P-40
Kittyhawk aviation art prints Royal Australian Air Force
and Royal Air Force P-40 aircraft. P40 Warhawks from the Royal Australian
Air Force and RAF Curtiss Kittyhawks over Malta shown in aviation art prints published
by Cranston Fine Arts the aviation art company.
Curtiss Kittyhawk, single engine fighter
with a top speed of 362mph, ceiling of 30,000 feet and a range of 1190
miles with extra fuel tanks but 900 miles under normal operation.
Kitty Hawk armaments was four or six .50in machine guns in the wings and a
bomb load of up to 1,000 lb's
A development of the earlier Tomahawk,
the Kitty Hawk saw service in may air force's around the world, American,
Australian, New Zealand, and the Royal Air Force. which used them in the
Mediterranean, north Africa, and Malta. from January 1942/ apart from the
large numbers used by the Us Air Force, over 3,000 were used by
Commonwealth air force's including the Royal air Force.
Over Grand Harbour by Anthony Saunders P40 Kittyhawk over the Grand Harbour of Malta.
Desert Hawks by Robert Taylor A
flight of Kittyhawks of No. 3 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force on a
strike mission over the North African Desert in January 1942, in the
build-p to the Battle of Alamein. No. 3 Squadron RAAF was the first in the
Desert to achieve 100 confirmed victories, and continuing in combat
throughout the fighting in North Africa, became the Squadron with the
highest number of air victories of the Desert Air Force Squadrons Signatories: Nicky Barr, Bobby
Gibbes, Peter Geoffrey, Alan Rawlinson.
Combat Over New Guinea by Nicholas Trudgian
Signed by Dick Cresswell.
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Over Grand Harbour by Anthony Saunders.
P40 Kittyhawks of No.3 Squadron RAAF based at Ta Qali Airfield, Malta.
Signed limited edition of 2500 prints. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £23.52
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £38.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
ITEM CODE DHM0422
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Desert Hawks by Robert Taylor
A flight of Kittyhawks of No. 3 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force on a strike mission over the North African Desert in January 1942, in the build-p to the Battle of Alamein. No. 3 Squadron RAAF was the first in the Desert to achieve 100 confirmed victories, and continuing in combat throughout the fighting in North Africa, became the Squadron with the highest number of air victories of the Desert Air Force Squadrons.
Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by RAAF and RAF Pilots Nicky Barr, Bobby Gibbes, Peter Jeffrey and Alan Rawlinson.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper sized 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £225.00 Signed by RAAF and RAF Pilots Nicky Barr, Bobby Gibbes, Peter Jeffrey and Alan Rawlinson.
ITEM CODE DHM2086
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Desert Sharks by Robert Taylor.
Robert captures precisely the arid heat, dust and smoke of desert warfare, conveying an air of impending conflict. Neville Duke in his 112 Sqn P40-D Kittyhawk.
Signed limited edition of 90 prints. Paper size 21 inches x 15.5 inches (53cm x 40cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC.
ITEM CODE DHM2626
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Combat Over New Guinea by Nicolas Trudgian.
Australian Ace Dick Cresswell tangles with a Japanese Zero in the humid air of the tropics over New Guinea during an encounter in 1942. Flying a P-40E Kittyhawk with the insignia of 77 Squadron, RAAF blazoned on his aircraft, Cresswell makes a head-on pass leaving the enemy aircraft streaming smoke. Immortalised by the Flying Tigers, the P-40 was a fine combat aircraft that operated in the Pacific, European and Middle East theaters.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 16 inches x 13 inches (41cm x 33cm). Price £55.00 Signed by Wing Commander R C Dick Cresswell, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 80 artist proofs. Paper size 16 inches x 13 inches (41cm x 33cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Wing Commander R C Dick Cresswell, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2111
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