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Moment of Truth by Keith Woodcock. The print depicts the moment as the first Hurricane of 46 squadron of the Royal Air Force, piloted by Sqn Ldr Kenneth Cross, without arrestor hooks or wires approaches the ill-fated carrier HMS Glorious. during the evacuation of Norway in June 1940. Bing later said We showed them they were wrong. The Fleet Air Arm pilots were delighted saying Marvellous bloody marvellous, now we will get them too. All had landed safely by 4.30am on June 8th. Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £115.00 Signed by Sir Kenneth Cross KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased). ITEM CODE DHM2404 Moment of Truth by Keith Woodcock. http://www.aviationartprints.com/keith_woodcock.htm |
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HMS Glorious |
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HM Ships Ardent and Acasta In addition to the tragic loss of HMS Glorious, her two escorting destroyers, HMS Ardent and HMS Acasta were also sunk with tremendous loss of life. The HM Ships GLOURIOS,ARDENT & ACASTA Association (Glarac) was formed in 2002 to honour the memory of the the ships’ companies and the RAF personnel attached to HMS Glorious. Foe more information on the Association, please go to their website at www.glaric.com. |
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Moment of Truth by Keith Woodcock. The print depicts the moment as the first Hurricane of 46 squadron of the Royal Air Force, piloted by Sqn Ldr Kenneth Cross, without arrestor hooks or wires approaches the ill-fated carrier HMS Glorious. during the evacuation of Norway in June 1940. Bing later said We showed them they were wrong. The Fleet Air Arm pilots were delighted saying Marvellous bloody marvellous, now we will get them too. All had landed safely by 4.30am on June 8th. Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £115.00 Signed by Sir Kenneth Cross KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC (deceased). ITEM CODE DHM2404 Moment of Truth by Keith Woodcock. http://www.aviationartprints.com/keith_woodcock.htm |
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HM Ships Ardent and Acasta In addition to the tragic loss of HMS Glorious, her two escorting destroyers, HMS Ardent and HMS Acasta were also sunk with tremendous loss of life. The HM Ships GLOURIOS,ARDENT & ACASTA Association (Glarac) was formed in 2002 to honour the memory of the the ships’ companies and the RAF personnel attached to HMS Glorious. Foe more information on the Association, please go to their website at www.glaric.com. |
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An Analysis of the Action |