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The Avro Lancaster arose from the
Avro Manchester and
the first prototype Lancaster was a converted Manchester with four
engines, The Lancaster was first flown in January 1941, and started
operations in march 1942, By March 1945 The Royal Air Force had 56
Squadrons of Lancaster's with the first squadron equipped being the
no. 44 squadron.
The Lancaster had a crew of seven or eight, with a
maximum speed of 287 mph (Mks I, lll, and X). Maximum range of 2,500 miles and a ceiling of 22,000 feet.
ARMAMENT. two .303 browning machine guns in
nose turret, dorsal turret, and four tail turret. or two .50mm in
tail turret. payload of 18,000 lb of bombs, one 12,000 lb or 22,000 lb
bomb if modified.
DIMENSIONS. span 102 ft. length 69ft 4inches. and
height 20ft. 6inches.
MAJOR EVENTS: Dambuster Raid on the Mohne and Eder dams, the sinking of
the Tirpitz, bombing and destruction of German Rocket research
station at Peenemunde.
A Total of 7,378 Avro Lancasters were built and flew after world war
two with The Royal Canadian Air Force, French Air force, and
Argentinian Air Force
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Lancaster VC by Graeme Lothian.
Lancasters of 61 Squadron head out for the enemy coast during the night of 3rd November 1943. Seen in the lead Lancaster is Flt Lt Bill Reid flying QR-O. After sustaining two heavy attacks by enemy night fighters, killing two crew members and injuring Reid in the head, shoulders and hands. He carried on to the target, dropping accurately his bomb load. Navigating back by Pole Star and Moon, he lost consciousness on occasions due to blood loss. He managed to find his way Shipdharn. Upon landing the undercarriage collapsed but luckily did not catch fire. For his exploits that night he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Signed limited edition of 500 giclee paper prints. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Flt Lt George Harris DFC,
Flt Lt Eric Kemp, DFC,
Sqd Ldr Larry Lewis DFC DFM
and
Sgt George B Thomson.
Limited edition of 50 paper artist proofs. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Flt Lt George Harris DFC,
Flt Lt Eric Kemp, DFC,
Sqd Ldr Larry Lewis DFC DFM
and
Sgt George B Thomson.
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 20 inches (91cm x 51cm). Price £480.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 17 inches (76cm x 43cm). Price £370.00
Original painting by Graeme Lothian. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £2200.00 The canvas is signed on the reverse by Flt Lt George Harris DFC
ITEM CODE DHM1227
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Crewing Up by Graeme Lothian.
Crew of Lancasters 101 Squadron RAF, stand chatting and drinking cups of tea supplied by the WMCA vans. Delays in Ops for an hour or so allow the crews a chance to light up and have a cup of tea. 101 Squadron based at Ludford Magna were a squadron with a difference, from 1943 the Lancasters were fitted with special radio jamming equipment known as ABC or AirBorne Cigar and carried an eighth crew member known as the special duties operator. Squadron letters were SR and targeted by the Luftwaffe fighters giving 101 Squadron the highest casualty rating in Bomber Command.
Signed limited edition of 500 giclee prints. Image size 25 inches x 13.5 inches (64cm x 34cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Flt Lt George Harris DFC,
Flt Lt Eric Kemp, DFC,
Sqd Ldr Larry Lewis DFC DFM
and
Sgt George B Thomson.
Limited edition of 50 giclee artist proofs. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £175.00 Signed by Flt Lt George Harris DFC,
Flt Lt Eric Kemp, DFC,
Sqd Ldr Larry Lewis DFC DFM
and
Sgt George B Thomson.
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £480.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £370.00
Original painting by Graeme Lothian. Image size 40 inches x 22 inches (102cm x 56cm). Price £2800.00
ITEM CODE GL0011
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Distant Dispersal by Graeme Lothian.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £130.00
Reid Presentation Edition of 5 Artist Proofs, supplied double matted. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £300.00 Features the mounted original signature of Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased)
Limited edition of 200 prints. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Flt Lt George Harris DFC.
Harris, Kemp signature edition of 20 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £150.00 Signed by Flt Lt George Harris DFC and Flt Lt Eric Kemp DFC.
Irons signature edition of 200 prints (Nos. 751 - 950) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC.
