Billy Drake Signed Fighter Aircraft Print Pack.
DPK0258. Billy Drake Signed Fighter Aircraft Print Pack. Aviation Print Pack.
Items in this pack : Item #1 - Click to view individual item DHM1781. Height and Sun by Robert Taylor. If you had the height, you controlled the battle. If you came out of the sun, the enemy could not see you. If you held your fire until you were very close, you seldom missed. These three basic rules contributed to the prowess in aerial combat of some of the most successful fighter pilots in history and seldom were they more valuable than when outnumbered. Between July and October 1940 the brave young pilots of RAF Fighter Command were under intense pressure from the constant attacks of the Luftwaffe and the Hawker Hurricane was the machine of the Battle of Britain, accounting for 80 percent of Allied victories. In this painting, Hurricanes of 32 Sqn climb high into the morning sky, gaining Height and Sun in an attempt to take the advantage over the onslaught of enemy fighters - August, 1940. This image captures the surreal calmness above the clouds, belying the fury of action and ultimate sacrifices made in those crisp blue skies. Signed by Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) , Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones (deceased) and Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC. Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Paper size 27.5 inches x 17 inches (70cm x 43cm) Image size 21 inches x 9 inches (53cm x 23cm)
Item #2 - Click to view individual item DHM0437C. Maltese Falcons by Anthony Saunders. Depicting Spitfires of No.229 squadron as they pass over Malta in 1942, a tribute to the young pilots, regarded as the saviour of an Island. Signed by Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased). Billy Drake Signature Edition of 150 prints from the signed limited edition of 850 prints. Image size 19 inches x 12.5 inches (48cm x 32cm)
Item #3 - Click to view individual item DHM0422B. Over Grand Harbour by Anthony Saunders. P40 Kittyhawks of No.3 Squadron RAAF based at Ta Qali Airfield, Malta. Signed by Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased). Drake signature edition of 200 prints from the signed limited edition of 2500 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm)
Item #4 - Click to view individual item B0293. The Jaws of Victory by Ivan Berryman. Group Captain Billy Drake in Curtiss P.40 AL161 of 112 Sqn downing a Stuka during the North Africa Campaign in 1942. Signed by Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased). Signed limited edition of 35 prints. Image size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 23cm)
Website Price: £ 300.00
To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £575.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £275
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