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Vivian Snell (deceased)
Battle of Britain Hurricane pilot with No.501 Sqn. Shot down over Cranbrook on 25th October 1940 while flying Hurricane P2903, bailing out uninjured. During his service life Vivian flew the Fairy Battle with 103 Squadron, later flying the Hawker Hurricane with 151 and 501(F) Squadrons during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Vivian shot down a Bf109E on the 25th October 1940 and was then shot down himself while piloting Hurricane Mk.I serial N2438. After having minor wounds attended to he returned to his squadron and flew through the rest of the Battle of Britain. In 1941 he was flying the American built Douglas DB7 Havoc night fighter with number 85(F) Squadron. He commanded his own Mosquito Squadron towards the end of the War. Vivian was released from the RAF in 1946 with the rank of Wing Commander. He died on 21st February 2010.
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Items Signed by Vivian Snell (deceased) |
| Clipped Signature - Vivian Snell. Price : £55.00 | Flew Fairey Battles with No.103 Sqn and Hurricanes with No.151 Sqn and No.501 Sqn during the Battle of Britain, shooting down an Me109. He later flew Havocs with No.85 Sqn and also flew the Mosquito. He died in 2010. ...... | |
| September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £490.00 | Spitfires pass above a downed Me110 as they return to base at Biggin Hill in September 1940, the most intense and crucial phase of the Battle of Britain. ...... | |
| September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) Price : £400.00 | Spitfires pass above a downed Me110 as they return to base at Biggin Hill in September 1940, the most intense and crucial phase of the Battle of Britain. ...... | |
| Late Arrival by Robert Taylor. Price : £110.00 | A lone Hurricane of 87 Squadron returns to base at Exeter, at the end of a grueling day of combat during late August 1940. ...... | |
| Ramrod by Robert Taylor (B) Price : £150.00 | During operation Ramrod 792 on April 25, 1944, leading his Spitfire wing, Johnnie Johnson had a long-running combat with an FW190. Robert Taylor shows the last moments of the duel which ended in victory for the Allied Air Forces leading fighter Ace....... |
| Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) SOLD OUT | Released on the 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain a new limited edition to commemorate Churchills famous few. Stalwart of the Battle of Britain, the Hawker Hurricane equipped the majority of the RAF squadrons that defended Britain during tha...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £150.00 | Released on the 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain a new limited edition to commemorate Churchills famous few. Stalwart of the Battle of Britain, the Hawker Hurricane equipped the majority of the RAF squadrons that defended Britain during tha...... | |
| Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) Price : £300.00 | Released on the 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain a new limited edition to commemorate Churchills famous few. Stalwart of the Battle of Britain, the Hawker Hurricane equipped the majority of the RAF squadrons that defended Britain during tha...... | |
| Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (XX) Price : £135.00 | Released on the 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain a new limited edition to commemorate Churchills famous few. Stalwart of the Battle of Britain, the Hawker Hurricane equipped the majority of the RAF squadrons that defended Britain during tha...... | |
| Tangmere Hurricanes by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) SOLD OUT | MK1 Hurricanes of No. 601 Squadron refueled and rearmed, climb to rejoin the battle during the summer of 1940. As the great air battle rages high above, life goes in the countryside as a Southern Railway train pulls out of a local village station, c...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £500.00 | Situated on the south eastern tip of Kent, RAF Hawkinge was the most forward airfield in Fighter Command. It was not surprising therefore that when Reichmarshal Goering began his fierce attacks on airfields - part of his softening up campaign in pr...... | |
| Moonlight Hunter by Gerald Coulson. Price : £70.00 | ...... | |
| Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian. (APB) Price : £480.00 | Each of the 20 artist proof remarques features a hand-drawn remarque of a famous WW2 RAF fighter pilot alongside the signatures....... | |
| Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian. (APC) Price : £480.00 | Each of the 20 artist proof remarques features a hand-drawn remarque of a famous WW2 RAF fighter pilot alongside the signatures....... | |
| Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian. (APD) Price : £320.00 | Each of the 20 artist proof remarques features a hand-drawn remarque of a famous WW2 RAF fighter pilot alongside the signatures....... |
| Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian. (APE) Price : £480.00 | Each of the 20 artist proof remarques features a hand-drawn remarque of a famous WW2 RAF fighter pilot alongside the signatures....... | |
| Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian. (APF) Price : £480.00 | Each of the 20 artist proof remarques features a hand-drawn remarque of a famous WW2 RAF fighter pilot alongside the signatures....... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Vivian Snell (deceased) |