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £480.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £370.00
Original painting by Graeme Lothian. Image size 42 inches x 22 inches (107cm x 56cm). Price £2300.00
ITEM CODE DHM1161
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Last Long Shadow by Anthony Saunders.
Lancaster CF-X (LM384) of 625 Squadron. On the Leipzig raid on the evening of 19th/20th February 1944 approx 47 Lancasters were shot down or failed to return, that is over 300 airmen. Lancaster CF-X (LM384) was taking part in the bombing raids that were a build up to the D-Day landings of June 1944. Leipzig was seen as a high value target due to its oil and synthetic fuel production. The Lancaster took off from Kelstern in Lincolnshire just before midnight. Unfortunately LM384 did not come back as was the case with many others - the aircraft was lost and crashed just outside the tiny village of Bledeln in Germany. The Pastor of the village, Herr Duncker, kept a diary throughout the war and has an account of the plane crash and the subsequent burial of the crew. All of the crew died in the crash except one - bomb aimer George Paterson who was interned in Stalag 357 Kopernikus. The rest of the crew were given a Christian burial and stayed there until the end of the war, when the war graves commission disinterred the crew and reburied them in the Hannover war cemetery.
Signed limited edition of 2500 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm)
. Price £37.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £43.00
George Harris RAF signature series edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 2500 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £65.00 Signed by Flt Lt George Harris DFC.
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00
Original painting by Anthony Saunders. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM0413
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Chadwicks Masterpiece by Ivan Berryman.
When Roy Chadwick first drew the Avro 679 Manchester bomber for the RAF, he could little have known that from this rather lacklustre machine would evolve the classic 683 Lancaster. This painting is not a record of any single event in the Lancasters illustrious history, rather a portrait of a fine aeroplane and a tribute to the many crews who flew and serviced them.
Signed limited edition of 250 prints. Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £70.00
From the signed limited edition of 250 prints, less than 100 are available co-signed. Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £70.00 Signed by Flt Eng William (Bill) Higgins (deceased).
Jackson Presentation Edition of 5 Artist Proofs, supplied double mounted. Image size 17 inches x 10 inches (43cm x 25cm). Price £230.00 Features the mounted original signature of Warrant Officer Norman Jackson VC (deceased).
ITEM CODE B0016
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Nursing Her Home by Ivan Berryman.
Lancaster of 50 Squadron being escorted home by Spitfires. 50 Squadron were based at Swinderby
Signed edition. Image size 24 inches x 19 inches (61cm x 48cm). Price £51.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 19 inches (61cm x 48cm). Price £95.00
Signed limited edition of 100 prints. Image size 24 inches x 19 inches (61cm x 48cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Reg Davie.
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DHM1210
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The Shining Sword by Simon Smith.
RAF Avro Lancaster flies low over occupied Europe.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Less than 60 copies remain.. Price £130.00 Signed by Victoria Cross winner Bill Reid (deceased).
Limited edition of artist proofs. Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm) Less than 10 copies remain.. Price £180.00 Signed by Victoria Cross winner Bill Reid (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM1466
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Under Cover of the Night by Simon Smith.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by :
Squadron Leader L S Benny Goodman,
Warrant Officer Colin Cole,
Warrant Officer Ken Calton
and
Sgt George B Thomson.
From the signed limited edition of 1000 prints, less than 100 are available co-signed. Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm). Price £105.00 Signed by Flt Eng William (Bill) Higgins (deceased).
Reid Presentation Edition of 5 Artist Proofs, supplied double mounted. Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm). Price £300.00 Feaetures the mounted original signature of Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased).
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £590.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm). Price £460.00
Original painting by Simon Smith. Image size 46 inches x 36 inches (117cm x 91cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM0290
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In the Mists of Time by Philip West.
The Lancaster is one of the most famous aircraft of all time. During the Second World War some 7,377 examples of this aircraft were built and saw service with British and Commonwealth bomber squadrons in the dangerous skies over Germany and Occupied Europe. Of these Lancasters, 3,345 were lost in action.
Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Paper size 26.5 inches x 16.5 inches (68cm x 42cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Fly Lt Phil Ainley DFC.
Limited edition of 25 artist studio proofs. Paper size 26.5 inches x 16.5 inches (68cm x 42cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Fly Lt Phil Ainley DFC.
