Return From Combat by Simon Smith (AP) SHN93 Patiently awaiting the coming onslaught

Patiently awaiting the coming onslaught in tightly packed schiltroms

just 9 men escaped from K17 and just 8 survived the freezing waters

while her starboard guns rake one of the French frigates inshore

For the rest of the day the 82nd Airborne troops fought off successive German attempts to retake the strategic town

On this occasion

Return From Combat by Simon Smith (AP) SHN93 Patiently awaiting the coming onslaughtDHM1462AP. Return From Combat by Simon Smith. Two 85 squadron Hurricanes returning to base after a battle over the skies of southern England in the summer of 1940. The last remaining prints in this edition now have the added signature of Alex Thom. Signed by Flight Lieutenant Alex Thom DFC. Limited edition of artist proofs. Image size 20 inches x 15 inches (51cm x 38cm)