STRAGGLER AT DAWN - New Release by Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor pays tribute to the airmen of RAF Bomber Command!

 A lone Lancaster, badly damaged by flak over Germany, has fallen further and further behind the main formation. With no co-pilot to relieve him, the exhausted Lancaster pilot has called on help from his flight engineer and between them they have somehow coaxed the battered aircraft onward.  With the snow-clad landscape of England once more beginning to appear beneath them, they have finally made it home.

 Joining artist Richard Taylor in signing every print are two highly-regarded aircrew who flew Lancasters with RAF Bomber Command during WWII:

Warrant Officer CECIL ‘CHICK’ CHANDLER Ld’H - Having joined the RAF in 1942 he completed training as a Flight Engineer and was posted to 15 Squadron based at Mildenhall. Here he completed 19 operations, first on Stirlings before re-equipping with Lancasters. In May 1944 he joined 622 Squadron, also at Mildenhall flying Lancasters, for a further nine missions on raids to Germany including Nuremberg and Düsseldorf. He completed a total of 28 operations during WWII.

Wing Commander JOHN BELL MBE DFC - After training as an Observer he flew his first tour as a Bomb-Aimer with pilot Bob Knight’s crew in 619 Squadron until the whole crew transferred to 617 Squadron flying the famous Lancaster named Thumper Mk.III. He completed a total of 50 Operations, 29 of which were flown on special missions with 617 Squadron including Operation Taxable and he finished the war as an instructor.

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This would be an ideal print to get additionally signed at our upcoming Bomber Command Signing Event!

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