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Bill Reid Died : 28 / 11 / 2001

Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC Volunteering for RAF aircrew in 1940, Bill Reid learned to fly in California, training on the Stearman, Vultee and Harvard. After gaining his pilots wings back in England he flew Wellingtons before moving on to Lancasters in 1943. On the night of Nov 3rd 1943, his Lancaster suffered two severe attacks from Luftwaffe night fighters, badly wounding Reid, killing his navigator and radio operator, and severely damaging the aircraft. Bill flew on 200 miles to accurately bomb the target and get his aircraft home. For this act of outstanding courage and determination he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Died 28th November 2001. Citation for the Victoria Cross, gazetted 14th December 1943. On the night of November 3rd, 1943, Flignt Lieutenant Reid was pilot and captain of a Lancaster aircraft detailed to attack Dusseldorf. Shortly after crossing the Dutch coast, the pilots windscreen was shattered by fire from a Messerschmitt. Owing to a failure in the heating circuit, the rear gunners hands were too cold for him to open fire immediately or to operate his microphone and so give warning of danger; but after a brief delay he managed to return the Messerschmitts fire and it was driven off. During the fight with the Messerschmitt, Flight Lieutenant Reid was wounded in the head, shoulders and hands. The elevator trimming tabs of the aircraft were damaged and it became difficult to control. The rear turret, too, was badly damaged and the communications system and compasses were put out of action. Flight Lieutenant Reid ascertained that his crew were unscathed and, saying nothing about his own injuries, he continued his mission. Soon afterwards, the Lancaster was attacked by a Focke Wulf 190. This time, the enemys fire raked the bomber from stem to stern. The rear gunner replied with his only serviceable gun but the state of his turret made accurate aiming impossible. The navigator was killed and the wireless operator fatally injured. The mid-upper turret was hit and the oxygen system put out of action. Flight Lieutenant Reid was again wounded and the flight engineer, though hit in the forearm, supplied him with oxygen from a portable supply. Flight Lieutenant Reid refused to be turned from his objective and Dusseldorf was reached some 50 minutes later. He had memorised his course to the target and had continued in such a normal manner that the bomb-aimer, who was cut off by the failure of the communications system, knew nothing of his captains injuries or of the casualties to his comrades. Photographs show that, when the bombs were released, the aircraft was right over the centre of the target. Steering by the pole star and the moon, Flight Lieutenant Reid then set course for home. He was growing weak from loss of blood. The emergency oxygen supply had given out. With the windscreen shattered, the cold was intense. He lapsed into semiconsciousness. The flight engineer, with some help from the bomb-aimer, kept the Lancaster in the air despite heavy anti-aircraft fire over the Dutch coast. The North Sea crossing was accomplished. An airfield was sighted. The captain revived, resumed control and made ready to land. Ground mist partially obscured the runway lights. The captain was also much bothered by blood from his head wound getting into his eyes. But he made a safe landing although one leg of the damaged undercarriage collapsed when the load came on. Wounded in two attacks, without oxygen, suffering severely from cold, his navigator dead, his wireless operator fatally wounded, his aircraft crippled and defenceless, Flight Lieutenant Reid showed superb courage and leadership in penetrating a further 200 miles into enemy territory to attack one of the most strongly defended targets in Germany, every additional mile increasing the hazards of the long and perilous journey home. His tenacity and devotion to duty were beyond praise. London Gazette, 1943. Victoria Cross

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Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC - Signed Aviation Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings Pilot and Aircrew Signatures

Distant Dispersal by Graeme Lothian. On an RAF airfield in the early evening, a squadron of Lancaster bombers of Bomber Command prepare for another bombing sortie against targets of the German war machine. A fitting tribute to all Bomber Command aircrew who flew in the Avro Lancatser. Item Code : DHM1161 Distant Dispersal by Graeme Lothian. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Full Item Details Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm) Artist : Graeme Lothian £45 Off! Now : £75.00 ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Full Item Details Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm) Harris, George + Artist : Graeme Lothian Signature(s) value alone : £50 £20 Off! Now : £140.00 PRESENTATION Reid Presentation Edition of 5 Artist Proofs. 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Item Code : LF0003 Enemy Coast Ahead by M A Kinnear. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Full Item Details Image size 16 inches x 25 inches (41cm x 64cm) Artist : M A Kinnear £10 Off! Now : £110.00 ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 20 artist proofs signed by 10 air crew. ONLY 3 PRINTS REMAINING. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 16 inches x 25 inches (41cm x 64cm) Reid, Bill Mahaddie, Hamish Woolley, Dennis Bone, Bernard William Bim Calder, Charles C Jock Cassels, J R Chamberlain, W George Goldie, James Ross, N R Nicky Wickins, John Frederick + Artist : M A Kinnear Signature(s) value alone : £540 £50 Off! Now : £280.00 PRINT Limited edition of 100 prints signed by 10 air crew. Full Item Details Image size 16 inches x 25 inches (41cm x 64cm) Reid, Bill Mahaddie, Hamish Woolley, Dennis Bone, Bernard William Bim Calder, Charles C Jock Cassels, J R Chamberlain, W George Goldie, James Ross, N R Nicky Wickins, John Frederick + Artist : M A Kinnear Signature(s) value alone : £540 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Under Cover of the Night by Simon Smith. Item Code : DHM0290 Under Cover of the Night by Simon Smith. