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The Allies believed Pointe du Hoc to be the most dangerous battery on the Normandy coast. If the D-Day landings were to succeed, the guns that threatened the American beaches had to be destroyed.
Sited on a high rocky headland jutting out into the sea four miles to the west of Omaha beach, Pointe du Hoc would be a tough nut to crack. Despite...
Spitfires from 92 Sqn return to their new base at Biggin Hill in early September 1940. As if in tribute to fallen comrades, a bright swathe of second-flowering corn poppies greet their thunderous arrival.
WE SHALL NOT FORGET
This superb cameo by Richard Taylor serves as a tribute to all those who fought during WWII, and we are honoured that each print has been...
On the day that the Hood was blown apart, everyone was shocked, not least the German sailors on board Bismarck and Prinz Eugen. But for one man – Winston Churchill - it was more than shock, it was an outrage. He issued three brief, immortal words – ‘Sink the Bismarck!’
Within forty-eight hours the Bismarck was under attack, not from battleships, but by 15 lumbering, obsolete Fairy...
Truk, the small atoll in the South Pacific, was the major anchorage for the Japanese Fleet. Comprising a magnificent harbor and four heavily defended airfields, it was thought impregnable by the US forces as they fought their way up through the Pacific. But on 16-17 February 1944 a violent two-day aerial assault by carrierborne aircraft of Task Force 58 exploded the myth. In just two days...
This superb pencil print from Richard Taylor depicts red-tailed P-51 Mustangs of the Tuskegee Airmen, high over enemy territory, returning from yet another successful bomber escort mission
The Tuskegee “Red Tail” pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group escorted hundreds of bomber aircrew back to safety and Richard’s drawing is a lasting tribute to one of the most famous units of WWII.
On the morning of 15 October 1943, as Bf109G's from III./JG52 dive into attack a group of Russian fighters high over Zaporozhye in south-east Ukraine, their Kommandeur Günther Rall pounces on a Soviet La-5 to claim his 222nd victory.
Robert's remarkable piece acts as a lasting tribute to one of the most legendary figures in Aviation history, Günther Rall. Through...
ROBERT TAYLOR'S TRIBUTE TO THE US NAVY PHANTOMS OF THE VIETNAM WAR
On 19 January 1972 Lt. Randy Cunningham and his Radar Intercept Officer, Lt. Willie ‘Irish’ Driscoll flying a Phantom F-4J from VF-96 off the carrier USS Constellation destroyed a MiG-21 over North Vietnam. It was the first of five air victories that paved...
Occupied by the Germans since 1940, the Norwegian fjords, with their narrow inlets and steep mountainous backdrops, offered unique protection; however submarines departing and returning to Norway from their oceanic operations immediately attracted the attention of RAF Coastal Command.
Heavily defended by shore batteries, Flak ships with terrible fire-power, and marauding Luftwaffe...
With a unique airframe constructed of wood, the Mosquito was light but exceptionally strong and had a reputation with its crews of being able to get them home even when heavily damaged. Few other aircraft were so highly regarded by the crew that flew them and enthusiasts alike, making the Mosquito one of the greatest aircraft of WWII.
Gerald has captured the scene perfectly as a...
With orders to destroy, delay or disrupt enemy forces en-route to the Normandy battle area, P-47 Thunderbolts from the 78th Fighter Group launch a blistering high-speed, low-level attack, on a German freight train in occupied northern France, June 1944. Desperately attempting to transport vital supplies to the front by daylight, it has fallen prey to the cannons and bombs of the eagle eyed...
