GLORIOUS SUMMER Signed by 30 RAF Battle of Britain Aces
(Signatures)	Artist : Robert Taylor and : Air Commodore PETE BROTHERS , Wing Commander CHRISTOPHER 'Bunny' CURRANT , Group Captain DENNIS DAVID , Group Captain BILLY DRAKE , Wing Commander PAUL FARNES , Wing Commander GORDON SINCLAIR , Air Commodore CYRIL BROWN , Air Commodore JOHN ELLACOMBE , Wing Commander BOB FOSTER , Warrant Officer PETER FOX , Flight Lieutenant PETER HAIRS , Squadron Leader PERCY MORFILL , Group Captain ALAN MURRAY , Wing Commander TOM NEIL , Wing Commander PETER PARROT , Group Captain JOHN PEEL , Squadron Leader ARTHUR 'Bill' POND , Squadron Leader CHRISTOPHER RIDDLE and Captain TOMMY THOMPSON...This particular print has been additionally signed by Flight Lieutenant Bill Green , Air Commodore Bryon Duckenfield , Flight Lieutenent Alan Kellow , Wing Commander Peter Ayerst and Pilot Officer Frank Joyce...It also features the matted signatures of : Geoffrey Page , Jonny A Kent , Henry A V Hogan , Tom Gleave , George Powell Shedden and Douglas Bader.
(Dimensions)	33" x 24" approx  Framed Multi signed Print
Price	£1995.00

Description

Throughout the long hot summer of 1940 the destiny of the British Isles, indeed the future of Europe, laid in the hands of a small band of young RAF fighter pilots. Against them stood the vast aerial fleets of an all powerful Luftwaffe, gloating and confident from its victories in Poland, France and the Low Countries. Lying in wait across the Channel, anticipating an easy victory by its air force, were the armies of the most powerful tyrant the world had ever known. With Europe already succumbed to Nazi rule, Britain was alone, the last bastion among free nations to stand against an evil empire bent upon world domination. The battle, the first ever to be fought entirely in the air, would change the course of history, whatever the outcome. Outnumbered more than five to one at the outset, the odds were so heavily stacked against the RAF, the task looked almost hopeless. But as the ferocious aerial battles continued through the long summer months, the tactical skills, devotion and raw courage of the RAF's young flyers, gradually turned the tide. By September end, the battle was won and the defeated Luftwaffe retired to its' plundered territories to lick its wounds. Robert Taylor's magnificent study of the legendary Hawker Hurricane captures wonderfully the spirit of that cataclysmic aerial conflict fought so long ago. Nearest, young Pilot Officer Geoffrey Page, later to become one of the RAF's most highly decorated fighter aces, powers his Mk I Hawker Hurricane over the country lane at the edge of the airfield, as he and his fellow No 56 Squadron pilots make their third scramble of the day. Glorious Summer, the second edition in Robert Taylor's acclaimed and popular Battle of Britain Trilogy, comprises just 500 copies world-wide, each signed by six Battle of Britain Hawker Hurricane pilots, and is published with an exclusive issue of just 250 Millennium Proofs, each signed by famous fighter pilots who fought in the historic Battle of Britain. As the world's premier aviation artist pays tribute to Churchill's gallant "Few", collectors will recognize the importance and value of adding the: fine portrayal of the Hurricane to their collections...Signed by the artist : Robert Taylor and the Aces Edition : Air Commodore PETE BROTHERS , Wing Commander CHRISTOPHER 'Bunny' CURRANT , Group Captain DENNIS DAVID , Group Captain BILLY DRAKE , Wing Commander PAUL FARNES and Wing Commander GORDON SINCLAIR... Millenium Proofs are also signed by : Air Commodore CYRIL BROWN , Air Commodore JOHN ELLACOMBE , Wing Commander BOB FOSTER , Warrant Officer PETER FOX , Flight Lieutenant PETER HAIRS , Squadron Leader PERCY MORFILL , Group Captain ALAN MURRAY , Wing Commander TOM NEIL , Wing Commander PETER PARROT , Group Captain JOHN PEEL , Squadron Leader ARTHUR 'Bill' POND , Squadron Leader CHRISTOPHER RIDDLE and Captain TOMMY THOMPSON...This particular print has been additionally signed by Flight Lieutenant Bill Green , Air Commodore Bryon Duckenfield , Flight Lieutenent Alan Kellow , Wing Commander Peter Ayerst and Pilot Officer Frank Joyce...It also features the matted signatures of : Geoffrey Page , Jonny A Kent , Henry A V Hogan , Tom Gleave , George Powell Shedden and Douglas Bader , it also has an original RAF wings matted at the top of the mount in the frame...priced @ £1995.00 for this rare multi signed print with exceptioinal matted signatures...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.