PRINT DETAILS

.The Primary Edition is signed by a Royal Navy Phantom pilot. Artist Proof and Remarque editions are signed by an additional pilot and a Senior Observer.
Further details of the print signatories can be found below.

The Primary Edition is signed by the artist and:

Lt Cdr David Braithwaite MBE MRAes MCIM (Pilot) started flying in 1964. He was with Front Line Sea Vixens from 1966 in 890, 892, 893, 899 Squadrons, before flying F4 Phantoms from 1971 to 1984 off Ark Royal and for 2 tours with the USN as a Warfare Instructor and Operational Test Director.

He became Top Gun Qualified in 1972 and flew 6 types of F4 and 2 types F14 jets. David continued as the Senior Pilot on 809, 800 and 801 Squadrons Sea Harrier, having completed Weapons Evaluation on IFTU at Yeovilton.

Greenwich and Aviation Staff trained and MOD Warrior in 1985. He has accrued over 1000 hrs in three operational types with in excess of 1400 fixed wing day and night deck landings. - and survived!

The Artist Proof and Remarque editions are also signed by:

Commander Neville Featherstone RN (Pilot) did National Service in the Royal Navy, ending up as a Sub Lieutenant aboard a minesweeper.

He then read Law at London University for a year at the end of which his tutors advised that they saw little future for him as a lawyer – a blessing in disguise, as he rejoined the Navy and trained as a fixed wing pilot. He did two front-line tours east of Suez flying Sea Vixens from the carrier HMS Centaur. On return to the UK he qualified as a Flying Instructor (QFI) and spent two years at RNAS Brawdy in Wales teaching ‘pipe-line’ pilots to fly the swept wing Hunter.

Towards the end of this appointment he was invited to go to the US Naval Air Station Miramar at San Diego, California to fly the F4 Phantom. This was at a time when the USN was suffering heavy losses in Vietnam and was fully stretched to train sufficient replacements. More importantly it provided invaluable experience on the Phantom which had been ordered by the Royal Navy as a replacement for the Sea Vixen.

In 1968 when the first RN Phantoms arrived at RNAS Yeovilton he joined 700P, the Intensive Flying Trials Unit. This metamorphosed into 767 Squadron where as QFI and Senior Pilot he was responsible for training naval crews for the front-line 892 Squadron and RAF crews for the first Squadron to re-equip with the Phantom.

During these happy times he was the Navy’s aerobatic display pilot in that most exciting of aircraft, the Phantom. Subsequently he flew the Hawker Siddeley 125 in the joint service VIP squadron at Northolt. He commanded 750 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Culdrose and, after completing the Canadian Staff Course, carried out staff jobs in MOD and SHAPE Belgium, before retiring as a Commander in 1987.

Commander Peter Rickard RN (Senior Observer) joined the Royal Navy in 1956 and after general naval training qualified as an Observer. In his flying career he served world-wide in four front-line and two second-line Naval Air Squadrons in Sea Venom, Sea Vixen, Buccaneer and Phantom aircraft.

Qualified as an Electronic Warfare specialist, after his first two front-line appointments he was appointed to 700Z Flight which was charged with bringing into service the new Buccaneer SMk1 and then served ashore and afloat in the first front-line squadron to operate the aircraft.

He was later the Senior Observer of 767 Naval Air Squadron flying the Phantom F4K, the squadron responsible for the training and conversion of all Royal Navy and Royal Air Force aircrew to the fighter variant of the Phantom.

In general service he served in two appointments as the Executive Officer to the Captains 2nd and 8th Frigate Squadrons. In 1981 he took command of the frigate HMS PENELOPE and was part of the Task Force in Operation Corporate, the Falklands War of 1982. Staff qualified at the Royal Naval College Greenwich; his other appointments were as the Naval Aviation Officer at the Joint Warfare Establishment Old Sarum, as an Instructor at the Naval Observer School, and on the Staff of the NATO Commander in Chief Channel and the National Commander in Chief Fleet at Northwood.

Other posts held were at the Ministry of Defence London in the Directorate of Naval Plans and with the Flag Officer Naval Air Command. He retired in 1988.

Matching numbered certificate of authenticity included.

Overall Print Size 28"x 18" (inches) Printed in lightfast inks on acid free archival paper.

PRINT PRICES

Signed and Numbered Print
UK £125.00 Edition Size - 100

Artist Proof Edition
UK £150.00 Edition Size - 40

Remarque Edition
UK £295.00 Edition Size - 10

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Helpful information regarding our Limited Edition Prints

Limited edition print:

An edition of identical prints, numbered sequentially and individually signed by the artist, having a stated limit to the quantity in the edition. Following publication the printing plates are destroyed. Almost all the aviation art and aircraft prints featured on this website are authenticated with the original signatures of distinguished military personnel.

Artists Proof:

An old tradition of reserving a quantity of prints for the artist's use, usually equal to about 10 % of the edition. In the early days of printing, these prints were the only remuneration the poor artist received. Proofs are signed by the artist and numbered showing the quantity of Artist's Proofs issued in the edition. Because of their highly restricted number, Artist's Proofs are sold at a higher value than the regular prints in the edition.

Publishers Proof:

A quantity of prints, not always announced or issued at the time of publication, usually equal to no more than 10% of the edition. These are reserved for the publisher's use, mostly for donation to Museums, Service establishments, Service Associations, and the like. Quantities of Publishers Proofs, sometimes issued with a supplementary print, may be made available to collectors either at the time of publication, or at a later date, depending upon availability.

Remarqued print:

A print issued with an original pencil drawing by the artist in the margin, each numbered out of the quantity of individually remarqued prints in the edition. The quantity of remarqued prints in any one edition generally is between 25 and 50. Each remarque drawing made by the artist is slightly different, thus making each print totally unique. Remarqued prints may be available at the time of publication, or announced at a later date, depending upon the artist's work load at the time .Please be aware that Remarque prints can take up to six weeks for delivery. An artist remarqued print is the ultimate collector item in terms of reproduced work.

Companion print:

An additional print, usually issued with smaller dimensions, published to compliment a limited edition, and usually issued at the same time.

Matted (or mounted) print:

A print fitted into an acid-free or conservation matt (or mount), ready for framing.

Original drawing:

An original work individually drawn by the artist, completed in pencil, ink, or other medium, and personally signed by the artist. Being an original work each drawing is unique and different.

Certificate of Authenticity:

A certificate issued by the publisher stating the total quantity of prints issued in the edition, confirming authenticity of the signatures, and in the case of a limited edition, inscribed with the matching unique number inscribed on the individual print. Collectors are advised to keep certificates safely as a future means of provenance. All our aviation art and aircraft prints are issued with a certificate of authenticity.

 

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