Description
Winter in Northern Europe brings short days, long nights and, for the most part, appalling weather making navigation difficult and flying hazardous. Add snowstorms, gale force winds, freezing temperatures and rudimentary navigation aids, it seems a miracle the brave young men of RAF Bomber Command were able to continue at all. But continue they did.
Robert’s superb piece depicts Lancasters of 460 Squadron RAAF returning to their Lincolnshire base at RAF Binbrook following a daylight raid over Germany in the late winter of 1944. With the sun almost set, evening shadows lengthen on a magnificent winter landscape dusted with snow, as Lancaster J-Squared leads the mighty bombers as they descend in the fading light and the squadron motto rings true in the ears of the arriving crew – “Strike and Return“.
THE SIGNATURES
This exclusive NINE SIGNATURE Collector’s edition print is personally autographed by eight highly-respected WWII Bomber Command aircrew and is issued with a matching-numbered companion print NIGHT ATTACK (unframed) which is personally signed by recipient of the Victoria Cross; Bill Reid.
Flying Officer BILL NORTH
Flight Lieutenant BOB KNIGHTS DSO DFC
Squadron Leader TONY IVESON DFC AE
Squadron Leader PAT CARDEN DFC AE
Flight Lieutenant FRED WATTS DFC
Wing Commander ERNEST RODLEY DSO DFC AFC AE
Squadron Leader LAWRENCE CURTIS DFC* AE
Group Captain DUDLEY BURNSIDE DSO OBE DFC*
Flight Lieutenant BILL REID VC (companion print)
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