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Military
and Naval Artist: Graeme Lothian
Aviation art prints and aviation
paintings and canvas prints by leading aviation artist Graeme Lothian,
available from the military art print company.
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Tribute to the Crews of the Stirling by Graeme Lothian.
Outward bound, Stirling III of 199 Squadron based at Lakenheath, Suffolk, heads out on another night of operations in August 1943. EE953, Sqd letters EX - E of 100 group is piloted by F/L Tom Austin DFC who finished his tour by the end of October 1944, winning the DFC with his bomb aimer F/O Jack Lawrence. Nicknamed the Queen of the Skies, the Stirling was the 1st four engined bomber to enter service with the RAF in 1941. The cockpit stood a massive 22.5 feet from the ground and had an operational ceiling of only 12,000 feet, well within the range of the enemy AA guns. By September 1944 other bombers were taking the brunt of the attack to the Germans and the Stirlings were used mainly for glider towing especially for D-day and Arnhem.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Tom Austin DFC AE
Limited edition of 150 signed prints, from the limited edition of 1150. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £125.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Tom Austin DFC AE
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £370.00
Original painting by Graeme Lothian. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £2500.00
ITEM CODE DHM1326
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Eagles Over the Steppes by Graeme Lothian.
Depicting ME109s flying over the Russian Front, the background is the enormous panorama of the Russian Steppe. The enormity of the battlefield on the Eastern Front was staggering in its vastness, stretching, as it did, nearly two thousand miles from frozen wastelands of the Arctic in the north, to the Black Sea in the south. Over this hostile, formidable territory fighter pilots of the Luftwaffe flew more combat missions and shot down more enemy aircraft during World War Two than any other group of fighter pilots in the entire history of aerial combat. Many of the top aces were in battle from the Spanish Civil War in 1938 until the fall of Germany in 1945. They flew continuously day after day, sometimes in the most appalling weather conditions, until they were shot down or wounded. Graeme Lothians emotive print pays tribute to the Fighter Aces of the Eastern Front. In the background is the enormous panorama of the Russian Steppe. Günther Rall is seen leading his pilots over enemy territory.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 29 inches x 15 inches (74cm x 38cm). Price £180.00 Signed by Generalleutenant Günther Rall (deceased), Generalleutenant Walter Krupinski (deceased), Oberleutenant Peter Düttman (deceased) and Oberleutenant Walter Wolfrum.
Special edition of only 10 prints with the extra signature of General Adolf Galland. Image size 29 inches x 15 inches (74cm x 38cm). Price £ Signed by General Adolf Galland (deceased),Generalleutenant Günther Rall, Generalleutenant Walter Krupinski, Oberleutenant Peter Düttman and Oberleutenant Walter Wolfrum.
ITEM CODE DHM0873
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Mosquito Attack by Graeme Lothian.
On 31st August 1944, 6 Mosquitoes of 305 Polish Squadron, Lasham, 2nd TAF were led by Wing Commander Orlinski to attack oil refineries at Nomexy, south of Nancy, France. Diving down and releasing their bombs before escaping at tree top height they destroyed 4 large containers and several smaller ones. All aircraft safely returned after their four and a half hour sortie. Fl Lt Eric Atkins DFC(bar) KW(bar) and his navigator Fl Lt Majer can be seen exiting the area to reform on the other 3 Mosquitoes who have already finished their bombing run. This was Atkins 61st operation, finishing the war with 78 ops over 3 tours.
Signed limited edition of 500 giclee paper prints. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Flt Lt Eric Atkins DFC(bar) KW(bar).
Limited edition of 50 giclee paper artist proofs. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £180.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canavs prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00
Original painting by Graeme Lothian. Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm). Price £2200.00
ITEM CODE DHM1228
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Combat Over Domremy by Graeme Lothian.
