Final Preparations (Wellington) by Philip West

Primary Edition

A Tribute to Bomber Command
Soon to be cloaked in darkness, Wellington aircraft of 150 Squadron, RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire, prepare for another dangerous mission, never knowing if they would return.

Flight Lieutenant George Dunn, DFC Ld’H Bomber Command Pilot

He was allocated to RAF Bomber Command and trained as a pilot in the UK and in Canada (under the Empire Air Training Scheme), in fact part of 4 Group Bomber Command.
Between May 1943 and October 1943 George took part in air operations against targets in Occupied Europe and Germany, completing his first ‘tour’ (30 operations) two weeks after his 21st birthday.
During this time he took part in a number of ‘significant’ raids, including Hamburg and the V weapon research facility at Peenemunde, And later with the meteorology flight flying solo sorties to obtain advance weather data for planning raids.

Now 100 years old, George is still active, giving talks about his experiences and raising funds for maintaining the Bomber Command memorial in London’s Green Park.

The overall size including the Mount measurements approx. 50cm 35cm.

All prints in this small edition Signed by George Dunn DFC, Ld’H

30 Prints in the Primary edition

Not signed by the artist

Double Mounted

R.R.P. £90.00

Special offer £65.00

This print comes wrapped in clear cellophane to protect the print ready to give as a gift