| Item Code : DHM0437C | Maltese Falcons by Anthony Saunders. (C) - This Edition | |
| TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | PRINT | Billy Drake Signature Edition of 150 prints from the signed limited edition of 850 prints.
| Image size 19 inches x 12.5 inches (48cm x 32cm) | Drake, Billy + Artist : Anthony Saunders
Signature(s) value alone : £50 | £40 Off! + Free Shipping! | Now : £140.00 |
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Other editions of this item : | Maltese Falcons by Anthony Saunders. | DHM0437 |
| TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | PRINT | Signed limited edition of 850 prints. | Image size 19 inches x 12.5 inches (48cm x 32cm) | Artist : Anthony Saunders | £25 Off! | Now : £95.00 | VIEW EDITION... | PRESENTATION | Brothers Presentation Edition of 5 Limited Edition Prints. | Image size 19 inches x 12.5 inches (48cm x 32cm) | Brothers, Peter (clipped) + Artist : Anthony Saunders
Signature(s) value alone : £65 | | £340.00 | VIEW EDITION... | GICLEE CANVAS | Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas artist proofs. | Image size 19 inches x 12.5 inches (48cm x 32cm) | Artist : Anthony Saunders on separate certificate | £100 Off! | Now : £400.00 | VIEW EDITION... | ORIGINAL PAINTING | Original painting by Anthony Saunders.
SOLD (Nov 2008) | Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm) | Artist : Anthony Saunders | | SOLD OUT | VIEW EDITION... | EX-DISPLAY PRINT | **Signed limited edition of 850 prints. (1 copy reduced to clear)
Near perfect condition - may have some slight marks or scratches. | Image size 19 inches x 12.5 inches (48cm x 32cm) | Artist : Anthony Saunders | | £65.00 | VIEW EDITION... |
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Signatures on this item | *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | Name | Info |
Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC* (deceased) *Signature Value : £50
| Joined the R.A.F. in 1936. His first posting was to 1 squadron flying Furies then Hurricanes and first saw action over France in the Spring of 1940 and was awarded his first DFC by the end of the year. As a Squadron Leader he was sent to West Africa to command 128 Squadron. 1942 saw his commanding 112 squadron in North Africa, in July saw an immediate BAR to his DFC and in December an immediate DSO. Posted to Malta as Wing Commander he won a US DFC in 1943. Back in the UK he now was flying Typhoons in the lead up to D-Day. With Pete Brothers he was sent to the States to attend the US Staff School at Fort Leavenworth. After the war he continued in the R.A.F. serving in Japan, Malaya, Singapore, Switzerland and his final posting as Group Captain RAF Chivenor, Devon. Retired in July 1963. Going to Portugal where he ran a Bar and Restaurant and dealing in Real Estate. In his flying career he accounted for more than 24 enemy aircraft. Sadly, Billy Drake passed away on 28th August 2011. |
The Aircraft : | Name | Info | Spitfire | Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954. |
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