During WW II ofjuly 1944, the RAF Bomber Command were planning yet another bombing raid, this time over Stuttgart in Germany. The no.514 Sq., based in Cambridgeshire, England, were one of the Lancaster Bomber Squadrons chosen for the mission. Flight Lieutenant THOMAS HARVELL was a member of the 7 man crew for Lancaster Bomber no.LM206 selected. He was flight engineer and co-pilot with II missions already behind him. The RAF carried out nearly all their raids at night. This was the night of July 28/29 1944 and they were on course in the vicinity of Neuf Chateau (S.WNancy) France. Suddenly they were attacked by a prowling Luftwaffe Nightfighter aircraft, which later proved to be a JUNKERS 88 flown by HEINZ ROKKER. The Lancaster shuddered on the first hit but continued flying. THOMAS HARVELL was moving to the back of the aircraft and had dropped window, (strips of foil) to confuse ground radar, when they were hit again. This time they lost an engine after an explosion and LM206 started to plunge earthwards. (The Merlin Engine can been seen today at the French Airforce museum, St.Dizier, Lorraine) FI.Lt. HOMAS HARVELL was literally blown out of the doomed Lancaster, hitting his head and becoming unconcious. As luck was on his side, he regained his senses whilst falling through the air and pulled his chute at the last minute. He landed heavily and injured his leg. The pilot and four other members of the crew perished but navigator George Robinson also managed to use his chute and was captured after landing, by the german occupation forces. George Robinson now lives in South Africa. The other five crew members are all buried at Neuf Chateau and their graves can be seen to this day. THOMAS HARVELL was able to evade capture and was found by a member of the FFI (French Resistance), who hid him in various hideouts. After being treated for his wounds by Dr.CORNU, a prominent surgeon of Neuf Chateau, several attempts were made to smuggle THOMAS HARVELL back to England without much success. It was decided, by the FFI, to make one last attempt and this time THOMAS HARVELL was given a bicycle and new identity papers. He was told to cycle in the direction of the Swiss border west of Besacon and make contact with the Daubs area FFI commander, JEAN LAPPRAND.It was decided it was too dangerous to cross the border at this time and as THOMAS HARVELL had already become a member of the French Resistance, he continued fighting the war side by side with his French Resistance colleagues. It was in this part of France, that he witnessed a trial of a double agent/traitor of the FFI, who was quickly executed by firing squad. At this point in time, OREST BILAK came into the picture. He was born in Ukraine and had joined the Ukranian Army in 1942. He had become a senior NCO officer when his whole battalion were ordered to join forces with a german SS unit. They had much fighting experience and took part in some very bloody battles. Some elements of the Ukranian people had, at first, welcomed the germans but this soon changed and sometime in 1944 many were deserting. This was the case with OREST BILAKs battalion who had just been ordered to march into the mountain stronghold of JEAN LAPPRAND and wipe them out. Instead they had killed their german SS commanders and after talks with JEAN LAPPRAND had fought on with the FFI including THOMAS HARVELL. Together they liberated the region including the town of PIERREFONTAINE, ahead of the advancing allied forces Sept. 1944. It could be said that THOMAS HARVELL was the only British serviceman who fought with the german SS without being called a traitor. Another RAF pilot, Paul Bell a canadian and THOMAS HARVELL were now able to make contact with the 711 US Army. After six weeks, including a ride in the Dakota of General Patch, they finally made it back to England. On his arrival, THOMAS HARVELL became an instructor/advisor until the end of the war. He later made a career in the British Police Force. He regularily travels to France to meet all his wartime colleagues and now lives in Southampton, England. OREST BILAK was demobilised in 1946. Around this time he met his future wife (in France) who was also Ukrainian and had been working during the war in underground factories for the germans. By pure chance they had both attended the same school in Ukrainia. After the war OREST BILAK made a career in the clothing industry They live in retirement at a small mountain village near Lyon, France. They have 10 grandchildren. He has also devoted much of his time and money for a childrens home, in France, for the underprivileged from Ukraine. Out of his battalion of 450 men, of those who survived, 230 stayed with the French Foreign Legion, some emigrated to Canada, USA and Australia. 116 returned to the Ukraine, only to be arrested and sent to a Siberian prison for 10 years and a further 10 years hard labour. OREST BILAK and his wife visited the Ukraine for the first time in 1994 and met some of their old colleagues. JEAN LAPPRAND remains, to this day, secretive about his time in the FFI. Without a doubt he was very lucky to survive the war, considering his responsibility and fame. After the war he had his own carpentry business and lives in retirement with his wife at Pierrefontaine in good health. After much research we were able to trace and find HEINZ ROKKER, the Luftwaffe pilot who shot down Lancaster LM 206. We had a remarkable reunion at Neuf Chateau on September 14th 1999, where Thomas Harvell and Heinz Rokker met for the first time. It was a civic event with official invitation from the town mayor. A visit was made to the cemetery where the five Lancaster crew members are buried and HEINZ ROKKER laid a wreath on behalf of the german Nightfighters Pilots Association. This was followed by a speech at the town hall. A magnificent feast finished the event at the restaurant next to DOMREMY.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 22 inches x 13 inches (56cm x 33cm). Price £120.00 Signed by Capt Heinz Rökker, Fl. Lt. Thomas Harvell RAF, Jean Lapprand and Orest Bilak.
ITEM CODE DHM1113
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The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian.
Sailor Malam leading 74 Squadron engaging Me109s of I/JG52 during the Battle of Britain, September 1940.
Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Image size 28 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm). Price £ Signed by three luftwaffe and three RAF pilots:
Unteroffizier Rudolf Miese,
Ulrich Steinhilper (deceased),
General Gunther Rall (deceased),
Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased),
Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased)
and
Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased).
Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. Image size 28 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm). Price £155.00 Signed by three luftwaffe and three RAF pilots:
Unteroffizier Rudolf Miese (deceased),
Ulrich Steinhilper (deceased),
General Gunther Rall (deceased),
Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE (deceased),
Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased)
and
Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM1115
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Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian.
Signed limited edition of 350 prints, signed by 12 pilots. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Ian Blair DFM, Peter Cunningham, P/O Ken Plumridge, Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC, Dennis Nichols (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Ron Gould, Bert Harman (deceased) and Len Stillwell (deceased).
Limited edition of 20 artist proof remarques - (This one of) Squadron Leader Neville Duke. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £320.00 Features the remarque of Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC.
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Signed by :
Squadron Leader Ian Blair DFM,
Peter Cunningham,
P/O Ken Plumridge,
Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC,
Dennis Nichols (deceased),
Flight Lieutenant Ron Gould,
Bert Harman (deceased),
Len Stillwell (deceased),
Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC,
Vivien Snell (deceased),
J R Toombs,
Flight Lieutenant Larry Robillard,
Tony Pickering AFC,
Group Captain Tom Dalton-Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased),
Wing Commander Bob Doe DSO, DFC* (deceased)
and
Squadron Leader Doug Nichols DFC.
Limited edition of 20 artist proof remarques - (This one of) Flying Officer Cobber Kain. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £320.00 Features the remarque of Flying Officer Cobber Kain DFC.
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Signed by Squadron Leader Ian Blair DFM, Peter Cunningham, P/O Ken Plumridge, Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC, Dennis Nichols (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Ron Gould, Bert Harman (deceased), Len Stillwell (deceased), Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC, Vivien Snell (deceased), J R Toombs, Flight Lieutenant Larry Robillard, Tony Pickering AFC, Group Captain Tom Dalton-Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Wing Commander Bob Doe DSO, DFC* (deceased) and Squadron Leader Doug Nichols DFC.
Limited edition of 20 artist proof remarques - (This one of) Squadron Leader Sandy Lane. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £320.00 Features the remarque of Squadron Leader Sandy Lane DFC.
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Signed by Squadron Leader Ian Blair DFM, Peter Cunningham, P/O Ken Plumridge, Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC, Dennis Nichols (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Ron Gould, Bert Harman (deceased), Len Stillwell (deceased), Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC, Vivien Snell (deceased), J R Toombs, Flight Lieutenant Larry Robillard, Tony Pickering AFC, Group Captain Tom Dalton-Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Wing Commander Bob Doe DSO, DFC* (deceased) and Squadron Leader Doug Nichols DFC.
Limited edition of 20 artist proof remarques - (This one of) Air Commodore Alan Deere. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £320.00 Features the remarque of Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC*.
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Signed by Squadron Leader Ian Blair DFM, Peter Cunningham, P/O Ken Plumridge, Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC, Dennis Nichols (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Ron Gould, Bert Harman (deceased), Len Stillwell (deceased), Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC, Vivien Snell (deceased), J R Toombs, Flight Lieutenant Larry Robillard, Tony Pickering AFC, Group Captain Tom Dalton-Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Wing Commander Bob Doe DSO, DFC* (deceased) and Squadron Leader Doug Nichols DFC.
Limited edition of 20 artist proof remarques - (This one of) Squadron Leader Ginger Lacey. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £320.00 Features the remarque of Squadron Leader Ginger Lacey DFM.
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Signed by Squadron Leader Ian Blair DFM, Peter Cunningham, P/O Ken Plumridge, Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC, Dennis Nichols (deceased), Flight Lieutenant Ron Gould, Bert Harman (deceased), Len Stillwell (deceased), Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC, Vivien Snell (deceased), J R Toombs, Flight Lieutenant Larry Robillard, Tony Pickering AFC, Group Captain Tom Dalton-Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE (deceased), Wing Commander Bob Doe DSO, DFC* (deceased) and Squadron Leader Doug Nichols DFC.
Original Painting by Graeme Lothian. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £2500.00
ITEM CODE GL0002
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Dog Fight, Mick Mount VC by Graeme Lothian High
above the trenches in April 1918, 74 Squadron engage the famed JG 1 led
by the renowned ace baron von Richthofen in his distinctive bright red
DR 1. Edward Mick mannock flying a SE5.a diving down top engage another
Fokker Dr1 as the red baron flies past momentarily catching each others
eyes. The new CO of 74 squadron, major Grid Caldwell MC (bar) New
Zealands
top ace can be seen above entering the dog fight. But it would be
Mannock who would go on to great fame. with 61 confirmed victories and
to win the VC, DSO (bar) and MC (bar). After 74 squadron he replaced
Billy Bishop of CO 85 Squadron on the 3rd July 1918, scoring 46 victories
in the Se5.a He was killed by ground fire near Lestram, France on the
26th July 1918. his Victoria Cross being gazetted on the 18th July 1919.
