Air Marshal Sir
Ivor Broom KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC. The following aviaton art prints have
been signed by Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom. Entering the RAF in 1940 he joined No 114 Squadron
as a sergeant pilot flying Blenheims. After 12 operations he and his crew
were allocated to No 105 Squadron and then No 107 Squadron, the last
remaining Blenheim Squadron in Malta. The Squadron remained there without
relief for five months carrying out low level attacks on the shipping.
Very few of the original crews survived the detachment, in fact he was
commissioned during this period, when 107 Squadron had lost all their
officers and for a short time was the only officer, other than the CO, in
the Squadron. At the end of this tour he was awarded the DFC. In early
1943 he became one of the first Mosquito instructors in the Pathfinder
Force and later moved to No 571 Squadron with the Light Night Strike
Force. He then formed No 163 Squadron as acting Wing Commander. He was
awarded a bar to his DFC for a low level moonlight mining attack on the
Dormund - Ems Canal from 50ft and then a second bar for getting a 4000lb
bomb into the mouth of a railway tunnel during the final German Ardennes
offensive. During his time on Mosquitoes his navigator was Tommy Broom,
together they formed an inseparable combination. Remaining with the RAF
after WWII and in accordance with peacetime rules for a much smaller Air
Force he was reduced in rank first to Squadron Leader and then to Flight
Lieutenant in 1948. Promoted to Air Marshal in 1974 he became the Head of
the UK National Air Traffic Services and was the first serving officer to
be appointed to the Board of the Civil Aviation Authority. Retiring from
the RAF in 1979 he has been actively engaged in civil aviation since then
Home Run by Gerald Coulson.
It is June 1944 and, as dawn begins to break over East Anglia, Mosquito B Mk XVI bombers of the Light Night Striking Force return from a raid over Berlin. The sun is just beginning to rise and the peaceful tranquility is shattered as these majestic aircraft power in from the North Sea, flying at low level over the Norfolk marshes.
During the climactic phases of WWII, the powerful De Havilland Mosquito, allowed aircrews to fly up to three sorties in twenty-four hours. The German capital was attacked with such regularity the inhabitants christened the high-speed bmber The Berlin Express.
Item Code : SBR0002
The Berlin Express by Stuart Brown. - Editions Available
Its a cold, misty winters day early in 1943 and a pair of Mosquitoes B. Mk IV return from a low level precision bombing raid over Occupied Europe. As the sun rises over the East Anglian countryside the unmistakable sound of Merlin Engines shatter the silence as these magnificent aircraft emerge from the mist skimming across the landscape, heading back to their Norfolk base. Gerald Coulson has captured the scene perfectly, once again proving that he is a true Master in his field, combining the technical accuracy of this powerful aircraft with his ability to capture the mood and feeling of a cold winter landscape.
Item Code : GC0102
Country Life 43 by Gerald Coulson. - Editions Available
On 31st August 1944, 6 Mosquitoes of 305 Polish Squadron, Lasham, 2nd TAF were led by Wing Commander Orlinski to attack oil refineries at Nomexy, south of Nancy, France. Diving down and releasing their bombs before escaping at tree top height they destroyed 4 large containers and several smaller ones. All aircraft safely returned after their four and a half hour sortie. Fl Lt Eric Atkins DFC(bar) KW(bar) and his navigator Fl Lt Majer can be seen exiting the area to reform on the other 3 Mosquitoes who have already finished their bombing run. This was Atkins 61st operation, finishing the war with 78 ops over 3 tours.
Item Code : DHM1228
Mosquito Attack by Graeme Lothian. - Editions Available
Flying the high speed low level Day Ranger missions in the Mosquito was one of the most exhilarating forms of aerial combat experienced by aircrews in WWII. Given a free hand at squadron level to select targets of opportunity deep inside enemy held territory, operating the fastest piston engined aircraft of the war, the Ranger Mosquito crews wreaked havoc in the air and on the ground literally all over occupied Europe. Approaching their targets at tree top height, often completely undetected, the element of surprise was usually total; one pair of Mosquitoes arriving over an airfield near Kronigsburg found a ceremonial parade in progress, broke up the party, and departed within seconds leaving five aircraft burning and a bunch of German generals diving for cover beneath thei staff cars! Typical of the Day Ranger squadrons was No.418 City of Edmonton Squadron RCAF. Flying the Mosquito Fighter-Bomber MkVI, they completed over 3000 effective missions, destroyed 172 enemy aircraft - 73.........
Low Level Raiders by Keith Woodcock Two De Havilland Mosquito FBMk VIs of 464 squadron set out on a low
level mission in difficult weather conditions. Signed by Air Marshall Sir Ivor Broom, KCB,
DSO, DFC. AFC and Squadron Leader T J Tommy Broom DFC. and Keith Woodcock
The Berlin Express by Stuart Brown During the climactic phases of WWII, the powerful De Haviland Mosquito,
allowed aircrews to fly up to three sorties in twenty-four hours. The
German capital was attacked with such regularity the inhabitants
christened the high-speed bomber 'The Berlin Express'. Signed by Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom and Wing Commander Joe Singleton.
Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom began his operational career
flying Bristol Blenheims as a Sgt pilot. He amassed a total of 103 bombing
raids in the Blenheim and the Mosquito, 22 of which were on the heavily
defended German capitol Berlin. By the end of hostilities, Sir Ivor Broom
had risen to the rank of Wing Commander (163 Squadron, 8 Group). He became
Air Marshal after the war and received his knighthood in 1975.
Wing Commander Joe Singleton flew the Mosquito in both
the offensive and defensive role. During the latter, his more notable
engagements included downing three Ju88's in a matter of minutes. The
three aircraft were pathfinders for a much larger force heading for the
city of Hull. The interception of these three aircraft effectively put an
end to the success of the enemy raid.
Mosquito by Frank Wootton Also signed by five famous airmen including Group Captain John
Cunningham DSO and Air Vice Marshal Sir Ivor Bloo KBE, CBE, DSO.
Rangers on the Rampage by Robert Taylor RAF Edition signatures: Ivor Broom, Tom Broom, Terry Kearns, Charles
Patterson, Ted Sismore, John Cunningham.
