| Second World War aviation art prints of the Halifax aircraft. Our collection of prints and original paintings of the Halifax aircraft of World War Two. |
| Royal Air Force heavy Bomber with a crew of six to eight. Maximum speed of 280mph (with MK.VI top speed of 312mph) service ceiling of 22,800feet maximum range of 3,000 miles. The Halifax carried four .303 browning machine guns in the tail turret, two .303 browning machines in the nose turret in the MK III there were four .303 brownings in the dorsal turret. The Handley Page Halifax, first joined the Royal Air Force in March 1941 with 35 squadron. The Halifax saw service in Europe and the Middle east with a variety of variants for use with Coastal Command, in anti Submarine warfare, special duties, glider-tugs, and troop transportation roles. A total of 6177 Halifax's were built and stayed in service with the Royal Air Force until 1952 |
| Yorkshire Warrior by Keith Aspinall.
Open edition print. Image size 14.5 inches x 9.5 inches (37cm x 24cm). Price £18.00
ITEM CODE KA0028 |
| Halifax Tugs Towing Hamilcar Gliders by Ivan Berryman. Halifax glider tugs of 644 Squadron, Tarrant Rushton, 1944. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £70.00  Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £75
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Flt Lt Eric Kemp DFC. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
Limited edition of 20 publishers proofs. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £115.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Kemp signature edition of 50 prints (Nos 1 - 50) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £115.00 Signed by Flt Lt Eric Kemp DFC. Save £10 on selected prints - Was £125
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Cosby / Evans Signature edition of 100 prints (No.s 801 - 900) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Warrant Officer Tom Cosby and Warrant Officer Eric Evans. Save £15 on selected prints - Was £135
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Signature edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm) . Price £115.00 Signed by Eddie Young and one crew member who flew on Halifaxes. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Rayner / Whitbread signature edition of 300 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £115.00 Signed by :
Sergeant Titch Rayner
and
Private Alf Whitbread. Save £15 on selected prints - Was £130
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Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00 £110 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £590
Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00 £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460
Original painting, oil on canvas by Ivan Berryman. . Price £
Remarque edition - limited edition of 10 giclee prints featuring an original pencil remarque. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm) plus border with text and remarque drawing.. Price £350.00
ITEM CODE DHM1713 |
| Halifaxes by Keith Woodcock. A Halifax bomber of Bomber Command is being refueled and checked by ground crew on a snow covered RAF airfield. The Halifax was one of the three major bombers of the RAF. The Royal Air Force Halifax had a crew of six to eight, a maximum speed of 280mph (with MK.VI top speed of 312mph) service ceiling of 22,800 feet maximum range of 3,000 miles. The Halifax carried four .303 browning machine guns in the tail turret, two .303 browning machines in the nose turret, and in the MkIII there were four .303 brownings in the dorsal turret. The Handley Page Halifax first joined the Royal Air Force in March 1941 with 35 squadron. The Halifax saw service in Europe and the Middle East with a variety of variants for use with Coastal Command, in anti submarine warfare, special duties, glider-tugs, and troop transportation roles. A total of 6177 Halifaxes were built and the aircraft stayed in service with the Royal Air Force until 1952. Open edition print. Image size 14.5 inches x 9.5 inches (37cm x 24cm). Price £
Eric Kemp RAF signature series edition of 100 prints. Image size 14.5 inches x 9.5 inches (37cm x 24cm). Price £30.00 Signed by Flt Lt Eric Kemp DFC. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE KW0008 |
| Pathfinder Halifax by Nicolas Trudgian. Remembered fondly by many RAF, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand bomber crews, the Halifax served many diverse roles in WWII, including service with Special Duties, dropping agents and supplies behind enemy lines. Halifax MkIIs of 35 Squadron, RAF Bomber Command, head out over the Lincolnshire coastline at dusk bound for Germany, August 1942. No.35 Squadron was one of the five squadrons selected to form the original Pathfinder Force. Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 12 inches x 9.5 inches (31cm x 24cm). Price £50.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM
ITEM CODE NT0002 |