The red baron CO of the Richthofens Flying circus didnt survive the
month, also killed by ground fire on the 24th April, he was buried by
the Allies with full military honours.
Tribute to the Crews of the Stirling by Graeme Lothian
Outward bound, Stirling III of 199 Squadron based at Lakenheath,
Suffolk, heads out on another night of operations in August 1943.
EE953, Sqd letters EX - E of 100 group is piloted by F/L Tom Austin DFC
who finished his tour by the end of October 1944, winning the DFC with
his bomb aimer F/O Jack Lawrence. Nicknamed the "Queen of the
Skies", the Stirling was the 1st four engined bomber to enter
service with the RAF in 1941. The cockpit stood a massive 22.5
feet from the ground and had an operational ceiling of only 12,000 feet,
well within the range of the enemy AA guns. By September 1944
other bombers were taking the brunt of the attack to the Germans and the
Stirlings were used mainly for glider towing especially for D-day and
Arnhem.
Mustang Escort by Graeme Lothian
Mustang P51 "Nooky Booky IV"
flown by Captain Leonard " Kit" Carson of the 362nd Fighter Squadron
357th Fighter Group, giving fighter escort top cover protection to the
B17's of 381st Bomb Group, returning after a raid in Germany, January
1944. Kit Carson ended the war as top scorer of the 357th with 18.5
aerial victories in the last 6 months of the war.
EAGLES OVER THE STEPPES BY GRAEME LOTHIAN Depicting ME109s flying over the Russian Front, the background is the
enormous panorama of the Russian Steppe. Signed by 4 leading German aces
who fought on the Russian Front.
The enormity of the battlefield on the Eastern Front was staggering in its
vastness. Stretching, as it did, nearly two thousand miles from frozen
wastelands of the Arctic in the north, to the Black Sea in the
south.
Over this hostile, formidable territory fighter pilots of the Luftwaffe
flew more combat missions and shot down more enemy aircraft during World
War Two than any other group of fighter pilots in the entire history of
aerial combat. Many of the top aces were in battle from the Spanish Civil
War in 1938 until the fall of Germany in 1945. They flew continuously day
after day, sometimes in the most appalling weather conditions, until they
were shot down or wounded.
Graeme Lothian's emotive print pays tribute to the Fighter Aces of the
Eastern Front. In the Background is the enormous panorama of the Russian
Steppe. Günther Rall is seen leading his pilots over enemy territory.
Each print is individually signed by Günther Rall, Walter Krupinski,
Peter Düttman, Walter Wolfrum. The Signatories:
Generalleutenant Günther Rall
With 275 victories Günther Rall is Germany's third ranking Ace. After his
39th victory he was wounded and paralysed for six months and he then
joined 8/JG 52 and later commanded III/JG - 52 on the Russian Front. In
the spring of 1944 he joined II/JG-11 on the Western Front and towards the
end of the war he was Kommodore of JG-300. Günther flew 621 missions, was
shot down five times and his decorations include the Knights Cross with
Oak Leaves and Swords.
Generalleutenant
Walter Krupinski
Walter Krupinski known as "Count Punski" was a popular figure in
the Luftwaffe's Fighter Arm. In 1942 he joined legendary JG-52 and on one
epic day claimed eleven victories. Early in 1944 he joined I/JG-5 in the
West and later becamme Kommandeur of II/JG-11 and then Kommandeur of
111/JG-26. During the closing weeks of the war he flew ME-262 jet fighters
with Adolf Galland's all star JV-44. The 'Count' had 197 victories and his
decorations include the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves.
Oberleutenant Peter
Düttman
Peter Düttman joined 5/JG-52 in the spring of 1943 and served with that
unit until the end of the war when he was a Staffelkapitan. During those
two years on the Russian Front Peter flew 395 missions, had 152 victories,
including nine in one day, was shot down or crash landed 17 times but was
never wounded. His decorations include the Knights Cross and towards the
end of the war was recommended for Oak Leaves.
Oberleutenant
Walter Wolfrum
Walter Wolfrum joined 5/JG-22 in February 1943, commanded by famous 'Macky'
Steinhoff, and was shot down 3 times and was wounded twice before his
first victory. Later he commanded 1/JG-52 on 30 May 1944, he had his most
successful day with eleven victories. Walter flew 423 missions, had 137
victories, was wounded four times and had 12 crash landings. His
decorations include the Knights Cross and German Cross in gold.
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