Description
The Mk.Vb Spitfire
Led by Battle Of Britain ace Sqn Ldr Robert “Bobby” Oxspring, DFC & 2 Bars, AFC.) Spitfire Mk Vb fighters of 91 (Nigeria) Sqn fly a first-light Fighter-Sweep across the channel to northern France in the summer of 1941. Such sweeps were a necessary duty in keeping pace with German forces movements in occupied France and as a means of keeping the Germans guessing where a possible invasion may be mounted. It was high-risk flying and many RAF fighter pilots were lost during these sorties.
The Mk.Vb Spitfire was powerfully armed with 2x20mm Hispano cannon and 4x Browning .303 machine guns; but all too soon, it was to be outclassed by the Luftwaffe’s new Focke Wulf 190 and a terrible attrition rate was soon established, with the clearly-superior German fighter becoming known as “The Butcher Bird” by Fighter Command pilots who were facing it with increasing losses…..But from this dark period came the Mk IX Spitfire…In my view, the greatest and most beautiful of all the wartime Merlin Spitfires.
All orders are supplied with the back story behind the painting.
Giclée Print on Archival Paper
Measuring 33″ x 24″ and printed on very high quality Archival Paper. Signed and numbered by Simon Atack and issued with a Certificate of Authenticity
Giclée Print on Canvas – UK orders only
For that ‘original’ look. 36″ x 24″ supplied unstretched and signed and numbered on the back of the canvas and issued with a Certificate of Authenticity
Remarque Edition
Giclée Print on Archival Paper – Measuring 33″ x 24″ and printed on very high quality Archival Paper. Signed and numbered by Simon Atack and issued with a Certificate of Authenticity. Simon will draw a small original pencil image at the bottom of the print on either the left, right or in the middle
Double Remarque Edition
Giclée Print on Archival Paper – Measuring 33″ x 24″ and printed on very high quality Archival Paper. Signed and numbered by Simon Atack and issued with a Certificate of Authenticity. Simon will draw a double original pencil image at the bottom of the print (eg. two aeroplanes)
Edition Sizes:
Giclée Print on Archival Paper – 400
Giclée Print on Canvas – 200
Remarque Edition – 50
Copyright Image and Text Simon W. Atack
