Top Gun – warbirds in the cinema

Top Gun is back!

36 years later, we have a sequel to one of the biggest films of the 1980’s. After what is possibly the longest wait in the history of cinema for a follow up film, Tom Cruise is in the air again. Hurrah!

To mark the occasion, we’re having a look back at other films featuring warbirds of all kinds – from WW2 Spitfires and Hurricanes to WW1 biplanes and more modern jets. We should also marvel at the continuing development of film techniques to capture aerial dogfights. From the earliest days of Wings (1929) and Hells Angels (1930), Hollywood has pushed the envelope. Top Gun (1986) was widely hailed as extraordinary technical achievement and the recent sequel has had to work hard to beat it. It wasn’t all special effects though, many of the WW2 films featured actual combat footage cut into the narrative for extra realism, so we’ve included a few genuine WW2 propaganda posters featuring fighter planes in our line-up as well.

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This Month's Showcase

Ref.No:13718 Click for more details and a larger picture of Top Gun Maverick

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Top Gun Maverick 2022 UK 1 sht 27"X40" Near Mint £95 Notes: Top Gun Maverick is the long awaited sequel to the iconic Top Gun, one of the biggest films of the 1980's. Starring Tom Cruise, like the original film, it again features state of the art action sequences that set new standards for aerial photography. This is the UK international advance poster printed for the 2022 release, rolled in excellent condition. N.B. The Mustang featured in this photo is Tom Cruise's personally owned plane. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:13708 Click for more details and a larger picture of Top Gun Maverick (withdrawn 2020 style)

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Top Gun Maverick (withdrawn 2020 style) 2022 UK 1 sht 27"X40" Near Mint £145 Notes: Top Gun Maverick is the long awaited sequel to the iconic Top Gun, one of the biggest films of the 1980's. Starring Tom Cruise, like the original film, it again features state of the art action sequences that set new standards for aerial photography. This is the UK international advance poster printed for the 2022 release, rolled in excellent condition. N.B. The Mustang featured in this photo is Tom Cruise's personally owned plane. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:13649 Click for more details and a larger picture of Top Gun Maverick (withdrawn 2020 style)

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Top Gun Maverick (withdrawn 2020 style) 2022 UK quad 40"x30" Very Good/Fine £95 Notes: Rare withdrawn poster from the planned 2020 first release that was postponed till 2022 due to covid. Top Gun Maverick is the long awaited sequel to the iconic Top Gun, one of the biggest films of the 1980's. Starring Tom Cruise, like the original film, it again features state of the art action sequences that set new standards for aerial photography. This poster was printed for the 2020 release in the UK, rolled with handling wear from use but still presenting well. N.B. The Mustang featured in this photo is Tom Cruise's personally owned plane. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:13698 Click for more details and a larger picture of Top Gun Maverick (withdrawn 2020 style)

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Top Gun Maverick (withdrawn 2020 style) 2022 UK quad 40"x30" Fine/Near Mint £145 Notes: Rare withdrawn poster from the planned 2020 first release that was postponed till 2022 due to covid. Top Gun Maverick is the long awaited sequel to the iconic Top Gun, one of the biggest films of the 1980's. Starring Tom Cruise, like the original film, it again features state of the art action sequences that set new standards for aerial photography. This poster was printed for the 2020 release in the UK, rolled in generally excellent condition, there is some handling wear from use but this is only visible on close inspection and the poster displays well. N.B. The Mustang featured in this photo is Tom Cruise's personally owned plane. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:13711 Click for more details and a larger picture of Top Gun Maverick (withdrawn 2020 style)

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Top Gun Maverick (withdrawn 2020 style) 2022 UK quad 40"x30" Near Mint £175 Notes: Rare withdrawn poster from the planned 2020 first release that was postponed till 2022 due to covid. Top Gun Maverick is the long awaited sequel to the iconic Top Gun, one of the biggest films of the 1980's. Starring Tom Cruise, like the original film, it again features state of the art action sequences that set new standards for aerial photography. This poster was printed for the 2020 release in the UK, rolled in excellent condition. N.B. The Mustang featured in this photo is Tom Cruise's personally owned plane. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:13768 Click for more details and a larger picture of Top Gun Maverick (withdrawn int'l 2020 1st teaser)

