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Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (deceased)
Desmond Frederick Burt Sheen was born in Sydney, Australia, on October 2 1917. After school, he received a cadetship in the Royal Australian Air Force and in 1937 sailed for Britain, where he was granted a short service commission in the RAF and was posted to No 72 Squadron. During the Battle of Britain, Desmond got his first victories and was shot down twice during the Battle of Britain, in the course of which he accounted for three enemy aircraft destroyed, one shared, two probably destroyed and two damaged. By the summer of 1940, Sheen, was serving as a Spitfire pilot with No 72 Squadron, based at Acklington, Northumberland. Although well to the north of the main area of the Battle of Britain, on August 15 the squadron was heavily engaged with the enemy. Flying from Denmark and Norway, a Luftwaffe force of more than 60 bombers with a 34-strong fighter escort was making for the RAF's fighter bases in north-east England. With two other Spitfire squadrons, No 72 raced to intercept them. In the ensuing action, beyond the Farne Islands, Sheen accounted for two Me 110 fighters, one of which almost did for him.
Des Sheen signing the print - Fighting Lady - by Graeme Lothian. |
Items Signed by Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (deceased) |
| Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian (B) Price : £480.00 | A solo Spitfire on patrol off the coast of Dover during the Battle of Britain....... | |
| Bitter Engagement by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | Just after midday on 27 September 1940 one of the bitterest engagements of the Battle of Britain took place in the skies over Kent when the Spitfires of 19 Squadron took on the Bf109s of JG54. In the huge dogfight that ensued, 19 Squadron claimed 8...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Fight for the Sky by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | All through the long hot summer of 1940 they crossed the Channel from stolen bases in northern France, coming in mighty swarms to deliver their deadly cargo. Bombers and dive-bombers, single-seat fighters and fast twin-engined attack aircraft, thei...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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...... |
| High in the Sunlit Silence by Michael Rondot (AP) SOLD OUT | A solo Spitfire flies high over the aerial battlefield of the Battle of Britain....... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| High in the Sunlit Silence by Michael Rondot (B) SOLD OUT | A solo Spitfire flies high over the aerial battlefield of the Battle of Britain....... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| After the Battle by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | RST0004B. After the Battle by Robert Taylor. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (deceased) |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
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. |
Squadrons for : Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (deceased) | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : UK Founded : 28th June 1917 Fate : Disbanded 12th November 1981 Basutoland Swift | No.72 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. |
Aircraft for : Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (deceased) | |||
A list of all aircraft associated with Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC* (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 : 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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