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| August
Victory
Simon Atack has recreated an action flown
by Pilot Officer Bob Doe during a fierce battle over the South Coast,
near the Isle of Wight on 18 August, 1940. Flying a Mk I Spitfire
of No. 234 Squadron, Bob is seen bringing down an Me109 high over
Southampton, one of 14 victories he achieved during the Battle of
Britain.
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| Battleship
Bismarck
Simon Atack depicts the magnificent German
battleship Bismarck at the outset of her final voyage, just five
days before her fateful encounter with the British Home Fleet in
the north Atlantic, May 1941.
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Eagle
Strike Simon Atacks high-impact
painting shows Major Günther Rall bringing down Hub Zemkes
wingman, the first of two victories he claimed before himself being
brought down by 56th Fighter Group P-47s later in the combat.
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Escort
For The Scharnhorst Simon Atack's
panoramic seascape depicts a scene from Operation Paderborn as Scharnhorst
ploughs through a lively swell with Fw190s of I./JG5, based at Oslo
Fornebu, providing fighter cover. |
Farewell
The Hood
Simon Atack continues his battleship theme with a magnificent study
of HMS Hood, pride of the Royal Navy, as she steams majestically
through the Swept Channel departing Scapa Flow on 22 May, 1941. |
Final
Victory
Simon Atack's powerful painting recreates Robin Olds' last air victory
of World War II. Flying Scat VII he is seen bringing down an
Me109 G10 high over Germany in the late spring of 1945 while flying
escort to B-17 bombers of the 381st Bomb Group. |
Knights
Charge
Simon Atack's thrilling edition depicting the low-level ground attack
mission by F-100D Super Sabres of the 416th TFS - the 'Siler Knights'
- against communist NVA guerilla positions in the Bac Lieu region
of South Vietnam, 14 May 1965.
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The
Graf Spee
Simon Atack's fine portrayal of the Graf Spee shows her making
speed through a choppy cross-current as she leaves the German naval
port of Wilhelmshaven for final trials just a few weeks before the
outbreak of war in September, 1939. |
One
Hundred Up!
In a salute to the bomber crews of World War II, Simon Atack has painted
a fine rendering of one of RAF Bomber Command's most famous Lancasters. |
Operation
Calendar
The USS Wasp launches Spitfires of 601 and
603 Squadrons towards Malta in a desperate, but successful, attempt
to defend the beleaguered island, April 1942.
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Phantom
Raiders
Simon Atack’s powerful limited edition
print depicts the high-speed, low-level attack by F4 Phantoms of
the 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron on the bridge near Viet Tri,
24 May 1967.
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Ride
Of The Valkyries
Simon Atack’s dramatic painting depicts an outbound seek-and
destroy mission flown by a ten-ship Huey formation of the 229th Assault
Helicopter Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division.
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