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The Douglas Dakota served in
all theatres of world war two. The Royal Air Force received its
first Douglas Dakota's in April 1941, to 31 squadron which was serving in
India. These were DC2, later DC3 and eventually C-47 Dakotas were
supplied. The Douglas Dakota was developed from the civil airliner of the
1930's. The Royal Air Force received nearly 2,000 Dakotas, But many
more than this served in the US Air Force and other allied countries. The
last flight of a Douglas Dakota of the Royal Air Force was in 1970.
You can still see Douglas Dakota's in operational and transport use across
the world.
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D-Day Invaders by Stan Stokes.
You are about to embark on the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other fronts, you will bring the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. These were the final words of Supreme Commander Eisenhower to the huge force assembled in June of 1944 on the eve of D-Day. Parachute infantry units would play an important role on D-Day. Although Billy Mitchell had contemplated forming airborne military forces during WW I, it was not until May of 1939 that the United States commenced a study regarding the feasibility of creating an air infantry. By 1940 an all-volunteer test platoon had been organized at Ft. Benning, Georgia. As the threat of War continued, the Army began experimenting with gliders in mid-1941. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Army established Parachute Infantry Battalions, and by early 1943 an Airborne Command was organized as well as an Air Transport Command to facilitate the training of air crews necessary for the deployment of airborne forces. By mid-1942 authorization was received to form two airborne divisions the 82nd and the 101st. With a strength of about 8,000 men, these divisions were about half the normal strength of an infantry division. The first major test for Americas new airborne forces came in North Africa during operation TORCH where the 1st Battalion of the 503rd Infantry was deployed. The 82nd Airborne was later successfully deployed during the invasion of Sicily. Operation OVERLORD, the code name for the D-Day invasion, included both of Americas Airborne Divisions as well as the British 6th Airborne Division. The plan called for numerous parachute jumps and glider landings during the evening prior to the invasion. Supplemental jumps or landings would take place later during daylight hours to reinforce these troops and bring in supplies. Although eighteen aircraft were utilized as pathfinders, the evening jumps were highly scattered and off target in many cases. Despite the massive difficulty in reassembling, the troops of the 101st and 82nd performed their missions with distinction. By June 9 nearly all airborne objectives had been secured despite heavy casualties. Both the 101st and the 82nd each lost about 1,200 men killed-in-action. By occupying German forces behind the invasion front, these airborne forces saved the lives of many on the beaches at Normandy. The 101st and 82nd Divisions continued fighting until mid-July when they were pulled back to England. During these hectic weeks of fighting casualty rates were in excess of 50%. As depicted in Stan Stokes painting, which is dedicated to all those who participated in the Great Crusade, a C-47 Skytrain (bearing white and black invasion stripes) passes over the beaches of Normandy following a drop behind enemy lines on June 6, 1944.
Signed limited edition of 4750 prints. Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Supplied with signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.. Price £37.00
Signed limited edition of 225 prints. Size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm). Price £74.00 Signed by Gen Matt Matheson (deceased).
ITEM CODE STK0107
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Dawn Departure, Arnhem.
Limited edition. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
ITEM CODE VAR0318
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C-46 Flying the Hump by Stan Stokes.
The C-46 transport was one of Americas workhorses during the War.
Signed limited edition of 950 prints, signed by two C-46 pilots - Kenneth Keisel and Clifford Barraclouth, and the artist. Size 31 inches x 25 inches (78cm x 64cm). Price £74.00
ITEM CODE STK0106
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Arnhem
- September 17th 1944 by Graeme Lothian
Eight minutes after the
gliders had touched down at LZ-Z the first of the paratroops started to
arrive at 1353. Thirty six C47s over DZ-X dropped the 1st
Battalion Parachute Regiment at 1403. On the ground are the
discarded chutes of the 2nd Battalion dropped ten minutes earlier.
In the middle distance can be seen the blue smoke used to identify DZ-X,
left by the 21st Independent Para Company. Dropped by the 14 and
59 Sqn/ 61 Troop Carrier Group which had taken off from Barkston Heath,
Lincolnshire, the 2nd and 3rd Para Battalions, which dropped slightly
earlier had enplaned at Saltby airfield. Between 1353 and 1408
2276 paratroops jumped at an altitude of between 700 to 900ft.