| Yorkshire Relish by Keith Woodcock. Halifax bombers are prepared for another mission. Open edition print. Image size 14.5 inches x 9.5 inches (37cm x 24cm). Price £18.00
ITEM CODE KW0015 |
| Halifax Bombers by Barry Price. Halifax bombers of 102 squadron on the way across to occupied Europe on another bombing misison, June/ July 1944. At the controls of DY - E is Flt Sgt Arthur Albert Edwards DFC, the Halifax DY - H would a few weeks later be shot down on the 12th August 1944. Open edition print. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £13.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE NTR0029 |
| Mutual Support by Philip West. In the depths of winter, Halifax aircraft of 158 Squadron based at RAF Lissett, Yorkshire, make their final preparations before take off. A remarkable aircraft much loved by its crews. Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Image size 24 inches x 8 inches (61cm x 20cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 8 inches (61cm x 20cm). Price £125.00
ITEM CODE DHM2202 |
| Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. On August 15th 1942, under the leadership of Don Bennet, a new group was formed from Bomber Command to develop specialised target finding and target marking. Made up purely from experienced volunteers, this elite and highly trained group of men were known as the Pathfinders. Up until this point the means available to Bomber Command of accurately finding their targets were totally lacking and the task of the Pathfinders was to develop techniques to precisely define these targets ahead of the main force. Initially made up of four Squadrons Nos. 7 (Stirlings) 35 (Halifax) 83 (Lancaster) and 156 (Wellingtons) they were based at a clutch of airfields between Cambridge and Huntingdon. Originally part of No.3 Group Bomber Command the Pathfinder Force was directly answerable to C-in-C Air Marshal Arthur Harris until January 1943 when it became a separate group, No.8 (PFF) . Personally selected for the task by Arthur Harris, the Australian born Don Bennet, just 32 years of age proved to be and inspired choice to form the Pathfinders. A navigation expert without peers he was widely experienced in flying all types of aircraft including fighters, flying boats and bombers and already an experienced operational bomber captain. Along with many of his colleagues, such as Hamish Mahaddie and John Searby he was responsible for instilling in his men the Pathfinder Spirit - an intangible quality of dedication which bonded them together. Pathfinder crews used a combination of personal skill and technical equipment to locate their targets. Often flying against overwhelming odds and in appalling conditions they transformed the performance of a bomber force that in 1941 was dropping almost half its bombs on open countryside. The first Pathfinder unit to fly the Halifax was 35 Squadron based at Graveley. With some of the greatest Bomber Aircrew amongst their number the unit quickly gained a reputation for excellence that was second to none. This superb painting from one of the worlds most highly regarded Aviation Artists, Gerald Coulson, depicts a Halifax B.MkII series 1A of 35 (PFF) Squadron on an operation over occupied Europe. Flying at around 20,000 feet and completely alone and unprotected, the crew navigate their bomber well ahead of the main force, leading the way to their target. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 31 inches x 26 inches (79cm x 66cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant John Rollins DFC AFC, Warrant Officer Ernest Kenwright DFC DFM and Squadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased). Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 31 inches x 26 inches (79cm x 66cm). Price £295.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant John Rollins DFC AFC, Warrant Officer Ernest Kenwright DFC DFM, Squadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased), Flight Lieutenant David Codd DFC, Flying Officer Sir Michael Hanham DFC and Flying Officer Don Carruthers.
Limited edition of 75 pathfinder proofs. Image size 31 inches x 26 inches (79cm x 66cm). Price £ Signed by Flight Lieutenant John Rollins DFC AFC, Warrant Officer Ernest Kenwright DFC DFM, Squadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased), Flight Lieutenant David Codd DFC, Flying Officer Sir Michael Hanham DFC, Flying Officer Don Carruthers, Warrant Officer Harold Kirby, Wing Commander Ernest Rodley DSO DFC AFC AE, Air Vice Marshall Donald Bennett (deceased), Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie DSO DFC (deceased) and Air Commodore John Searby DSO DFC (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2250 |
| No.76 Squadron Halifax by Ivan Berryman. Halifaxes of No.76 Squadron RAF en route to another night bombing raid over Germany. The lead aircraft here has code MP-L. Serial numbers for aircraft were unique, but codes like MP-L were transferred after an aircraft was lost. A total of 10 aircraft carrying the codes MP-L were lost from No.76 Squadron.
