Primus Pilus by Chris Collingwood
Lieutenant Colonel Lyle Bradley USMC
Aircraft History: JN751 was built at Hawkers Langley factory and delivered to No
Signed limited edition of 650 prints (numbered 501 to 1150 of 1150)
S/Lt Arthur Page's Grumman Avenger JZ469 of 849 NAS suffered an electrical fire whilst climbing toward the target in formation and the decision was made to abort the mission and make an emergency landing back on HMS Victorious
Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. SIG1398C Primus Pilus by Chris CollingwoodDHM2615. Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. Slow, frail, out dated and hopelessly outnumbered, Gladiator biplanes of 112 Squadron RAF tenaciously throw themselves into the fray, attacking Luftwaffe fighter bombers in the battle for Crete, in April 1941. This painting shows Me110Cs of II. ZG76, having attacked naval units off the coast of Crete in early May 1941, being bravely intercepted by two Gladiators of 112 Squadron. Heavily outnumbered, the