EVENING PATROL - Framed Collectors Piece
by Gerald Coulson
During the early part of WWII the coastline of Britain was constantly under threat, particularly the busy shipping lanes of the North Sea.
The RAF played a vital role in protecting these supplies, taking part on long range patrols that were often long and arduous for the young pilots taking part. Often fighter squadrons being ‘rested’ during the Battle of Britain, would be moved north to carry out these coastal patrols before returning to the more intense fighting in the south.
This superb piece captures the mood on one such patrol as Spitfires of 610 Squadron return to their base flying over the Humber Estuary as the sun sets in the distance, late in 1940.
This framed Limited Edition was signed for posterity in 2000 by some of the foremost Spitfire pilots and Aces of the Second World War. A remarkable collection of EIGHT veteran autographs:
- Group Captain Desmond Sheen DFC*
- Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC
- Squadron Leader Neville Duke DSO OBE DFC **
- Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO OBE DFC*
- Squadron Leader Basil 'Stapme' Stapleton DFC
- Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE DSO DFC*
- Squadron Leader A.C. Leigh DFC DFM
- Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE DSO DFC*
- Media:
- Framed Prints
- Size:
- 37.25 x 28.25 inches
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