Price range: £75.00 through £215.00
Artist: Philip E. West
No Room for Error portrays Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown launching the prototype Seafire TM379 from HMS Pretoria Castle during carrier trials in July 1945.
Edition: Artist-signed and numbered editions; selected editions additionally signed by Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown RN. Certificate of Authenticity included.
Overall print size: 70 × 50 cm (Artist Remarque and Artist Studio); 48.3 × 32.9 cm (A3+).
In July 1945, Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown launched the prototype Supermarine Seafire Mk 45, TM379, from the deck of the Royal Navy trials carrier HMS Pretoria Castle. Unlike operational aircraft carriers, a trials carrier would normally have a clear flight deck for testing. On this occasion, after the aircraft launched, the ship’s crew came onto the deck to check its surface and remove anything that might obstruct a landing.
TM379 was the first prototype Seafire Mk 45, fitted with a Rotol contra-rotating propeller, a modified fin and rudder, and a tailhook for carrier operations. Philip E. West’s painting captures the precision demanded of naval aviators during the development of the post-war Seafire.
Available in three signed and numbered editions, each supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity. The Artist Remarque and Artist Studio editions are additionally signed by Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown.
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| Print edition | Artist Remarque Edition — 70 × 50 cm, Artist Studio Collection — 70 × 50 cm, A3+ Edition — 48.3 × 32.9 cm |
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