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Top Gun Maverick (withdrawn int'l 2020 1st teaser) 2022 US 1 sht 27"x40" Near Mint £195 Notes: Super rare withdrawn international advance teaser for the cancelled 2020 release of Top Gun Maverick. Due to Covid 19, the release date was postponed until 2022 but these early teaser posters, featuring Maverick's iconic leather jacket, had already sparked a great deal of press activity because Top Gun fans noticed the Taiwanese flag had been removed from the original jacket to appease China. This poster was withdrawn in favour of the 2020 advance poster featuring Tom Cruise sitting on his vintage Mustang fighter. This version was also withdrawn, due to Covid this time, and re-released with updated titles in 2022. This poster is rolled in excellent condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:5552 Click for more details and a larger picture of 633 Squadron

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price 633 Squadron 1964 US 3 sht - 41" X 81" Near Mint £195 Notes: Amazing large format image of the legendary Mosquito squadron in action. 633 Squadron's luck changes when they are assigned to bomb a German rocket fuel plant, in Norway which is guarded by heavy anti-aircraft defences, and the plant is considered bomb-proof. This poster is from the film's first US release, folded as originally issued to cinemas. This poster would display well as it is or would be an excellent candidate for linen backing to look great. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:12663 Click for more details and a larger picture of 633 Squadron

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price 633 Squadron 1964 US insert 14"X36" Fine £95 Notes: Fabulous aviation image of the legendary Mosquito squadron in action. 633 Squadron's luck changes when they are assigned to bomb a German rocket fuel plant, in Norway which is guarded by heavy anti-aircraft defences, and the plant is considered bomb-proof. This poster is from the film's first US release, folded. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:11701 Click for more details and a larger picture of Aces High	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Aces High 1976 Belgian 13"x20" Fine £30 Notes: Belgian poster from the 1976 first release, rolled in excellent condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:1751 Click for more details and a larger picture of Air force

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Air force 1943 Italian 2-foglio - 39" x 55" Good £95 Notes: The Mary Ann, a B-17 Flying Fortress, takes off from California for Hawaii on a routine training flight on December 6, 1941. En route they learn of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. A war time propaganda film, this poster is from the film's first release in Italy in 1959, folded as originally issued to cinemas. It is worn with fold wear, edge wear and paper loss but it has wonderful artwork and displays well. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:1839 Click for more details and a larger picture of Alas de Juventude	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Alas de Juventude 1949 Spanish 1 sht - 27" X 39" Very Good/Fine £165 Notes: Fabulous imagery and superb colour is not affected by the fold separations and edge tears in this rare spanish poster. This poster is from the film's first release, folded as originally issued to cinemas. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:6063 Click for more details and a larger picture of Angels One Five

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Angels One Five 1952 Danish - 24"x33" Very Good/Fine £65 Notes: One of the best portrayals of the fighter pilots and their ground crews that were so critical in winning the Battle of Britain in 1940, Angels One Five focuses on the human side of the conflict (the title is the instruction for pilots to proceed to 15,000 feet). This is from the first release in Denmark in 1952, folded as issued with archival repairs to minor edge tears and pinholes. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:10422 Click for more details and a larger picture of Battle of Britain	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Battle of Britain 1969 UK programme Fine/Near Mint £15 Notes: Programme from the first release of the film featuring information about the film and the characters. Excellent condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:11790 Click for more details and a larger picture of Battle of Britain

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Battle of Britain 1969 UK quad 40"x30" Near Mint on linen £695 Notes: Starring Michael Caine, Battle of Britain is probably best remembered for having some of the best aerial fight sequences ever filmed. They were even filmed using the correct machinery - Spitfires and Hurricanes that were owned by the RAF and Messerschmitts and Heinkels owned by the Spanish air force. This is a rare country-of-origin poster from the first UK release in 1969. Linen backed in superb condition with no retouching needed. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:3745 Click for more details and a larger picture of Battle of Britain

