Short Stirling and Airspeed Horsa Giclée Art Print

High quality art print of a Short Stirling Mk. IV, as operated by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. First delivered in 1940, and first flown operationally in January 1941, the Short Stirling was the RAF's first four-engined monoplane bomber, and was used through to the end of the war. From 1943 onwards, the Stirling was often used to tow gliders.

Depicted in this illustration is the Short Stirling LK129, B for Beer, of No. 295 Squadron RAF. The nose art bears the nickname "Glorious Beer." On 6 June 1944, 295 Squadron dropped the first airborne troops into Normandy as part of Operation Overlord. The squadron moved to RAF Rivenhall in October 1944, and flew in Operation Market Garden and Operation Varsity, as well as numerous supply drops to resistance forces throughout Europe.

Also shown in this illustration is an Airspeed Horsa glider, of the type that "Glorious Beer" would have towed during Operation Market Garden and Operation Varsity.

This illustration by Rob Wisdom is a high-quality Giclée art print on cotton-rich fine art paper. We also offer a variant of this illustration with the Short Stirling alone, and no Horsa glider.