Description
During the height of the Battle of Britain, Spitfires of 92 Squadron engage Messerschmitt Me109s of JG-2 in a high-altitude dog-fight directly over London in September 1940. Far below them, bombers of the Luftwaffe attempt one of their final daylight raids over the capital.
Released in 1990 as part of Taylor’s ‘Golden Anniversary series’ this iconic print has been sold out for many years and is much sought after on the secondary market for ever increasing sums, becoming increasingly difficult to find.
THE SIGNATURES
Joining the artist Robert Taylor, who has signed each print in the edition, are six of World War II’s most distinguished Fighter Aces who flew during the Battle of Britain, three representing the RAF and three representing the Luftwaffe, making this one of the most significant limited editions ever published.
Group Captain DENYS GILLAM DSO** DFC* AFC – 7 victories
Air Commodore JAMES LEATHART CB DSO – 8 victories
Wing Commander HARBOURNE STEPHEN CBE DSO DFC* – 22 ½ victories
Oberst HERBERT IHLEFELD Knights Cross with Oak Leaves & Swords – 130 victories
Generalleutnant GÜNTHER RALL Knights Cross with Oak Leaves & Swords – 275 victories
General JOHANNES “MACKY” STEINHOFF Knights Cross with Oak Leaves & Swords – 178 victories
THE MULTI-SIGNED PRINT
After it was first published in 1990 this copy was kept aside by Robert Taylor’s Publisher, and subsequently brought to many official Military Gallery signing events to be additionally autographed by the following fighter pilots that took part in the Battle of Britain.
Group Captain TOM DALTON MORGAN DSO OBE DFC* – No 22, 43 Sqn / 17 victories
Squadron Leader TONY PICKERING AFC – 32 Sqn / 1 victory
Squadron Leader GEOFFREY WELLUM DFC – 92, 65 Sqn / 2 victories and 1 shared
Wing Commander VIVIAN SNELL – Flew Hurricanes with 501 Sqn and later Polish 308 Sqn, shared the destruction of a Bf109
Squadron Leader JOCELYN G P MILLARD – 242 Sqn / Became an instructor after the Battle of Britain
Lieutenant Colonel RALPH NUTTER DFC – 257 Sqn / Flew Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain
Wing Commander TOM NEIL DFC* AFC – Hurricanes, Battle of Britain & D-Day / 14 victories
Wing Commander KEN MACKENZIE DFC – 501 Sqn / 8 victories, one of which was ramming an enemy fighter when out of ammunition
Major HANS EKKEHARD-BOB Knights Cross – JG-54/ 137 victories
Wing Commander WILFRED M SIZER DFC** – 213, 151 Sqn / 7 victories and 5 shared
Wing Commander BOB FOSTER DFC – 605, 54 Sqn / 7 victories
Oberleutnant GÜNTHER SEEGER Knights Cross – JG-2, JG-53 / 56 victories
Squadron Leader KEN ‘HAWKEYE’ LEE – 501 Sqn /5 victories
Flight Lieutenant RICHARD JONES – 64, 19 Sqns / After Battle of Britain he became a test pilot
Wing Commander JOHN FREEBORN – 74 Sqn / 17 victories
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