Swift Defender by Simon Cattlin Spitfire I's of 72 Squadron dive to attack a formation of Heinkel 111 bombers during the height of the Battle of Britain. "Swift Defender" has a section of Spitfire's diving out of the sun to pass through the bomber stream before converting the speed back to height for a 2nd pass. The summer sunlight is very bright above the clouds and the bombers are slightly obscured by the glare up-sun. 72 Squadron's emblem & motto is a swift, the unit served at Biggin Hill and Croydon during August and September 1940. |
| Original Painting
Oil on canvas, image size 91cm x 71cm. Signed by the artist.
£ Price on application
Limited edition prints
Giclee print on 330gsm somerset fine art paper. Edition size 195, image size 76cm x 60cm. Numbered, titled and signed by the artist.
£ 105.00 Giclee print on 340gsm cotton canvas stretched onto a rigid frame, individually finished and varnished.
Edition size 95, image size 91cm x 71cm. Numbered, titled and signed by the artist.
£ 370.00 |
