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Terence Kane
| Wing Commander Terence Kane (deceased) Terence Michael Kane was born in London on September 9th 1920 and educated at Varndean School in Brighton. He joined the RAF on a short service commission on July 25th 1938, During his flying training he was injured in an Audax crash and admitted to hospital, however he was able to complete his training and was posted to CFS, Upavon, for an instructor's course, after which he joined the staff at 14 FTS, Kinloss and later Cranfield. He went to 7 OTU, Hawarden in July 1940, converted to Spitfires and joined No.234 Squadron on September 14th. On September 22nd 1940 he had shared in the destruction of a Junkers Ju88 bomber. The following day, only nine days after joining No.234 Squadron, Kane took off on a routine patrol when Messerschmitt Bf109s attacked his section. Kane shot one of them down but, during the combat, the engine of his Spitfire was damaged and he was forced to bale out at 6,000 feet. He had difficulty escaping from the fighter's cockpit but eventually managed to roll the aircraft over and fall clear. His parachute opened at 500 feet and seconds later he landed in the sea off the French coast. Floating in his life jacket, he was fortunate to be plucked from the sea within two hours by the German Navy. After being rescued, Kane was well treated before being taken to his first PoW camp. After initial interrogation he was sent to Oflag IXA/H, a converted medieval castle at Spangenberg, 15 miles south of Kassel. With his fellow RAF PoWs, Kane was moved between camps a number of times and on October 2nd 1941 he was in a large party that arrived at Oflag VIB near Warburg. A week later another group of RAF prisoners arrived, among whom Kane recognised his elder brother, Squadron Leader Mike Kane MBE, whose Whitley bomber had been shot down two months earlier. The younger Kane was unaware that his brother had been posted as missing, or that he had already made a daring escape bid – only to be recaptured when he was discovered in the hold of a Swedish ship in the docks at Lübeck. The two brothers were moved in May 1942 to the new Luftwaffe camp, Stalag Luft III at Sagan. They were sent to the East Compound, next to the one where the Great Escape took place in March 1944. On the night of January 27th 1945 the prisoners were given a few hours' notice to gather their belongings and prepare to leave. The Soviet Army was approaching from the east and the Germans had decided to evacuate the camp and march the prisoners westwards. During one of the coldest winters of the century, the men suffered great privation and numerous casualties on what became known as 'The Long March'. Eventually, Kane and his colleagues reached Lübeck where they were liberated by a scout car of the British 11th Armoured Division. Kane was flown back to England on May 8th after four-and-a half years as a PoW. Kane remained in the RAF, mainly on intelligence duties including two years in the Middle East. He left the service in 1950 but could not settle to civilian life and re-joined in February 1954. He specialised as a fighter controller, serving in Germany and in the United Kingdom. After a period as the defence adviser in Libya he became the project officer in the MoD for the 'Linesman' system, a network of radars and a centralised control system for the air defence of the UK. He finally he retired in 1974. He died on 5th August 2016. |
  Tribute to Flight Lieutenant Warner of No.610 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. (P) |   Escorting Blenheims to Le Trait - Spitfire W3455 of No.610 Squadron by Ivan Berryman. (P) |   We All Stand Together by Robert Taylor. |   The New Knights by David Pentland. (P) |
Items Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane (deceased) |
  | Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | The Battle of Britain commenced at the beginning of June 1940, and for the next two and a half gruelling months the young men of Royal Air Force Fighter Command, duelled with the cream of Goerings Luftwaffe over the skies of southern England. It wa...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | The Battle of Britain commenced at the beginning of June 1940, and for the next two and a half gruelling months the young men of Royal Air Force Fighter Command, duelled with the cream of Goerings Luftwaffe over the skies of southern England. It wa...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | The Battle of Britain commenced at the beginning of June 1940, and for the next two and a half gruelling months the young men of Royal Air Force Fighter Command, duelled with the cream of Goerings Luftwaffe over the skies of southern England. It wa...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Height and Sun by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | If you had the height, you controlled the battle. If you came out of the sun, the enemy could not see you. If you held your fire until you were very close, you seldom missed. These three basic rules contributed to the prowess in aerial combat of som...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Height and Sun by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | If you had the height, you controlled the battle. If you came out of the sun, the enemy could not see you. If you held your fire until you were very close, you seldom missed. These three basic rules contributed to the prowess in aerial combat of som...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. Price : £210.00 | A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. ...... | |
| | The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor (AP) Price : £395.00 | A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. ...... | |
| | The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor (B) Price : £275.00 | A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. ...... | |
| | The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor (C) Price : £395.00 | A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. ...... | |
| | The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor (D) SOLD OUT | A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Bitter Engagement by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | Just after midday on 27 September 1940 one of the bitterest engagements of the Battle of Britain took place in the skies over Kent when the Spitfires of 19 Squadron took on the Bf109s of JG54. In the huge dogfight that ensued, 19 Squadron claimed 8...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Bitter Engagement by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | Just after midday on 27 September 1940 one of the bitterest engagements of the Battle of Britain took place in the skies over Kent when the Spitfires of 19 Squadron took on the Bf109s of JG54. In the huge dogfight that ensued, 19 Squadron claimed 8...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Fight for the Sky by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | All through the long hot summer of 1940 they crossed the Channel from stolen bases in northern France, coming in mighty swarms to deliver their deadly cargo. Bombers and dive-bombers, single-seat fighters and fast twin-engined attack aircraft, thei...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. (B) Price : £425.00 | On 14th June 1940, the first German jackboots were heard on the streets of Paris. Within days France signed an armistice and Hitler could now turn his avaricious eyes north and across the grey waters of the Channel. The island of Britain stood alone...... | |
| | Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. (RM) Price : £395.00 | On 14th June 1940, the first German jackboots were heard on the streets of Paris. Within days France signed an armistice and Hitler could now turn his avaricious eyes north and across the grey waters of the Channel. The island of Britain stood alone...... |
| | Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. (RMB) Price : £625.00 | On 14th June 1940, the first German jackboots were heard on the streets of Paris. Within days France signed an armistice and Hitler could now turn his avaricious eyes north and across the grey waters of the Channel. The island of Britain stood alone...... | |
| | We All Stand Together by Robert Taylor. Price : £125.00 | Spitfires of 616 Squadron scramble from RAF Kenley during the heavy fighting of the Battle of Britain, late August 1940. Below them a Hurricane of 253 Squadron, sharing the same base, is being prepared for its next vital mission at a distant disper...... | |
| | We All Stand Together by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £210.00 | Spitfires of 616 Squadron scramble from RAF Kenley during the heavy fighting of the Battle of Britain, late August 1940. Below them a Hurricane of 253 Squadron, sharing the same base, is being prepared for its next vital mission at a distant disper...... | |
| | Escorting Blenheims to Le Trait - Spitfire W3455 of No.610 Squadron by Ivan Berryman. (P) Price : £660.00 | Spitfire DW-U (W3455) of 610 Squadron escorting Blenheims to Le Trait on 21st August 1941. This aircraft was shot down by enemy fighters on this mission. ...... | |
| | Tribute to Flight Lieutenant Warner of No.610 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. (P) Price : £660.00 | F/Lt Warner was shot down in combat with Bf 109s on 16th August 1940 at 17:15hrs off Dungeness. He was flying Spitfire DW-Z (R6802). ...... |
| | The New Knights by David Pentland. (P) Price : £500.00 | Spitfires of No.616 Squadron, September 1940. The aircraft nearest is K4330 QJ-G, the mount of Johnnie Johnson. ...... | |
  | Quartet by Gerald Coulson. (D) Price : £130.00 | The inspiration for this subject was principally the setting. A low sun turning the tops of towering cumulus to a soft ochre against a backdrop of azure. Through breaks in these massive clouds can be seen a landscape beginning to fade, greens and ...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Wing Commander Terence Kane (deceased) |
   | 610 Squadron Aviation Art Prints. Pack Price : £370.00 Saving : £350 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Return of the Heroes by Ivan Berryman. (B) In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (D) The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. Close Encounter by Ivan Berryman. (E) | |
   | JG3 Fw190 and Me109 Aviation Art Discount Print Pack. Pack Price : £370.00 Saving : £255 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Ramraiders by Robert Tomlin. (B) Ramraiders by Richard Taylor. The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. Dragons of Colombert by Nicolas Trudgian | |
    | Ultimate JG3 Luftwaffe Aviation Art Print Pack. Pack Price : £780.00 Saving : £541 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Ramraiders by Robert Tomlin. (B) Ramraiders by Richard Taylor. The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. Dragons of Colombert by Nicolas Trudgian Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian. Unhappy New Year by David Pentland. Morning Chorus by Gerald Coulson. Combat Over Normandy by Graeme Lothian. | |
    | Special Sale Pack of 5 Prints - 4 FREE! Pack Price : £210.00 Saving : £225 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (F) LCT 312 by Ivan Berryman. (D) Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (D) Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | Battle of Britain Aviation Print Pack by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £290.00 Saving : £185 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : In the Playground of the Gods by Ivan Berryman. (D) The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. |
| | Pilot Signed Spitfire Aircraft Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £275.00 Saving : £200 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
| | Pair of Spitfire Aviation Prints with Pilot Signatures by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £285.00 Saving : £170 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (J) | |
 | Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Air Combat Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £265.00 Saving : £105 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. Wounded Eagle by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | Battle of Britain Aviation Prints with 8 Signatures by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £315.00 Saving : £160 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. Adversaries by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | Battle of Britain Dogfight Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £290.00 Saving : £175 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (APB) |
 | WW2 Spitfire Aviation Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £285.00 Saving : £110 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. Land, Sea and Air by Ivan Berryman. (C) | |
 | Spitfire Aircraft Art Print Pack by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £145 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (E) | |
 | Battle of Britain Spitfire Aviation Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £490.00 Saving : £165 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Total Commitment by Ivan Berryman. (AP) The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor (AP) | |
 | Battle of Britain Aviation Art by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £150 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. A Day for Heroes by Ivan Berryman. (APB) | |
| | No.610 Sqn Battle of Britain Aviation Art by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £135 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. Close Encounter by Ivan Berryman. (E) |
| | JG3 Battle of Britain Aviation Art by Robert Tayor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £280.00 Saving : £170 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. Dragons of Colombert by Nicolas Trudgian |
