Art Prints. Pack Price : £270.00 Saving : £184 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Dawn Sortie by Gerald Coulson. First Light by Gerald Coulson. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Battle of Britain Spitfire Prints Pack Price : £380.00 Saving : £154 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Dawn Sortie by Gerald Coulson. Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | RAF Spitfire Fighter Aviation Art. Pack Price : £340.00 Saving : £184 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : First Light by Gerald Coulson. Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Billy Drake Signed Kittyhawk Aircraft Art Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Anthony Saunders. Pack Price : £235.00 Saving : £95 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian. Over Grand Harbour by Anthony Saunders. (B) |
 | Supermarine Spitfire Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £240.00 Saving : £190 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Squadron Scramble by Robert Taylor Winter of 41 by Nicolas Trudgian. | |
 | Harbourne Stephen RAF Ace Signed Aviation Art by Graeme Lothian and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £280.00 Saving : £290 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian. (AP) Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. | |
 | Spitfire Print Pack by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £220.00 Saving : £150 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Winter of 41 by Nicolas Trudgian. Fighter Legend - Johnnie Johnson by Nicolas Trudgian. |
| Squadrons for : Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased) | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
| Squadron | Info | |
Country : UK Founded : 25th July 1917 Fate : Disbanded 1st July 1957 Swift in destruction | No.112 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 15th May 1918 Fate : Disbanded 15th October 1957 Polish Diu noctoque pugnamus - We fight by day and night | No.145 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 1st September 1917 Fate : Disbanded 1st October 1994 East India Aut pugna aut morere - Either fight or die | No.92 Sqn RAF 92 Squadron was formed in the First World War, as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps, on 1st September 1917. It flew Pups, Spads and SE5s during the war, becoming an RAF squadron on the formation of the RAF on 1st April 1918, before being disbanded on 7th August 1919. On the outbreak of hostilities of World War Two, 92 Sqn reformed on 10th October 1939, flying Blenheims before converting to Spitfires. It transferred to North Africa, and for some time flew as part of 244 Wing RAF. After the war, the squadron was disbanded on 30th December 1946. On 31st January 1947, the former 91 Squadron was redesignated 92 Squadron, flying the Meteor before re-equipping with the Sabre and then the Hunter. While flying the Hunter in 1960, the squadron was designated as the RAF's aerobatic squadron, with the name Blue Diamonds, a name the squadron carried on after tranferring to the Lightning. The squadron then re-equipped with Phantoms, before being disbanded on 1st July 1991. It was reformed from a rserve squadron on 23rd September 1992, and became No.92 (Reserve) Squadron, flying the Hawk aircraft before being disbanded once more on 1st October 1994. | |
| Aircraft for : Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased) | |||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased). A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
| Squadron | Info | ||
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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