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A Gentleman's War - Limited Edition print
A very special limited edition of just 200 prints, each signed by Geoff Nutkins and Battle of Britain pilot Bob Doe, DSO, DFC. For every print sold, £10.00 will be donated to the Battle of Britain London Monument.
The Monument, costing £1.45 million, has been constructed on London's Victoria Embankment. It features three granite-mounted bronze reliefs depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain and is intended to be a permanent tribute to RAF Fighter Command.
Geoff's painting depicts Luftwaffe ace Hauptmann Rolf Pingel of I./JG26 falling victim to the guns of Pilot Officer Bob Doe of No.234 Squadron off the south coast of England during the Battle of Britain.
Doe allowed Pingel to ditch his crippled Me109 in the English Channel, from where he was eventually picked up by an E-Boat.
Pingel survived the war, being taken prisoner on 10 July 1941. After his death in the 1970's, Frau Pingel wrote to Bob Doe thanking him for his act of wartime chivalry that allowed her husband to live.
See also: Wing Commander Bob Doe (Pilot Portraits), Wing Commander Bob Doe (Pilot Portraits), Kentish Pride (Open Editions), Wing Commander Bob Doe (Individuals)
Robert Francis Thomas Doe joined the RAF in January 1939 at the age of 18.
During the Battle of Britain, he scored 14 victories and shared a further 3. He served with No.234 & No.238 Squadrons and flew both Hurricanes and Spitfires. On 22nd October 1940, he was awarded the DFC, and a month later a Bar.
In January 1941, Doe was seriously injured when his engine failed on landing and was hospitalised until May. After that he served with No.66 and No.130 Squadrons. In 1943, he joined No.118 Squadron and then No.613, where he flew Mustangs. In October, Bob Doe was posted to Burma and given command of No.10 Squadron of the Indian Air Force.
In 1945, Bob Doe received the Indian DSO, one of only two men to be honoured with this award. He retired from the Royal Air Force in 1966, having reached the rank of Wing Commander.
Each print hand-signed by:
- Wing Commander Bob Doe, DSO, DFC
Ref: LE15
Limited Edition of 200
Image Size: 533mm x 350mm
Overall Size: 624mm x 495mm
Printed on fine art paper
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
