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Please note that our logo is used on our website images only and does not appear on our products. High Cost by Robert Taylor. (AP) The crews of Bomber Command faced one of the most daunting tasks, calling for courage sustained night after night, in conditions of desperate danger and discomfort. They did not fail us and 55,573 paid the supreme sacrifice. In his new tribute to The Many, Robert Taylors evocative painting recreates a typical scene encountered by many Royal Air Force bomber squadrons on raids over enemy occupied territory: Having already survived 30 successful operational sorties, on 9 February 1945 Lancaster PG-G of 619 Squadron has been intercepted by Luftwaffe night-fighters during a raid over Stettin Bay. Item Code : DHM2606AP High Cost by Robert Taylor. (AP) - This Edition TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING ARTIST PROOF RAF limited edition of 25 artist proofs, with 5 signatures. Print paper size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm) Austin, Tom Britton, George Cox, John Hearne, Richard Basher England, Mac + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £160 £100 Off! Now : £160.00 All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

Other editions of this item : High Cost by Robert Taylor. DHM2606 TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING PRINT RAAF limited edition of 100 prints, with 3 signatures. Print paper size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm). Gampe, Norman A Grant, John M Hucks, Bernard T + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £55 £100 Off! Now : £120.00 VIEW EDITION... PRINT RAF limited edition of 500 prints, with 5 signatures. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Print paper size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm) Austin, Tom Britton, George Cox, John Hearne, Richard Basher England, Mac + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £160 £100 Off! Now : £120.00 VIEW EDITION... PRESENTATION Limited edition of 50 Victoria Cross proofs, with 7 signatures. SOLD OUT. Print paper size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm) Jackson, Norman (matted) Learoyd, Roderick (matted) Austin, Tom Britton, George Cox, John Hearne, Richard Basher England, Mac + Artist : Robert Taylor Signature(s) value alone : £300 SOLD OUT VIEW EDITION... General descriptions of types of editions :

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*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare.
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Flight Lieutenant George Britton *Signature Value : £30	Joining the RAF in 1941, George trained on Wellington and Stirlings as a Wireless Operator and Air Gunner. Converting to Lancasters he was posted to 90 Squadron for his first operational tour, and then to 186 Squadron, still on Lancasters. George then found himself designated to be an Intelligence Officer at Lossiemouth, interrogating Italian POWs Finally, before leaving the service in 1946, he served in Sunderland flying boats, flying to West Africa, Europe and Scandinavia.
Flight Lieutenant John Cox DFC *Signature Value : £15	Born in 1923, after reaching eighteen, John Cox joined the RAF in March 1942. He soon found himself on the Queen Mary en-route to Canada for pilot training, returning to become operational on Lancasters with 622 Squadron based at Mildenhall, whom he joined in July 1944. His tour of 30 operations included the successful raid on Walcheren Island in Holland, whose objective was to breach the sea wall in order to flood the island, forcing a full scale German retreat. After hostilities he flew for BOAC, followed by 27 years service with BA, becoming senior captain on 747s.
Flight Lieutenant Tom Austin DFC AE *Signature Value : £40	After joining the RAF in 1941 Tom Austin qualified as a pilot on Harvards, then converted into Halifaxes. During the war years other aircraft he flew included Wellingtons, Stirlings and Lancasters. While flying Wellingtons as part of 199 Squadron during a raid over Dortmund, his aircraft was badly damaged but Tom managed to limp home, crash landing at Mildenhall.
Warrant Officer Richard Basher Hearne *Signature Value : £20	'Basher' Hearne joined the RAF in 1942 and trained as a Flight Engineer. His first operational posting was to 622 Squadron at Mildenhall in Suffolk, equipped with Stirlings, and then, in November 1943, he transferred to 15 Squadron, also flying from the same base. The squadron re-equipped with Lancasters the following month.
Wing Commander Mac England DFC *Signature Value : £55	'Mac' England joined the RAF in 1938 and after qualifying, posted as a pilot into Lancasters. In 1941 he was transferred from Bomber command to fighter Command-flying Spitfires on coastal sweeps. After a short period of time on Spitfires he was transferred back again to bomber Command, and in 1943 completed 30 Operations on Lancasters. When he retired in 1974 he had flown a total of 36 different aircraft including Hunters and Canberras.

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