These aircraft were :
L9530 : Shot down 12th-13th August 1941.
R9452 : Crashed 12th-13th April 1942.
W7660 : Shot down 19th-20th August 1942.
W7678 : Lost 3rd-4th March 1943.
DK172 : Shot down 23rd-24th May 1943.
DK200 : Crashed 11th-12th June 1943.
LK922 : Shot down 21st-22nd January 1944.
LK789 : Shot down 24th-25th April 1944.
MZ622 : Crashed 24th-25th May 1944.
LL579 : Crashed 27th February 1945. Signed limited edition of 20 giclee paper prints. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm). Price £150.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 5 giclee paper artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm). Price £200.00 Signed by :
Warrant Officer Dennis Slack,
Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Tommy Coles DFC,
Squadron Leader Alfie Fripp,
Sergeant Len Manning,
Flight Lieutenant Tom Wingham,
Warrant Officer Reg Cleaver,
Flying Officer Jack Easter,
Flight Lieutenant Tom Payne,
Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM,
Warrant Officer Rex Statham
and
Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC. Save £20 on selected prints - Was £220
Small limited edition of 20 giclee paper artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £100.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Small limited edition of 50 giclee paper prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £75.00 Save £5 on selected prints - Was £80
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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £400.00 £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £490
ITEM CODE IBF0003 |
| Welcome Sight by Stephen Brown. The Handley Page Halifax, together with the Avro Lancaster, formed the backbone of the RAFs night offensive against Germany from 1942 to 1945 and finished the campaign with an impressive record of achievement. Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £125.00
ITEM CODE DHM2233 |
| Handley Page Halifax LK797 LK-E. by M A Kinnear. Pilot Officer Cyril Joe Barton, VC: Born 5th June 1921 in Suffolk, Cyril Barton volunteered for aircrew duties and joined the RAFVR on 16th April 1941, qualifying as a Sergeant Pilot 10th November 1942. He and his crew went to No.1663 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU) at Rufforth in Yorkshire. On 5th September 1943, they joined No.78 Squadron. Barton was commissioned as a pilot officer three weeks later. Undertaking their first operational sortie (a raid against Montlucon) they served with No.78 squadron until 15th January 1944. Having completed nine sorties, they were posted to No.578 Squadron. Their second sortie with the squadron, was against Stuttgart in Halifax LK797 which was a brand new aircraft. On 30th March 1944, having now completed six sorties in LK797 - which the crew had named Excalibur, they took off on a raid against Nuremburg. Whilst still 70 miles from the target, they were attacked head on by two enemy fighters. Excalibur had two fuel tanks punctured, both the radio and rear turret disabled, the starboard inner engine was on fire and the intercom lines were cut. Despite several determined attacks by a Ju88 nightfighter, and with the aid of his crew, Barton managed to avoid the attacks. Unfortunately following the first attack, the navigator, bomb aimer and wireless operator had misinterpreted signals given to them and bailed out. Despite these difficulties, Barton decided to press on to the target and drop his bombs. Guided only by the Pole Star and his pilots flight map, Barton started for home, crossing the English coast ninety miles north of Burn. Low on fuel he ordered the three remaining crew to crash positions behind the main spar. Soon after three engines cut out and Barton attempted the forced landing. He made a gallant attempt to put down clear of the houses over which he was flying and the aircraft ploughed through several gardens and greenhouses. The rear fuselage broke off and landed in a deep railway cutting with the three crewmen inside. Excalibur had crashed near Ryhope village colliery, Co. Durham. Pilot Officer Cyril Barton died of his injuries but as a result of his selfless actions, the three crewmen survived. On 27th June 1944, Cyril Barton was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Open edition print. Image size 16.5 inches x 11.5 inches (42cm x 30cm). Price £14.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE AP0019 |
| A Friday in Winter by Keith Woodcock. Sadly, but two examples of the Handly page Halifax exist today - the unrestored W1048 at the RAF Museum at Hendon, and the Yorkshire Air Museums pristine LV907 Friday the 13th, a rebuild from the remains of HR792. Open edition print. Image size 14.5 inches x 9.5 inches (37cm x 24cm). Price £18.00
