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Loire Rendevous by Philip West

Prints are signed by the artist and numbered

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250 Limited Editions w/ 4 pilot signatures....$250

50 Artist’s Proofs signed by 4 pilots, 4 SOS Secret Agents and other 161 Squadron members....$455

25 Remarque Editions signed by 4 pilots, 4 SOS Secret Agents and other 161 Squadron members....$700

25 Commemorative Remarque Edition Prints....$900 (Sold out)

28" x 20"

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.

Signatures:

Lysander Pilots:

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

Sir LEWIS HODGES, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC

SOS Secret Agents:

Major E H VAN MAURIK OBE (Mil)

Captain GEORGE R MILLAR, DSO, MC

NANCY WAKE, GM, Legion - d'honneur, Croix De Guerre, A.C.M. French Resistance Medal, US Medal of Freedom. (Most highly decorated woman in WW2)

Flying Officer J A (TOMMY) THOMAS Legion d'honneur (Mail Drop Operator)

Cpl. DONALD DUNSTAN (Flight Mechanic)