Dawn Patrol

Description

Dawn Patrol portrays Major Billy Bishop and the pilots of 85 Squadron as they climb their SE5A fighters into the cool morning sunlight above the fields of Northern France on June 16, 1918 in search of enemy aircraft. Climbing his flight of SE5A’s to 8000 feet above Armentieres, Northern France.

He located and destroyed one enemy aircraft and followed this some eight minutes later by destroying a second. Billy Bishop a Canadian ended WWI with an incredible 72 victories and earned the Victoria Cross for gallantry achieving three victories while attacking an enemy airfield at dawn.

This is a limited edition print by Robert Taylor titled The Dawn Patrol signed by Robert Taylor, Robert Chidlaw-Roberts, and Gwilym Lewis.