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Full Item Details Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) Artist : Simon Smith £25 Off! Now : £95.00 ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) Goodman, L S Benny Calton, Ken Cole, Colin Thomson, George Lamb, Alistair + Artist : Simon Smith Signature(s) value alone : £180 £60 Off! Now : £120.00 PRINT From the signed limited edition of 1000 prints, less than 100 are available co-signed. Full Item Details Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) Higgins, William Bill + Artist : Simon Smith Signature(s) value alone : £20 £10 Off! Now : £105.00 PRINT Reid Presentation Edition of 5 Artist Proofs. Full Item Details Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) Reid, Bill (clipped) + Artist : Simon Smith Signature(s) value alone : £80 £300.00 GICLEE CANVAS Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Full Item Details Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm) Artist : Simon Smith (on separate certificate) £100 Off! Now : £500.00 GICLEE CANVAS Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Full Item Details Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm) Artist : Simon Smith (on separate certificate) £100 Off! Now : £400.00 ORIGINAL PAINTING Original painting by Simon Smith. Full Item Details Image size 46 inches x 36 inches (117cm x 91cm) Artist : Simon Smith SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Incident over Mannheim by Ivan Berryman. On the night of 12th September 1944, Lancaster NF958 (LS-M) of No.15 Sqn was lost in the skies above Mannheim when it was attacked by the Messerschmitt Bf.110G-2 of Ofw Ludwig Schmidt of II/NGJ 6, the bomber receiving hits to the bomb bay which ignited the incendiaries still in their racks. Five of the crew bailed out and were taken prisoner of war once captured. The pilot, F/O Norman Overend RNZAF, did not escape the aircraft. Flt Sgt Harry A Beverton was seen to leave the stricken Lancaster but was not seen again. Crew of Lancaster LS-M : F/O Norman Overend RNZAF Sgt Barry J Howarth (survived) Sgt George B Thomson (survived) Flt Sgt John D Jones (survived) Flt Sgt Robert P E Kendall (survived) Flt Sgt Harry A Beverton Sgt I Spagatner (survived). Item Code : B0428 Incident over Mannheim by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Size 11.5 inches x 8.5 inches (30cm x 22cm) Thomson, George Kendall, Robert + Artist : Ivan Berryman Signature(s) value alone : £85 £25 Off! Now : £55.00 ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Size 11.5 inches x 8.5 inches (30cm x 22cm) Thomson, George Kendall, Robert + Artist : Ivan Berryman Signature(s) value alone : £85 £30 Off! Now : £70.00 PRINT Signed Ltd. Ed of 30 Artist Proofs. Full Item Details Image Size 13.4 inches x 9.4 inches (34cm x 24cm) Paper Size 16.5 Inches x 11.7 inches (42cm x 29.6) Artist : Ivan Berryman £20 Off! Now : £55.00 PRINT Presentation edition of 5 prints. 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Full Item Details Size 18 inches x 13 inches (46cm x 33cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman (on separate certificate) £100 Off! Now : £220.00 ORIGINAL ACRYLIC Original acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman. Full Item Details Size 13 inches x 9 inches (33cm x 23cm) Thomson, George + Artist : Ivan Berryman Signature(s) value alone : £40 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 40 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 SLIGHT BORDER DAMAGE Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Size 11.5 inches x 8.5 inches (30cm x 22cm) Thomson, George Kendall, Robert + Artist : Ivan Berryman Signature(s) value alone : £85 £45.00 SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS! Buy With : Night Hunters of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. for £200 - Save £60 Buy With : No Turning Back by Robert Taylor. for £230 - Save £120 Buy With : Gunner's Moon by Ivan Berryman. (C) for £95 - Save £70 Buy With : Night Hunters of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) for £245 - Save £80 Bill Reid VC by Graeme Lothian. (P) Lancaster LM360, piloted by Bill Reid, is raked by fire from stem to stern by a Luftwaffe Fw190 fighter. Bill Reid had already sustained injuries to his head, torso and hands from a previous attack by an Me110, but, with this rest of his crew unscathed from the previous attack, he had not mentioned his injuries. In the attack depicted here, the Fw190 makes a lethal attack on the already damaged bomber, killing one crew member and fatally wounding a second. Despite this, Bill Reid flew on to his target of Dusseldorf - a further 200 miles - successfully dropped his bombs, then turned for home. With the aid of the bomb aimer and flight engineer, the Lancaster made it across the Channel and headed for an airfield, with one leg of the damaged undercarriage failing on landing. Bill Reid was awarded the Victoria Cross for this mission. Item Code : B0256 Bill Reid VC by Graeme Lothian. (P) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING ORIGINAL DRAWING Original pencil drawing by Graeme Lothian. Full Item Details Size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm) Entire sheet shown in image. Reid, Bill Harris, George Burnett, Wilf Petrie-Andrews, John Scrivener, Norman James, B A Jimmy Strong, David M Newham, Douglas + Artist : Graeme Lothian Signature(s) value alone : £425 £500.00 The Shining Sword by Simon Smith. RAF Avro Lancaster flies low over occupied Europe. Item Code : DHM1466 The Shining Sword by Simon Smith. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Full Item Details Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Reid, Bill + Artist : Simon Smith Signature(s) value alone : £80 £70 Off! Now : £140.00 ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of artist proofs. Full Item Details Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm) Less than 10 copies remain. Reid, Bill + Artist : Simon Smith Signature(s) value alone : £80 £120 Off! Now : £170.00 ARTIST PROOF Aircrew Presentation edition of 2 prints from the edition of artist proofs. Full Item Details Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Reid, Bill Scrivener, Norman (clipped) Petrie-Andrews, John (clipped) Woolley, Dennis (clipped) Wright, Jim (clipped) Rodley, Ernest (clipped) + Artist : Simon Smith Signature(s) value alone : £325 £20 Off! Now : £380.00 PRINT (BORDER DAMAGE) Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Full Item Details Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Less than 60 copies remain. Reid, Bill + Artist : Simon Smith Signature(s) value alone : £80 £150 Off! Now : £100.00 Better Than Half Price! SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS! Buy With : Distant Dispersal by Graeme Lothian. (C) for £215 - Save £155 Buy With : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. for £325 - Save £250 Home Again England by Robert Taylor. By April 1945 everyone, except a few die-hard fanatical Nazis, knew the war in Europe was over; the end was only a matter of time. So when Bomber Command dispatched a force of over 300 Lancaster bombers to destroy Hitler's infamous Obersalzberg retreat at Berchtesgaden on 25th April, it would prove to be their last major raid of the war - just a few days later Hitler committed suicide as Berlin crumpled around him. In the early hours of 7th May General Alfred Jodl, Chief-of-Staff of German High Command, unconditionally surrendered all German armed forces and for the RAF the war in mainland Europe was finally over. The fight had lasted for nearly six years during which time its airmen had faced unmitigated dangers and often appalling flying conditions, with moments of exhilaration balanced by those of terror because victory had come at a terrible price; of the 125,000 aircrew to have served in RAF Bomber Command 55,573 had been killed whilst in Fighter Command 3,690 airmen had pa......... More Text... Item Code : DHM6619 Home Again England by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 100 prints. Full Item Details Image size 19.5 inches x 13 inches (50cm x 33cm) Paper size 24 inches x 18 inches (61cm x 46cm) Reid, Bill + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £80 £155.00 ARTIST PROOF Collector's limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Full Item Details Image size 19.5 inches x 13 inches (50cm x 33cm) Paper size 24 inches x 18 inches (61cm x 46cm) Reid, Bill Tait, J B Willie Morgan, Tom Dalton Scott, Allan + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £245 £295.00 PRINT Collector's limited edition of 175 prints. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 19.5 inches x 13 inches (50cm x 33cm) Paper size 24 inches x 18 inches (61cm x 46cm) Reid, Bill Tait, J B Willie Morgan, Tom Dalton Scott, Allan + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £245 £225.00 Lancaster by Frank Wootton. Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Avro Lancaster on 9th January 1941. More Text... Item Code : DHM5007 Lancaster by Frank Wootton. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm) Reid, Bill Jackson, Norman Cheshire, Leonard Tait, J B Willie Henshaw, Alex Townsend, Bill + Artist : Frank Wootton Signature(s) value alone : £430 £400.00 Clipped Signature - Bill Reid VC. Became a pilot on Wellingtons then Lancasters in 1943, earning his Victoria Cross when his Lancaster was attacked by night-fighters. His navigator and radio operator were killed and Reid himself badly injured, but he flew on 200 miles to accurately drop his bombs before getting his aircraft home with help from his remaining crew. He died in 2001. Item Code : CLP0152 Clipped Signature - Bill Reid VC. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING CLIPSIG Clipped Signature. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Reid, Bill Signature(s) value alone : £80 £10 Off! Now : £70.00 Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. On the evening of 17th August 1943, a total of 596 aircraft of RAF Bomber Command, spearheaded by the Pathfinder Force, set out on what called for, and what became, the most precise bombing raid of the war. Success was vital. The target was a secluded research establishment near the remote Baltic town of Peenemunde. There, a group of top German scientists were developing the V-2 rocket projectile, with which Hitler hoped to devastate London and other major English cities. When Allied Intelligence discovered the plan, the RAF was allotted the task of destroying the installation at Peenemunde, whatever the cost. Brilliantly navigated in darkness right over the target, the masterbombers aircraft, seen in the forefront of this painting, made nine dangerous passes over the target, directing operations. During the next 55 minutes Hitlers secret weapon establishment was almost totally destroyed by the bomber crews that followed his directions. The raid was completed with great gallantr......... More Text... Item Code : DHM2088 Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm) Reid, Bill Learoyd, Roderick Mahaddie, Hamish Scrivener, Norman Jackson, Norman + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £370 £100 Off! Now : £265.00 ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. Full Item Details Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm) Reid, Bill Learoyd, Roderick Mahaddie, Hamish Scrivener, Norman Jackson, Norman + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £370 