Small limited edition of 75 artist proofs. Paper size 19 inches x 13 inches (48cm x 33cm). Price £75.00 2 prints of the edition currently available signed especially for Cranston Fine Arts by :
Sgt George B Thomson.
Small signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 19 inches x 13 inches (48cm x 33cm). Price £60.00
ITEM CODE DHM2323
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The Long Journey Home by Adrian Rigby.
Open edition print. Image size 32 inches x 12 inches (81cm x 31cm). Price £34.00
ITEM CODE FAR0794
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Against All Odds by Ronald Homes.
SOLD OUT (£60, May 2009)
Signed limited edition of 200 prints, signed by Ronald Homes and Flt Eng Stan Waind. Image size 18 inches x 15 inches (46cm x 38cm). Price £
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs, signed by Ronald Homes and Flt Eng Stan Waind. Image size 18 inches x 15 inches (46cm x 38cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM2188
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Band of Brothers by Gerald Coulson.
Depicting an Avro Lancaster, Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire, the backbone of the Royal Air Force during World War Two.
Open edition print. Image size 20 inches x 16 inches (51cm x 41cm). Price £51.00
ITEM CODE GC0651
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Lancaster - The Heavy Brigade by Keith Woodcock.
Avro Lancaster of the Royal Air Force bomber command. The classic RAF bomber of World War Two.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 12 inches x 6 inches (31cm x 15cm). Price £32.00
Signed limited edition, with extra aircrew signature. Image size 12 inches x 6 inches (31cm x 15cm). Price £42.00 Signed by Warrant Officer Tony White.
ITEM CODE DHM2418
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Bombing Up Yorker by Robin Smith.
This print depicts a Lancaster Mk.III powered by four Merlin engines. Assigned to 44 (Rhodesia) squadron on 5th February 1944 to Dunholme Lodge, KM (Yorker) ND 578 was flown by P.O. John Chatterton on its first fifteen operations after which he received the D.F.C. In fact the whole crew received the D.F.C after their tour, this being very unusual during the war, a gesture reflecting the heroism of the equally brave crew. Y-Yorker completed its 100th sortie in February 1945 with F.O. Hayler as skipper, surviving to complete its 123rd operation by 17/18th April with Harold Parkin in the driving seat, by this time stationed at Spilsby. The significance of the spade nose art reflects to the fact that John Chatterton was a farmer, a career that continued after the war, and became his logo. Unfortunately, his commander didnt approve of it, and it only lasted one week before it had to come off!
Limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 21.5 inches x 13.5 inches (55cm x 35cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Plt Of John Chatterston DFC 1st Pilot, and Flg Of Harold Parkin, last pilot of Yorker.
ITEM CODE RS0002
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In Remembrance by Michael Turner.
The official commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of Bomber Command was marked by a moving service in St.Pauls Cathedral on 24th April 2002, attended by over 1500 surviving WWII bomber crews and personnel. At the end of the service, those present emerged onto the steps of the Cathedral to hear the unmistakable sound of four Merlin engines approaching, and at precisely 12.20pm the BBMF Lancaster flew over the assembled crowd who burst into spontaneous applause - a fitting and emotive tribute to the sacrifice and dedication of so many.
Open edition print. Paper size 20 inches x 17 inches (51cm x 43cm). Price £35.00
ITEM CODE GT0070
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Lancaster Dispersal by Michael Turner.
A Lancaster bomber of 550 Sqn being prepared for the coming nights operation, with another machine completing an air test overhead.
Open edition print. Paper size 13.5 inches x 12 inches (34cm x 30cm). Price £22.00
ITEM CODE GT0082
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Lancaster Legend by Philip West.
After another long, dangerous mission this Lancaster is limping home flak damaged, past the windmill at Cley-next-the-Sea.
Signed limited edition of 200 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 14 inches (71cm x 36cm). Price £65.00 Signed by Flt Lt Phil Ainley DFC and Flt. Lt. Ronald Homes DFC.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 14 inches (71cm x 36cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Flt Lt Phil Ainley DFC, Flt. Lt. Ronald Homes DFC, Richard Todd OBE (deceased), Harold Roddis, Jim Brookbank, Ted Cachart, J. Bain. DFC AE WOP/AG, Geoff Brunton, Jim Inward DFC Flt. Eng., Jim Auton MBE and Peter Bond.
ITEM CODE DHM2243
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Lancasters Over Kynance by Stephen Brown.
