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WW1 Aviation paintings by Graham TurnerFrom the Heavens into Hell

The observer of an unarmed BE2c struggles to drag the unconscious pilot from his cockpit, while the Fokker Eindekker that forced them down into the mud of no-mans land flies overhead.
WW1 Aviation paintings by Graham TurnerVictor & Vanquished

Having located the German Albatros aircraft he had forced down behind the British lines, an RFC pilot approaches the dejected German airman, who sits before his aircraft under guard, resigned to life as a POW.

Highly Commended at the 2015 Guild of Aviation Artists 'Aviation Painting of the Year' Exhibition, held at the Mall Galleries in London.
ReplacementsReplacements

A newly trained Royal Flying Corps pilot and observer arrive at their first posting, a front line BE2e reconnaissance squadron.

Highly Commended at the 2016 Guild of Aviation Artists 'Aviation Painting of the Year' Exhibition, held at the Mall Galleries in London.
'Letter from Home - Royal Flying Corps Pilot with SE5a - WW1 Aviation painting by Graham Turner GAvALetter from Home

A young Royal Flying Corps pilot takes a moment to lose himself in the words of a loved one waiting for him back at home.

Winner of the Wilkinson Sword Poignard for the best painting in oils, and highly commended in the Cross & Cockade Award for the best First World War aviation painting at the 2017 Guild of Aviation Artists 'Aviation Painting of the Year' Exhibition, held at the Mall Galleries in London
Photo-shoot - WW1 painting by Graham Turner showing RFC BE2 aeroplanePhoto-shoot

A BE2e flies over the Western Front on a photo-reconnaissance mission, the pilot operating the lever that would change the glass negative plates in externally mounted C-type camera, while the observer struggles to aim his Lewis gun.

Winner of the Cross & Cockade Award for the best First World War aviation painting at the 2019 Guild of Aviation Artists 'Aviation Painting of the Year' Exhibition, held at the Mall Galleries in London.

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'All to Play For' - painting of RAF pilots during the Battle of Britain by Graham Turner GAvAAll to Play For

RAF aircrew pass the time waiting for the call to scramble during the Battle of Britain.

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'Dawn of the Machines' - WW1 painting by Graham Turner showing tank and DH2 aircraftDawn of the Machines

On September 15th 1916 tanks went into action for the first time, across the devastated Somme battlefield at the battle of Flers.

Winner of the Cross & Cockade Award for the best First World War aviation painting at the 2018 Guild of Aviation Artists 'Aviation Painting of the Year' Exhibition, held at the Mall Galleries in London.

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Cultural DesolationCultural Desolation

A BE2c flies over the ruins of Ypres in 1915.

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'Oops!' - Sopwith Camel accident, painting by Graham Turner'Oops!'

A pilot walks away from his Sopwith Camel having tipped it onto its nose on landing, fortunate that it is only his pride that is hurt.
WW1 Aviation paintings by Graham TurnerExposed

Manfred von Richthofen attacks the FE2b that would become his first victim.
WW1 Aviation paintings by Graham TurnerContact

A ground crewman prepares to swing the propeller to start the engine of a 10 Squadron RNAS Sopwith Camel.

Highly Commended at the 2015 Guild of Aviation Artists 'Aviation Painting of the Year' Exhibition, held at the Mall Galleries in London.
WW1 Aviation paintings by Graham TurnerSomme Contact Patrol

British troops signal their position to a BE2c flying overhead as they struggle to advance across no-mans land on July 1st 1916, the first day of the battle of the Somme.

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WW1 Aviation paintings by Graham TurnerClose Call

The pilot and observer of an FE2b walk away from their damaged aircraft, leaving it in the hands of the ground crew to patch up ready for the next sortie.