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE PRINT Limited edition of 25 remarques. Full Item Details Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (83cm x 64cm) Reid, Bill Learoyd, Roderick Mahaddie, Hamish Scrivener, Norman Jackson, Norman + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £370 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS! Buy With : Moonlight Hunter by Nicolas Trudgian. for £320 - Save £225 Buy With : Mynarskis Lanc by Nicolas Trudgian. for £300 - Save £160 Buy With : Bomber Force by Nicolas Trudgian. for £370 - Save £295 Buy With : Home at Dawn by Nicolas Trudgian. for £400 - Save £175 Lancasters by Keith Woodcock. Royal Air Force ground crew engineers work on the engine of a Lancaster at its squadron's airfield. A fitting tribute to the Avro Lancaster bomber of Bomber Command and all the crews that flew in and also worked on this magnificent aircraft. More Text... Item Code : KW0002 Lancasters by Keith Woodcock. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Open edition print. Full Item Details Image size 14.5 inches x 9.5 inches (37cm x 24cm) none £20.00 PRINT Signed edition print. Full Item Details Image size 14.5 inches x 9.5 inches (37cm x 24cm) Reid, Bill + Artist : Keith Woodcock Signature(s) value alone : £80 £80.00 POSTCARD Collectable Greetings Card (No envelope supplied) Full Item Details Front image and overall size 8.75 inches x 5 inches (22cm x 13cm) none £2.90 Lancaster Dawn by Anthony Saunders. Depicts a 103 squadron Lancaster returning from a night-time bombing mission. Item Code : DHM0434 Lancaster Dawn by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Full Item Details Image size 19 inches x 12.5 inches (48cm x 32cm) Artist : Anthony Saunders £25 Off! Now : £95.00 PRINT Higgins / Lamb RAF signature series of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 850 prints. 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Already injured in a previous attack, Bill Reid was again wounded but pressed on for another 50 minutes to bomb the target, then fly his badly damaged aircraft on the long journey home. The courage and devotion to duty that earned Bill Reid the Victoria Cross, was a hallmark of RAF bomber crews throughout their long six year campaign. More Text... Item Code : RT0304 No Turning Back by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Aircrew edition. Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm) Reid, Bill Broom, Ivor Burnett, Wilf Iveson, Tony + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £225 £60 Off! Now : £210.00 ARTIST PROOF Aircrew edition artist proofs. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. 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(C) for £230 - Save £125 The Hard Way Home by Robert Taylor. The Battle of Britain had been won by the young fighter pilots of Fighter Command, but now it fell to another band of young men to wage total warfare against the Nazi war machine - the aircrew of RAF Bomber Command. And like the fighter pilots of the Battle of Britain, the young men who flew with Bomber Command came not just from Britain, but from all over the Commonwealth, and from the countries of occupied mainland Europe. Every man was a volunteer, prepared to endure the deadly flak and prowling night fighters, to say nothing of the savage and bitter cold, in order to wage their relentless attack on the military and industrial targets of the Third Reich. The aircraft that carried these young men to war were numerous, but bearing the brunt of the RAFs incessant campaign were two heavy bombers, the stalwarts of Bomber Command - the Lancaster and the Halifax. Between them they accounted for over three quarters of all the bombs dropped by the RAF, and Halifaxes alone accounted for a......... More Text... Item Code : DHM1987 The Hard Way Home by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Full Item Details Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm) Image size 29 inches x 16 inches (74cm x 41cm) Irons, Harry Godfrey, Laurie Carter, Eric Nawarski, Stanislaw + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £135 £65 Off! Now : £210.00 ARTIST PROOF Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm) Image size 29 inches x 16 inches (74cm x 41cm) Irons, Harry Godfrey, Laurie Carter, Eric Nawarski, Stanislaw Sayer, Tom Williamson, Frank Mottershead, Bluey Morrison, John Walker, Frank MacNamara, Len Maltas, Fred Gough, Harry Evans, John Thompson, Sam Holiday, Matt Bell, William Taussig, Kurt Elkington, John Neil, Tom Ryll, Stefan Cleaver, Reg + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £540 £65 Off! Now : £395.00 PRINT RCAF edition of 25 artist proofs. Full Item Details Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm) Image size 29 inches x 16 inches (74cm x 41cm) Edwards, J F Stocky Warren, Douglas Bowles, Edward Cleaver, Reg Curnock, Richard Hewitt, Ian Oakeby, Henry + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £160 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE PRINT Collectors limited edition of 250 prints. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm) Image size 29 inches x 16 inches (74cm x 41cm) Irons, Harry Godfrey, Laurie Carter, Eric Nawarski, Stanislaw Sayer, Tom Williamson, Frank Mottershead, Bluey Morrison, John Walker, Frank MacNamara, Len Maltas, Fred Gough, Harry Evans, John Thompson, Sam Holiday, Matt Bell, William Taussig, Kurt Elkington, John Neil, Tom Ryll, Stefan Cleaver, Reg + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £540 £65 Off! Now : £325.00 PRINT RCAF limited edition of 250 prints. Full Item Details Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm) Image size 29 inches x 16 inches (74cm x 41cm) Edwards, J F Stocky Warren, Douglas Bowles, Edward Cleaver, Reg Curnock, Richard Hewitt, Ian Oakeby, Henry + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £160 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE PRESENTATION Original pencil tribute edition of 10 proofs. Full Item Details Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (89cm x 58cm) Image size 29 inches x 16 inches (74cm x 41cm) Irons, Harry Godfrey, Laurie Carter, Eric Nawarski, Stanislaw Sayer, Tom Williamson, Frank Mottershead, Bluey Morrison, John Walker, Frank MacNamara, Len Maltas, Fred Gough, Harry Evans, John Thompson, Sam Holiday, Matt Bell, William Taussig, Kurt Elkington, John Neil, Tom Ryll, Stefan Cleaver, Reg Bressloff, Boris Briggs, Graham Clarke, Eric Cox, George Glendinning, Harry Joss, Douglas Lasham, Bob Leksinski, Rudolf Levy, Harry Manning, Reg Petrie-Andrews, John Smith, Ron Thomas, Ken Bennett, Donald (matted on companion print) Cheshire, Leonard (matted on companion print) Jackson, Norman (matted on companion print) Learoyd, Roderick (matted on companion print) Reid, Bill (matted on companion print) + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £1095 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Cloud Companions by Robert Taylor. A Lancaster has been damaged and is left far behind the main force to make its own perilous way home as best it can. Seeing the vulnerability of their friends, a Mosquito crew expose themselves to the same dangers, and throttle back to stay alongside the injured warbird. Dawn has broken, the visibility is unlimited. They have yet to make that Channel crossing and enemy fighters are in the area. The crew of the Lancaster struggle to maintain flying speed and enough height to bring their large four-engined aircraft home. Perhaps tonight they will all drink and laugh in the local pub - perhaps! Meanwhile the drama unfolds: Dawn has broken, the visibility is unlimited. They have yet to make that Channel crossing and enemy fighters are in the area. The crew of the Lancaster struggle to maintain flying speed and enough height to bring their large four engine aircraft home. Robert Taylor conveys the desperate urgency of the situation with masterful strokes of his brush, providing an imag......... More Text... Item Code : DHM2083 Cloud Companions by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Full Item Details Paper size 33 inches x 29 inches (84cm x 74cm) Reid, Bill Coney, Fred Costello, John Hammersley, Roly Sims, Lyndon Sumpter, Len Wing, Howie + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £315 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. Full Item Details Paper size 33 inches x 29 inches (84cm x 74cm) Reid, Bill Coney, Fred Costello, John Hammersley, Roly Sims, Lyndon Sumpter, Len Wing, Howie + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £315 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Lancaster VC by Robert Taylor A superb study of a pair of Lancaster heavy bombers as they set out on a mission over occupied Europe, painted against a powerful cloudscape. Both Bill Reid and Norman Jackson won Britains supreme award, the Victoria Cross, flying in Lancasters. More Text... Item Code : DHM2092 Lancaster VC by Robert Taylor - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. Full Item Details Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm) Reid, Bill Jackson, Norman + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £160 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Strike and Return by Robert Taylor. Winter in Northern Europe brings short days, long nights and, for the most part, appalling weather making navigation difficult and flying hazardous, even by todays electronically sophisticated standards. Throughout RAF Bomber Commands arduous six year World War II campaign, as if atrocious weather were not enough to contend with, day and night bomber crews faced interceptions by enemy fighters, constant flak over occupied territory, and the real and ever-present danger of mid-air collision. Add snowstorms, gale force winds, freezing temperatures and the comparatively rudimentary navigational aids available at the time, it seems a miracle they were able to continue at all. But continue they did, and whenever there was the slimmest chance of hitting an enemy target, unhesitatingly, the aircrews of Bomber Command took up the challenge. 460 Squadron, RAAF was typical of the bomber squadrons under overall command of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, squadrons manned by volunteer airc......... More Text... Item Code : DHM2221 Strike and Return by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Aircrew Edition. Signed limited edition of 400 prints, with four signatures. Full Item Details Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm) Knights, Bob Iveson, Tony Carden, Pat North, Bill + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £175 £150 Off! Now : £220.00 ARTIST PROOF Aircrew Edition. Limited edition of 25 artist proofs, with four signatures. Full Item Details Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm) Knights, Bob Iveson, Tony Carden, Pat North, Bill + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £175 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE PRINT RAAF Edition. Signed limited edition of 250 prints, with six signatures. Full Item Details Paper size 31cm x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm) Bateman, W E Jerry Bayliss, Hilary M Coffey, Phillip J Gardner, John R Goodwin, R Gordon Woods, Lawrence W + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £175 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE PRINT Collectors Edition. Signed limited edition of 250 prints, with a total of nine signatures. Full Item Details Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm) Knights, Bob Rodley, Ernest Iveson, Tony Reid, Bill Watts, Fred Carden, Pat North, Bill Curtis, Lawrence Burnside, Dudley + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £410 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE PRINT Victoria Cross Edition. Signed limited edition of 50 prints, with