Kemp signature edition of 25 prints. Image size 14.5 inches x 9.5 inches (37cm x 24cm). Price £38.00 Signed by Flt Lt Eric Kemp DFC. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE KW0018 |
| Friday the 13th by Ivan Berryman. Sadly, but two examples of the Handly page Halifax exist today - the unrestored W1048 at the RAF Museum at Hendon, and the Yorkshire Air Museums pristine LV907 Friday the 13th, a rebuild from the remains of HR792. In this portrait of one of Bomber Commands oft-forgotten workhorses, the original Friday the 13th is set against a stunning evening cloudscape. Signed limited edition of 200 prints. Image size 23 inches x 14 inches (58cm x 36cm). Price £95.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Eric Kemp RAF signature series edition of 60 prints from the signed limited edition of 200 prnts. Image size 23 inches x 14 inches (58cm x 36cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Flt Lt Eric Kemp DFC. Save £15 on selected prints - Was £145
Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
**Signed limited edition of 200 prints. (One copy reduced to clear) Image size 23 inches x 14 inches (58cm x 36cm). Price £70.00
ITEM CODE B0012 |
| Action This Day by Richard Taylor. A cold winters morning, as dawn breaks over RAF Lissett, revealing that last nights biting wind has once again brought a covering of snow to the airfield. But, with conditions forecast to improve, tonights operation to bomb industrial targets in Germany is set to proceed, and ground crew start to prepare Halifax Mk3 LV907 F-Freddy, simply known as Friday 13th, for action. This iconic aircraft flew an impressive total of 128 operational sorties with 158 Squadron between March 1944 and April 1945. Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 34.5 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm). Price £110.00 Signed by :
Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM,
Warrant Officer Rex Statham
and
Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 34.5 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm) . Price £175.00 Signed by :
Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM,
Warrant Officer Rex Statham,
Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Tommy Coles DFC,
Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC,
Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM,
Warrant Officer Dennis Slack
and
Flight Lieutenant Alan Bryett.
Collectors edition of 70 prints. Paper size 34.5 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm). Price £150.00 Signed by :
Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM,
Warrant Officer Rex Statham,
Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Tommy Coles DFC,
Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC,
Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM,
Warrant Officer Dennis Slack
and
Flight Lieutenant Alan Bryett.
RAF Bomber Command Tribute edition of 10 prints (supplied with original pencil drawing). Paper size 34.5 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm). Price £1095.00 Signed by :
Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM,
Warrant Officer Rex Statham,
Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Tommy Coles DFC,
Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC,
Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM,
Warrant Officer Dennis Slack,
Flight Lieutenant Alan Bryett,
and includes the mounted signatures of :
Air Vice Marshall Donald Bennett (deceased),
Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC OM DSO** DFC* (deceased),
Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased),
Group Captain J B Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC (deceased)
and
Air Chief Marshal Sir Augustus Walker GCB CBE DSO DFC AFC (deceased).
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 34.5 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm). Price £265.00 Signed by :
Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM,
Warrant Officer Rex Statham,
Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Tommy Coles DFC,
Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC,
Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM,
Warrant Officer Dennis Slack
and
Flight Lieutenant Alan Bryett.
Limited edition of 10 double remarques. Paper size 34.5 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm). Price £445.00 Signed by :
Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM,
Warrant Officer Rex Statham,
Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Tommy Coles DFC,
Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC,
Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM,
Warrant Officer Dennis Slack
and
Flight Lieutenant Alan Bryett.
