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Limited Edition Collector Prints BATTLE OF BRITAIN SERIESCommemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Flying over Shakespeare Cliff near Dover, on the English shore, the scene depicts Oberstleutnant Adolf Galland and his wingman Feldwebel Hegenauer escorting a flight of Dornier 17Z-2's from KC 3 back to their bases in Northern France. This print is sold out.
Image 19 1/2" x 27" with margins; overall 22
3/4" x 30" In addition to the artist's signature, each print is co-autographed by the pilot Air Commodore Alan C. Deere, DSO, OBE, DFE and BAR. DFC (US), RAF (Ret.). The Painting: Late afternoon 9 July 1940 Red and Yellow sections of No. 54 Squadron, RAF were patrolling the Dover-Deal area just off the coast of England where 15 Bf 109 E's were sighted. A head-on fight developed between two pilots with neither giving in, both firing as they closed in, both machines receiving hits. Al Deere's windshield filled with the approaching German aircraft and then the terrifying grinding blow as the 109 slammed into the Spit's propeller blades stopping the engine. Eventually he was able to bring his crippled aircraft onto the ground crashing through anti-invasion posts skidding to a halt in a cornfield. The Bf 109 was splashed and claimed as a victory. The incident depicted in the print was one of nine close calls this amazing pilot survived throughout the war. Some were bailouts, others crash landings. In his book NINE LIVES, Al Deere tells his fascinating story. He ended the war with 22 confirmed victories, was the Aide-de-campe to H.M. the Queen, and retired as Air Commodore with DSO, OBE, DFC and Bar. DFC (US), and Croix de Guerre with palm leaves.
$125.00 each s/n edition $225.00 each Artist's Proofs
Image 19 1/2" X 27" With margins; 22 3/4" X
30" overall In addition to the artist's signature, each print is co-autographed by the pilot Wing Commander Alan Geoffrey Page, DSO, DFC*, RAF (Ret.) The Painting,: Before dawn on 20 July 1940, Blue Section of 56 Squadron intercepted and shot down a Ju 88 of 4(F)/122. Pilot Officer Geoffrey Page achieved a shared victory flying his Hurricane Mk I "Little Willie". With their spinners painted blue for identification, Alan Geoffrey Page, Flt. Lt. "Jumbo" Gracie and Percy Weaver comprised the Blue Section. Their Bogey, the Ju 88 was on a photo recon mission. The Hurricanes chased the bomber in and out of the clouds; this scene shows just after "Jumbo" Gracie fired then peels away and Page gets in his last burst before the Ju 88 disappears in a cloud bank. Blue Section was not sure they scored a victory until it was reported that the Luftwaffe bomber had crashed at Cockett Farm, St. Osyth. Blue Section shared the victory. One of the RAF's most delightful and distinguished gentlemen, another perfect example of "..one of the few", Geoffrey Page ended the war with 15 victories. $125.00 each s/n edition $225.00 each Artist's Proofs
Eagle Editions Ltd. * P.O. Box 580 * Hamilton * MT * 59840 * USA
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ADOLF GALLAND JG 26
ALAN DEERE'S KIWI II - Spitfire IA
GEOFFREY PAGE HURRICANE Mk I