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Returning from Caen by Graeme Lothian (P) Spitfires from 144 Wing RCAF 2nd TAF led by W/c Johnnie Johnson. Supplying air cover to a mixed force of 942 bombers over Normandy on Operation Goodwood, 18th July 1944. SR-Z of 101 (Special) squadron. Lancasters piloted by Flt Lt George Harris DFC. Item Code : GL0006P Returning from Caen by Graeme Lothian (P) - This Edition TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING ORIGINAL PAINTING Original painting by Graeme Lothian. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm) Artist : Graeme Lothian £4500.00 OWN AN ORIGINAL PAINTING! This fantastic original painting is part of our original collection of over 600 paintings. We will consider all reasonable offers for our original artwork. Please email us at cranstonorders@outlook.com or call on international (+44)1436 820269 or from UK on 01436 820269 and we will be happy to discuss this item with you. View all our original paintings here All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

Other editions of this item : Returning from Caen by Graeme Lothian. GL0006 TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm) Blair, Ian Robillard, Larry Harris, George Kemp, Eric Lewis, Larry Allen, Mike Scott, Malcolm Ward-Hunt, Peter Eyton-Jones, Arthur Austin, Tom Rutter, Peter + Artist : Graeme Lothian Signature(s) value alone : £490 £60 Off! Now : £260.00 VIEW EDITION... SLIGHT BORDER DAMAGE Signed limited edition of 300 prints. The print has slight damage to the border area, mostly on a corner. Not noticeable once framed. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm) Blair, Ian Robillard, Larry Harris, George Kemp, Eric Lewis, Larry Allen, Mike Scott, Malcolm Ward-Hunt, Peter Eyton-Jones, Arthur Austin, Tom Rutter, Peter + Artist : Graeme Lothian Signature(s) value alone : £490 £130.00 VIEW EDITION... EX-DISPLAY PRINT **Signed limited edition of 300 prints. (One print reduced to clear) Ex display prints with light damage on border. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm) Blair, Ian Robillard, Larry Harris, George Kemp, Eric Lewis, Larry Allen, Mike Scott, Malcolm Ward-Hunt, Peter Eyton-Jones, Arthur Austin, Tom Rutter, Peter + Artist : Graeme Lothian Signature(s) value alone : £490 SOLD OUT VIEW EDITION... General descriptions of types of editions :

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The Aircraft :
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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.

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