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Please note that our logo (below) only appears on the images on our website and is not on the actual art prints. When you are ready to add this item to your basket, click the button below.       Website Price: £ 190.00       WW1 Airship Print with Two Crew Signatures Pack. DPK1186. WW1 Airship Print with Two Crew Signatures Pack. Clipped Signatures and Print Pack. Items in this pack : Item #1 - Click to view individual item DHM6768APB. Tribute to James G Struthers RNAS by Ivan Berryman. The airship was formidable as an anti-submarine weapon in the latter stages of World War One. The British formed patrols guarding the coasts of the British Isles and significantly reduced the toll on shipping that the German U-boats were taking. Here, the C or Coastal Class airship C-9, commanded by Flight Commander (later Major) James G Struthers has discovered and successfully bombed another victim - one of seven in total he claimed during he war. C-9 was the most successful airship of her class, flying over 2,500 hours and covering 68,201 miles in her four year career. Her commander, James G Struthers, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Bars. Small limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm) Item #2 - Click to view individual item CLP2977. Clipped Signature - James G Struthers. Born in 1885, he was an airship commander in World War One. He flew the Coastal class airship C-9 from RNAS Mullion from 1916 to combat the threat of U-boats, Struthers and his crew claimed seven of them sunk. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and two Bars. He died in 1979. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures. Clipped signatures are usually obtained from prints or publications that have been signed in person. Often, signatures have been rescued - or clipped - from prints that have been damaged in another area. Clipped Signature. Item #3 - Click to view individual item CLP2978. Clipped Signature - Thomas P York-Moore. An airship commander in World War One, he commanded Coastal class airship C-9 after it had been so devastatingly commanded by his predecessor, James G Struthers who sank seven U-boats. Employed in the role of anti-submarine patrols, these airships significantly reduced the threat from the German U-boats. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures. Clipped signatures are usually obtained from prints or publications that have been signed in person. Often, signatures have been rescued - or clipped - from prints that have been damaged in another area. Clipped Signature. Website Price: £ 190.00   To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £291.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £101 All prices are displayed in British Pounds Sterling   Signatures on item 2 *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. Name Info Flight Commnander James G Struthers DSC** (deceased) *Signature Value : £80 (matted) Born in 1885, he is best known for his exploits as an airship commander in World War One. With a crew of four, he flew the Coastal class airship C-9 from RNAS Mullion in Cornwall from 1916. With the U-boat threat in danger of crippling Britain, airships were employed to patrol the coasts, and C-9 was the most effective, Struthers and his crew claiming seven of them sunk. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and two Bars, and the submarine threat was greatly diminished. He served in World War Two with the Royal Observer Corps, based in his native West of Scotland. He died in 1979 aged 93. Signatures on item 3 *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. Name Info Flight Commander Thomas J York-Moore (deceased) *Signature Value : £70 (matted) An airship commander in World War One, he commanded Coastal class airship C-9 after it had been so devastatingly commanded by his predecessor, James G Struthers who sank seven U-boats. Employed in the role of anti-submarine patrols, these airships significantly reduced the threat from the German U-boats. We know from our sources that he lived until at least 1978, but have no further information.