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Original Painting by Graham Turner GAvA of Albert Ball in his SE5The SE5 Proves its Worth

Captain Albert Ball engages an Albatros CIII north of Cambrai on 23rd April 1917.
Original Painting by Graham Turner GAvA of Bristol F2AAn Inauspicious Start for the Bristol Fighter

On the morning of 5th April 1917, Captain William Robinson, who had been awarded the Victoria Cross for shooting down a Zeppelin airship in 1916, leads a flight of six new 48 Squadron Bristol F2As on their first combat patrol, when they are intercepted by five Albatros D.IIIs from Jasta 11, led by Manfred von Richthofen.

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Original Painting by Graham Turner GAvA of Letord artillery spottingLetord Artillery Spotting

A Letord of the French C 11 Observation Squadron directs artillery fire onto the rear of the German lines east of Rheims on 11th April 1917, prior to the ground offensive.
B-17 Flying Fortress painting by Graham Turner GAvAAbove and Beyond the Call of Duty

During the Eighth Air Force's attack on the Messerschmitt factories at Leipzig on 20th February 1944, B17 bombers are attacked by Messerschmitt 109Gs.
Me410 Hornet painting by Graham Turner GAvADeath of the Zerstörer King

Hauptmann Eduard Tratt, the highest scoring Zerstörer pilot in WW2, is shot down on 22nd February 1944.
P47 Thunderbolt painting by Graham Turner GAvAThunderbolt Attack - 22nd February 1944

A P-47D Thunderbolt strafes a line of Focke Wulf 190s on Bonn-Hangelar airfield.
Air Battle over PalmyraAir Battle over Palmyra

Vichy French Glen Martin 167F bombers come under attack by Curtiss P40-B Tomahawks of 3 Squadron RAAF, over the ancient city of Palmyra.
Macchi C.202 shot down at GozoMacchi C.202 shot down at Gozo

On 27th July 1942, Macchi C.202 of 378 Squadriglia C.T. was shot down by Canadian Sergeant George 'Screwball' Beurling of 249 Squadron, and its pilot, Sergente Maggiore Faliero Gelli, captured.

Wellington over Duisburg 1943 - Aviation painting by Graham TurnerLethal flak over Duisburg
Lancaster over Dortmund 1943 - Aviation painting by Graham TurnerDortmund 23/24th May 1943
Short Stirling over Dusseldorf 1943 - Aviation painting by Graham TurnerDestruction over Dusseldorf
Norwegian Gladiators Defend Oslo - Aviation painting by Graham TurnerGladiators Defend Oslo

On 9th April 1940, a Norwegian Gloster Gladiator, flown by First Lieutenant Dag Krohn, dives down on three Junkers Ju 52 transports and their escorting Bf 110, which he succeeded in shooting down.
Fallschirmjäger take Stavanger-Sola airfield - painting by Graham TurnerFallschirmjäger take Stavanger-Sola airfield

German Fallschirmjäger take Stavanger-Sola airfield on 9th April 1940, the first use of paratroops in an airborne assault.
Heinkel 111 and Hurricanes in combat over Norway - Aviation painting by Graham TurnerAerial Combat over Bardufoss

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Wellingtons over Venice - Aviation painting by Graham TurnerWellingtons over Venice

Vickers Wellingtons bomb the oil refineries near Venice, 12/13th January 1941.

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A Stirling Effort: Pilot Officer Middleton's VC - Aviation painting by Graham TurnerA Stirling Effort

Pilot Officer Middleton's VC
Lancaster over Milan - Aviation painting by Graham TurnerDaylight over Milan

Lancasters fly low over the Duomo in Milan, 24th October 1942.

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'Meeting the Big Wing' - Battle of Britain painting by Graham TurnerMeeting the 'Big Wing'

As they approach their target - London - on 15th September 1940, Heinkel He 111 H-3s come under attack from Hurricanes of 242 Squadron, led by Sqn. Ldr. Douglas Bader.

