Tribute to the Crews of the Stirling by Graeme Lothian [Postcard]

Artist: Graeme Lothian [browse all Graeme Lothian]   

Aircraft Depicted: Stirling Bomber [other products featuring this aircraft]

Outward bound, Stirling III of 199 Squadron based at Lakenheath, Suffolk, heads out on another night of operations in August 1943. EE953, Sqd letters EX - E of 100 group is piloted by F/L Tom Austin DFC who finished his tour by the end of October 1944, winning the DFC with his bomb aimer F/O Jack Lawrence. Nicknamed the Queen of the Skies, the Stirling was the 1st four engined bomber to enter service with the RAF in 1941. The cockpit stood a massive 22.5 feet from the ground and had an operational ceiling of only 12,000 feet, well within the range of the enemy AA guns. By September 1944 other bombers were taking the brunt of the attack to the Germans and the Stirlings were used mainly for glider towing especially for D-day and Arnhem.

Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 40 cards.

Size 6" x 4"