Tropical Duties by Richard Taylor

On Wednesday 22 June 1938 a new sound was heard over the humid streets of Singapore as four Bristol Pegasus radial engines heralded the arrival of the RAF’s newest flying-boat. For the men of 230 Squadron gathering on the slipway at Seletar, the approaching aircraft looked formidable and even from a distance, they could spot the powerful array of .303 machine guns it possessed. 230 Squadron had been chosen as one of the first units to be re-equipped with the world’s most advanced flying boat - the Short Sunderland.

Richard Taylor has once again completed a magnificent painting as a tribute to the outstanding Sunderland and the men who flew it in the Far East. As the sun beats down on tropical island anchorage a Mk III Sunderland from 230 Squadron unloads essential supplies at a forward base on an archipelago deep in the Indian Ocean. A second aircraft, breaking a patrol, prepares to land.

The Double Remarque Edition will be issued with a DOUBLE SIZE drawing overflowing with detail.

Signatures: Each print is signed by three highly respected Sunderland pilots who flew with 230 Squadron in the Far East.

Flight Lieutenant WILLIAM HALLISEY RAFVR

Flight Lieutenant GRAHAM STEVENS RAF

Flight Lieutenant WILLIAM ‘EDDIE’ BARDGETT RAF