The Lancaster and Mosquito became legends in their own time during the
Second World War. Both performed vital roles in support of the allied
cause roaming far and wide over occupied Europe.
Signed by Philip West. The Artist Proofs are also signed by Air Marshall
Alfred Ball KCB, DSO, DFC (Spitfire and Mosquito PRU pilot) and Flt/Lt.
Joe Petrie Andrews DFC, DFM (Pathfinder pilot and veteran of 68 ops. –
60 before his 20th birthday!)
Overall size 28" x 19"
150 Primary Edition - £95inc vat (£80.85+vat)
25 Artist Proofs - 2 signatures - £125inc vat (£106.39+vat)
Orders from outside the European Union are free from VAT.
The Signatories: These two
pilots have signed only the Artist Proofs
Air Marshall Sir Alfred (Freddy) Ball, KCB DSO DFC attended RAF
College, Cranwell in 1939 and joined 13 Squadron in France in March 1940
on Lysanders (Army Co-operation). He joined No 1 PRU Benson early in 1941
on Spitfires. He commanded 4 PRU (later 682 Sqdn) as Squadron Leader in
October 1942 and flew out to North Africa for Operation Torch, the Allied
landings, flying Spitfires. He was posted to the UK as CF1, 8PR, OTU Dyce,
Aberdeen in September 1943 and took over 542 Sqdn Benson in March 1944
(PR Spitfire Mk
XIs and Mk XIXs). In September he was promoted to Wing Commander and given
command of No 540 Squadron flying Mosquito 16s and 32s. The Squadron moved
to France early in 1945 to support the Allied armies. In December, Freddy
was posted to Egypt to take command of No 680 PR Sqdn (later to become
13 Sqdn), flying Mosquitoes and Spitfires. He was posted to Staff AHQ
East Africa in 1946 and retired from the RAF in April 1979.
Flt. Lt. Joe Petrie-Andrews DFC. DFM joined the RAF at
“about 14 or 15 years of age.” Rejecting the opportunity to
become a bomb-aimer, Joe was determined to pester the RAF until they would
accept him on a pilot’s training course. Flying mainly Lancaster
and Halifax aircraft, Joe joined 158 and 35 Squadron’s, and later
became part of the Pathfinder Force. During an operation to bomb Cannes
in southern France on 11th November 1943, Joe’s (aged only 19) Halifax
was badly shot up, forcing him to ditch the aircraft in the Mediterranean,
where he and the crew spent three days in a dingy before being rescued;
for this operation Joe was awarded an ‘immediate’ DFC. He
completed 68 operations, 60 before his 20th birthday on 11/7/1944.
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