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Winter Ops by Gerald Coulson (GS)- World Naval Ships .com

Winter Ops by Gerald Coulson (GS)


Winter Ops by Gerald Coulson (GS)

Up to 1942 Bomber Command operations were beset by many problems. The means they had to accurately pinpoint the target and assault it were totally lacking, in fact their Commander in Chief, Air Marshall Arthur Harris later wrote : It was glaringly obvious that the average crew in average weather could not find their way to the target. Between February and August 1942 an effort was made to rectify this through the development of a specialised target finding and target marking force, which became known as the Pathfinders. Activated on August 15 this new group was formed under the leadership of their AOC Air Commodore Don Bennett, himself a very experienced pre war pilot with exceptional navigational skills. The aircrews of No. 8 (PFF) Group were tasked with marking out the designated targets but the formation of this group was initially opposed by Harris. He felt that the ranks of his Main Force could be weakened if a high number of experienced and highly skilled crews were taken by this specialist unit, leading to a lessening of skills within the other bomber groups. He agreed however for an alternative scheme whereby complete units were assigned to the Pathfinder Force and the stage was then set for what was to become the Main Offensive of Bomber Command. The first four Squadrons - Nos. 7 (Stirlings) 35 (Halifax) 83 (Lancaster) and 156 (Wellingtons) - were based at a clutch of airfields between Cambridge and Huntingdon. In the absence of any specialist Target Markers the crews were initially forced to operate using standard flares and the early raids produced variable results, with cloud cover often proving the main obstacle in accurate marking. However during the winter of 1942 the introduction of the ground guided marking system, OBOE, marked a quantum leap in accurate target marking and by mid 1943 Pathfinder techniques had been developed for all forms of weather conditions, including nights when complete overcast existed.Pathfinder crews used a combination of personal skill and technical equipment such as H2S to locate their targets. Often flying against overwhelming odds and in appalling conditions they transformed the performance of a bomber force that in 1941 was dropping almost half its bombs on open countryside. This third and final painting in Gerald Coulsons Tribute to Bomber Command depicts Lancaster Bombers of No.8 (PFF) Group returning late after a gruelling operation over Berlin. It is Christmas 1943 and the winter landscape reflects the early morning sunrise as the weary crews approach the safety of their Cambridgeshire base.
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Item Code : GC0005GSWinter Ops by Gerald Coulson (GS) - This Edition
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PRINTSigned limited edition of 500 prints, with 5 signatures.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm) Scrivener, Norman
Petrie-Andrews, John
Woolley, Dennis
Wright, Jim
Rodley, Ernest
+ Artist : Gerald Coulson


Signature(s) value alone : £230
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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs.
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Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm) Scrivener, Norman
Petrie-Andrews, John
Woolley, Dennis
Brennan, M Ben
Wilcox, Bill
Wright, Jim
Balcombe, Derek
South, Gerry
Rodley, Ernest
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PRINT Limited edition of 40 publishers proofs, with 15 signatures.
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Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm) Sismore, E B Ted
Scrivener, Norman
Petrie-Andrews, John
Boulter, Bertie
Curtis, Ron
Brennan, M Ben
Wilcox, Bill
Wright, Jim
Balcombe, Derek
South, Gerry
Wadsworth, R G Bob
Womersley, Geoffrey
Rodley, Ernest
Woolley, Dennis
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Signed limited edition of 500 prints, with 5 signatures.

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 17 inches (61cm x 43cm) Scrivener, Norman
Petrie-Andrews, John
Woolley, Dennis
Wright, Jim
Rodley, Ernest
+ Artist : Gerald Coulson


Signature(s) value alone : £230
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**Signed limited edition of 500 prints, with 5 signatures. (One print reduced to clear)

Ex display print in near perfect condition with one handling dent and some light damage to border.

Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Image size 24 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 43cm) Scrivener, Norman
Petrie-Andrews, John
Woolley, Dennis
Wright, Jim
Rodley, Ernest
+ Artist : Gerald Coulson


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LancasterThe 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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