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No.161 Squadron
Formed: 1st June 1918. Disbanded:
2nd June 1945. Motto: Liberate. |
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Loire Rendezvous by Philip West
Lysanders of 161 Special Operations Squadron turn onto their final
course to a clandestine landing field somewhere in central occupied
France during a full moon period in 1943. Based at Tempsford,
Bedfordshire and often operating from Tangmere to shorten the flight,
the pilots flew a dead reckoning course to their first turning point,
usually on the River Loire, using rudimentary navigating equipment. The
moonlit town of Blois is easily distinguishable by its chateau, churches
and bridge with the forest of Chambord beyond. The agents in the rear
cockpit prepare themselves by torchlight for the forthcoming landing.
Print serial number DHM2201. Overall Size 28" x
20". 250 signed prints price £95 ($175).
Signed by 4 pilots.
50 artists proofs signed by the pilots, SOE Secret Agents and
other 161 Sqn members. Price £155 ($290).
Lysander Pilots:
 | ACM Sir Lewis Hodges, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC. |
| Flt Lt Peter Arkell, OBE, USAF Medal of
Distinction. |
| Flt Lt Murray Anderson, DFC, US Air Medal. |
| Flt Lt R G (Bob) LArge, DFC, Legion
d'Honneur. |
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Secret Agents:
| Nancy Wake, GM, Legion d'Honneur, Croix De
Guerre, French Resistance Medal, US Medal of Freedom (The
most highly decorated servicewoman in WW2). |
| Major E H Van Maurik (OBE MiL). |
| Captain George R Millar, DSO, MC. |
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| and Flg Off J A Thomas
(Lysander Mail Drop Operator) & Cpl Donald Dunstan (Flight
Mechanic) |
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| Lysander Pick Up by Graeme Lothian
A Lysander of 161 Squadron from RAF Tempsford banks
to port as it circles a field somewhere in France 1943. These missions
only took place on or around the full moon period to pick up or drop off
SOE agents with the help of the Resistance. 161 Squadron, the most
secret of all RAF squadrons, had in its flight, Lysanders, Hudson's, and
Halifax's which carried out parachute operations. Two of 161's top
pilots Hugh Verity and Lewis Hodges both received the DSO & bar and
DFC & bar, and from France the Legion d'Honneur and the Croix de
Guerre.
Signed limited edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 artists proofs. From the limited edition 50 are available as Giclee canvas
prints at a larger size of 30" x 20". Serial number GDHM1155. Canvas print price
£400. To know more about Giclee prints and our range click
here.
Print numbers 1-250 and the artists proofs are also
signed by Sir Lewis Hodges DSO, DFC, Legion d'Honneur and Croix de
Guerre.
Print serial number DHM1155. Image size
25" x 15". Print price £80 ($140), signed by Sir Lewis Hodges
and Graeme Lothian price £95 ($150).
Artists proof signed by Sir Lewis Hodges and Graeme
Lothian price £115 ($190). |
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No.162 Squadron
Formed: 1st June 1918. Disbanded:
14th July 1946. Motto: One time, one purpose. |
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No.163 Squadron
Formed: 1st June 1918. Disbanded:
10th August 1945. Motto: . |
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No.164 Squadron
(Argentine- British)
Formed: 6th April 1942. Disbanded:
31st August 1946. Motto: 'Firmes volamos'
(Firmly we fly). |
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No.165 Squadron (Ceylon)
Formed: 6th April 1942. Disbanded:
1st September 1946. Motto: ' Infensa virtuti
invidia' (Envy is the foe of honour). |
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No.166 Squadron
Formed: 13th June 1918. Disbanded:
18th November 1945. Motto: Tenacity. |
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No.167 Squadron (Gold Coast)
Formed: 18th November 1918. Disbanded:
15th September 1958. Motto: 'Ubique sine
mora' (Everywhere without delay). |
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No.168 Squadron
Formed: 15th June 1942. Disbanded:
26th February 1945. Motto: 'Rerum cognoscere
causas' (To know the cause of things). |
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No.169 Squadron
Formed: 15th June 1942. Disbanded:
10th August 1945. Motto: Hunt and destroy. |
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No.170 Squadron
Formed: 15th June 1942. Disbanded:
14th November 1945. Motto: 'Videre non
videri' (To see and not be seen). |
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No.171 Squadron
Formed: 15th June 1942. Disbanded:
27th July 1945. Motto: 'Per dolum defendimus'
(Confound the enemy). |
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No.172 Squadron
Formed: 4th April 1942. Disbanded:
4th June 1945. Motto: 'Insidiantibus
insidiamur' (We ambush the ambusher). |
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No.173 Squadron
Formed: 9th July 1942. Disbanded:
1st September 1957. Motto: 'Quocumque'
(Whithersoever). |
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No.174 Squadron (Mauritius)
Formed: 3rd March 1942. Disbanded:
20th April 1946. Motto: Attack. |
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No.175 Squadron
Formed: 3rd March 1942. Disbanded:
30th September 1945. Motto: Stop at nothing. |
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No.176 Squadron
Formed: 14th January 1943. Disbanded:
31st January 1946. Motto: 'Nocte custodimus'
(We keep the night watch). |
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No.177 Squadron
Formed: 11th January 1943. Disbanded:
5th July 1945. Motto: 'Silentur in medias
res' (Silently into the midst of things). |
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No.178 Squadron
Formed: 15th January 1943. Disbanded:
15th April 1946. Motto: 'Irae emissarii'
(Emissaries of wrath). |
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No.179 Squadron
Formed: 1st September 1942. Disbanded:
30th September 1946. Motto: 'Delentem
delento' (I destroy the destroyer). |
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No.180 Squadron
Formed: 11th September 1942. Disbanded:
31st March 1946. Motto: 'Suaviter in modo
fortiter in re' (Agreeable in manner, forcible in act). |
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