Painted illustration of a camouflaged RAF Avro Vulcan bomber in flight under a blue, cloudy sky.
Detail from Vulcan: The Loved One aviation art print
Detail from Vulcan: The Loved One aviation art print
Detail from Vulcan: The Loved One aviation art print

Vulcan: The Loved One

Price range: £75.00 through £300.00

Vulcan: The Loved One

Michael Rondot captures Avro Vulcan XH558 in the kind of dramatic display that made the aircraft a favourite with airshow crowds, complete with the unmistakable sight of black smoke streaming from its Olympus engines.

Aircraft: Avro Vulcan XH558.

Artist: Michael Rondot.

Signatures:

  • Michael Rondot
  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force, The Lord Craig of Radley GCB OBE – flew the Vulcan in every rank of the RAF from Squadron Leader to Marshal of the Royal Air Force
  • Squadron Leader Martin Withers DFC – Captain of the first Vulcan mission to bomb the Falklands (Black Buck One)
  • Squadron Leader David Thomas – Vulcan XH558 display pilot

 

Print size: 70 × 50 cm.

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Description

The Loved One – The Story Behind the Print

Michael Rondot’s The Loved One captures Avro Vulcan XH558 during the type of display that made the aircraft such a favourite with airshow crowds. With black smoke trailing from its Olympus engines, the painting evokes the combination of sight, sound and sheer presence that made a Vulcan display so memorable.

Few aircraft generated the same emotional response from spectators. The distinctive roar of the engines, dramatic climbs and unmistakable delta shape could bring an airshow crowd to a standstill, and XH558 became particularly closely associated with that experience.

The print is signed by Michael Rondot and brings together an exceptional group of additional signatories: Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Craig of Radley GCB OBE, Squadron Leader Martin Withers DFC and Squadron Leader David Thomas. Their connections span Vulcan service, the first Black Buck bombing mission during the Falklands War and XH558 display flying.

For Vulcan enthusiasts, The Loved One is as much about the experience of seeing the aircraft fly as it is about the aircraft itself.

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Additional information

Dimensions 70 × 50 cm
Print Type

Signed and Numbered, Artists Proof, Remarque, Double Remarque, Canvas Print

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