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Modern Royal Air Force aviation
art prints of RAF Jet fighters, Jaguar, Tornado and Phantom. Aviation art
published by Cranston Fine
Arts. To see more Royal Air Force aircraft use galleries above.
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Jaguar Flight Test On by Geoff Lea
Open edition print of a Jaguar of 41 Squadron being prepared for a
test flight.
Thunder in the Hills by Gerald Coulson Military fast jets spend most of their operational time at very low
level. Sparsely populated areas such as the valleys of North Wales,
Scotland and the lakes of Cumbria, provide ideal training areas to perfect
the skills required to hide behind high ground and remain undetected by
enemy radar. Flying at 250 ft and 500 mph, two Jaguar GR1s from No2
squadron on a low level reconnaissance exercise are the subject of this
painting.
Distant Thunder by Michael Rondot This print shows a Jaguar in particularly aggressive pose during a high
speed low-level training mission to demonstrate modern fast-jet
operations. As a serving Jaguar pilot, artist Michael Rondot was in a
unique position to take passengers flying in this remarkable ground-attack
aircraft and to put their experience onto canvas. Each print is signed by the Base Commander and all 3 Squadron
Commanders of RAF Coltishall.
Address: Cranston Fine Arts, Torwood House, Torwoodhill Road,
Rhu, Helensburgh,
G84 8LE, SCOTLAND. e-mail address: military@military-art.com
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Jaguar Flight Test On by Geoff Lea.
Open edition print. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £28.00
Original painting by Geoff Lea. . Price £2400.00
ITEM CODE DHM0924
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Thunder in the Hills by Gerald Coulson.
Military fast jets spend most of their operational time at very low level. Sparsely populated areas such as the valleys of North Wales, Scotland and the lakes of Cumbria, provide ideal training areas to perfect the skills required to hide behind high ground and remain undetected by enemy radar. Flying at 250 ft and 500 mph, two Jaguar GR1s from No2 squadron on a low level reconnaissance exercise are the subject of this painting.
Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Image size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £150.00
ITEM CODE GC0168
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Distant Thunder by Michael Rondot.
This print shows a Jaguar in particularly aggressive pose during a high speed low-level training mission to demonstrate modern fast-jet operations. As a serving Jaguar pilot, artist Michael Rondot was in a unique position to take passengers flying in this remarkable ground-attack aircraft and to put their experience onto canvas.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £75.00 Signed by Group Captain Frank Hoare and Commanding Officers of No.6, No.41 and No.54 Jaguar Squadrons
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £95.00 Signed by Group Captain Frank Hoare and Commanding Officers of No.6, No.41 and No.54 Jaguar Squadrons
ITEM CODE MR0015
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Desert Cats by Michael Rondot.
Fact. - No matter what the type of aircraft, the world record for low-flying can only ever be equalled; it cannot be beaten without hitting the ground. But getting close to it became an everyday routine for RAF Jaguar pilots on operational service in The Gulf after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. The barren featureless wastes of the desert offer few opportunities for a low-flying aircraft from enemy defenses by terrain screening or ducking below radar cover. The only effective counter over a flat desert is to fly so low that any missile fired at the aircraft hopefully will proximity-fuse on the ground before it reaches its target. Faced with an unprecedented threat from surface-to-air missile systems and fighter aircraft, the Jaguar pilots who deployed to Thumrait, Oman, as the spearhead of Operation Granby in August 1990 trained as they expected to fight, - at ultra low-level. Within weeks, most were comfortable at a radar altimeter cruise height of 35 feet at 480 knots, maybe climbing to 60 feet over undulating sand dunes or during high-G turns. Some were content to fly lower, cruising at 20-30 feet, and one or two individuals who should remain nameless were rarely seen above 20 feet. The phrase Getting down had taken on a new meaning. In October 1990 the Jaguars moved to Al-Muharraq, Bahrain, and continued to train at ultra low-level, but as the outbreak of hostilities drew close and it became apparent that US fighters were more than capable of dealing with any Iraqi air threat, they switched to medium-level tactics, preferring to take their chances with the AAA and SAM threat rather than low-flying through a hail of small-arms and short-range defensive fire around their targets in Kuwait and Iraq. Blessed with the sustained luck and inspired leadership of Wg Cdr Bill Pixton DFC AFC, the gamble paid off. 3 were hit by Iraqi AAA fire during the 6-week war, but none were lost. Since September 1991, Jaguars based at Incirlik, Turkey, have been flying low-level missions in Iraq as part of Operation Warden to protect Kurds against further Iraqi attack. Some of the pilots were on the initial Operation Granby deployment, and later flew war missions during Operation Desert Storm. Michael Rondot flew with them, and his painting captures the essence of speed and excitement as a pair of bomb-laden Jaguars break formation and head for the desert floor during a typical low-level sortie.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints, with 25 pilot signatures. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs, with 25 pilot signatures. Paper size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £115.00
ITEM CODE MR0013
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| Desert Cats by Michael Rondot Fact- no matter what type of aircraft, the
world record for low flying can only ever be equalled; it cannot be beaten
without hitting the ground. But getting close to it became an everyday
routine for RAF Jaguar pilots on operational service in the Gulf after the
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. The barren featureless wastes of the desert
offer few opportunities for a low-flying aircraft to hide from enemy
defences by terrain screening or ducking below radar cover. The only
effective counter over a flat desert is to fly so low that any missile
fired at the aircraft hopefully will proximity-fuse on the ground before
it reaches its target. Faced with an unprecedented threat from
surface-to-air missile systems and fighter aircraft, the Jaguar pilots who
deployed to Thumrait, Oman, as the spearhead of Operation Granby in August
1990 trained as they expected to fight, - at ultra low level.
In October 1990 the Jaguars moved to Al-Muharraq, Bahrain, and
continued to train at ultra low level, but as the outbreak of hostilities
drew close and it became apparent that US fighters were more than capable
of dealing with any Iraqi air threat, they switched to medium-level
tactics, preferring to take their chances with the AAA and SAM threat
rather than low-flying through a hail of small-arms and short-range
defensive fire around their targets in Kuwait and Iraq. Blessed with the
sustained luck and inspired leadership of Wg Cdr Bill Pixton DFC AFC, the
gamble paid off, 3 aircraft were hit by Iraqi AAA fire during the 6 week
war, but none were lost. |
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