AIRCRAFT PRINT LISTINGS

If you are looking for limited edition aviation artprints featuring a specific aircraft type to may like to begin by looking at this summary of the limited edition prints we can offer you.

LANCASTER

Primary Target
The final seconds on 17th May 1943 as the bouncing bomb of Flight Lt. Maltby’s Lancaster breached the giant Mohne Dam.

Outward Bound
With the sun setting behind them fully loaded Lancaster bombers from 57Squadron East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, make their way out over the English Channel.

Maximum Effort
No. 101 (Special Duties’) Squadron Lancasters preparing for an ‘op’ to Germany from their Ludford Magna base in Lincolnshire.

Heading Home
Having completed yet another sortie the crew of 101 Sqn Special Operations Lancaster SR-W, piloted by Flt. Lt. Rusty Waughman, are about to commence the long and hazardous journey back to their base at Ludford Magna.

Preparing for the Tirpitz
Working around the clock and in all weather conditions the ground crew knew from the size of the bombs they were loading, this was going to be a very special operation for the Lancaster crews of 9 Squadron.

Welcome Home
A flak-damaged Lancaster of 617 squadron struggles across the airfield perimeter as it returns to base after a precision raid over enemy territory.

Inbound
The magnificent Lancasters bathed in early morning light as they return home from a successful raid during the summer of 1944.

Lancasters Over Kynance
RAF Lancasters over Kynance Cove in Cornwall returning from a daylight sortie over Northern France in the winter of 1944.

Lancaster Legend
After another long, dangerous mission this Lancaster is limping home flak damaged, past the windmill at Cley-next-the Sea.

Safely Home
The dawn of a new day illuminates a Lancaster of 57 squadron returning to East Kirby from night ops over occupied Europe, escorted by a Swannington based Mosquito night-fighter of 85 Squadron.

Operations On
Lancasters of 101 Squadron prepare for yet another operation over enemy territory.

HALIFAX

Welcome Sight
The Handley Page Halifax, together with the Avro Lancaster, formed the backbone of the RAF’s night offensive against Germany from 1942 to 1945 and finished the campaign with an impressive record of achievement.

Mutual Support
In the depths of winter, Halifax aircraft of 158 Squadron based at RAF Lissett, Yorkshire, make their final preparations before take off.

STIRLING

Sterling Service
The Short Stirling won the distinction as the RAF’s first purpose built four-engine monoplane bomber.

Teamwork
As night falls, Short Stirlings of 15 Squadron based at RAF Mildenhall, Cambridgeshire, await their crews for yet another nocturnal mission.

WELLINGTON

Final Preparations
soon to be cloaked in darkness, Wellington aircraft of 150 Squadron, RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire, prepare for another dangerous mission, never knowing if they would return.

BLENHEIM

Blenheims Over Norfolk
Bristol Blenheims 1Vs of 105 Squadron returning at low level over Norfolk, after one of many anti-shipping sorties carried out over the North Sea in 1941.

CATALINA

Heading for the Convoys
RAF Catalinas of 210 Squadron over the west coast of Scotland in 1944. The Consolidated Catalina PBY-5 proved invaluable to the RAF in its efforts to vital convoys from the threat of enemy submarines, particularly during the Battle of the Atlantic.

SUNDERLAND

Tireless Vigilance
A pair of short Sunderlands sweep out towards the dangers of the North Atlantic. With a 12-hor mission ahead of them the skill and dedication of the crews would once again play a crucial role in protecting vital supply lines from the menace of German U-Boats.

MOSQUITO

Tirpitz Re-Visited
In a ten-and-a-half hour sortie to Tromso Fjord on 22nd March 1945, Sq. Ldr. Frank Dodd and P/O Eric Hill flew low under unexpected heavy fire to obtain confirmation of the demise of the pride of the German navy – the battleship Tirpitz.

In Safe Hands
Having been damaged in action over Northern France, the crew of a Mosquito B Mk 1V has bought their aircraft down safely into the field of an English farm.

Banff Raiders
Mosquito FB V1s of 143 Squadron, Banff Strike Wing, armed with 25lb solid armour piercing rockets on a mission over the North Sea early in 1945.

Mosquito Attack
On the 31st October 1944 a courageous low level attack was undertaken by Mosquitoes of Nos 21, 464 and 487 Squadrons on the Aarhus University, Denmark, which house the Gestapo HQ for the whole of Jutland.

Operation Jericho – The Amiens Raid
On the 18th February 1944 Mosquitoes of 487 squadron (New Zealand), 464 Squadron (Australian) and 21 Squadron took off from RAF Hunsdon. Target – the prison at Amiens, France.

Safely Home
The dawn of a new day illuminates a Lancaster of 57 squadron returning to East Kirby from night ops over occupied Europe, escorted by a Swannington based Mosquito night-fighter of 85 Squadron.

Time to Go
Late 1944 and as the sun sets, Mark X1X Mosquito night fighters from 85 and 157 squadrons based at RAF Swannington ‘crew up’ for their next operation over hostile territory.

Night Hawks
The ever-vigilant crew of this Mosquito night-fighter successfully intercept a Luftwaffe Bf 110 as it heads towards a bomber stream over target in Germany.

SPITFIRE

Over the Beaches
In the early hours of 6th June 19444, the campaign to liberate Europe began following many months, if not years of planning and preparation. Here we see Spitfires of 222 Squadron flying ‘top cover’ over Typhoons and the Normandy beaches.

