First Light by Gerald Coulson. REG231 the Highlands

the Highlands

two more enemy fighters were left to escape but the pilot knew that under the strict leadership of Colonel Benjamin O Davis

Allied bombers were increasingly accompanied by fighters

Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 36cm)

Doolittle had 50 gallons of additional fuel stowed on each aircraft as well as a dinghy and survival supplies for the likely ditchings at sea which would now take place

First Light by Gerald Coulson. REG231 the HighlandsDHM2588. First Light by Gerald Coulson. In Gerald Coulsons fine study First Light, Mk Vb Spitfires of 92 Squadron climb out of Biggin Hill at the outset of an early morning patrol on a cold winters morning in February 1941. Leaving the mist behind as the first beams of light streak across the heavens, they will turn to the east and steel themselves to meet the enemy, high in the dawn sky. Only 7 prints now available. Signatories: Sqn Ldr Geoffrey