LOW LEVEL ENCOUNTER...Multi Signed
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LOW LEVEL ENCOUNTER...Multi Signed

(Signatures)

Artist : Gerald Coulson and 18 Battle of Britain Fighter Pilots George Unwin , John Peel , Hans-Ekkehard Bob and Gunther Rall plus not normally found on this edition the additional signatures of Tom Dalton Morgan , Doug Nicholls , Erwin Leykauf , Geoffrey Wellum , Ken Lee , Paddy Barthropp , Richard Jones , Ken Mackenzie , J R Toombs , William Walker , Bob Doe , Tom Neil , Byron Duckenfield , John Freeborn , Peter Ayerst and Billy Drake.

(Dimensions)

25"x 18" approx  Unframed Multi signed print
Price £395.00

Description

July 10th to October 31 st 1940 - The Battle of Britain, a monumental event in British history and a major turning point of WWII. During those few summer months the RAF and Luftwaffe fought what was to become the most crucial and decisive aerial conflict in history. Never before or since has air combat been so intensive over such a period of time. The Luftwaffe had over 3000 aircraft at its disposal and the RAF were outnumbered more than five to one with less than 600 Spitfire and Hurricane fighters. During this intense battle fighter pilots of the RAF were pushed to the limits of exhaustion, very often flying five or six sorties in a single day. A day would begin at between three and four o'clock in the morning when they would prepare to be transported to their dispersal points and it was common for them to fly and fight until dusk, only returning to base to refuel and rearm. The pilots of the Luftwaffe also had many disadvantages to contend with whilst providing escorts for bombing raids over the British mainland. Crossing the Channel from their bases in Northern France they were at the limits of their range and often had only ten minutes of fuel available for actual combat. Pilots often found that in the right hands the Spitfire and Me 109 fighters were equally matched with each aircraft having certain advantages over the other. Often intense duels developed, making pilots on both sides respectful of the others skill. This edition by 9 captures perfectly the feeling of intensity and speed at exactly that moment during the heavy combat of September 1940.A Spitfire and Bf l09 are locked in close combat chasing each other down to just a few hundred feet both at full throttle, turning and diving, each trying to get the other in his sights. A downed Heinkel He 111 lies in the corn field below whilst high above them the vapor trails of combat weave through the summer sky as the battle rages on. This long awaited release from Coulson is his first ever print depicting Luftwaffe aircraft in such prominence and has been produced as a result of huge demand for him to paint this subject... Combining this with outstanding signatures of distinguished Aces from the Battle of Britain, both RAF and Luftwaffe... Signed by the Artist Gerald Coulson , George Unwin , John Peel , Hans-Ekkehard Bob and Gunther Rall plus not normally found on this edition the additional signatures of Tom Dalton Morgan , Doug Nicholls , Erwin Leykauf , Geoffrey Wellum , Ken Lee , Paddy Barthropp , Richard Jones , Ken Mackenzie , J R Toombs , William Walker , Bob Doe , Tom Neil , Byron Duckenfield , John Freeborn , Peter Ayerst and Billy Drake... priced @ £395.00 ...To complement the purchase of your fine art print, we are now able to offer a professional Picture Framing service. For further details please contact us by phone or email.

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