Spitfire Patrol
One summers evening, Douglas Bader (flying the Mk V Spitfire without cannons) and Johnnie Johnson (flying the Mk VB Spitfire with cannons) of the Tangmere Wing, share a few moments of peaceful flying whilst on patrol over the English Channel.

Mission Accomplished
17th May 1943, Sqn. Ldr. Frank (Jerry) Fray in his Spitfire PRX1 of 542 Squadron operating out of RAF Benson, Oxfordshire, returned alone and unarmed to gather photographic evidence from 30,000 feet of the Mohne Dam having been breached earlier the same day by 617 Squadron Lancaster Bombers.

Dawns First Light
Wing Commander John A. Kent leading Supermarine Spitfire Vbs of the Polish Wing on an early morning patrol in 1941.

Pinpoint Navigation
The calm of an English village is momentarily shattered as Spitfire Vbs of 92 Squadron flash overhead.

In Defence of Britain
Spitfires (Mk 1) of 92 squadron out of Biggin ill in September 1940 are about to take on the enemy during the Battle of Britain.

HURRICANE

Defending the Line
Hurricane Mk1s of 504 Squadron power into the dawn sky for the first of what will probably be several scrambles in atypical day during the Battle of Britain.

TYPHOON

Over the Beaches
In the early hours of 6th June 19444, the campaign to liberate Europe began following many months, if not years of planning and preparation. Here we see Spitfires of 222 Squadron flying ‘top cover’ over Typhoons and the Normandy beaches.

Typhoon Scramble
RAF Hawker Typhoon Mk 1Bs of 609 Squadron embark on a ground attack mission, heading for targets in Northern Europe.

LYSANDER
Lysanders of 161 Special Operations Squadron turn onto their final course to a clandestine landing field somewhere in central occupied France during a full moon period in 1943.

P-51

Homeward Bound
A damaged B-17 of the 91st Bomb Group heads home to Bassingbourn shadowed by P-51Ds of the 352nd Fighter Squadron (353rd FG).

Mustangs Over The Reich
P-51 Mustangs of the 336 Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group range deep into the Reich in a search for targets of opportunity.

B-17

Final Encounter
Returning from a raid over Lorient, France on the 17th May 1943 the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Memphis Belle” came under close attack from Fw190s and Me109s.

Homeward Bound
A damaged B-17 of the 91st Bomb Group heads home to Bassingbourn shadowed by P-51Ds of the 352nd Fighter Squadron (353rd FG).

MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109

The Black Tulip
Erick Hartmann flying his Me 109 ‘Black Tulip’ during a quiet moment, late on a busy day of combat.

Looking for Trouble
The longest serving of all German interceptors.

FOCKE-WULF FW 109

On the Prowl
A superb fighting machine, it served the Luftwaffe in many variants throughout the war.

MESSERSCHMITT Me 262.

Guardians of the Reich
The Me 262 represented the Luftwaffee’s most potent air weapon during WW2.

SKYRAIDER

Combat Rescue
Once downed by enemy fire in North Vietnam, surviving US pilots were largely dependent on Brave Skyraider, FAC and HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter crews to save them.

F-8 CRUSADER

Honor the Brave
The RF-8G Crusader, unarmed, apart from cameras and film, the eyes of the fleet pilots roamed far and wide throughout Vietnam to bring back vital post-strike photographs and reconnaissance information.

SR-71 BLACKBIRD

The Untouchable
The SR-71 Blackbird is the world’s fastest and highest flying jet aircraft.

F-86 SABRE

Combat Over Korea
The F-86 “Sabre” and a MiG 15 were evenly matched. On the 19th July 1953, after his flight of four F-86s were set upon by MiGs.

AVRO VULCAN

Delta Lady
Moments after take off, the mighty Avro Vulcan XH558 bomber begins her majestic climb through storm clouds, out over the British countryside towards the North Sea

PHANTOM

Phantom Patrol
Passing between the Shetlands and the Faroe Islands a Soviet Tupolev Tu-142 long-range surveillance aircraft is intercepted by FG1 Phantoms out of RAF Leuchars, Scotland.

Ark Royal
HMS Ark Royal 1V – the Flagship of the Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers – a mobile airfield and a most impressive sight as she launches a Phantom from one of her catapults.

Phantom Thunder
An F4 Phantom of 92 Squadron, based at Wildenwrath, Germany, about to embark on yet another QRA mission to intercept potential hostile aircraft during the Cold War.

HAWKER HUNTER

Hunters Over The Lakes
RAF Hawker Hunter F.6s of 106 Squadron on a training sortie over the English Lake District in 1959.

APACHE HELICOPTER

Right Here, Right Now
The Apache is the world’s premier attack helicopter. The ‘Longbow’ (as depicted) offers even greater mission capability and provides a significant contribution to any battlefield arena.

CONCORDE

Concorde – Second to None
Having flown over Bristol, her birthplace, Concorde G-BOAC heads out over the Welsh coastline. Here at 26,000 feet, the ‘inboard’ reheats are already lit while the ‘outboards’ have just been selected.

Concorde - The Homecoming
History in the making as Concorde G-BOAF makes her way home to Filton, Bristol, almost certainly never to fly again.

Concorde – Pride of Britain
Climbing towards 60,000 feet and the edge of space Concorde G-BOAD travelled where no other commercial aircraft could go.

Farewell Concorde
As Concorde G-BOAF accelerates into the setting sun and towards her cruising height of 58,000 – 60,000 feet the 100 passengers on board settle back for an unforgettable flight.

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