Brooks Aviation Art 

Tommy Leader

by Robert Taylor


Summer, 1940, and the Battle of Britain rages over southern England. The pilots of Fighter Command often flew as many as six sorties a day during this period, in their attempt to beat back the German onslaught.
Here we see Tom Dalton-Morgan and his wing-man racing their Hurricanes back to base at Tangmere to re-arm and re-fuel in preperation to meet the next wave of Luftwaffe raiders.
Signed by Tom Dalton Morgan - Billy Drake - Paddy Barthropp.

18½" x 25"

Edition size: 700

$215

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Included with each print is a copy of Tom Dalton-Morgan's book.
Proudly displaying Robert Taylor's painting on the cover, this long awaited autobiography is issued as a case-bound limited edition, enclosed in a gold embossed deluxe burgundy cloth slipcase, and bearing a matching serial number to the print.		    

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The signatories
Group Captain Tom Dalton-Morgan Joining the RAF in 1935, Tom served with 22 Squadron. In June 1940 he was posted to Tangmere as a Flight Commander with 43 Squadron, flying Hurricanes, scoring his first victory on 12 July. In action over the Channel he was hit by crossfire, bailing out with slight wounds. He resumed flying but was again wounded on 6 Sept. Ten days later he was given command of 43 Squadron. In January 1942 he became a Controller. Promoted to Wing Commander with 13 Group, he led the Ibsley Wing, consisting of 4 Spitfire, 2 Whirlwind, and 2 Mustang squadrons.
His final victory in May 1943 brought his score to 17. Briefly attached to the USAAF 4th Fighter Group, he was then Operations Officer with the 2nd TAF.
   
Group Captain Billy Drake Joining the RAF in in 1936, Billy Drake was posted to 1 Squadron at Tangmere. He flew Hurricanes in France at the outbreak of war, seeing action in the spring of 1940, and scoring his first victory in May. After being wounded he was soon back in the fray, and by the end of 1940 his tally had reached 4. Posted to the Western Desert in early 1942, he took command of 112 Squadron flying P-40 Kittyhawks and led the squadron through a period of great success. He later served in Malta and then as Wing Leader of 20 Wing 2nd TAF flying Typhoons in the lead up to the Normandy invasion.
Billy Drake scored 24½ aerial victories, and a further 13 destroyed on the ground.
   
Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp Paddy Bartropp volunteered for fighters, converting to Spitfires in August 1940. Flying with 602 Squadron he shared in destroying a Heinkel He111 within a month of beginning combat flying. A year later he was a Flight Commander with 510 Squadron, and had been awarded the DFC. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and bomber escort missions until May 1942. On the 15th of that month, while escorting Bostons, he was shot down over St. Omer in Northern France. He baled out but was captured on landing, and spent the next three years in German prison camps, including Stalag Luft III. After release, Paddy became an RAF test pilot.
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