Battle of Britain Greeting Card

High-quality greeting card showing a scene from the Battle of Britain, featuring a Supermarine Spitfire dogfighting over the English Channel, with the iconic white cliffs of Dover in the background. The Spitfire depicted is P7350, a Mk IIa Spitfire of No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force. P7350 was flown by Pilot Officer Ludwik Martel, who was the youngest Polish pilot to fight in the Battle of Britain and claim a victory, at the age of just 20.

On 25 October 1940, Martel, flying P7350 from RAF Hornchurch in Essex, was injured by a Bf 109's cannon; he had to crash-land. He was soon back in action, returning to service with 603. He later served with No. 317 Squadron. Martel survived the war and remained in Britain, where he lived until his death in 2010, at the age of 91.

P7350, meanwhile, was repaired and remained on the RAF's books throughout the war, being sold for scrap in 1947. The purchasers, John Dale & Sons, maintained the aircraft and gifted it to the RAF Museum at Colerne in 1967. Restored to flying condition, P7350 appeared in The Battle of Britain (filmed in 1968) and was later donated to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), who continue to fly her to this day. P7350 is the oldest Spitfire still flying, and the only one to have served during the Battle of Britain.

This illustration by Rob Wisdom is a high-quality A5 greeting card. For our Giclée art print of the Spitfire, click here.

Printed by high definition Jet Press on 400gsm silk stock. Designed and printed in England by a certified carbon balanced printer on paper from responsible sources.