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	Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1942 by David Pentland.	At 0154am, Pilot officer Les Knight in Avro Lancaster AJ-N transmitted the codeword Dinghy, the signal that the Eder Dam had been successfully breached. Although the target was undefended by flak, its location made it extremely difficult to hit. In ......	2 print editions available from £100.00 2 canvas print editions available from £370.00 Postcard edition available : £2.00
	Hand of Fate by David Pentland. 2 editions with signatures!	South of Alexandria, Egypt, 7th August 1942. When a pair of Me109Fs from JG27 unexpectedly encountered a lumbering Bristol Bombay and downed it, they were unaware of the full significance of their action. It was only on their return to base that E......	3 print editions available from £50.00 Original available : £310.00
	Out of Alex by David Pentland.	A swordfish from HMS Warspite on patrol off the coast of Egypt, near the port of Alexandria. ......	2 print editions available from £35.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00 Postcard edition available : £2.00
	GONER 58A - Mohne Dam, Germany, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. 2 editions with signatures!	Avro Lancaster AJ-P of Flt. Lt. Martin  617 Squadron releases the bomb that successfully breaches the Mohne dam. In the foreground the electrical substation is burning from a previous attack by Flt.Lt. Hopgood. ......	3 print editions available from £70.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00 Original available : £1500.00
	Danger Over Dieppe by David Pentland. 3 editions with signatures!	While on an early morning sortie over Dieppe to support the allied landing Operation Jubilee, the Hawker Hurricane IIc of Alex Thom sustained flak damage to its engine. Despite a severe oil leak he nursed his aircraft safely back to England where he......	2 print editions available from £60.00 Original available : £310.00

	Dam Defenders by David Pentland. 3 editions with signatures!	Mohne Dam, Ruhr Valley, 16th-17th May 1943. On the fifth and final attempt to breach the Mohne dam, Flt. Lt Maltby was flanked by the aircraft of Gibson and Martin who attempted to suppress the German flak defences. ......	2 print editions available from £75.00 Original available : £410.00
	Charity by David Pentland. 4 editions with signatures!	Malta, 22nd June 1940. Some 12 days after the air battle for Malta began, the recently raised ad hoc Gladiator flight claimed its first confirmed victory. Flt. Lt. George Burges, and Flg. Off. <i>Timber</i> Woods were alerted to a lone S.79 fro......	3 print editions available from £75.00 Original Sold.
	Strafing Run by David Pentland. 3 editions with signatures!	Flt Lt Alex Thom DFC of No. 87 Sqn strafes an enemy convoy in Hurricane LK-A during his second mission of the day to Dieppe on 19th August 1942. ......	2 print editions available from £60.00 Original available : £310.00
	Overture to Overlord by David Pentland 1 edition with signatures!	RAF De Havilland Mosquito FbIVs of 107 Squadron, 2nd Tactical Airforce on a night bombing mission of the French Railways, as part of the allied preparations for D-Day. ......	2 print editions available from £125.00 2 canvas print editions available from £370.00 Postcard edition available : £2.00
	Vickers Vanguard 1970s by David Pentland.	British European Airways aircraft enroute to Northern Ireland. ......	2 print editions available from £100.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00

	Vickers Viscount by David Pentland.	Cargo Carrier Northeast aircraft over Belfast Lough. ......	2 print editions available from £100.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00
	Textbook Attack by David Pentland. 4 editions with signatures!	Bir el Gobi, North Africa, 8th August 1940. A full squadron sweep into Libya by 80 Squadron, designed to give the enemy a bloody nose was devised and implemented by Squadron Leader Paddy Dunn. In all 13 of the unit's Gloster Gladiators engag......	3 print editions available from £75.00 Original Sold.
	Pattles First Victory, 4th August 1940 by David Pentland. 2 editions with signatures!	Gloster Gladiators flown by Flt. Lt. M.T. Pattle and Flying Officer Johnny Lancaster surprise a flight of Breda 65s from 59A Squadriglia over Bit Taob El Essem, North Africa. Pattle went on to be top Commonwealth Air Ace of all time. ......	3 print editions available from £45.00 2 canvas print editions available from £490.00 Postcard edition available : £2.00 Original Sold.
	Can Openers by David Pentland. 6 editions with signatures!	Two Hawker Hurricanes ME11D tank busters of No.6 Shiny Six Squadron about to attack retreating axis mechanised units, November 1942 at El Alamein. ......	8 print editions available from £40.00 Original available : £1500.00
	The Secret Weapon by David Pentland. 3 editions with signatures!	RAF Scampton, 16th May 1943. Ground crew deliver the top secret bouncing bombs to the Lancasters of 617 Squadron in preparation for Operation Chastise. ......	2 print editions available from £70.00 Original available : £425.00

