A series of watercolour paintings by one of the Pilots of RAF 113 Squadron, of the air campaign in Burma, capturing the action of the Hurricane Mk II Fighter/Bombers and the P47 MkII Thunderbolts
 

Limited edition prints of the following paintings are now available:
		Another painting coming soon
The bombing of the wall of Fort Dufferin, Mandalay	Beating the Monsoon - Thunderbolts on Patrol
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Read the history of the events depicted in the paintings giving details of the incredible campaign in Burma when the Japanese forces were driven from the Indian/Burmese border down to Rangoon

GERARD BRIGDEN, OBE; DIP.ARCH; FRIBA

About the artist: Gerard Brigden joined the RAF in 1942 and trained as a Fighter Pilot in  Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Egypt and India.  He joined 113 Squadron in 1945 at Yazaygo and flew Hurricanes and Thunderbolts in the Burma Campaign until the Japanese surrendered, 14th August 1945. After the War he trained and qualified as an Architect and from 1953, in the Colonial Service, designed hospitals and schools in Singapore. In 1962 he became the Chief Architect for the new capital city of Islamabad in Pakistan. For this work he was awarded the OBE by Queen Elizabeth II and became the youngest ever FELLOW of the RIBA. He then worked for UNESCO and the World Bank in Malawi, Kenya and Afghanistan, with a break in 1979-81 to teach Architecture at Louisiana State University, USA. Gerard is now semi-retired in France, where he paints and makes Stained Glass to commission.