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No Room for Error by Philip West.
Capt Eric (Winkle) Brown launches his Seafire TM379, from the deck of the trials carrier HMS Pretoria Castle in July 1945. Unlike other carriers, those used for trials, usually had their decks clear of other aircraft. On this day, once the aircraft is launched the carriers crew streamed onto the deck to check the surface and clear anything that may obstruct a landing. TM379, was the first prototype, Seafire Mk 45 and was fitted with a Rotol contra prop, modified fin, rudder and tail hook.
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Operation Cerberus - The Channel Dash by Philip West.
The Channel Dash (officially known as Operation Cerberus) was one of three operations during the Second World War for which the Swordfish was to become the most famous. Heavily outgunned in the Straits of Dover on this day in February 1942 by the German warships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen, with their accompanying flotilla of destroyers and motor torpedo boats, and with top cover provided by deadly fighter aircraft of the Luftwaffe, all six Fleet Air Arm Swordfish were shot down. Only five of the eighteen aircrew survived. Here we see the Swordfish flown by Sub. Lt. Kingsmill and Sub. Lt. Samples with PO Bunce in the rear, fighting for their lives with his machine gun.
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| | Item Code : DHM2329 | Operation Cerberus - The Channel Dash by Philip West. - Editions Available |  |
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Full Item Details | Paper size 26.5 inches x 16.5 inches (67cm x 42cm) |  Bunce, Donald 
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Full Item Details | Paper size 26.5 inches x 16.5 inches (67cm x 42cm) |  Brand, Stanley t
Lee, Edgar 
Gillis, N C
Sutton, Alan William Frank
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Supreme Courage by Philip West.
Skuas flew from HMS Ark Royal through much of the 1940 campaign off Norway, and one is seen getting airborne in typically grey North Sea weather. The Blackburn Skua had many remarkable firsts to its credit; the first all-metal monoplane built for the Fleet Air Arm (FAA); the first dive bomber in British air services; the first enemy aircraft shot down in WW2 fell to a Skua; the first fighter ace in the FAA (Lt. Bill Lucy DSO) flew Skuas and the first warship (Konigsberg) destroyed by dive bombing was sunk by Skuas.
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| | Item Code : DHM2620 | Supreme Courage by Philip West. - Editions Available | |
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Full Item Details | Paper size 28 inches x 18 inches (71cm x 46cm) | Martin, Derek T R
Bond, Eric
Richards, Lloyd
Skinner, Ron
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Signature(s) value alone : £80 | £30 Off! | Now : £120.00 | | ARTIST
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Harcourt, Douglas
Blackburn, George R
Martin, Derek T R
Bond, Eric
Richards, Lloyd
Skinner, Ron
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Full Item Details | Paper size 28 inches x 18 inches (71cm x 46cm) | Martin, Derek T R
Bond, Eric
Richards, Lloyd
Skinner, Ron
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Ark Royal by Philip West.
HMS Ark Royal IV - Flagship of the Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers - a mobile airfield and a most impressive sight as she launches a Phantom from one of her catapults. She had a standard displacement of 43,000 tons, a beam of 168 feet, and was 846 feet long. Ships company numbered 2,570 and her Air Group consisted of Phantom Interceptors, Buccaneer strike and Gannet AEW aircraft together with Wessex SAR and Sea King ASW helicopters. She served her Nation and the Royal Navy for 23 years and sailed 800,000 miles of valuable service, finally being decommissioned in 1979. |
| | Item Code : DHM2206 | Ark Royal by Philip West. - Editions Available | |
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Full Item Details | Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm) | Anson, Sir Edward
Hackett, E M
Cassidi, Desmond
Gedge, T J H
George, D R
Hobbs, David
Layard, Michael
Swales, Roy C
Wilkinson, Tom
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Signature(s) value alone : £100 | £30 Off! | Now : £170.00 | | ARTIST
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Full Item Details | Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm) | Anson, Sir Edward
Hackett, E M
Cassidi, Desmond
Gedge, T J H
George, D R
Hobbs, David
Layard, Michael
Swales, Roy C
Wilkinson, Tom
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Signature(s) value alone : £100 | £70 Off! | Now : £190.00 | | | PRINT | Limited edition of 25 Museum edition prints.
Full Item Details | Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm) | Anson, Sir Edward
Hackett, E M
Cassidi, Desmond
Gedge, T J H
George, D R
Hobbs, David
Layard, Michael
Swales, Roy C
Wilkinson, Tom
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Spitfires - Malta Bound by Philip West.
On the 11th August 1942, Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Wellum DFC, having just taken off from the deck of HMS Furious, leads his section of gathering Spitfires on the long journey to Malta. They are much-needed reinforcements for the beleaguered island, now in the twenty-sixth month of its siege. To enable each of the 38 Spitfires dispatched from Furious to reach Malta, over three hours flying time away, they carry maximum fuel together with a centre-line over-load tank. Even their ammunition is removed to save weight. Escorting Furious to her aft is the Cruiser HMS Manchester together with Destroyers Brave and Lithe. To their port side is the Ohio tanker laden with fuel during what became an epic voyage. In the distance HMS Eagle succumbs to an Axis torpedo attack. The success of Operation Pedestal was absolutely critical for the survival of Malta, bringing desperately needed fuel, food and ammunition to the Island. Losses were heavy but the courage and determination by all involved prev.........
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| | Item Code : DHM2310 | Spitfires - Malta Bound by Philip West. - Editions Available | |
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Full Item Details | Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm) | Wellum, Geoffrey
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Signature(s) value alone : £55 | £40 Off! | Now : £195.00 | | ARTIST
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Lynn, Vera
Owen, Les
Sprake, Tom
Goodenough, Les
Davenport, Fred
Shute, ted
Wellum, Geoffrey
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Full Item Details | Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm) | Artist : Philip West |  | £180.00 | | | PRINT | Limited edition of 25 Artist Studio Proofs.
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Lynn, Vera
Owen, Les
Sprake, Tom
Goodenough, Les
Davenport, Fred
Shute, ted
Wellum, Geoffrey
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Flight Against the Bismarck by Philip West.
The Royal Navys week long chase of the formidable German battleship Bismarck culminated in the foul evening weather of 26th May 1941. Despite the deck of HMS Ark Royal pitching through 55 feet, S/Lt John Moffat was one of fifteen Swordfish pilots who took off to attack Bismarck. After 90 minutes of arduous and turbulent flying the Swordfish found their quarry and dived through the intense anti-aircraft fire to drop their torpedoes. One of these hit and jammed Bismarcks rudder and condemned the battleship to sail in slow circles. The Royal Navys own capital ships then closed in and pounded Bismarck into a burning wreck.
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