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Keith Woodcock
Keith's early work concentrated on magazine illustrations and book covers, and although he still undertakes this work from time to time, the vast majority of his current paintings are now specifically commissioned by service organisations and private clients. Keith is a former Chairman of the Guild of Aviation Artists, he also gives illustration lectures, critiques and workshops. |
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Looking for Trouble by Keith Woodcock. Lt. Col. Francis S. Gabby Gabreski's P-47 Thunderbolt. On May 22nd, Gabreski shot down three Fw190s over a Luftwaffe airfield in northwest Germany. He tied Johnson as the leading ace in the European Theater of Operations on June 27th, passing Eddie Rickenbacker's record from World War I in the process, and on July 5th 1944, became America's leading ace in the ETO, with his score of 28 destroyed matching the total at the time of confirmed victories of the Pacific Theatre's top American ace, Richard Bong. This total was never surpassed by any U.S. pilot fighting the Luftwaffe. |
Hawker Fury IIs of 41 Sqn RAF by Keith Woodcock. No text for this item |
E-Type at Tertre Rouge by Keith Woodcock. For the 1962 Le Mans 24 hour race, Jaguar prepared an E-Type for Briggs Cunningham. At the track, it transpired that Roy Salvadori was too tall for the Birdcage Maseratis he had planned to drive, he therefore partnered Briggs Cunningham in the E-Type to bring her home in a memorable 4th place overall, 3rd in class and 3rd in the GT category at an average speed of 107.9 mph. The painting depicts the E-Type leading a Ferrari through Tertre Rouge. |
North American F100 Super Sabre by Keith Woodcock. No text for this item |
Escort Service by Keith Woodcock. In the early morning sun, two North American P51D Mustangs of the 359 FS, 356 FG, take off from their base at Martlesham Heath to escort 8th Air force bombers on another daylight raid. |
Halifax - The Heavy Brigade by Keith Woodcock. Royal Air Force Handley Page Halifax bomber of RAF bomber command. |
Mosquitos by Keith Woodcock. On a cold winter' day with some snow covering the taxi ways on a RAF airfield, Royal Air Force ground crew engineers work on the engine of a Mosquito. A fitting tribute to the Mosquito fighter bomber and all the crews that flew in and also worked on this magnificent aircraft. |
Stirlings Ready by Keith Woodcock. Stirling bombers of 7th Squadron Bomber Command of the Royal Air Force made ready for their next mission by the squadron's ground crew. A fitting tribute to all the ground crews of Bomber Command. |
Shackletons by Keith Woodcock. No text for this item |
English Electric (BAC) Canberra by Keith Woodcock. No text for this item |
City of Lincoln by Keith Woodcock. (PC) Avro Lancaster City of Lincoln depicted as she appeared in 1995. |
Black Buck One by Keith Woodcock. The longest ever bombing mission, 30th April - 1st May 1982. Vulcan B2 XM607 of 44 sqn prepares to refuel from Victor K2 XH672 of 57 sqn on its return from bombing Port Stanley Airport on the Falkland |
On Finals for Christmas by Keith Woodcock. No text for this item |
Seven Days and Seven Nights by Keith Woodcock. In August 1952 at the Montlhery circuit on France a Jaguar XK120 registration LWK707 became the first car ever to average over 100 mph for a week. During this marathon event, three world records and five class records were broken. The team was managed by Desmond Scannell and Mortimer Morris-Goodall. The painting depicts Stirling Moss leaving the pits after a routine tyre change. |
Defence of the Reich by Keith Woodcock. The Me 262 was so fast that German pilots needed new tactics to attack Allied bombers. In the head-on attack, the closing speed of about 320 metres per second was too high for accurate shooting. Even from astern, the closing speed was too great to use the short-ranged 30 mm cannon to maximum effect. Therefore, a roller-coaster attack was devised. The 262s approached from astern and about 1,800 m higher (5,900 ft) than the bombers. From about 5 km behind (3.1 mi), they went into a shallow dive that took them through the escort fighters with little risk of interception. When they were about 1.5 km astern (0.93 mi) and 450 metres (1,480 ft) below the bombers, they pulled up sharply to reduce their excess speed. On levelling off, they were 1,000 m astern (1,100 yd) and overtaking the bombers at about 150 km/h (93 mph), well placed to attack them. Since the 30mm MK 108 cannon's short barrels and low muzzle velocity of 540 m/s (1,800 ft/s) rendered it inaccurate beyond 600 metres, coupled with the jet's velocity which required breaking off at 200 metres to avoid colliding with the target, Me262 pilots normally commenced firing at 500 metres. Turret gunners of Allied bomber aircraft found that their manned electrically powered gun turrets had problems tracking the jets. Target acquisition was difficult because the jets closed into firing range quickly and remained in firing position only briefly, using their standard attack profile, which proved more effective. In February 1944, the USAAF introduced the P-51 Mustang, a fighter capable of escorting the USAAF bombers to and from their targets. With new fighter tactics, the Eighth Air Force gained air supremacy over Nazi Germany by the spring of 1944 against the Luftwaffe. By the summer of 1944, the Luftwaffe was also suffering from chronic fuel shortages and a lack of trained pilots and it ceased to be an effective fighting force by 1945. By the end of the campaign, American forces claimed to have destroyed 35,783 enemy aircraft and the RAF claimed 21,622, for a total of 57,405 German aircraft claimed destroyed. The USAAF dropped 1.46 million tons of bombs on Axis-occupied Europe while the RAF dropped 1.31 million tons, for a total of 2.77 million tons, of which 51.1 percent was dropped on Germany. |
Short Sunderland Mk.V RN273 of 201 Sqn RAF by Keith Woodcock. No text for this item |
Return of the Dambuster by Keith Woodcock. A tribute to Flt Lt Mike Chatterton, pilot of Lancaster PA474 with the Battle of Britain flight 1988-1997, as he flies over the Derwent Dam in Derbyshire, recreating the training flights of the famous 617 Dambuster squadron in 1943 prior to their epic mission. |
Westland Sea King SAR.3 XZ585 of 202 Sqn RAF by Keith Woodcock. No text for this item |
Escort by Keith Woodcock. Royal Air Force Spitfires of No.616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron escort returning Bristol Blenheims of No.21 Squadron from a bombing mission over France. |
E-Type Victory Swansong by Keith Woodcock E-Type Victory Swansong shows the Group 44, Inc. Jaguar V-12 E-Type, driven by Bob Tullius breaking away from the Corvettes and the Porsches at Road Atlanta on the 2nd November 1975. Tullius went on to win the race convincingly to secure the SCCA National Drivers title having achieved 12 wins from 17 starts. |
The Last of the Many by Keith Woodcock. Hurricane PZ865 of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. |
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