Gentlemen As You Were – Dowding at Hornchurch 1940 By Gil Cohen

We currently have 2 versions availableAir Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command emerges from his staff car during an impromptu visit to RAF Hornchurch in the early stages of the Battle of Britain and chats with Spitfire Pilots who have returned to their base. Their intense clashes with the Luftwaffe in the skies over Southern England still resonate in their minds.  Dowding would refer to them as “my fighter boys”. It was Dowding, who more than anyone, prepared Britain’s defences against a German invasion years before the start of WW11.The limited edition is signed by three distinguished Spitfire Battle of Britain pilots signatures are: Wing Commander Peter Olver DFC Squadron Leader Peter Brown AFC Wing Commander E B B Smith DFCOverall Size 76cm x 54cm Image size 63cm x 38cmLimited edition of 275 worldwide £110.00 postage and packingArtist signed edition of 95 worldwide £50.00 postage and packing