Pathfinders Away Stephen Brown

Description Pathfinders Away-Lancaster Stephen Brown RAF Avro Lancasters of 83 and 35 Squadrons climbing into the evening sky over Cambridgeshire as they head out for a night mission over Germany. The No. 8 Group PathFinder Force played a crucial role in the success of the RAF’s strategic bombing offensive of World War II. The elite, highly trained crews flew ahead of the main bomber force and located and marked enemy targets . The missions were highly dangerous and the chances of surviving the minimum 60-sortie operational tour were small. Print number 2 out of 5 Artist Proofs with 5 aircrew signatures £315.00  The Artist Proofs are countersigned by the following distinguished aircrew: Squadron Leader L S ‘Benny’ Goodman – 617 Sqn Pilot, Tirpitz raid FIt. Lt. Russell ‘Rusty’ Waughman DFC, AFC – No 101 Special Duties Squadron FIt. Lt. Ron Clark DFC – original pilot of the Lancaster “Phantom of the Ruhr” FIt. Lt. Don Briggs DFC – Lancasters and then post-war Vulcan pilot FIt. Lt. Tom Bennett DFM – Pathfinders Pathfinders Away-Lancaster Stephen Brown Overall size of the print size: 35 inch  X 21 inch / 89 x 53 cm Related