seventeen signatures. Full Item Details Paper size 31 inches x 24 inches (79cm x 61cm) Sold out edition. Only one secondary market print available. Knights, Bob Rodley, Ernest Iveson, Tony Reid, Bill Tait, J B Willie Jackson, Norman Learoyd, Roderick Castagnola, J Cheshire, Leonard Watts, Fred Carden, Pat North, Bill Curtis, Lawrence Burnside, Dudley Brennan, M Ben Wilcox, Bill Trent, Leonard + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £905 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS! Buy With : One Hundred Up! by Simon Atack. for £320 - Save £250 Buy With : Distant Dispersal by Graeme Lothian. (C) for £290 - Save £240 Buy With : Bomber Force by Nicolas Trudgian. for £380 - Save £290 Day Duties for the Night Workers by Robert Taylor. With its mission completed, the mighty Lancaster slowly rolls to a halt on the lonely dispersal point, the roar of its four pulsating Merlin engines steadily slackens, replaced by an eerie silence, broken only by the snapping cracks of cooling metal. Slowly the seven weary crew tumble out of the fuselage, their faces etched with strain, eyes rimmed red with tiredness. For them it is the final act of another long, arduous and nerve-wracking operation, another eight-hour ordeal to attack industrial targets in the Ruhr. This time they know they've been lucky, they reached the target and returned home safely, despite the deadly flak and prowling Luftwaffe night-fighters. For others, however, the work of war has just begun. As the massive Lancaster looms majestically over them, the ever vigilant ground crew begin the task of preparing their aircraft for the coming night's operation. Checking, repairing and double-checking again, making sure that nothing goes wrong on the next......... More Text... Item Code : DHM6078 Day Duties for the Night Workers by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 200 prints. Full Item Details Paper size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm) Bressloff, Boris Cleaver, Reg Payne, Alan + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £65 £70.00 ARTIST PROOF Bomber Command edition of 25 artist proofs. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm) Bressloff, Boris Cleaver, Reg Payne, Alan Bell, William Booker, Jim Carlton, Ken Clarke, Eric Curnock, Richard Evans, Eric Eves, Reg Field, Dennis French, George Gough, Harry Hadley, Les Hall, John Hildreth, Jeff Jenkinson, Ken Johnson, Ken Jones, Norman Kelbrick, William Kirtland, Bert Lusher, Norman Mannion, Frank OBrien, Ken Parsons, Lou Rowland, John Staves, Malcolm Worrall, Raymon Lasham, Bob Leksinski, Rudolf Linaker, Jack MacNamara, Len Maltas, Fred Manning, Len Morrison, John Mottershead, Bluey Oakeby, Henry Patterson, Ernie Pearl, John Rogers, Ken Smith, Ron Statham, Rex Starkey, Richard Tetlow, Phil Thompson, Sam Tunstall, Fred Varney, Eric Wheeler, Frank Wesolowski, Andrzej Winser, Tony + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £880 £295.00 PRINT Bomber Command edition of 125 prints. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Paper size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm) Bressloff, Boris Cleaver, Reg Payne, Alan Bell, William Booker, Jim Carlton, Ken Clarke, Eric Curnock, Richard Evans, Eric Eves, Reg Field, Dennis French, George Gough, Harry Hadley, Les Hall, John Hildreth, Jeff Jenkinson, Ken Johnson, Ken Jones, Norman Kelbrick, William Kirtland, Bert Lusher, Norman Mannion, Frank OBrien, Ken Parsons, Lou Rowland, John Staves, Malcolm Worrall, Raymon Lasham, Bob Leksinski, Rudolf Linaker, Jack MacNamara, Len Maltas, Fred Manning, Len Morrison, John Mottershead, Bluey Oakeby, Henry Patterson, Ernie Pearl, John Rogers, Ken Smith, Ron Statham, Rex Starkey, Richard Tetlow, Phil Thompson, Sam Tunstall, Fred Varney, Eric Wheeler, Frank Wesolowski, Andrzej Winser, Tony + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £880 £250.00 PRESENTATION Victoria Cross edition of 25 matted prints. Full Item Details Paper size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm) Overall size 25 inches x 22 inches (64cm x 56cm) Bressloff, Boris Cleaver, Reg Payne, Alan Bell, William Booker, Jim Carlton, Ken Clarke, Eric Curnock, Richard Evans, Eric Eves, Reg Field, Dennis French, George Gough, Harry Hadley, Les Hall, John Hildreth, Jeff Jenkinson, Ken Johnson, Ken Jones, Norman Kelbrick, William Kirtland, Bert Lusher, Norman Mannion, Frank OBrien, Ken Parsons, Lou Rowland, John Staves, Malcolm Worrall, Raymon Lasham, Bob Leksinski, Rudolf Linaker, Jack MacNamara, Len Maltas, Fred Manning, Len Morrison, John Mottershead, Bluey Oakeby, Henry Patterson, Ernie Pearl, John Rogers, Ken Smith, Ron Statham, Rex Starkey, Richard Tetlow, Phil Thompson, Sam Tunstall, Fred Varney, Eric Wheeler, Frank Wesolowski, Andrzej Winser, Tony Cheshire, Leonard (matted) Jackson, Norman (matted) Learoyd, Roderick (matted) Reid, Bill (matted) + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £1155 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Towards Night's Darkness by Robert Taylor. Sometimes it was five, every so often it might be six, occasionally it was three, but usually it was seven men who flew together as a crew with RAF Bomber Command. They formed the closest of bonds, forged through an anvil of freezing temperatures, deadly flak and prowling night-fighters but, with an average age of only 22, their odds of survival were slim. By 1943 the life expectancy for bomber aircrew was just 5 missions - only one in six were expected to survive their first tour of 30 operations. The chances of surviving a second tour were even slimmer. Of the 125,000 men who flew with Bomber Command during World War II, more than 55,000 were killed. Whilst the 'Few' of Fighter Command had undoubtedly defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain, it was the 'Many' of Bomber Command who were to play the pivotal role in delivering to the Allies ultimate victory in