	Well on the Way to Make History - the Dambusters by David Pentland. 3 editions with signatures!	The most famous raid of the second world war, the audacious Dambusters raid by Lancasters of No.617 Sqn was to wreak havoc in Germanys industrial heartland. Two dams will be destroyed on the raid - the Mohne and the Eder, flooding the valleys below......	4 print editions available from £50.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00 Original Sold.
	Night of Strong Winds by David Pentland. 3 editions with signatures!	Berlin, Germany, 24th March 1944. While taking part in what was to be the last major RAF bombing raid on the German capital, Avro Lancaster AS-C of 166 Squadron was unlucky to have both port engines hit by flak. As the crew prepared to bale out, t......	3 print editions available from £85.00 1 canvas print edition available from £220.00 Original available : £800.00
	Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-N by David Pentland. 3 editions with signatures!	The image shows Lancaster AJ-N pulling away after its successful breach of the Eder dam. Alongside is the portrait of AJ-N pilot Plt Off L J Knight. This aircraft was the third aircraft to make the tricky attack on the Eder dam. Despite the appro......	2 print editions available from £65.00 Original available : £310.00
	Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-L by David Pentland. 3 editions with signatures!	The image shows Lancaster AJ-L lining up for the attack on the Eder dam. Alongside is the portrait of AJ-L pilot Flt Lt D J Shannon. The first aircraft to attempt an attack the Eder dam, AJ-L made several unsuccessful attempts at lining up to drop......	2 print editions available from £65.00 Original available : £360.00
	Tigermoth by David Pentland.	De Havilland Tigermoth. ......	2 print editions available from £50.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00 1 ex-display print available from £15.00

	Night Reaper, 4th May 1942 by David Pentland. 7 editions with signatures!	Hawker Hurricane IIc of top Czech ace Flt. Lt. K.M. Kuttlewascher, No.1 Fighter Squadron on a night intruder sortie from RAF Tangmere. On this mission he destroyed three Heinkel IIIs over their own airfield, St. Andre, in occupied France. ......	7 print editions available from £75.00 2 canvas print editions available from £370.00 Original available : £2200.00
	Harry Tate RE8, France, 1st October 1918 by David Pentland.	Lt R Sterling and 2nd Lt J Owens - while flying contact patrol these officers displayed marked gallantry and endeavour, flying at altitudes from 500 to 1,000ft for 3 hours they successfully located the enemy defence lines (Extract from the commendat......	2 print editions available from £100.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00
	Vulcan Twilight by David Pentland.	The Vulcan B2 takes off from Ascension Island to play a major role in Operation Corporate, the name given to the British military operation to retake the Falkland Islands. The Vulcan would take part in the seven planned bombing missions during the ......	1 print edition available from £90.00
	Christmas Greetings from the RFC, North Italy, 25th December 1917 by David Pentland.	On Christmas Day at 0745 hours, Maj.Barker and Lt Steve Hudson of No.28 Squadron, staged an unauthorized raid on the German aerodrome at San Fior, even dropping a holiday greeting - To the Austrian Flying Corps, with Christmas greetings from the RFC......	4 print editions available from £40.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00 Original Sold.
	A Buzz for Beamont by David Pentland. 2 editions with signatures!	Wing Commander Roland Beamont in his personal Tempest V, intercepted and downed his first V1 Buzzbomb on the night of June 22nd, 1944, over south east England. As Commander of 150 wing and others he went on to shoot down a total of 30 V1 flying bomb......	4 print editions available from £40.00 2 canvas print editions available from £480.00 Postcard edition available : £2.00 Original available : £2600.00 1 ex-display print available from £35.00

	Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-G by David Pentland. 3 editions with signatures!	The image shows Lancaster AJ-G attacking the Mohne dam. Alongside is the portrait of AJ-G pilot Wing Cdr G P Gibson. The very first aircraft to attack the dams, AJ-G dropped its bomb short of the Mohne, but drew anti-aircraft fire away from the fo......	2 print editions available from £65.00 Original available : £375.00
	Tractor Girl by David Pentland. 4 editions with signatures!	Lancaster AJ-T of No.617 Sqn being towed by tractor to its dispersal slot by a Women's Auxiliary Air Force driver at Scampton, May 1943, in preparation for Operation Chastise. ......	3 print editions available from £60.00 Original available : £325.00
	Red Arrows Over Strangford by David Pentland.	Red Arrows Bae Hawk aircraft flying over Strangford Lough for the Newtownards airshow ......	2 print editions available from £100.00 1 canvas print edition available from £250.00
	Black Cat, Indian Ocean, 1944 by David Pentland.	A Catalina flying boat of the Royal Air Force shown at anchor in the Indian Ocean at night. ......	2 print editions available from £90.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00
	Dawn Descent by David Pentland.	A C130 Hercules MK1 from RAF Lynham Transport Wing, delivers a low level Brigade drop of Airbourne forces over Salisbury Plain. The C130 Hercules is the workhorse of the Royal Air Force Air Transport (AT) fleet and is based at RAF Lyneham in Wiltsh......	2 print editions available from £90.00 2 canvas print editions available from £370.00 Postcard edition available : £2.00 Original available : £2800.00 1 ex-display print available from £50.00

	Wessex Over the Copelands by David Pentland.	Westland Wessex of No.72 Squadron based at RAF Aldergrove, flying over the Copeland Islands in Belfast Lough. ......	2 print editions available from £35.00 Original available : £1500.00
	Spitfire! by David Pentland. 4 editions with signatures!	Sussex Coast, England, 16th August 1940. For Donald MacDonald, Squadron leader of 64 Squadron, this particular day was fairly eventful. Catching the JG54 fighters and III/KG55 bombers on the coast, he personally accounted for one Me109E destroyed,......	3 print editions available from £70.00 Original available : £360.00
	Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-A by David Pentland. 3 editions with signatures!	The image shows Lancaster AJ-A attacking the Mohne dam, successfully causing a small breach. Alongside is the portrait of AJ-A pilot Sqn Ldr H M Young. This aircraft was shot down over the Dutch coast on the return journey, with the loss of all cr......	2 print editions available from £65.00 Original available : £360.00
	Joint Rescue by David Pentland.	Joint exercise between a RNLI Lifeboat and a Royal Air Force Westland Wessex from 72 Squadron off the coast of Northern Ireland. ......	2 print editions available from £35.00 2 canvas print editions available from £370.00
	Scramble by David Pentland. 4 editions with signatures!	Robrough, Southern England, August 1940. Pilots of 247 Squadron, tasked with defending Plymouth, race to their Gloster Gladiator IIs in response to an intruder alert. Originally stationed in the Shetlands the squadron had been sent south to supp......	3 print editions available from £75.00 Original available : £310.00

	Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-P by David Pentland. 3 editions with signatures!	The image shows Lancaster AJ-P attacking the Mohne dam. Alongside is the portrait of AJ-P pilot Flt Lt H B Martin. This aircraft was the third to attack the Mohne dam, and although the bomb was dropped successfully, it veered to the side of the da......	2 print editions available from £65.00 Original available : £360.00
	Shadow Over London, England, 28th January 1918 by David Pentland.	A Bristol Fighter attempted to intercept a single giant Zeppelin Staaken R.IV bomber as it approached the heart of the capital. The Brisfit failed to stop the raider and R-39, with Hauptmann Richard Bentivegni, (commander of 501 Squadron) aboard, f......	4 print editions available from £48.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00 Original Sold.
	Christmas Hunt - Bristol Fighter F2B by David Pentland.	139 Squadron RAF in North Italy, December 1917 ......	2 print editions available from £24.00 1 canvas print edition available from £250.00
	Homeward Bound - Sopwith Camel by David Pentland.	210 Squadron RAF 1918. ......	2 print editions available from £31.00 1 canvas print edition available from £250.00 1 ex-display print available from £24.00
	Chinook over the Sperrins by David Pentland.	Boeing Chinook of No.7 Squadron (detachment) from RAF Aldergrove, flying on supply duty in the west of the province. ......	2 print editions available from £35.00 Original available : £1500.00

