The April 2002 edition of “Flypast” featured an article by Squadron Leader Gerry Pye on the Augsburg Raid. As my father piloted one of the Lancasters of 44 squadron which took part in the raid, I read the article with great interest, and subsequently purchased a print of Gordon Sage’s excellent painting entitled “The Augsburg Raid” which features my father’s aircraft.
As the print has been much admired by other members of the family, I recently tried to contact Lowood Arts and Media to obtain a further print if one were still available. Unfortunately my efforts to contact the firm have been unsuccessful. Does anyone know whether they are still in business, and if so, how to get in touch with them?
Alternatively, could anyone suggest an alternative source for this print, or any other contact who might be able to help?
Glynis
By: Gordon K - 9th March 2011 at 14:32
I am the artist in question!
I realise this was posted a long time ago but as I am the artist in question I thought I’d better write something!
Gordon
By: whalebone - 17th April 2005 at 11:25
Hello Glynis,
The only address some serious ‘googling’ has come up with is this (which you may already have) ……..it may well be that they are no longer trading
Lowood Arts and Media
PO Box 306
Huntingdon
PE28 0FE
Telephone : 01480-891707
Fax : 01480-891717
and I can find nothing at all on Gordon Sage ! 😮
Perhaps the Guild of Avaition Artists can help.
Guild of Aviation Artists
Trenchard House
85 Farnborough Road
Farnborough
Hants
GU14 6TF
Tel: 01252 513123
Fax: 01252 510505
Email: [email]admin@gava.org.uk[/email]
All the best,
Phil.
By: Glynis - 17th April 2005 at 11:06
Dear Ian, sorry to disappoint you but I haven’t been to Beaumont le Roger (yet).
My father never showed any inclination to return to the location of the events, I think the loss of his friends in the other planes was just too much to address. One year after the raid, when he was a POW he also had to deal with the death of his only brother who was flying with the Fleet Air Arm. At the end of the war he just wanted to get home and pick up the threads. He kept in touch with his crew, with whom he still maintained a paternalistic relationship ( he was approx 10 years their senior) until his latter years.
He is buried in a little country churchyard in Trellech, Monmouthshire.
Bert Dowty was the front gunner in my fathers plane, and I understand he died last June. I imagine that the commemoration of the raid will eventually lapse .
My husband and I are taking an extended trip through France next month and Beaumont le Roger is on our itinerary.
Best wishes
Glynis Taylor (nee Crum)
By: EN830 - 16th April 2005 at 16:58
Hi Glynis, I can’t help you with a source for the print, but would like to ask if you are one of the two sisters who were in Beaumont le Roger for the 2000 commemoration, organised by Bert Dowty and William Magne ?
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April 16, 2005 at 11:57 am