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Alex Henshaw
| Chief Test Pilot Alex Henshaw (deceased) Alex Henshaw perhaps understands the Spitfire better than any other pilot - for he was Vickers Chief Test Pilot on Spitfires at the new Spitfire factory at Castle Bromwich during World War II. By the end of the war he had personally test flown a total of 2360 different Spitfires and Seafires - more than ten per cent of the entire production. It is often stated that those lucky enough to have seen Alex handle the Spitfire in flight, that it is an experience that can never be forgotten, he was acknowledged as a virtuoso in aerobatics. Alex Henshaw died 24th February 2007. |
Items Signed by Chief Test Pilot Alex Henshaw (deceased) |
 | Defending the Realm by Philip West. (AP) SOLD OUT | The White Cliffs at Dover patrolled and protected by two magnificent Spitfires. A sight to bring back memories of days, thankfully long gone, when the future of Great Britain was at stake. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Against All Odds by Philip West. (AP) Price : £190.00 | Geoffrey Wellum joins combat head-on with a Dornier during the Battle of Britain. He was part of a small group of 10 spitfires from Biggin Hill facing 150 plus enemy bombers and fighters. Other friendly fighters joined battle but the defenders were ...... | |
  | Rhapsody in Blue by Gerald Coulson SOLD OUT | The 70th Anniversary of the Spitfire 1936-2006. Geralds majestic study of Spitfire prototype K5054, resplendent in its new all-blue paint scheme, is seen banking high above the clouds during an early test flight in March 1936. As the little fighter l...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Rhapsody in Blue by Gerald Coulson. (AP) Price : £395.00 | The 70th Anniversary of the Spitfire 1936-2006. Geralds majestic study of Spitfire prototype K5054, resplendent in its new all-blue paint scheme, is seen banking high above the clouds during an early test flight in March 1936. As the little fighter ...... | |
| | Rhapsody in Blue by Gerald Coulson. (B) Price : £270.00 | The 70th Anniversary of the Spitfire 1936-2006. Geralds majestic study of Spitfire prototype K5054, resplendent in its new all-blue paint scheme, is seen banking high above the clouds during an early test flight in March 1936. As the little fighter ...... |
| | Rhapsody in Blue by Gerald Coulson. (C) Price : £385.00 | The 70th Anniversary of the Spitfire 1936-2006. Geralds majestic study of Spitfire prototype K5054, resplendent in its new all-blue paint scheme, is seen banking high above the clouds during an early test flight in March 1936. As the little fighter ...... | |
  | Spitfires Over Darwin by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | Mark Vc tropicalized Spitfires of No 1 wing RAAF returning from a Scramble over the city of Darwin in early 1943. The bombing of Darwin by Japanese aircraft shortly before 10:00 am on the morning of February 19, 1942, brought the northern region of ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Spitfires Over Darwin by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | Mark Vc tropicalized Spitfires of No 1 wing RAAF returning from a Scramble over the city of Darwin in early 1943. The bombing of Darwin by Japanese aircraft shortly before 10:00 am on the morning of February 19, 1942, brought the northern region of ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Spitfires Over Darwin by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | Mark Vc tropicalized Spitfires of No 1 wing RAAF returning from a Scramble over the city of Darwin in early 1943. The bombing of Darwin by Japanese aircraft shortly before 10:00 am on the morning of February 19, 1942, brought the northern region of ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Lancaster by Frank Wootton. Price : £400.00 | Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Avro Lancaster on 9th January 1941. ...... |
  | Alone at Dawn by Gerald Coulson (B) Price : £300.00 | Heavily damaged by flak and with one engine out, a Lancaster slowly makes its way home far behind the main force ...... | |
  | The Magic of Flight by Gerald Coulson. Price : £210.00 | ...... | |
  | 1938 Kings Cup by Michael Turner Price : £80.00 | Alex Henshaw in his winning Mew Gull, swoops low over Hatfield airfield, followed by Giles Guthries Mew Gull and Les Cliffs Hawk Major. Seen on the ground are Geoffrey de Havillands Tk-2 and D.H. Comet G-ACSS. The winners race average of 252.25 mph i...... | |
  | Sigh of the Merlin by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | SOLD OUT. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Wings of Glory by Robert Taylor. Price : £210.00 | Robert Taylors spellbinding painting, Wings of Glory, paying tribute to Mitchells immortal fighter, features the MkX1X Spitfire of the RAFs Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Powered by the Rolls-Royce Griffin engine providing maximum speed of 450mph...... |
| | Wings of Glory by Robert Taylor (B) Price : £235.00 | Robert Taylors spellbinding painting, Wings of Glory, paying tribute to Mitchells immortal fighter, features the MkX1X Spitfire of the RAFs Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Powered by the Rolls-Royce Griffin engine providing maximum speed of 450mph...... | |
  | Guardian of Freedom by Timothy OBrien. Price : £75.00 | A lone Spitfire of 266 Squadron is shown above the sunlit haze of London and the Thames, during the Battle of Britian. 266 Squadron was reformed on 30th October 1939 at RAF Sutton Bridge as a fighter squadron. The squadron was one of the Rhodesian g...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Chief Test Pilot Alex Henshaw (deceased) |
     | Huge Discount Spitfire Aviation Pack of Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £425.00 Saving : £374 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Wings of Glory by Robert Taylor (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. Return of the Heroes by Ivan Berryman. In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Spitfire Aviation Print Pack. Pack Price : £290.00 Saving : £134 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Wings of Glory by Robert Taylor (B) Return of the Heroes by Ivan Berryman. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Spitfire Aviation Print by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £290.00 Saving : £159 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Wings of Glory by Robert Taylor (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. |
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