First Light by Gerald Coulson. REG231 he went on to manage

he went on to manage the Woomera rocket testing facility in Australia for 30 years

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

Under heavy fire from artillery

Allied bombers were increasingly accompanied by fighters

Original coloured lithograph published 1890s

First Light by Gerald Coulson. REG231 he went on to manageDHM2588. 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