Nicolas Trudgian range of Sopwith Camel aircraft aviation
signed art prints. This site is dedicated to the artwork of Aviation
artist Nicolas Trudgian. Including the full range of Aviation prints
published by the Military Gallery which Cranston Fine Arts have purchased the
last remaining prints. Which include many rare items. many of Nicolas
Trudgian prints have been signed by Many of the Top Fighter and Bomber Pilots
of World war two over the pats Decade. and many of these great Pilots are no
longer with us. This could be the last chance to own a piece of history which
will soon be no longer available except on the more expensive secondary
market.
SOPWITH CAMEL: was the most successful fighter of World
War one. Claiming almost 3,000 air victories. The prototype of the
Sopwith camel first flew in December 1916, and its first combat mission
began in June 1917. joined 4 squadron RNAS based near Dunkirk. The first
Royal Flying Corp squadron to receive the aircraft was no. 70 squadron.
The Sopwith camel was the first designed fighter to have two forward
firing machine guns. Its design gave it amazing maneuverability
and aerobatic qualities.
and was perfectly suited for aerial dog fighting. Squadron after
squadron was re equipped with the camel and by the end of February 1918 13
squadrons were fully operational with the aircraft along the western
front. Also used on the Italian Front with 3 squadrons
equipped. This figure increased with a total of 19 squadrons equipped on
the western front by August 1918. This included two squadrons
no. 151 and 152 for night fighter duties. in June 1918. There
was also a naval version of the Sopwith camel. the 2F.1s which gradually
replaced the Sopwith Pup and other naval aircraft. The Naval version
most memorable fete was done by Lt S D Culley who took off from a towed
wood platform and destroyed the Zeppelin L.53 on the 10tyh August 1918.
also on the 18th July six aircraft took off from the forward deck of HMS
Furious to bomb the Zeppelin base at Tondern which they successfully
did destroying two Zeppelins L.54 and L.60. This was the first time
carrier borne aircraft had destroyed a land base installation. In
total 5597 F.1s and 317 2F.1s were ordered but there may have been
200 less built.
Performance. speed: 113mph at
10,000 feet. service ceiling 19,000 feet. Armament:
two fixed forward firing Vickers .303 machine Guns. or one .303
forward firing and one .303 Lewis Gun
Richthofens Flying Circus by Nicolas Trudgian.
Nicolas Trudgians dramatic painting recreates a scene near Cambrai, Northern France on the morning of March 18, 1918. Aware of a build-up of forces for a massive German offensive, many RFC squadrons attacked the German positions at very low altitude. Responding with as many squadrons as they could muster, including Richthofens JG1 wing, there followed one of the largest dog-fights of the entire First World War. Seen in the foreground are a Fokker Triplane and an Albatros, having winged a Sopwith Camel from 54 Squadron, as another Camel, and a Bristol fighter of 11 Squadron RFC turn to engage the German fighters.
Item Code : DHM2029
Richthofens Flying Circus by Nicolas Trudgian. - Editions Available
The dramatic scene depicts an aerial dog-fight between Sopwith Camels and SE5A fighters of the Royal Flying Corps, and the bright red planes of Baron von Richthofens JG1 fighter wing. High over Northern France, the highly manoeuvrable fighters wheel and turn in the cauldron of close aerial combat, the artist bringing alive that evocative era when aerial combat first began.
Item Code : DHM2444
Knights of the Sky by Nicolas Trudgian - Editions Available
David Dipnals evocative images of the restful idyllic scenes of southern England are well known, epitomising, as they have for years, all that is endearing about traditional English landscapes. His well known images of his beautiful and fertile homeland are a world away from Australia, where he now spends most of his time. In the last decade, David Dipnall estimates that he has travelled nearly 2 million miles, continuing to maintain a busy work schedule of exhibitions and regularly commuting between England and Australia. His originals are highly sought after, and over fifty of his images have been published as limited edition prints, many of which have sold out. Always a traveller, he believes in the philosophy that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and his beautifully detailed traditional English landscapes are definitely painted from the heart.
Spotlight on Landscape Artists
A newly available selection of superb landscape art from some of the best known landscape artists around.
We have now added to a website a large selection of landscape art prints by artists including Bill Makinson, David Dipnall and Rex Preston, in addition to our existing stocks of superb Gerlad Coulson landscape prints. These can be found at our website or see the artists own pages by clicking the images below