| Trudgian RAF Fighter Print Pack. Pack Price : £1040.00 Saving : £724 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Victory Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Nicolas Trudgian Trade Price Spitfire Pack. Pack Price : £1550.00 Saving : £899 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Victory Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian. Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. Normandy Fighter Sweep by Nicolas Trudgian. Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Pack 717. Pack of two Spitfire prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £585.00 Saving : £344 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Hurricane Prints. Pack Price : £420.00 Saving : £385 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Moonlight Hunter by Gerald Coulson. Hurricanes Over the Needles by Graeme Lothian (B) Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian. (D) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
| WW2 Hawker Hurricane Aircraft Prints. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £250 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. Can Openers by David Pentland. (D) Moonlight Hunter by Gerald Coulson. Night Reaper, 4th May 1942 by David Pentland. (E) |
| WW2 Battle of Britain Hawker Hurricane Aviation Prints. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £405 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. Return From Combat by Simon Smith. Moonlight Hunter by Gerald Coulson. High Patrol by Ivan Berryman. Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Hurricane Aircraft Prints. Pack Price : £400.00 Saving : £340 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. Close Combat by Ivan Berryman. Moonlight Hunter by Gerald Coulson. Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. High Patrol by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Battle of Britain Aviation Art Prints. Pack Price : £650.00 Saving : £379 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Battle of Britain Spitfire Prints. Pack Price : £680.00 Saving : £349 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Battle of Britain Aviation Prints. Pack Price : £580.00 Saving : £384 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Battle of Britain, Manston, 12th August 1940 by Gerald Coulson. Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. |
| Spitfire Battle of Britain Aviation Art. Pack Price : £540.00 Saving : £324 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Battle of Britain, Manston, 12th August 1940 by Gerald Coulson. September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| 501 Sqn Hurricane Prints Pack Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £130 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Ground Force by Ivan Berryman. (D) Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
| 501 and 253 Squadron Hurricane Prints Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £130 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Ground Force by Ivan Berryman. (B) Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
| Battle of Britain Hurricane and Spitfire Aviation Prints. Pack Price : £340.00 Saving : £134 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Fear Nothing by Anthony Saunders. Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Nicolas Trudgian Battle of Britain Print Pack With THREE FREE PRINTS! Pack Price : £540.00 Saving : £344 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. High Patrol by Ivan Berryman. (E) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. |
| Special Sale Pack of 5 Prints - 4 FREE! Pack Price : £500.00 Saving : £280 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (F) LCT 312 by Ivan Berryman. (D) Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (D) Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman. | |
Pack 573. Pack of two WW2 Spitfire combat prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £180 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian Ramrod by Robert Taylor (B) | ||
Robert Taylor Spitfire Aviation Prints Pack. Pack : SOLD OUT | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : First of Many by Robert Taylor. Front Line Hurricanes by Robert Taylor. | NOT AVAILABLE | |
Rare Spitfire Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £880.00 Saving : £420 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) | ||
Battle of Britain Pilot Signed Prints. Pack Price : £540.00 Saving : £360 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (J) |
Pilot Signed Spitfire Prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £575.00 Saving : £345 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Squadron Scramble by Robert Taylor Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) | ||
Hawker Hurricane Night Fighter Prints by Gerald Coulson and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £100.00 Saving : £70 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Moonlight Hunter by Gerald Coulson. Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. | ||
Hawker Hurricane Aviation Art Prints by David Pentland and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £165.00 Saving : £75 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Night Reaper, 4th May 1942 by David Pentland. (H) Moonlight Hunter by Gerald Coulson. | ||
RAF Hurricane Night Fighter Aviation Prints by David Pentland and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £115.00 Saving : £85 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Night Reaper, 4th May 1942 by David Pentland. Moonlight Hunter by Gerald Coulson. | ||
Spitfire Aviation Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £560.00 Saving : £200 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Fighter Legend - Johnnie Johnson by Nicolas Trudgian. |