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Print Serial Number DHM1454. Image
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Artists proof price £115 ($200).
Original Oil painting for sale 36" x24"
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Market
Garden. Arnhem by Graeme Lothian
Paratroopers of the 1st
Battalion sort their kit out and get ready to enplane the waiting
American Dakota C-47s of the 14 and 59 Squadrons/61st Troop Carrier
Group. The paratroops took off simultaneously from Saltby and
Barkston, commencing at 1121. All planes were in the air by 1155.
A relatively uneventful trip over the northern route to the Netherlands
resulted in not a plane being shot down; only five were slightly
damaged. The 1st Battalion were dropped at 1403, 2nd Battalion at
1353 and the 3rd Battalion at 1356, all at DZ-X, west of Wolfhezen some
eight miles west of Arnhem. The Battalion orders were for three
different routes to the Arnhem Bridge. 1st Battalion took the
Leopard route, 2nd Battalion Tiger route and the 3rd Battalion Lion
route. Only the 2nd Battalion, commanded by Lt colonel John Frost
managed to fight their way to the bridge.
Signed Limited Edition of 1,150 prints
plus 50 artists proofs. and a limited edition 50 are available as Giclee
canvas prints 36" x 24" price £550 ($950), or 30" x
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Print Serial Number DHM1453. Image
size 25" x 15". Print price £85 ( $155).
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6th June 1944 (Dakotas) by Ivan Berryman co-signed by a pilot of
271 Squadron
As part of Operation Overlord in June 1944, it was necessary to deploy
large numbers of troops quickly and accurately to the fields and bridgeheads
of Northern France. No aircraft was better suited to dropping paratroopers
and their equipment than the ubiquitous Douglas Dakota, these examples
being of No.271 Squadron from Down Ampney near Gloucester.
B10. Signed Limited Edition of 250 prints with only 52 left. Image
size 17" x 10".
Print price £80 ($145).
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ARNHEM OP MARKET GARDEN BY GEOFF LEA
Douglas C47 Dakotas fly into the landing and drop zone at Renkum Heath,
September 17th 1944.
Print serial number VAR317. Image size 12" x 8". Print
price £42 (£75). Each print
has a printed signature of Major Frost
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Dakota Over Burma by Geoff Lea
Print serial number DHM266. Image size 15" x 10".
Print
price £24 ($45).
Also available signed, price £34 ($60).
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Dawn Departure, Arnhem Image
size 25" x 15" plus text. Order Code VAR318. Print price
£55 ($100) only 4 remain
6 Artist Proofs left, price £80 ($145)
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Arnhem by Simon Smith
Print serial number DHM404. Image size 23" x 15". Price
unsigned £42 ($75).
Large print signed by Artist Price £55 ($100)
Small image
available. Image size 11.5" x 7". Print price £13 ($22).
Small Signed print Price £24
Original oil painting for sale 38" x 28", oil on board,
price £2,000 export
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A Bold Leap by John Young published 1994.
Red Berets drop on Arnhem. print signed by Young and
also General Sir John Hackett CBE,DSO.MC One secondary market print being sold on behalf of
a major collector's estate. No. 170/495 Price £350 Order Code AX46 |
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Perpetual
Motion by Robert Tomlin
Dakota KN442 lands again at Gatow during the autumn of
1948 at the height of the Berlin Airlift as Yorks and Hastings wait to
take off for the return. Each print is autographed by the pilot,
navigator and signaller who flew KN442 on the airlift. KN442 is rare
among airlift aircraft in that it still flies today as G-AMPZ for Air
Atlantique more than 50 years on.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image
size 33.5cm x 50.5cm. Order Code DHM2506. Price £60.
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Perpetual
Motion II by Robert Tomlin
Dakota G-AMPZ (formerly KN442) of Air Atlantique
resplendent in the commemorative livery of RAF Transport Command heads out
across the English coast, back to Berlin? Still flying
more than 50 years after serving valiantly on the Berlin Airlift, this
aircraft carries out the bulk of the airlines passenger charters.
These prints are signed by the current crew.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image
size 26.5cm x 40cm.
Order Code DHM2507. Price £55.
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Invasion Force by Nicholas Trudgian
Signed by Sid Harwell.
Cranston Fine Arts stock number DHM2440. Signed limited edition of 800
prints. Paper size 16" x 14".
Print price £50 ($90).
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