Action This Day by Richard Taylor. (C)

A cold winters morning, as dawn breaks over RAF Lissett, revealing that last nights biting wind has once again brought a covering of snow to the airfield. But, with conditions forecast to improve, tonights operation to bomb industrial targets in Germany is set to proceed, and ground crew start to prepare Halifax Mk3 LV907 F-Freddy, simply known as Friday 13th, for action. This iconic aircraft flew an impressive total of 128 operational sorties with 158 Squadron between March 1944 and April 1945.

Signed by :
Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM,
Warrant Officer Rex Statham,
Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC,
Flight Lieutenant Tommy Coles DFC,
Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC,
Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM,
Warrant Officer Dennis Slack,
Flight Lieutenant Alan Bryett,
and includes the mounted signatures of :
Air Vice Marshall Donald Bennett (deceased),
Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC OM DSO** DFC* (deceased),
Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased),
Group Captain J B Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC (deceased)
and
Air Chief Marshal Sir Augustus Walker GCB CBE DSO DFC AFC (deceased).

RAF Bomber Command Tribute edition of 10 prints (supplied with original pencil drawing).

Paper size 34.5 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm)