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Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC (deceased) - Art prints and originals signed by Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC (deceased)

Laddie Lucas

Laddie Lucas
The signature of Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC (deceased)

20 / 3 / 1998Died : 20 / 3 / 1998

Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC (deceased)

Laddie (Percy Belgrave) Lucas rose in two years from Aircraftman 2nd class to Command No.249, the top scoring fighter squadron in the Battle of Malta in 1942 at the age of 26. Lucas led two Spitfire squadrons and in 1943 a wing on the Western Front. In 1944 he switched to the Mosquito of the 2nd Tactical Air Force. After the war he was a Conservative MP for ten years and was also one of Britain's best amateur golfers, captaining Cambridge University, England in the Walker Cup, Great Britain and Ireland against the United States. Laddie Lucas died on 20th March 1998.

Clipped Signature - 'Laddie' Lucas.


Clipped Signature - 'Laddie' Lucas.
One edition.
£65.00

The Scenic Route by Alan S Holt


The Scenic Route by Alan S Holt
2 editions.
Both editions feature up to 2 additional signatures.
£90.00 - £135.00

Gallant Ohio by Robert Taylor


Gallant Ohio by Robert Taylor
One of 2 editions available.
Both editions feature 5 additional signatures.
£325.00


Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian.


Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian.
2 editions.
Both editions feature up to 12 additional signatures.
£145.00 - £480.00

Final Encounter (Spitfire v Messerchmitt) by Michael Turner.

Final Encounter (Spitfire v Messerchmitt) by Michael Turner.
This single edition is sold out.
The edition features 4 additional signatures.

Escort for the Straggler by Robert Taylor.


Escort for the Straggler by Robert Taylor.
This single edition is sold out.
The edition features 6 additional signatures.




Text for the above items :

Clipped Signature - 'Laddie' Lucas.

Laddie Lucas commanded No.249 Sqn, the top scoring fighter squadron in the Battle of Malta in 1942 at the age of 26. Lucas led two Spitfire squadrons and in 1943 a Wing on the Western Front. In 1944 he switched to the Mosquito of the 2nd Tactical Air Force. After the war he was a Conservative MP for ten years and was also one of Britain's best amateur golfers. He died on 20th March 1998.

Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.



The Scenic Route by Alan S Holt

A 225 Squadron TAC/R pair returning from Bologna over the Apennines, January 1945. EN199, The Malta Spitfire is being flown by F/O A.S. Holt (the artist) with F/O Kurt Taussig weaving.


Gallant Ohio by Robert Taylor

Spitfires of 126 and 185 Squadrons successfully fend off a last desperate attempt by enemy aircraft to sink the crippled American tanker Ohio, still some 80 miles short of the beleaguered island of Malta. Badly damaged and barely afloat the Ohio, assisted by Royal Navy destroyers Penn, (foreground), Bramham (lashed to Ohios port side) and Ledbury, limped into port to a tumultuous welcome, on August 15, 1942. Her vital cargo of fuel kept the islands air defences alive, and ultimately made the island secure.


Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian.

A solo Spitfire on patrol off the coast of Dover during the Battle of Britain.


Final Encounter (Spitfire v Messerchmitt) by Michael Turner.

Wing Commander J E Johnnie Johnson, Spitfire XIV, and Major Gunther Rall, Messerschmitt Bf109K-4, over the Western Front in May 1945. A tribute to the fighter pilots of the RAF and Luftwaffe on the 50th anniversary of Peace in Europe, 1945 - 95.


Escort for the Straggler by Robert Taylor.

On April 25th 1945, the RAF despatched over 300 Lancasters to attack The Eagles Nest, Hitlers private mountain top castle at Berchstegaden. It was a symbolic raid, for the war was almost over, but it seemed appropriate that, after almost six years of continual combat, crews of the Royal Air Force should be allowed this almost final gesture of the air war in Europe. After the Spitfires and Hurricanes of Hugh Dowdings Fighter Command had won the Battle of Britain, and gained vital air supremacy, Arthur Harris Bomber Forces were able to mount the systematic devastation of Germanys mighty war machine, which in turn paved the way for the D-Day invasion, and the final liberation of Nazi dominated Europe. The Lancaster had become the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command, and its crews were typically representative of the men who had fought the six year aerial campaign in Europe. Every one a volunteer, they came from Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Rhodesia, and many European countries under the threat of Nazi rule. Magnificently brave, they endured overwhelming odds, frightening losses, and some of the worst flying conditions imaginable, never flinching in their task until victory was finally achieved. Their valiant efforts, together with the legendary exploits of the pilots of RAF Fighter Command, led the way towards Victory in Europe. Two aircraft, above all others, came to symbolise the deeds of the men and machines of the Royal Air Force : the Spitfire, magnificent in defence, lethal in attack, and the mighty Lancaster, the awesome heavy bomber that took the war to the heart of Nazi Germany.

Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC (deceased)

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