Spitfires A3 Print. Premium Linen Card Stock

The Battle of Britain, which was waged and raged in the skies above southern England and the Channel between July and October 1940 is part of the British psyche and of the legend and lore of World War Two.

Referred to famously by Churchill as 'The Few', pilots and aircrew from not only the Royal Air Force, but also the Fleet Air Arm, danced their deathly ballet writing victories - and their epitaphs - with .0303 machine gun fire punctuated by the bark of 20mm cannon fire against the Nazi war machine in the guise of the Luftwaffe.

To honour the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and the men of not only the United Kingdom, but also - deep breath - Poland*, New Zealand, Barbados, Northern Rhodesia, Czechoslovakia, Canada, Belgium, Australia, Free France, the Republic of Ireland, the US, Southern Rhodesia, Jamaica, and Newfoundland, SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity has produced an exclusive range of T-shirts, mugs, and other items.

Every purchase will support SSAFA's work for the serving personnel and veterans, and their families, of today, tomorrow, and yesterday including - though now dwindling in number - veterans of World War Two.

*Poland, after the UK, contributed the largest contingent of pilots to the Battle of Britain, around 145 men who served in the legendary No. 303 Squadron RAF and others.

In collaboration with the artist Sherin Aminossehe, we are delighted to be able to offer A3 prints of some of her designs. Sherin has kindly donated the use of some of these paintings exclusively to SSAFA.

Sherin has raised more than £25,000 for SSAFA since she began drawing during the COVID-19 lockdown. Sherin Aminossehe, from London, always enjoyed drawing and only managed to indulge in her love of sketching on a weekly basis. However, following the coronavirus pandemic, Sherin has been able to enjoy drawing more regularly.

After beginning a daily sketch on Twitter and taking some advice from a friend and colleagues, Sherin began a sponsored draw for SSAFA. Sherin began drawing each day during the lockdown and has created over 200 drawings so far.

Sherin Aminossehe said, It was my mother who taught me to draw, showed me all the techniques I know, encouraged me to use different materials and encouraged me to do art. I am therefore doing a drawing a day, a sponsored draw if you like, of all the favourite places we want to go to but are unable to do so whilst we are in lockdown, travelling the world with my pen, one sketch at a time.

Sherin, who works at the Ministry of Defence, decided to raise money for SSAFA through her isolation art said,

I chose SSAFA because of the wide range of support that they give and the fact that they are not a single-issue charity - that was important to me.

• A3 Size
• Premium Linen Card Stock
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• Frames not included with any prints

This Spitfires A3 Print. Premium Linen Card Stock is a great way of showing your support with all profits helping support serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need, so they never have to battle alone.