Original Item. Only One Available. This is a signed print of “Dawn Scramble” by Robert Taylor, signed at the bottom by Wing Commander Bob Stanford-Tuck DSO DFC. The frame is well-put together and the print is very clear. This is a limited run print, number 646 out of 850.

Wing Commander Bob Stanford-Tuck in his Spitfire Mk.Vb leads the Biggin Hill Wing on a fighter sweep over northern France, early 1942. Almost as soon as the aircraft leave the ground their undercarriage is retracted in order to gain height as quickly as possible.

Biggin Hill was one of the most active RAF Fighter bases during WWII, at times as many as seven or eight sorties per day would scramble at the height of the Battle of Britain.

This incredibly rare piece is personally autographed by one of the most highly-regarded RAF fighter leaders of the war, Wing Commander Bob Stanford-Tuck DSO DFC**. Bob Stanford Tuck was a flamboyant fighter pilot, his dashing good looks, courage, and success in the air coming to epitomise the young flyers who fought and won the Battle of Britain. To the British public he was a hero in the mould of the knights of old, and today his name is legend. In the early stages of the Battle of Britain Bob fought with 92 Squadron flying Spitfires, quickly becoming one of the leading aces. Promoted to command 257 Squadron, now flying Hurricanes, Bobs dashing style of leadership inspired his pilots to great success. He went on to command the Duxford and Biggin Hill Wings, taking his personal score to 29 air victories before being shot down by ground fire over Northern France in 1942. He died on 5th May 1987.

A gorgeous print in a lovely wooden frame, ready for display.