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Battle of Britain 1969 US 3 sht - 41" X 81" Very Good £245 Notes: Starring Michael Caine, Battle of Britain is probably best remembered for having some of the best aerial fight sequences ever filmed. They were even filmed using the correct machinery - Spitfires and Hurricanes that were owned by the RAF and Messerschmitts and Heinkels owned by the Spanish air force. This is a large format poster, printed in two sections, from the first US release in 1969. Edge chip on top edge and two small holes at the top of the poster. These could be easily restored during linen backing. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:1568 Click for more details and a larger picture of Bombers - B52

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Bombers - B52 1957 US 1 sht 27"x41" Good £45 Notes: Unsung heroes lift off in the era's mightiest fighting machine! Fantastic wide screen, technicolor close-up images of one of the world's greatest long range nuclear bombers, the B-52. Fantastic wide screen, technicolor close-up images of Marsha Hunt and Natalie Wood and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. This poster is from the film's first release, folded as originally issued to cinemas. Overall wear and creasing with pinholes yet presents well. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:1564 Click for more details and a larger picture of Bombers - B52

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Bombers - B52 1957 US 1/2 sht - 28"X22" Very Good £45 Notes: Unsung heroes lift off in the era's mightiest fighting machine! Fantastic wide screen, technicolor close-up images of one of the world's greatest long range nuclear bombers, the B-52. Fantastic wide screen, technicolor close-up images of Marsha Hunt and Natalie Wood and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. This poster is from the film's first release, folded as originally issued to cinemas. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:4593 Click for more details and a larger picture of Dam Busters

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Dam Busters 1955 French - 19 x 25 Fine £145 Notes: The Dam Busters is the story of the bouncing bomb and the heroic British RAF airmen that dropped them. Amazing men, amazing machines, an amazing film and the ultimate soundtrack. This poster is from the film's first release in France in 1955, folded as originally issued to cinemas. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:1972 Click for more details and a larger picture of Dam Busters

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Dam Busters 1955 US 3 sht - 41" X 81" Fine on linen £495 Notes: The Dam Busters is the story of the "bombs that had to bounce" - and the air-devils who had to drop 'em! Amazing men, amazing machines An amazing film and the ultimate soundtrack. This poster is from the film's first release, linen backed in excellent condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:2020 Click for more details and a larger picture of Dam Busters

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Dam Busters 1955 US 3 sht - 41" X 81" Very Good £265 Notes: The Dam Busters is the story of the "bombs that had to bounce" - and the air-devils who had to drop 'em! Amazing men, amazing machines, an amazing film and the ultimate soundtrack. This poster is from the film's first release, folded as originally issued to cinemas. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:8012 Click for more details and a larger picture of Dover Patrol (Ltd edition Spitfire print)	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Dover Patrol (Ltd edition Spitfire print) 2000's 25" X 18" Near Mint/Mint £45 Notes: Limited edition print (#709/850) by John Young, signed in pencil by the artist. Rolled in superb condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:1926 Click for more details and a larger picture of Dragonfly Squadron

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Dragonfly Squadron 1953 US insert 14"X36" Very Good £35 Notes: A Korean War film with a secondary plot of the training of South Korean pilots, to fly fighters in air defense, by American Air Force instructors,led by Major Brady, a famed and skilled-but-grounded pilot, assigned to the Kongku base. Filmed, but not released, in 3-D. This poster is from the film's first release, folded as originally issued to cinemas. Heavy edge wear and tape repair to bottom left hand corner but it still displays very well. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:2036 Click for more details and a larger picture of Eagle Squadron

