{"product_id":"tribute-to-pilot-officer-ted-shipman-by-ivan-berryman-pc","title":"Tribute to Pilot Officer Ted Shipman by Ivan Berryman. (PC)","description":"B0464PC. Tribute to Pilot Officer Ted Shipman by Ivan Berryman. \u003cp\u003e Flying as Leader of B Flight, 41 Sqn, on 15th August 1940, Pilot Officer Ted Shipman and the rest of his flight found themselves among a mass of Messerschmitt Bf.110s that had been detailed to escort a bomber force of Heinkel He111s on a raid on the North of England.  Having made one head-on attack on one of the Bf.110s, Shipman manoeuvred his Spitfire Mk.1 onto the tail of another and fired a long burst into it.  This was M8+CH of Oberleutnant Hans-Ulrich Kettling of 1.\/ZG76 and rear Gunner \/ Radio Operator O\/ Gefr Volk, whose starboard engine burst into flames and disappeared into the dense cloudbase.  Shipman claimed this initially as a probable, but it was later confirmed as a victory when the aircraft was found to have crash landed at Streatham Nr Barnard Castle.  Spitfire K9805 (EB-L) is depicted breaking off the attack as Kettling's stricken Bf.110 begins to burn.  Ted Shipman would go on to serve with the Royal Air Force until December 1959 retiring as a Wing Commander.  Ted would also go onto become friends with  Hans-Ulrich Kettling, the pilot he shot down. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 40 cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military Aviation Art Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54134620619085,"sku":null,"price":2.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/5449\/9149\/files\/2026NEWb0464pc.jpg?v=1781870415","url":"https:\/\/militaryaviationartprints.com\/products\/tribute-to-pilot-officer-ted-shipman-by-ivan-berryman-pc","provider":"Military Aviation Art Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}