Bidspirit auction | Rare William S Phillips On

Rare William S Phillips On Wings and a Prayer. This scarce print is from the original limited edition number 655, 950 published in 1999 and is signed and numbered by the artist. Unusually on this series of prints the artist has signed in pencil on the bottom right hand corner of the coloured print (not on the white print border) and can be hard to spot. This print has also been signed by four Royal Air Force Battle of Britain veteran pilots namely Kenneth W Mackenzie 501, 247 Squadrons RAF, Tony G Pickering 501 Squadron RAF, Vivian R Snell 501 Squadron RAF and Tom F Dalton Morgan C, O 43 Squadron RAF. The print measures approximately 29 inches x 21 inches and has been stored flat, out of the light and is in very good condition. Print historical detail : It is the summer of 1940. A woman rides her bike through the English countryside. Dawn has broken and the land begins to stir with the sounds of birds and farm animals. But this summer the wind carries another sound as well warplanes. For this is the summer of the Battle of Britain and the inhabitants of this small island nation struggle for their very way of life against huge odds amassed along the coast of Europe. The woman stops, gazes upward and offers a silent prayer, as Spitfires from 92 Squadron roar skyward to search out and destroy the fighters and bombers of Hitler's Luftwaffe. Good condition Est.