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Eagle Squadron 1942 US 1 sht 27"x41" Fine £75 Notes: Fabulous second world war fighter plane movie about Eagle Squadron (an RAF squadron manned by Americans) in which Robert Stack, an American, learns the real meaning of what the war is all about. This poster is from the film's 1953 re-release, folded as originally issued to cinemas. Minor fold separation, otherwise fine. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:2545 Click for more details and a larger picture of Eagle Squadron

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Eagle Squadron 1942 US 1 sht 27"x41" Good on linen £125 Notes: Fabulous second world war fighter plane movie about Eagle Squadron (an RAF squadron manned by Americans) in which Robert Stack, an American, learns the real meaning of what the war is all about. This poster is from the film's 1942 first release in the height of WW2, linen backed without additional restoration. This means that missing paper has not been replaced, the artwork has not been retouched and the poster bears the scars of wartime use.. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:3765 Click for more details and a larger picture of Eagles over London	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Eagles over London 1969 Yugoslavia - 17"x24" Fine/Near Mint £45 Notes: Superb aircraft images make this a great action poster. This poster is from the film's first release, folded as issued. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:2257 Click for more details and a larger picture of Fighter Squadron

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Fighter Squadron 1948 French grande 47"x63" Fine £475 Notes: Stunning larger format french poster in excellent condition - just a little age related yellowing along the fold lines. At an American air base in England, 1943, is conniving Sergeant Dolan, who manipulates everyone as tension grows as D-Day approaches. Generally light hearted between moments of technicolor gore. Lots of air combat footage, much of it genuine. This poster is from the film's first French release in 1949, folded as originally issued to cinemas. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:1388 Click for more details and a larger picture of Flying Squadron	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Flying Squadron 1952 US 1 sht 27"x41" Very Good £75 Notes: Rare Italian aviation classic with terrific graphics. This poster is from the film's first release, folded as originally issued to cinemas. It has minor fold separations and a missing corner. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:1634 Click for more details and a larger picture of Fury in the sky

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Fury in the sky 1944 US insert 14"X36" Very Good £45 Notes: Released during the war, this film tells the story of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, a unit of female pilots during WW II who flew bombers from the factories to their final destinations. Starring Loretta Young and originally issued as Ladies Courageous in 1944, this was reissued as Fury in the Sky in the USA in 1950. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:1480 Click for more details and a larger picture of High Flight	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price High Flight 1957 US 1/2 sht - 28"X22" Fine £45 Notes: Anthony Newley, Ray Milland, John Le Mesurier, Leslie Philips and filmed at RAF Cranwell. Wonderful air-to-air shots of Hunters, Vampires, Provosts and the like. This poster is from the film's first release, folded as originally issued to cinemas. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:1650 Click for more details and a larger picture of Jet job

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Jet job 1952 US 1 sht 27"x41" Very Good/Fine £145 Notes: Drama of jet test pilots with one of the most stunning examples of aviation art seen on a poster. This poster is from the film's first release, folded as originally issued to cinemas. It has fold separations and pinholes but the colours are bright and clean and it would still display very well. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:11093 Click for more details and a larger picture of Jet Job	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Jet Job 1952 US 3 sht - 41" X 81" Fine on linen £375 Notes: Drama of jet test pilots with one of the most stunning examples of aviation art seen on a poster. This poster is from the film's first release, linen backed in excellent condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:11718 Click for more details and a larger picture of Jet Men of the Air

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Jet Men of the Air 1951 UK quad 40"x30" Fine on linen £325 Notes: Released as Air Cadets in the USA, this is a flying academy drama (a bit like Top Gun). This super rare UK poster has by far the best artwork as well as the best title. Linen backed with repairs to the corners in the white borde area only and retouching to fold lines. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:13084 Click for more details and a larger picture of Jet Pilot	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Jet Pilot 1957 US 1 sht 27"x40" Near Mint £65 Notes: John Wayne stars as Air Force Colonel Shannon, who is assigned to escort defecting Soviet pilot Anna. He falls in love with her, but she is scheming to lure him back to the USSR. US one sheet from the 1979 re-release. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:8422 Click for more details and a larger picture of Lost Squadron