RAF Lancasters over Kynance Cove in Cornwall, returning from a daylight sortie over Northern France in the winter of 1944. The Avro Lancaster played a leading roll within Bomber Command during WW2. It formed the backbone of a continuous 4-year offensive by the RAF that eventually culminated in the Allied liberation of Europe.
Signed limited edition of 275 prints. Image size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Flt Lt Phil Ainley DFC, Warrant Offier Ron Legg, Warrant Officer Roy Last, Flying Officer Fred Osborne, Flt Sgt Jeff Palmer, Warrant Officer Don Say DFC, Flt Lt Jack Stidard AE, Flt Lt Robert Stone, Croix de Guerre, Flt Lt B S Turner DFC and Warrant Officer Bernard Warren
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Flt Lt Phil Ainley DFC, Warrant Offier Ron Legg, Warrant Officer Roy Last, Flying Officer Fred Osborne, Flt Sgt Jeff Palmer, Warrant Officer Don Say DFC, Flt Lt Jack Stidard AE, Flt Lt Robert Stone, Croix de Guerre, Flt Lt B S Turner DFC and Warrant Officer Bernard Warren
Limited edition giclee canvas print. . Price £
ITEM CODE DHM2487
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Inbound by Stephen Brown.
The magnificent Avro Lancasters bathed in early morning light as they return home from a successful raid during the summer of 1944. The Lancaster was undoubtedly Bomber Commands finest and most important aircraft of WW2. Loved by its crews for its responsiveness, agility, reliability and payload capacity, but probably most of all its ability to absorb major combat damage and still get them home safely.
Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Image size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £80.00
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £100.00
Limited edition giclee canvas print. . Price £
ITEM CODE DHM2481
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Lancaster VC by Robert Taylor
A superb study of a pair of Lancaster heavy bombers as they set out on a mission over occupied Europe, painted against a powerful cloudscape. Both Bill Reid and Norman Jackson won Britains supreme award, the Victoria Cross, flying in Lancasters.
Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £155.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased) and Warrant Officer Norman Jackson VC (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2092
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Broken Silence by Roy Garner.
The stillness of the winters night is shattered by the Lancasters of RAF Bomber Command departing On Ops.
Signed limited edition of 950 print Image size 16 inches x 22 inches (41cm x 56cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE LR0001
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Home on Three by Fred McMain.
A sole Lancaster returns from a bombing raid as a squadron of US Air Force Flying Fortresses above him depart the coast on their mission.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 22 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM2414
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RAF Lancasters by Barry Price .
Open edition print. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £13.00
ITEM CODE NTR0021
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Lancaster Dawn by Barry Price.
Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Image size 16 inches x 24 inches (41cm x 61cm). Price £75.00 15 prints of the edition currently available additionally signed especially for Cranston Fine Arts by :
Sgt George B Thomson.
ITEM CODE LE0011
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Mynarskis Lanc by Nicolas Trudgian.
Lancaster V-RA, with its young Canadian crew, flew just a handful of operations. On the night of June 12, 1944, it was set afire by a JU88, forcing the crew to bale out. Seeing the rear gunner trapped Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski vainly braved the inferno to help, losing his parachute to the flames. He was forced to jump without it. Miraculously the burning Lancaster pancaked, and the rear gunner survived. Andrew Mynarski was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously. Mynarskis Lancaster is depicted setting out on that fateful night. Four of the crew members: Brophy, navigator Robert Bodie, radio operator James Kelly and pilot de Breyne were hidden by the French and, except for Brophy, returned to England shortly after the crash. Vigars and the wounded bomb aimer Friday were captured by the Germans and interned until they could be liberated by American troops. Pat Brophy joined French Resistance fighters and, after waging war on the ground behind enemy lines, made it back to London in September, 1944 where he learned of Mynarskis death. It was not until 1945 when Pat Brophy was reunited with Art de Breyne and the rest of the crew, that the details of his final moments on the aircraft were revealed. He related the story of the valiant efforts made by Mynarski to save him.
Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Warrant Officer James Kelly.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Warrant Officer James Kelly.
Harris signature edition of 50 prints from the signed limited edition of 800 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 14 inches (41cm x 36cm). Price £100.00 Signed by Flt Lt George Harris DFC and Warrant Officer James Kelly.
ITEM CODE DHM2446
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