A GENTLEMANS WAR No 50 of 50 Signed by 6 RAF BoB Pilots
(Signatures)	Artist : Geoff Nutkins and Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC , Tom Neil , J.R. Tooms , Tony Iveson , Mike Croskell and Bob Foster...These signatures are extremely rare and are now impossible to obtain.
(Dimensions)	19" x 25" approx   Unframed Multi signed Print
Price	£125.00

Description

Geoff's painting depicts Luftwaffe ace Hauptmann Rolf Pingel of I./JG26 falling victim to the guns of Pilot Officer Bob Doe of No.234 Squadron off the south coast of England during the Battle of Britain. Doe allowed Pingel to ditch his crippled Me109 in the English Channel, from where he was eventually picked up by an E-Boat. Pingel survived the war, being taken prisoner on 10 July 1941. After his death in the 1970's, Frau Pingel wrote to Bob Doe thanking him for his act of wartime chivalry that allowed her husband to live .Robert Francis Thomas Doe joined the RAF in January 1939 at the age of 18. During the Battle of Britain, he scored 14 victories and shared a further 3. He served with No.234 & No.238 Squadrons and flew both Hurricanes and Spitfires. On 22nd October 1940, he was awarded the DFC, and a month later a Bar. In January 1941, Doe was seriously injured when his engine failed on landing and was hospitalised until May. After that he served with No.66 and No.130 Squadrons. In 1943, he joined No.118 Squadron and then No.613, where he flew Mustangs. In October, Bob Doe was posted to Burma and given command of No.10 Squadron of the Indian Air Force. In 1945, Bob Doe received the Indian DSO, one of only two men to be honoured with this award. He retired from the Royal Air Force in 1966, having reached the rank of Wing Commander...Signed by the artist : Geoff Nutkins and Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC , Tom Neil , J.R. Tooms , Tony Iveson , Mike Croskell and Bob Foster...These signatures rare and are now impossible to obtain...This is No 50 of a limited edition of only 50...priced @ £125.00....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.