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Lost Squadron 1932 French 2 panel - 93" x 63" Fine on linen £1,850 Notes: Stunning large format poster from the 1933 first release in France featuring Mary Astor against a flaming backdrop. The Lost Squadron are World War 1 pilots struggling to adjust to life after the war as they become stunt pilots for the cameras in Hollywood. An intelligent and fascinating insight into Hollywood and the challenges that faced these flyers. The poster is linen backed in excellent condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:2662 Click for more details and a larger picture of Lost Squadron

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Lost Squadron 1932 French grande 47"x63" Fine £695 Notes: The Lost Squadron are World War 1 pilots struggling to adjust to life after the war as they fly for the cameras in Hollywood. An intelligent and fascinating insight into Hollywood and the challenges that faced these flyers. The poster is a stunning art deco design from the first release in France in 1932. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:11996 Click for more details and a larger picture of Memphis Belle	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Memphis Belle 1990 UK quad 40"x30" Fine on linen £325 Notes: Based upon the true story of the Memphis Belle, a WW2 B17 bomber that was the first US aircraft to reach the end of its 25 mission tour of duty in 1943. This is from the first UK release in 1990, linen backed in excellent condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:12672 Click for more details and a larger picture of Memphis Belle	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Memphis Belle 1990 US 1 sht 27"x40" Near Mint £95 Notes: Based upon the true story of the Memphis Belle, a WW2 B17 bomber that was the first US aircraft to reach the end of its 25 mission tour of duty in 1943. This is from the first US release in 1990, rolled in excellent condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:1626 Click for more details and a larger picture of Men with wings	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Men with wings 1938 7" x 11" - Australian flyer Fine £15 Notes: Fred MacMurray and Ray Milland star in this drama showing the early years of aviation in the USA. This flyer is from a 1950's re-release in Australia, folded as originally issued to cinemas. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:5349 Click for more details and a larger picture of Mosquito Squadron

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Mosquito Squadron 1969 Australian daybill 13"x26" Near Mint £95 Notes: Mosquito bombers must perform a daring and dangerous raid on a german target in WW2. Most of the flying scenes were lifted from the same stock footage that were first seen in 633 Squadron in 1964 but that shouldn't spoil it for aviation fans. This poster is from the film's first release in Australia, lightly folded as originally issued to cinemas, in superb condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:5845 Click for more details and a larger picture of Only Old Men are Going to Battle

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Only Old Men are Going to Battle 1973 Czech - 11" x 16" Fine £45 Notes: An extraordinary and beautiful film from the Ukrainian film studios set in WW2. Although it was made during the height of the cold war this is very far from being Soviet propaganda, though. It's a film about love, loyalty and brotherhood in the face of Nazi fascism. Leonid Bykov directs and stars in one of the outstanding films of the Soviet era and an important landmark for the cinema of the Ukraine. This is from the first Czech release in 1974, during the communist era. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:6288 Click for more details and a larger picture of Propaganda - Back them up! Hurricane	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Propaganda - Back them up! Hurricane 1942 UK DC - 20" x 30" Fine £625 Notes: Ron Jobson artwork on this 1942 poster showing RAF Hurricanes co-operating with the Russian air force. Lightly folded in excellent condition with some yellowing of the paper with age. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:6287 Click for more details and a larger picture of Propaganda - Back Them Up! Spitfire

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Propaganda - Back Them Up! Spitfire 1942 UK DC - 20" x 30" Fine £1,295 Notes: With artwork by Frank Wootton, this 1942 image of a spitfire is the most sought after image of the 'Back Them Up!' poster campaign that ran in Britain through the war years of the 1940's. This example has been adapted to highlight the North African campaign in Libya. Folded in superb original condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:3636 Click for more details and a larger picture of Propaganda - Deutsche Luftkriegsbeute Ausstelung (German War Trophies)

