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George Wood | Flt. Lt. George Wood Whilst with 263 Sqn flying a twin-engined Whirlwind he was shot down over Morlaix airfield on 30th October 1943 and successfully evaded capture and made it back to the UK with the help of the Résistance. He rejoined 197 Sqn flying Typhoons for the rest of the war. |
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  | Typhoon Season by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £400.00 | Typhoon IBs of No.181 Squadron attack a German supply vessel off the coast of northern France during the run up to D-Day in 1944 using cannon and 60lb rockets. This unique aircraft's amazing speed at low level and awesome fire-power proved formi...... | |
  | F/Lt J R Baldwin by Ivan Berryman. (C) Price : £540.00 | F/Lt (later Wing Commander) Baldwin was to become the highest-scoring Typhoon pilot of all with 15 confirmed victories, one shared, one probable and four damaged. He is depicted here downing a Bf.109 in Typhoon 1B, DN360 (PR-A) of 609 Sqn over Beach...... | |
  | Airborne in JB1 by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £500.00 | Squadron Leader J R Baldwin gets airborne from a makeshift airfield in northern France flying one of his personalised Hawker Typhoons, JB-1. ...... | |
  | Sledgehammer by Ivan Berryman. (C) Price : £580.00 | Regarded by some in the Air Ministry as a failed fighter, the mighty Hawker Typhoon was unrivalled as a ground attack aircraft, especially in the crucial months immediately prior to - and after - D-Day when squadrons of Typhoons operated in 'ca...... | |
  | JBII - Hawker Typhoon of Wing Commander J R Baldwin by Ivan Berryman. (C) Price : £580.00 | Squadron Leader J R Baldwin passes above a section of Mulberry Harbour near Arromanches, late in June 1944, his personalised Hawker Typhoon bearing the codes JBII. ...... |
  | Clipped Signature - Tony Hallett. Price : £70.00 | Tony Hallett completed more than 100 sorties in ground-attack Typhoons with No.198 Sqn and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Clipped alongside the signatures of George Wood and Ronnie Sheward - George Wood survived being shot do...... | |
  | Clipped Signature - George Wood. Price : £70.00 | George Wood survived being shot down in a Whirlwind of No.263 Sqn in 1943, returning to the UK to fly Typhoons with No.197 Sqn for the rest of the war. Clipped alongside the signatures of Tony Hallett and Ronnie Sheward - Tony Hallett comp...... | |
  | Clipped Signature - Ronnie Sheward. Price : £70.00 | Ronnie Sheward was an Argentine pilot who studied in England, and returned to the UK to join the RAF on the outbreak of war. Flying Spitfires and Hurricanes with 137, 264 and 266 Sqns, he took part in the first ever attack by rocket armed Hurricane...... | |
  | Typhoon Scramble by Stephen Brown. (AP) SOLD OUT | RAF Hawker Typhoon Mk IBs of 609 Squadron embark on a ground attack mission, head for targets in Northern France. Once initial problems with the tail section were resolved the Typhoon proved to be extremely rugged and reliable and was ideally suited...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Winter Warriors by Ivan Berryman. (C) Price : £560.00 | The Winter of 1943-44 saw Hawker Typhoons operating from Tangmere, equipped with 500lb or 1000lb bombs against radar installations and V1 sites in northern France. Wing Commander J R Baldwin is depicted getting airborne with others of his squadron ...... |
  | The Final Show by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £285.00 | In May 1944 Wing Commander Roland 'Bee' Beamont led three squadrons of Hawker Tempests into operations for the first time. Flying from RAF Newchurch in Kent, one of the advanced landing grounds constructed in preparation for the invasion of ...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Flt. Lt. George Wood |
| Squadrons for : Flt. Lt. George Wood | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Flt. Lt. George Wood. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : UK Founded : 21st November 1942 Fate : Disbanded 31st August 1945 Findimus caelum - We cleave the sky | No.197 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 27th September 1918 Fate : Disbanded 30th June 1963 Ex ungue leonem - From his claws one knows the lion | No.263 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
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| A list of all aircraft associated with Flt. Lt. George Wood. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
| Squadron | Info | ||
Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1941 Number Built : 3330 | Typhoon Single engine fighter with a maximum speed of 412 mph at 19,000 feet and a ceiling of 35,200 feet. range 510 miles. The Typhoon was armed with twelve browning .303inch machine guns in the wings (MK1A) Four 20mm Hispano cannon in wings (MK!B) Two 1000ilb bombs or eight 3-inch rockets under wings. The first proto type flew in February 1940, but due to production problems the first production model flew in May 1941. with The Royal Air Force receiving their first aircraft in September 1941. Due to accidents due to engine problems (Sabre engine) The Hawker Typhoon started front line service in December 1941.The Hawker Typhoon started life in the role of interceptor around the cost of England but soon found its real role as a ground attack aircraft. especially with its 20mm cannon and rockets. This role was proved during the Normandy landings and the period after. The total number of Hawker typhoons built was 3,330. | ||
| Whirlwind Full profile not yet available. | ||
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