Description
A Lancaster of No. 61 Squadron, RAF, piloted by Flt. Lt. Bill Reid, under attack from a German Fw190 en route to Dusseldorf on the night of November 3rd, 1943. Already injured in a previous attack, Bill Reid was again wounded but pressed on for another 50 minutes to bomb the target, then fly his badly damaged aircraft on the long journey home. The courage and devotion to duty that earned Bill Reid the Victoria Cross, was a hallmark of RAF bomber crews throughout their long six year campaign.
This limited edition was published in part to raise funds for the RAF Bomber Command Association.
THE AIRCREW EDITION
Each print in this limited edition has been signed by the artist as well as:
Flight Lieutenant BILL REID VC
Air Marshal SIR IVOR BROOM KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC
Air Commodore WILF BURNETT DSO, OBE, DFC, AFC
THE BOMBER COMMAND EDITION
Each print in the Bomber Command Edition has been further signed by eight veterans, for a total of ELEVEN:
Flight Sergeant STAN BRADFORD DFM
Group Captain WILLIAM FARQUHARSON DFC
Flight Lieutenant BOB KNIGHTS DSO DFC
Group Captain DUDLEY BURNSIDE DSO OBE DFC*
Squadron Leader LAWRENCE CURTIS DFC* AE
Flight Lieutenant DOUGLAS NEWHAM CVO, DFC
Flight Lieutenant DENNIS WOOLLEY DFC DFM
Flight Lieutenant KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME DFC*
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