Supreme Courage by Philip West. (AP)

Skuas flew from HMS Ark Royal through much of the 1940 campaign off Norway, and one is seen getting airborne in typically grey North Sea weather. The Blackburn Skua had many remarkable firsts to its credit; the first all-metal monoplane built for the Fleet Air Arm (FAA); the first dive bomber in British air services; the first enemy aircraft shot down in WW2 fell to a Skua; the first fighter ace in the FAA (Lt. Bill Lucy DSO) flew Skuas and the first warship (Konigsberg) destroyed by dive bombing was sunk by Skuas.

Signed by Lt Cdr Derek T R Martin,
Eric Bond,
Lloyd Richards,
CPO Ron Skinner,
Eric Winkle Brown (deceased),
Sqn Ldr Douglas Harcourt
and
Lt Cmdr George R Blackburn.

Limited edition of 50 artist proofs.

Paper size 28 inches x 18 inches (71cm x 46cm)