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Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson leads MkIX Spitfires of his No.144 Canadian
Wing back to their base at Ford after a long day of operations over Normandy
shortly after D-Day. The wing flew constant fighter sweeps throughout
the Normandy Invasions, before relocating to France on June 15th 1944.
This superb new edition is personally signed by outstanding Aces who flew
with the Canadian Wing during the Normandy Invasions, under the leadership
of the highest scoring RAF Ace of WWII – Johnnie Johnson.
THE LIMITED EDITION
Every print has been personally signed by the artist, Richard Taylor,
together with the following two Aces who flew Spitfires with the Canadian
Wing during D-Day:
Wing Commander J.F ‘STOCKY’ EDWARDS DFC DFM
Wing Commander JAMES LINDSAY DFC
350 Limited Edition prints with TWO signatures: £110inc
vat
THE COLLECTORS EDITION
Each copy has been individually signed by a further two Spitfire pilots
who flew with the Canadian Wing, making a total of FOUR signatures.
Lieutenant General DON LAUBMAN DFC
Squadron Leader ROY WOZNIAK DFC
70 Collectors Edition with FOUR signatures: £125inc vat
Overall Print Size: 30 1/2” wide x 23 1/2” high. Image Size:
24” wide x 16” high
THE REMARQUE EDITIONS
Richard Taylor’s beautiful, highly-detailed pencil remarques are
not only a joy to behold, but are also highly collectable investments.
Two Remarque Editions will be issued with DAWN TILL DUSK, both featuring
the classic Spitfire. The first, limited to 25 copies, will each have
an ORIGINAL pencil remarque; the second, restricted to just TEN COPIES,
will be issued with either TWO separate and individual drawings or an
outstanding DOUBLE SIZE remarque drawing.
25 Remarques with FOUR signatures £275inc vat
10 Double Remarques £455inc vat
THE TRIBUTE PROOFS

Issued with the signatures of the Collectors Edition, Richard Taylor has
created ten substantial and unique original pencil drawings, supreme examples
of the artist’s breath-taking skill which will accompany the main
print.
Now is the time to invest in an original work of art by this exceptional
and rapidly developing artist. Each individually crafted drawing is conservation
matted to include the original pencil signatures of some of the most prominent
Aces to fly with the Canadian Squadrons including their Wing Leader, the
highest scoring RAF Ace of WWII, Johnnie Johnson. The ELEVEN pilots featured
in this edition achieved a total of 133 air victories between them:
Air Vice Marshal J.E 'JOHNNIE' JOHNSON CB CBE DSO** DFC* DL
Flight Lieutenant WILFRED BANKS DFC
Wing Commander LORNE CAMERON DFC
Group Captain ALBERT HOULE DFC
Squadron Leader IRVING KENNEDY DFC MD
Wing Commander ANDREW MACKENZIE DFC CD
Flight Lieutenant LARRY ROBILLARD DFM CD
10 Tribute Proofs with ELEVEN signatures £1095inc vat
Orders from outside the European Union are free of vat
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RICHARD TAYLOR
Richard Taylor is a young talent not to be ignored. His abounding enthusiasm
for painting aircraft, and the distinctive natural flair of this young
professional artist is clearly demonstrated in this, his very first aviation
painting to be issued as a limited edition. In joining The Military Gallery
– the same international publishing house that has represented his
illustrious father over 30 years – Richard Taylor is set to carve
out an exciting career for himself: a career that the most discerning
collectors of the genre will no doubt wish to hold a stake in from the
very outset.
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