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Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian. (C)
After taking part in the Battle of France early in 1940, 85 Squadron moved to Croydon on the 19th August, where, led by renowned squadron leader Peter Townsend DSO DFC, the squadron played a notable part in the Battle of Britain. Thirty Hurricane squadrons participated in the Battle of Britain compared to only eighteen Spitfire squadrons, claiming 80 percent of the RAF victories. Sir Sidney Camms innovative design ensured the Hurricane became a classic fighter. Hurricane Patrol portrays Squadron Leader Peter Townsend leading 85 Squadron on a high altitude sortie during the long hot summer of 1940. |
| | Item Code : DHM1177C | Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian. (C) - This Edition |  Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price! |
| | TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | | PRINT | Wilkinson signature edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints.
| Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) |  Wilkinson, Ken 
+ Artist : Graeme Lothian
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| Other editions of this item : | Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian. | DHM1177 |
| | TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | | PRINT | Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. | Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) | Artist : Graeme Lothian | £25 Off! | Now : £95.00 | VIEW EDITION... | ARTIST
PROOF | Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. | Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) |  Tappin, H E 
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David, Dennis (clipped)
Tappin, H E (clipped)
+ Artist : Graeme Lothian
Signature(s) value alone : £215 |  | £250.00 | VIEW EDITION... | | PRINT | Tappin signature edition of 50 prints from the edition of 1150 signed prints. | Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) | Tappin, H E
+ Artist : Graeme Lothian
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Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) | Wilkinson, Ken
Lynn, Vera
Thom, Alex
+ Artist : Graeme Lothian
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Brown, Maurice Peter
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Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) | Duckenfield, Byron
Brown, Maurice Peter
Tappin, H E
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CANVAS | Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. | Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm) | Artist : Graeme Lothian
on separate certificate | £100 Off! | Now : £400.00 | VIEW EDITION... | | PRINT | Neil / Pickering Signature edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. | Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) | Pickering, Tony
Neil, Tom
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Ayerst, Peter V
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Signature(s) value alone : £90 | £30 Off! | Now : £130.00 | VIEW EDITION... | | PRINT | Thom / Wilkinson signature edition of 70 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. | Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) | Thom, Alex
Wilkinson, Ken
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PAINTING | Original painting by Graeme Lothian. | | Cunningham, John
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PRINT | **Tappin signature edition of 50 prints from the edition of 1150 signed prints. (One print reduced to clear)
Ex display prints with light damage on border and some handling dents on image. | Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) | Wilkinson, Ken
+ Artist : Graeme Lothian
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| Signatures on this item | | *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | | Name | Info | 
Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson (deceased)
*Signature Value : £40
| Battle of Britain pilot flying Hurricanes, he flew Spitfires with 611 Sqn and then 616 Sqn at Kirton-in-Lindsey and 19 Sqn at Fowlmere during 1940 and after a spell instructing returned to operations on Spitfires, with 234 and 165 Squadrons. After spending time with 53, 24 and 10 Operational Training Units, he left the RAF in November 1945 and served in the RAFVR.
Ken said :
From 1st September 1939 I wrote myself off. I thought, 'you've got no chance' lasting through whatever is going to be. It was quite obvious, in the way the Germans were moving, they were going to make a hell of a war out of it, so I was ready for war. I can remember saying 'we've got to stop this fellow Hitler'. When you think of all the thousands of citizens that were being killed by this absurd bombing. They had to pay for it didn't they. Yes, we lost people. Friends that didn't come back. I don't think we were the sort of people to brood over it, ever. You have to get into an attitude to make sure that you're as cold as a fish. Once someone has failed to return, that's it. Fortune smiled on me and not on some of the others. I can only say that whoever it was who popped off at me, wasn't a very good marksman. It transpired that we were doing something far more important than we thought. As far as we were concerned, it was just that there were some untidy creatures from over the other side of the channel, trying to bomb England and the United Kingdom. And we didn't want them to bomb us. After all, we never asked the Germans to start this nonsense, did we? But they did, and we had to stop them, and we did. It's our country. You die for you country.
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| The Aircraft : | | Name | Info | | Hurricane | Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built. |
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