Europe. But it came at a terrible cost: on one raid alone - the Nuremberg raid of 30th/31st M......... More Text... Item Code : DHM6301 Towards Night's Darkness by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 200 prints. Full Item Details Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 19.5 inches x 13 inches (50cm x 33cm) Overall size 24.5 inches x 19 inches (63cm x 48cm) Johnson, George L Irons, Harry McGillivray, Jim Johnson, Ken Copus, James + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £180 £90 Off! Now : £145.00 ARTIST PROOF Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs. Full Item Details Image size 19.5 inches x 13 inches (50cm x 33cm) Overall size 24.5 inches x 19 inches (63cm x 48cm) Johnson, George L Irons, Harry McGillivray, Jim Johnson, Ken Copus, James Tait, J B Willie Langston, John Iveson, Tony Tilley, F L Bradford, Stan + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £370 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE PRINT Collectors edition of 100 prints. Full Item Details Image size 19.5 inches x 13 inches (50cm x 33cm) Overall size 24.5 inches x 19 inches (63cm x 48cm) Johnson, George L Irons, Harry McGillivray, Jim Johnson, Ken Copus, James Tait, J B Willie Langston, John Iveson, Tony Tilley, F L Bradford, Stan + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £370 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE PRESENTATION Victoria Cross edition of 25 prints. Full Item Details Image size 19.5 inches x 13 inches (50cm x 33cm) Overall matted size 27 inches x 24 inches (69cm x 61cm) Johnson, George L Irons, Harry McGillivray, Jim Johnson, Ken Copus, James Tait, J B Willie Langston, John Iveson, Tony Tilley, F L Bradford, Stan Jackson, Norman (matted) Reid, Bill (matted) Learoyd, Roderick (matted) Cheshire, Leonard (matted) Trent, Leonard (matted) + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £720 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE FLYER Promotional Flyer Full Item Details A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) none £2.00 REMARQUE Collectors edition of 15 remarques. Full Item Details Image size 19.5 inches x 13 inches (50cm x 33cm) Overall size 24.5 inches x 19 inches (63cm x 48cm) Johnson, George L Irons, Harry McGillivray, Jim Johnson, Ken Copus, James Tait, J B Willie Langston, John Iveson, Tony Tilley, F L Bradford, Stan + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £370 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE REMARQUE Collectors edition of 5 double remarques. Full Item Details Image size 19.5 inches x 13 inches (50cm x 33cm) Overall size 24.5 inches x 19 inches (63cm x 48cm) Johnson, George L Irons, Harry McGillivray, Jim Johnson, Ken Copus, James Tait, J B Willie Langston, John Iveson, Tony Tilley, F L Bradford, Stan + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £370 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Escort for the Straggler by Robert Taylor. On April 25th 1945, the RAF despatched over 300 Lancasters to attack The Eagles Nest, Hitlers private mountain top castle at Berchstegaden. It was a symbolic raid, for the war was almost over, but it seemed appropriate that, after almost six years of continual combat, crews of the Royal Air Force should be allowed this almost final gesture of the air war in Europe. After the Spitfires and Hurricanes of Hugh Dowdings Fighter Command had won the Battle of Britain, and gained vital air supremacy, Arthur Harris Bomber Forces were able to mount the systematic devastation of Germanys mighty war machine, which in turn paved the way for the D-Day invasion, and the final liberation of Nazi dominated Europe. The Lancaster had become the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command, and its crews were typically representative of the men who had fought the six year aerial campaign in Europe. Every one a volunteer, they came from Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Rhodesia, and many Europ......... More Text... Item Code : RST0011 Escort for the Straggler by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT RAF Edition of 600 prints. Full Item Details Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm) Reid, Bill Tait, J B Willie (companion print) Dundas, Hugh Lucas, Laddie Scrivener, Norman Mahaddie, Hamish (companion print) + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £390 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Dambusters by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT. More Text... Item Code : RST0020 Dambusters by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 100 prints. Full Item Details Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm) Martin, Harold Mick + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £80 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE PRINT Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Full Item Details Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm) Reid, Bill Jackson, Norman Learoyd, Roderick Cheshire, Leonard Shannon, David J Brown, Ken Harris, Arthur T McCarthy, Joe C Trent, Leonard Rice, Geoff Martin, Harold Mick + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £810 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

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Aircraft for : Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased)
A list of all aircraft associated with Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased). A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