ITEM CODE DHM1902 |
| Out of the Night - The First To Go In by Robert Taylor. Silently out of the night they came. With flaps deployed, three timber and plywood Horsa gliders swept swiftly down through the night skies, rapidly closing with their objective – Pegasus Bridge over the Caen Canal. On board, with tension etched deep into their blackened faces, men from the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, part of the British 6th Airborne Division, braced themselves for landing. They, and sappers from the Royal Engineers, were about to become the first fighting force to land in France on D-Day. They were about to make history. Signed limited edition of 300 prints Paper size 25.5 inches x 21.5 inches (65cm x 54cm). Price £95.00 Signed by :
Private Alf Whitbread
and
Private Billy Gray.
D-Day edition of 25 artist proofs Paper size 25.5 inches x 21.5 inches (65cm x 54cm). Price £175.00 Signed by :
Private Alf Whitbread,
Private Billy Gray,
Private Frank Bourlet,
Sergeant Peter Rocky Bright,
Private Stan Watson,
Craftsman Roy Bishop,
Gunner Ernie Brewer L d Hon,
Lance Corporal Harry Hopkins,
Private Frank Sankey
and
Squadron Leader John Fisher DFC.
D-Day edition of 200 prints Paper size 25.5 inches x 21.5 inches (65cm x 54cm). Price £135.00 Signed by :
Private Alf Whitbread,
Private Billy Gray,
Private Frank Bourlet,
Sergeant Peter Rocky Bright,
Private Stan Watson,
Craftsman Roy Bishop,
Gunner Ernie Brewer L d Hon,
Lance Corporal Harry Hopkins,
Private Frank Sankey
and
Squadron Leader John Fisher DFC.
ITEM CODE DHM1818 |
| Pilot signatures for this aircraft | | Name | Info | | Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased) | Lewis Hodges flew with 49 Sqn from June 1940 until he was shot down over occupied France in Sept 1940 and taken prisoner by the Vichy French. He managed to escape and made his way back to England, rejoining 49 Sqn. He took part in the attacks against the German Channel dash operation in Feb 1942. In Nov of that year he joined 161 (Special Duties) Sqn, flying Halifaxes, Lysanders and Hudsons landing and parachuting agents into German occupied territory. Among the people he brought out of France were two future Presidents - Vincent Auriol and Francois Mitterand. He died 4th January 2007.
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Lewis Hodges signing prints of - Lysander Pick Up - by Graeme Lothian. |
| | Air Commodore Wilf Burnett DSO OBE DFC AFC (deceased) | Canadian Wilf Burnett joined the RAF before the war and at the outbreak of hostilities was flying Hampdens. He completed his first tour of 30 operations in September 1940, flying with 49 Sqn at Scampton. His crew had bombed invasion barges in the Channel ports, mined enemy waters, operated against the Ruhr, and taken part in the first raids against Berlin. In July 1941 he was posted to 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF, at Syerston, where one night in January 1942, returning from Hamburg, their Hampden crashed in extreme weather. Wilf was the sole survivor, and he was hospitalised. Recovering he was accepted to command 138 (Special Duties) Sqn at Tempsford who were engaged in dropping agents and supplies to the Resistance in occupied countries flying Halifaxes, later Stirlings. He died 26th November 2006.
