HUNTERS OVER THE CHANNEL PORTFOLIO - Heading Into Attack & Out of the Blue

A pair of outstanding prints in which artist Anthony Saunders remembers a typical but eventful day during the Battle of Britain – Saturday 24 August 1940.

HEADING INTO ATTACK

 Having left their forward airfield at RAF Hawkinge, Flight Lieutenant Pete Brothers leads the Hurricanes of 'Blue Section', 32 Squadron to intercept a large force of over a hundred Luftwaffe aircraft approaching over the Straits of Dover.

OUT OF THE BLUE

 As part of the force escorting a large formation of Luftwaffe bombers heading over the Channel, a group of Bf109 fighters from JG3 open their throttles ready to dive on a section of Hurricanes from 32 Squadron spotted in the distance below.

Using his well-honed skills with brush and canvas to record events, talented aviation artist Anthony Saunders brings us an impressive pair, each depicting the view from either side of the Channel prior to the action.

The idea behind these two paintings was simply to portray fighters from the RAF and the Luftwaffe at the same moment in time and from a similar perspective, over the English Channel, just prior to the battle that would ensue.

The famous Hurricane Ace, Pete Brothers, made copious notes in his log book during the Battle of Britain. It was primarily with reference to these, that I was able to build up a picture of that one fleeting moment in time. -  Anthony Saunders, October 2024

Both paintings have been faithfully reproduced in extremely restricted quantities as fine art limited edition prints, with each copy personally signed by the artist himself and hand numbered. Both titles are available INDIVIDUALLY or as MATCHING-PAIRS whilst stocks allow!