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A new series of paintings and drawings depicting the events of one day in the wartime flying career of Flight Lieutenant Alex Thom DFC. On the 19th of August 1942, Alex Thom was to fly his Hurricane of No.87 Squadron over the English Channel to Dieppe to support the beach landings of troops. His Hurricane, carrying the code LK-M, was hit by ground fire and lost oil pressure. Thom managed to coax the aircraft back across the Channel and made a forced landing at the first airstrip he could get to, his battered Hurricane now out of action. He was ferried to 87 Squadron's own airfield in a Master aircraft and immediately got in another Hurricane. Setting off for Dieppe, this time in Hurricane LK-A, he managed to provide useful support for the troops on the ground. These pencil drawings by David Pentland, and the acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman, bring to life the recollections of Alexander Thom. Each of the pencil drawings is also personally signed by Alexander Thom.
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Alexander Thom DFC - A Day over Dieppe |
Alex Thom in Hurricane LK-M encounters ground fire while over the landing beaches at Dieppe.
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Alex Thom's damaged Hurricane finally crosses the south coast of England.
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A Master ferries Thom back to his own airfield where he will take Hurricane LK-A back to Dieppe.
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Now over Dieppe in Hurricane LK-A, Alex Thom harries a German column as they head to repel the Allied landings.
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