Hurricane and Spitfire Aviation Print Pack by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £110 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Fighter Legend - Johnnie Johnson by Nicolas Trudgian. |
Squadrons for : Vivian Snell (deceased) | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Vivian Snell (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
Squadron | Info | |
Country : UK Founded : 1st September 1917 Fate : Disbanded 31st July 1975 Nili me tangere - Touch me not | No.103 Sqn RAF No 103 Squadron RFC was formed on 1st September 1917, at Beaulieu, Hampshire and in 1918 was employed on day-bombing and reconnaissance missions on the Western Front flying DH9 aircraft. 103 Squadron was disbanded in 1919. In August 1936, as No.103 (Bomber) Squadron, was reformed and flew Hawker Hinds. With the outbreak of World War Two, 103 Squadron were equipped with Fairey Battles and given the role of short-range day-and night-bombing attacks. Their first misison was on the 10th of May 1940 : 4 Fairey Battles were sent to bomb German troops advancing through Luxembourg. From the four aircraft, three were lost. Their other missions included bombing the Meuse bridges and the invasion ports. The squadorn would later be re-equipped with heavier bombers with longer-range - the Wellington bomber (Oct 1940-Jul 1942) followed by Halifaxes (Jul 1942-Oct 1942) and finally Lancasters. In August 1943, it contributed 24 Lancasters to the force of 600-odd Bomber Command heavies which was sent to make the first-ever raid to Peenemunde to bomb the German V-weapons experimental station. The most distinguished Lancaster of them all, Lancaster III ED888 M2 (Mike Squared), was flown by 103 Squadron flying initially 66 missions before being transferred to 576 Squadron where it flew another 65 missions before returning back to 103 squadron to fly a further 9 missions plus, logging a total of 140 missions and totalling 974 operational hours. The aircraft made its first operational sortie - to Dortmund on 4/5th May 1943, This was a Bomber Command record but the aircraft Mike Squared was not saved from the scrap yard to be preserved and was finally scrapped in 1947. 103 Squadorns last bombing mission was on 25th April 1945 when 16 Lancasters bombed SS barracks at Berchtesgaden, but still had a roll to play as on 7th May 1945 : 19 Lancasters from the squadron dropped supplies to Dutch at Rotterdam. | |
Country : UK Founded : 12th June 1918 Fate : Disbanded September 1992 Foy pour devoir - Fidelity unto duty | No.151 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 14th June 1929 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 County of Gloucester, City of Bristol (Auxiliary) Nil time - Fear nothing | No.501 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 1st August 1917 Fate : Disbanded 19th December 1975 Noctu diuque venamur - We hunt by day and night | No.85 Sqn RAF No. 85 Squadron was formed on the 1st of August 1917 at Uphaven. Shortly afterwards the squadron moved to Mousehold Heath nea Norwich under the command of Major R A Archer. The squadron transferred to Hounslow in November 1917 and in March 1918 received its new commander Major William Avery Bishop VC, DSO, MC. On 1st April 1918 No.85 Squadron was transferred into the new Royal Air Force and went to France in May1918 flying the Sopwith Dolphin and later SE5A's. 85 Squadron duties were fighter patrols and ground attack sorties over the western front until the end of the war. On 21st June 1918 Major Edward Mannock DSO MC became commanding officer. On the 26th July 1918 during a patrol with Lt DC Inglis over the front line Major Mannock failed to return and on the 18th of July 1919 Major Mannock was awarded a posthumous VC. No. 85 Squadron had 99 victories during their stint on the western front, returning to the UK in February 1919, and being disbanded on the 3rd of July 1919. 85 Squadron was reformed on June 1st, 1938, as part of A Flight of 87 Squadron based at RAF Debden commanded by Flight Lieutenant D E Turner. The squadron started training on the Gloster Gladiator until the 4th of September when Hawker Hurricanes were supplied. On the outbreak of World War Two the squadron moved to Boos as part of the Air Component of the BEF 60th Fighter Wing, and their Hurricanes were given the role to support the squadrons of Bristol Blenheims and Fairey Battles. By 1st November 85 Squadron's Hurricanes were moved to Lille Seclin. 85 Squadron scored its first victory of World War Two when Flight Lieutenant R.H.A. Lee attacked an He111 which crashed into the Channel, exploding on impact while on patrol over the Boulogne area. In May 1940, during the German advance, 85 Squadron were in combat constantly and over an 11 day period the squadron confirmed 90 enemy kills. When their operating airfields were overun the squadron's last remaining three Hurricanes returned to England. The squadron lost 17 pilots (two killed, six wounded and nine missing). During the Battle of Britian the squadron took part in the conflict over southern England and in October the Squadron moved to Yorkshire and were given the new role of night fighter patrols. 85 Squadron continued in the night fighter role for most of the war, with only a brief period as bomber support as part of 100 group. |
Aircraft for : Vivian Snell (deceased) | |||
A list of all aircraft associated with Vivian Snell (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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Manufacturer : Douglas | Havoc A-20 | ||
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. |
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