Battle of Britain Pilot

In this sculpture Peter Close has sought to personify one of Dowding’s young RAF fighter pilots of the Battle of Britain. In a crumpled uniform he stands looking to the sky with the air of youthful defiance that earned these young men Churchill’s accolade of ‘The Few’. The Pilot is depicted wearing a service dress uniform with shirt and tie, 1936 pattern boots, 1932 pattern ‘Mae West’, ‘B’ type flying helmet with ‘D’ oxygen mask and Mk III goggles.

• Height 41cm/16in
• Weight 3 kg
• Made of cold cast bronze
• Limited to an edition of 250