	Jet Attack by David Pentland. 5 editions with signatures!	Oberleutenant Schalls ME 262 of JG7 catches the Australian crewed Lancaster from 5 group dead astern as it lines up for its bombing run on the Hamburg U-Boat pens. Even at this angle the speed of the jet made it difficult to get off more than a few ......	8 print editions available from £80.00 2 canvas print editions available from £370.00 Postcard edition available : £2.00
	Topping Up by David Pentland. 4 editions with signatures!	Lancaster of 617 Sqn refueling at Scampton, May 1943, in preparation for Operation Chastise. ......	3 print editions available from £60.00 Original available : £325.00
	BA Trident by David Pentland.	British European Airways aircraft on the London/Belfast route. ......	2 print editions available from £100.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00
	Air Ulster DC3 Dakota, 1960s by David Pentland.	Ulster Airways Dakota landing at Aldergrove airport. ......	2 print editions available from £100.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00
	BAC111 (One Eleven) 1980s by David Pentland.	British Caledonian Airways BAC one-eleven over Aldergrove. ......	2 print editions available from £100.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00

	Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-M by David Pentland. 1 edition with signatures!	The image shows Lancaster AJ-M attacking the Mohne dam. Alongside is the portrait of AJ-M pilot Flt Lt J V Hopgood. The second aircraft to attack the target, the aircraft was hit by flak, and its bomb bounced over the dam. Caught in the blast fro......	2 print editions available from £65.00 Original available : £360.00
	Air Taxi by David Pentland. 3 editions with signatures!	Southern England, 19th August 1942. Alex Thom arrives safely at the airfield of No.87 Squadron in a Miles Master. He would immediately take off to return to Dieppe in Hurricane LK-A, seen in the background. ......	2 print editions available from £55.00 Original available : £310.00
	Buccaneer by David Pentland.	H.S. Buccaneer SB, of 809 Squadron Fleet Air Arm, takes off from Belfast RAF Sydenham in 1974. ......	2 print editions available from £100.00 1 canvas print edition available from £370.00
	Suez Drop, 5th November 1956 by David Pentland.	RAF Hastings drop men of 3 PARA battalion on the Egyptian airfield of El Gamil as part of the Airborne element of Operation Musketeer, (Anglo-French plan to re-open the Suez Canal after its closure by Egyptian President Nasser) Carried to their targ......	2 print editions available from £50.00 2 canvas print editions available from £370.00 Original available : £1900.00
	Boeing 737 by David Pentland.	British Midlands 737 (300 series) en route from London to Belfast. 1993. ......	2 print editions available from £35.00 Original available : £850.00

	Taxi Service by David Pentland. 3 editions with signatures!	Flt Lt Alex Thom DFC of No. 87 Sqn is ferried back to the airfield of No.87 Sqn in a Master aircraft on 19th August 1942 after his Hurricane made a forced landing at East Den. ......	2 print editions available from £75.00 Original available : £310.00
	Desert Gazelle by David Pentland.	Gazelle of Army Air Corps 661 Squadron on a reconnaissance mission for British 7th Armoured Division during Operation Desert Storm. ......	2 print editions available from £55.00 Original available : £1300.00 1 ex-display print available from £35.00
	Doe's Griffin by David Pentland. 4 editions with signatures!	Portland, England, 30th September 1940. Already an accomplished Spitfire ace with at least 10 confirmed kills, Bob Doe had just transferred from 234 squadron to 238 Hurricane squadron when he intercepted and brought down a Heinkel He111P-2 from I/......	3 print editions available from £70.00 Original available : £355.00
	Operation Jubilee by David Pentland. (P) 1 edition with signatures!	Flt Lt Alex Thom DFC of No. 87 Sqn in his Hurricane (LK-M) encounters heavy ground fire on a mission over the Allied raid on Dieppe on 19th August 1942. ......	Original available : £310.00
	Battle of the Bight by David Pentland. (P) 1 edition with signatures!	Heligoland, German coast, 18th December 1939. Johannes <i>Macky</i> Steinhoff attacking Vickers Wellington bombers of No.37 Sqn. A raiding force of 22 RAF Wellington Ia bombers from 9, 37 and 149 squadrons was intercepted by some 60 Me109 and Me11......	Original available : £310.00

Christmas Surprise by David Pentland.

Historic RNAS bombing raid on the German Zepperlin base at Cuxhaven, on Christmas day 1914. ......

2 print editions available from £46.00 Original Sold. 1 ex-display print available from £33.00

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