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SPITFIRE COUNTRY signed by RAF and Luftwaffe pilots. By Nicolas Trudgian signed x38
Sold out in 2001. This is a Limited Edition print 291/500 originally signed by the artist Nicolas Trudgian and three spitfire pilots from the Battle of Britain,
Ludwik Martel, Peter Olver and Gerald 'Basil' Stapleton.
After attending numerous signing sessions and airshows, an additional 35 signatures from pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain* were added,
including Luftwaffe fighter pilot Hans Ekkehard Bob.
Basil Stapleton DFC (Stapme) finished the war with 6 victories including Franz Von Werra (the one that got away) and as he said,
in his own words "Von Werra is the one on the ground in this print !"
Comes with wonderful photographic provenance of all the pilots at the signings.
Sadly, it is believed all these ace pilots have passed on now. So this beautiful item is unrepeatable.
"Never in the field of human conflict, has so much been owed by so many, to so few" - Winston Churchill.
Signed by:
3 Spitfire pilots from 603 Squadron:
Ludwik Martel KW bar & bar, VM (5c) *
Basil Stapleton DFC *
Peter Olver DFC *
Additional signatures added:
Billy Drake DFC bar, DSO
Bob Doe DFC bar, DSO
Bob Foster DFC
Byron Duckenfield AFC
David Denchfield
Eric Brown* CBE DSC AFC RN
Geoffrey Wellum DFC
George Swanwick
Harold Bennett
Jack Riddle
Jimmy Corbin DFC
John Ellacombe CB DFC*
John Freeborn DFC*
Joseph Chamberlain
Josh Millard AE KSG
Ken Lee DFC
Ken Lusty
Ken MacKenzie DFC, AFC
Ken Wilkinson
Leopold Heimes
Michael Wainwright
Mike Croskell
Nigel Rose
Peter Ayerst DFC * (Battle of France- first engagement with an Me109 )
Richard Jones
Robin Appleford
Robin Lucas
Terry Clark
Tim Elkington
Tom Neil DFC*, AFC, Bronze Star (US)
Tony Iveson DFC
Terry Clark DFM
Tony Pickering AFC
Wilf Sizer DFC bar
Luftwaffe:
Hans Ekkehard Bob , 60 victories, Knights Cross, EK2, EK1, DK
(* Battle Of Britain)
Provenance:
Comes with OFFICIAL Ltd Edition COA.
Comes with our own Devon Autographs COA, and Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee.
Devon Autographs [ UACC Registered Dealer #RD336 ]
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