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Lancaster Click the name above to see prints featuring Lancaster aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1942 Retired : 1963 Number Built : 7377	Lancaster The Avro Lancaster arose from the avro Manchester and the first prototype Lancaster was a converted Manchester with four engines. The Lancaster was first flown in January 1941, and started operations in March 1942. By March 1945 The Royal Air Force had 56 squadrons of Lancasters with the first squadron equipped being No.44 Squadron. During World War Two the Avro Lancaster flew 156,000 sorties and dropped 618,378 tonnes of bombs between 1942 and 1945. Lancaster Bomberss took part in the devastating round-the-clock raids on Hamburg during Air Marshall Harris' Operation Gomorrah in July 1943. Just 35 Lancasters completed more than 100 successful operations each, and 3,249 were lost in action. The most successful survivor completed 139 operations, and the Lancaster was scrapped after the war in 1947. A few Lancasters were converted into tankers and the two tanker aircraft were joined by another converted Lancaster and were used in the Berlin Airlift, achieving 757 tanker sorties. A famous Lancaster bombing raid was the 1943 mission, codenamed Operation Chastise, to destroy the dams of the Ruhr Valley. The operation was carried out by 617 Squadron in modified Mk IIIs carrying special drum shaped bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis. Also famous was a series of Lancaster attacks using Tallboy bombs against the German battleship Tirpitz, which first disabled and later sank the ship. The Lancaster bomber was the basis of the new Avro Lincoln bomber, initially known as the Lancaster IV and Lancaster V. (Becoming Lincoln B1 and B2 respectively.) Their Lancastrian airliner was also based on the Lancaster but was not very successful. Other developments were the Avro York and the successful Shackleton which continued in airborne early warning service up to 1992.
Wellington Click the name above to see prints featuring Wellington aircraft. Manufacturer : Vickers Production Began : 1938 Retired : 1953	Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a Bomber aircraft and also used for maritime reconnaissance. and had a normal crew of six except in the MKV and VI where a crew of three was used. Maximum speed was 235 mph (MK1c) 255 mph (MK III, X) and 299 mph (MK IIII), normal operating range of 1805 miles (except MK III which was 1470miles) The Wellington or Wimpy as it was known, was the major bomber of the Royal Air Force between 1939 and 1943. The Royal Air Force received its first Wellingtons in October 1938 to 99 squadron. and by the outbreak of World war two there were 6 squadrons equipped with the Vickers Wellington. Due to heavy losses on daylight raids, the Wellington became a night bomber and from 1940 was also used as a long range bomber in North Africa. and in 1942 also became a long range bomber for the royal Air Force in India. It was well used by Coastal Command as a U-Boat Hunter. The Wellington remained in service with the Royal Air Force until 1953. Probably due to its versatile use, The aircraft was also used for experimental work including the fitting of a pressure cabin for High altitude tests. The Vickers Wellington could sustain major damage and still fly, probably due to its construction of its geodesic structure and practical application of geodesic lines. Designed by Sir Barnes Wallis

Squadrons for : Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased)
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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No.61 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 25th July 1917 Fate : Disbanded 31st March 1958 Per prurum tonantes - Thundering through the clear sky Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.61 Sqn RAF	No.61 Sqn RAF On July 1917 at RAF Rochford in Essex No.61 Squadron was formed and along with two other squadrons formed the London Air Defence Area intended to counter the daylight air raids. 61 squadron was equipped with the Sopwith Pup. The squadron first went into action on 12 thAugust, when a formation of 10 German Gotha bombers were seen over the Thames. Sixteen Sopwith Pups of No.61 Squadron took off to intercept them and succeeded in turning the enemy back, but not before two bombs had been dropped near No.61s hangars on Rochford Aerodrome. In 1918, 61 squadron was re-equipped with SE5s. When the armistice had been signed and the war was over 61 squadron was disbanded on 13th June 1919. No. 61 Squadron was re-formed on 8th March 1937 as a bomber squadron, and initially flying Hawker Audax, then the Avro Anson, followed by the Bristol Blenheim and during World War II flew with No. 5 Group, Bomer Command flying the Handley Page Hampden. The squadrons first operational mission was on 25th December 1939. The squadron then was equipped with the Avro Manchester. The slow delivery of the Manchester meant that the squadron operated both aircraft from July 1941 when the first Manchesters arrived, through to October 1941 when the use of the last of the Hampdens stopped. The squadron struggled on with the Manchester before converting to the Avro Lancaster in 1942, which 61 squadron flew for the rest of the war. Four of its Lancasters; ED860 N-Nan, EE176, JB138, and LL483, each served on more than 100 operational sorties. Records show that in the case of the first three aircraft, the long road to their centuries included participation in the raid on 3/4 November 1943, when Flt Lt William Reid of No. 61 Squadron won the Victoria Cross. After the war No. 61 Squadron re-equipped with Avro Lincolns in May 1946 and saw action in Malaya during Operation Firedog and during the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. In 1954 at RAF Wittering, 61 Squadron was equipped with the new English Electric Canberra. The Canberras of the squadron were used during the Suez Crisis in 1956. Finally on March 31st 1958, 61 squadron wasd disbanded.
No.617 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 23rd March 1943 Apres mois, le deluge - After me, the flood Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.617 Sqn RAF	No.617 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.

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