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Battle of Biggin Hill - Battle of Britain painting by Graham TurnerBattle of Biggin Hill

On 31st August 1940 RAF Biggin Hill is subjected to another devastating Luftwaffe air raid, the fourth of six over a three day period. As the bombs explode throughout North Camp, 79 Squadron Hurricanes take off to intercept the departing Dornier 17s, while in the foreground, RAF personel take shelter in a slit trench.
Attacking the Chain Home radar sites - Battle of Britain painting by Graham TurnerAttacking the Chain Home radar sites

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4/Bs attack the Swingate early warning radar station just outside Dover on the morning of 12th August 1940.
Original painting of Air Marshall Sir Arthur Harris by Graham Turner'Berlin Plan, Sandy'

Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris puts his plans to target Hitler's capital into action.
Original painting of a RAF Halifax bomber over Frankfurt by Graham TurnerThe Raging Inferno

The bomb-aimer in the nose of his Halifax looks down on the raging inferno that engulfed central Berlin on the night of 22/23 November 1943
Original painting of a RAF Lancaster bomber over Frankfurt by Graham TurnerBattle over Frankfurt

A 103 Squadron Lancaster Mk III is attacked by a Junkers Ju 88C-6 over Frankfurt, 20th December 1943.
617 Squadron Lancaster, Tallboy bombing raid - painting by Graham TurnerTallboy

Lancasters of 617 Squadron release their Tallboy bombs over the Wizernes missile site.
DH Mosquito PR on Aphrodite mission - original painting by Graham TurnerAphrodite

A Mosquito PR XVI of the 8th Light Weather Reconnaissance Squadron accompanies the PB4Y-1 Robot aircraft as it flies over Suffolk en-route to its target.
Heinkel He 111 releases its V1 flying bomb - original painting by Graham TurnerHellhound over the North Sea

A Heinkel He 111H-22 releases its V1 flying bomb over the North Sea.
Legion Condor Stukas, Spanish Civil War - original painting by Graham TurnerLegion Condor Stuka Attack

Ju 87A Stuka dive bombers of the Legion Condor attack the crossroads at Ocala del Obispo on 25th March 1938.
Stukas attack HMS Illustrious in the Grand Harbour, Malta - painting by Graham TurnerThe 'Illustrious Blitz'

Junkers Ju 87 'Stukas' dive bomb the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in the Royal Dockyard in the Grand Harbour in Valetta, Malta, on the 16th January 1941, as she undergoes repairs having been severely damaged at sea six days earlier.

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Fiat CR.42 attack Hal Far airfield, Malta - painting by Graham TurnerAttack on Hal Far, Malta

Fiat CR.42s straf RAF Hurricane, Gladiator and Swordfish aircraft at Hal Far airfield, Malta, on 4th July 1940.
CANT Z1007 bomb Malta - painting by Graham TurnerOperation Bowery

A flight of CANT Z.1007 bis bombers come under attack from Spitfire Vs of 126 Squadron as they head away from Malta after bombing Takali airfield on 9th May 1942. This was one of several concentrated attacks on the airfields of Malta to try to destroy the RAF on the ground immediately following the arrival of Spitfire reinforcements (Operation Bowery).
RAF Gloster Gladiator over Norway - Original painting by Graham Turner G.Av.A.Gloster Gladiator

A Gloster Gladiator of 263 Squadron engages a Heinkel 111 bomber over Norway in May 1940.
RAF fighter pilot 1939 - original painting by Graham TurnerRAF Fighter Pilot 1939
RAF fighter pilot 1941 - original painting by Graham TurnerRAF Fighter Pilot 1941
HMS GloriousHMS Glorious

A Royal Air Force Hurricane of 46 Squadron prepares to land on the deck of HMS Glorious on the 7th June 1940.

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Purchasing an Original Painting
Graham Turner's Original Paintings are offered for sale by the artist himself, rather than through Studio 88, which is our print publishing business. Consequently, payment directly to him is preferred. If you are interested in purchasing an original painting, please email Graham Turner at graham@studio88.co.uk to discuss the purchase or to arrange to visit.

The cost of shipping original paintings varies, depending on their size, value and destination. Our usual shipping rates do not apply, but we would be happy to provide a quote for shipping to your address if you are unable to collect.

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Framed Victor and Vanquished
Historical Paintings by Graham TurnerHistorical Original Paintings

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Original paintings by Graham TurnerMotorsport Original Paintings

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