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Propaganda - Deutsche Luftkriegsbeute Ausstelung (German War Trophies) 1917 37" x 56" Fine/Near Mint on linen £1,950 Notes: Very rare and historically important piece of aviation memorabilia, this is a 1917 German WW1 propaganda poster advertising an exhibition of British air war trophies that was held under the sponsorship of His Royal Highness Prince Heinrich of Prussia The poster shows a German Imperial eagle perched on a torn and bullet-holed roundel of the British Royal Flying Corps (in 1918 the name was changed to the RAF). This is a 2 panel poster with art by Julius Gipkins that has been linen backed in superb condition. Much smaller versions are held by the Imperial War Museum and the Wolfsonian at Florida International University but this is very probably the only surviving example in the world of this size. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:5577 Click for more details and a larger picture of Propaganda - Wings for Victory	Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Propaganda - Wings for Victory 1943 UK DC - 20" x 30" Near Mint £695 Notes: Superb Frank Wootton artwork of RAF Lancasters features on this official wartime propaganda poster from HMSO. Dating from 1943, this is in exceptional folded condition and is a very rare survivor from the height of WW2. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:11485 Click for more details and a larger picture of Raiders in the Sky (appointment in London)

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Raiders in the Sky (appointment in London) 1952 Canadian 1 sht - 27"x40" Very Good/Fine on linen £175 Notes: Set on an English airfield of RAF Lancaster Bombers in the late summer of 1943, Raiders in the Sky (Released as "Appointment in London" in the UK) not only shows the courage under fire of the men and women of the RAF in WWII but also the dedication and courage of their friends families and loved ones that they left behind who may have never seen them come back. Unusual screen printed poster, made for the first Canadian release. Linen backed with retouching to fold lines. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:4955 Click for more details and a larger picture of Reach for the Sky

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Reach for the Sky 1957 Belgian 14"x22" Near Mint £65 Notes: The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II. This poster is from the film's first release, folded as originally issued. This is from the first release in Belgium, rolled as issued. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:13217 Click for more details and a larger picture of Reach for the Sky

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Reach for the Sky 1957 UK quad 40"x30" Fine on linen £595 Notes: Rare UK country-of-origin poster for this iconic British film. The true story of British Spitfire ace Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful RAF fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II. This is a 1960's re-release for this 1956 film featuring very similar artwork to the first release. Linen backed in excellent condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:6430 Click for more details and a larger picture of Reach for the Sky

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Reach for the Sky 1957 US 1 sht 27"x41" Fine/Near Mint on linen £545 Notes: The true story of British airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful RAF fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II. This poster is from the film's first release with superb artwork by Nistri, linen backed in excellent condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:13683 Click for more details and a larger picture of Spitfire

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Spitfire 2018 UK quad 40"x30" Near Mint £125 Notes: Stunning documentary on the plane that is widely considered the most beautiful aircraft of all time. It was given a one day only showing in a limited number of cinemas and the poster is consequently incredibly rare. This is an original country of origin UK quad from the 2018 first release, rolled in excellent condition. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING

Ref.No:11265 Click for more details and a larger picture of Spitfire (The First of the Few)

Title Year Nominal size Condition Price Spitfire (The First of the Few) 1942 US 1 sht 27"x41" Fine on linen £3,250 Notes: In part, the story of how the most famous plane in the world was designed and partly a morale boosting film for the British public during the dark days of the war, this is one of the most important films of the conflict. Made during WWII, this 1942 British made movie was called The First of the Few in the UK and Spitfire in the USA. By the late 1920's aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell feels he has achieved all he wants with his revolutionary mono-planes winning trophy after trophy. But a holiday in Germany shortly after Hitler assumes power convinces him that it is vital to design a completely new type of fighter plane and that sooner or later Britain's very survival may depend on what he comes to call the Spitfire. Leslie Howard and David Niven are superb in this defining piece of history. This poster is from the film's first release, linen backed in superb condition with airbrushing to borders. MORE DETAILS ASK A QUESTION TELL A FRIEND LINEN BACKING