'Fabulous' Spitfire Painting By Modern Master Of Aviation Art | Antiques Roadshow

*All valuations were correct at the time of broadcast.* This piece depicting pilot Robert Stanford Tuck was given as a 40th wedding anniversary present to this lady, who knew the pilot. Discover the story behind the piece by Frank Wootton, described as the greatest 20th Century aviation artist. Hugh Scully and the experts from Antiques Roadshow take a look at some fantastic antiques and the history and stories surrounding them. This clip was filmed in Athelhampton in 1999.

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[marylinton]

My dad was a spitfire pilot in ww2. He even wrote a book. Have a special fondness for the spitfire

[garryferrington]

What a wonderful story behind this painting.

[donb]

I knew Robert Stanford Tuck and Adolph Galland. Both were very nice gentleman and dear friends of each others. Commander Tuck was held in the safe camp as the Great Escape took place.

[JamesHoffa]

She gets a painting of another man for her anniversary? I bet they were more than friends.