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Jet Attack by David Pentland. (PC)- Cranston Fine Arts Historical Art

Jet Attack by David Pentland. (PC)


Jet Attack by David Pentland. (PC)

Oberleutenant Schalls ME 262 of JG7 catches the Australian crewed Lancaster from 5 group dead astern as it lines up for its bombing run on the Hamburg U-Boat pens. Even at this angle the speed of the jet made it difficult to get off more than a few bursts of cannon fire before it passed through the British formation. The episode was witnessed by navigator Cecil Keys in the leading Lancaster QR/Y from 61 squadron on his last raid of the war. Lt. Schall, an ace with 117 kills, and 2nd highest jet ace of the war with 14 victories was killed the following day when his aircraft hit a bomb crater on landing at his base of Parchim.
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Other editions of this item : Jet Attack by David Pentland.DHM0582
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PRINT Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 26 x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm)Artist : David Pentland£45 Off!Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!Now : £75.00VIEW EDITION...
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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Rudorffer, Erich
Keys, Cecil
+ Artist : David Pentland


Signature(s) value alone : £105
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PRINT From the limited edition of 1000 prints, a number have been signed by Cecil Keys. Image size 26 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm)Artist : David Pentland£15 Off!Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!Now : £125.00VIEW EDITION...
PRINTSchuck / Thomson / Lamb signature series edition of 200 prints from the signed limited edition of 1000 prints.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Image size 262 x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Schuck, Walter
Thomson, George
Lamb, Alistair
+ Artist : David Pentland


Signature(s) value alone : £140
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PRINTReinert Presentation Edition of Artist Proofs Nos. 1 - 5. Image size 26 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Reinert, Ernst Wilhelm (clipped)
Schuck, Walter
Rudorffer, Erich
Thomson, George
+ Artist : David Pentland


Signature(s) value alone : £235
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PRINT Ken Johnson signature edition of 50 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 262 x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Johnson, Ken
+ Artist : David Pentland


Signature(s) value alone : £30
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PRINT Rudorffer/ Schuck / Thomson signature edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 1000 prints.
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Image size 26 x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Rudorffer, Erich
Thomson, George
Schuck, Walter
+ Artist : David Pentland


Signature(s) value alone : £165
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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91.5cm x 61cm)Artist : David Pentland
on separate certificate
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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm)Artist : David Pentland
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PRINTBomber Crew edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 262 x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Thomson, George
MacNamara, Len
Lamb, Alistair
+ Artist : David Pentland


Signature(s) value alone : £105
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PRINTEbhart Signature edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 262 x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Ebhardt, Rolf
+ Artist : David Pentland


Signature(s) value alone : £45
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PRINTPublishers Proof edition of 50 prints. Image size 262 x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Ebhardt, Rolf
+ Artist : David Pentland


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Bomber Crew edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints.

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 262 x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Thomson, George
MacNamara, Len
Lamb, Alistair
+ Artist : David Pentland


Signature(s) value alone : £105
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**Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. (One print reduced to clear)

One slightly damaged print reduced to clear.
Image size 262 x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm)Artist : David PentlandHalf
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Extra Details : Jet Attack by David Pentland. (PC)
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The Story of Jet Attack in the words of the artist, David Pentland

Early in 1995 I attended my great uncle's funeral at Lisburn, a town near Belfast. Billy had been a veteran of the Somme in 1916, and the oldest member of the local ex-servicemen association, The British Legion. His old friends gave him a good send off and afterwards over a few drinks I fell into conversation with one of the, a World War Two RAF radio operator, Cecil Keys. At that time I was intending to start a new commission related to the end of the war in Europe, to tie in with the up and coming VE Day celebrations which were to be held in May. So it was by this chance meeting that I found the subject for my next painting.

Cecil related that most of his war had involved bombing missions by night over Europe or clandestine weapons drops for the French Resistance from bases in North Africa. Towards the closing days of the war though, the RAF undertook some daylight raids and it was on Cecil's last mission of the war that he had his encounter with the deadly Messerschmitt 262. The Lancaster bomber crews felt reasopnably safe with their escort of Polish Mustangs against a broken Luftwaffe largely grounded through fuel shortages, but as the RAF lined up for their attack on the Hamburg U-boat pens, the unexpected occurred as German jets ripped into the bombers. Temporarily at a loose end Cecil took this moment to glance out the astrodome while the navigator was directing the bomb run, and it was at this moment he saw the aircraft speeding directly towards him near the tail of the bomber stream. He vividly described how the jet having slipped past the escort opened fire on the aircraft behind his, sending it into a terminal dive, while his own escaped the same fate by virtue of the fact the Me262 was travelling too fast to get in an aimed shot.

Although Cecil had provided the basic details to work on, I needed to carry out some further research to ensure the paintings' accuracy, as I'm sure most readers will agree is vital in works of this genre. Study of various accounts listed the downed Lancaster as QR/J of No.61 Sqn piloted by F/L A P Greenfield with a crew also on their last mission. Five of the crew were killed including the pilot : F/L Albert Paulton Greenfield DFC, aged 24, Fl Off William J A Gibb, aged 28, Flt Sgt William John Haddon, aged 30, Pilot Officer Victor Patrick Smith and Flt Sgt John Robert King. Two crew managed to escape the aircraft : Sgt W J A Fraser and Flt Sgt S D P Goodey, both of whom were injured and taken to hospital where they remained until the end of the war. On the German side I was able to identify the jet pilot as Oberleutnant Franz Schall, a top Luftwaffe Ace with 137 victories, and second highest jet Ace with 14 victories. Sadly Schall was killed the following day when his aircraft hit a shell hole on landing at his base at Parchim. Details of the Hamburg docks and U-boat pens came from my brother who works in the city.

The completed painting was ready for the VE Day celebrations and was used in a major newspaper feature to advertise the event.

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