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Wilf Burnett signing the print - A Hard Lesson to Learn - by Adrian Rigby |
| | Air Marshal Sir John Curtiss KCB KBE | John Curtiss trained as a navigator in RAF Bomber Command. He joined his first operational squadron - 578 Squadron, in 1944, flying Halifax IIIs. He later flew as a Halifax navigator with 158 Squadron at RAF Lissett. After the war Sir John held many high ranking posts in the RAF, and was Air Commander Falklands Operations in 1982. | | Flight Lieutenant Bernard W Brown | Flight Lieutenant Bernard Walter Brown was accepted for a short service commission in 1938, and after being accepted arrived in England in September, training at 5 E&RFTS, Hanworth and in late January 1939 he was posted to 5FTS, Sealand. He then went to No 1 School of Army Co-Operation at Old Sarum for a course on Lysanders in August 1939, and soon after joined 613 Squadron. Bernard Walker Brown was flying one of six Hectors detailed to dive-bomb gun emplacements near Calais. On the way to the target, he test-fired his forward gun but a fault caused the muzzle attachment to fly off, penetrate the fuselage and hole the main fuel tank. He jettisoned his bombs and turned back and make a forced-landing. In August 1940 he volunteered for Fighter Command, converting to Spitfires. He joined 610 Squadron at Biggin Hill. In late September he went to 72 Squadron, but on the 23rd was shot down by a Bf 109. He bailed out of the aircraft, badly wounded. Returning to active duty in November 1940, he was posted to 8FTS, Montrose for an instructor's course, after which he went to Rhodesia, subsequently instructing at Cumalo. In 1943, he trained with Transport Command, becoming a ferry pilot. He flew between the United Kingdom and the Middle East. He transferred to the RNZAF in January 1944 and by the end of the year was flying Halifaxes. He was released in 1945 to fly Dakotas with BOAC and later joined BEA, flying with the airline until his retirement in 1972. | | Flight Lieutenant David Codd DFC | Joining the Army in 1938 he initially served with Royal Engineers at Dunkirk before volunteering for aircrew and transferring to the RAF in 1941. He qualified as a navigator and in 1942 joined 10 squadron at Leeming on Halifax's before moving to 35 squadron with the Pathfinders, again on Halifax bombers. In 1943 his aircraft was shot down near Cologne and he became a POW at Stalagluft 3, having completed 42 operations. He returned to England in May 1945 and left the RAF in 1947. | | Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Perks DFC | Joining the RAF in July 1941 he trained as a pilot in the USA and was posted to 420 Sqn as part of no 6 Group (RCAF) initially flying Wellingtons. The unit then converted to Halifaxes and he moved firstly to 427 Squadron and then 434 Sqn still flying this aircraft. In November 1944 he joined OTU as an instructor on Halifaxes, converting to Mosquitoes in January 1945. He then joined 571 Sqn as part of the Light Night Strike Force, flying the B Mk XVI and dropping 4000lb 'cookie' bombs over Germany. He left the RAF in 1946 but rejoined, finally leaving in 1958 | | Flight Lieutenant Harry Hughes DFC DFM AE* | After joining the RAF in March 1941, Harry Hughes trained as a Navigator. On completion of training he was posted to join 102 (Ceylon) Squadron at RAF Pocklington flying Halifaxes. Harry completed his first tour with 102 Sqn. For his second tour Harry was posted to join 692 Squadron at Graveley, as Navigator (B). Equipped with Mosquito light bombers, 692 Squadron was part of the Light Night Striking Force of N0.8 (PFF) Group, Bomber Command; famous for its fast striking raids on Berlin using 4000lb 'cookie' bombs. | | Flight Lieutenant Jack Dundas DFC | Jack Dundas joined 424 (Tiger) Sqn No 6 Group RCAF on 25th May 1944. He flew on D-Day 5th/6th June and ended a relatively fast tour on the Halifax flying two missions on the same day over Duisberg, 14th October 1944. | | Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM | John Petrie-Andrews joined the RAF in 1940. After training as a pilot, in January 1943 he was posted to join 102 (Ceylon) Squadron at Pocklington for his first tour, flying Halifaxes. In February 1943 he transferred to 158 Squadron, still on Halifaxes. John the joined 35 Squadron, one of the original squadrons forming the Pathfinder Force. Here he flew first Halifaxes before converting to Lancasters. John Petrie-Andrews completed a total of 70 operations on heavy bombers, including 60 with the Pathfinders. | | Flight Lieutenant John Rollins DFC AFC | After joining the RAF in 1940 he was called up in early 1941 and entered OTU where he qualified as an observer and was then posted operationally to 466 Sqn at Leconfield on Wellingtons. At the end of 1942 he joined 35 Sqn as a Navigator at Gravely as part of the Pathfinder Force, initially on the Halifax and later converting to Lancasters. He remained with the Pathfinders until 1944 when he was posted to Stoney Cross to convert back to Wellington 1C's as a way of becoming reacquainted with two engined aircraft. he spent the remainder of the war flying Dakota's in the Far East and left the RAF in mid 1946. |
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