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✈️ Complete 1990 Coalport “Reach for the Sky” Aviation Plate Series – Michael Turner Artwork

This is a beautifully preserved complete set of 11 limited-edition aviation collectors’ plates, produced by Coalport in 1990 and illustrated by renowned aviation artist Michael Turner. Each plate captures a different moment of RAF flight history, rendered with Turner’s trademark accuracy, atmosphere, and movement.

Made in fine English bone china, each plate was issued in an edition limited to 95 firing days, making complete sets increasingly scarce. The artwork celebrates the skill, bravery, and everyday reality of RAF pilots, with scenes ranging from dawn departures to coastal patrols and dramatic weather flights.

A superb centrepiece for aviation enthusiasts, RAF historians, or collectors of British fine china.

Plates included in the full 11-piece series:

• Victory Flypast
• Dawn Patrol
• Out on Exercise
• Coming Home
• Return to Base
• Above the Estuary
• Take-Off
• Gathering Storm
• Flight Through the Clouds
• Coastal Mission
• Evening Sortie

Each plate includes:

• Original Michael Turner artwork
• Coalport backstamp
• Individual plate number
• BRADEx reference
• Series title: Reach for the Sky
• 1990 production date
• Fine bone china construction

Condition:
All plates clean, bright, and well-kept with no chips, cracks, or crazing. Ideal for display. Victory Flypast is a 11 inch plate , the rest of the complete collection are 8.5 inch plates.

🛩️ Coalport’s 1990 “Reach for the Sky” Series – A Tribute to RAF Flight Heritage

Coalport’s 1990 aviation series was created to honour the legacy of RAF pilots and the aircraft that defined Britain’s air history. Michael Turner’s illustrations are celebrated for their technical accuracy and emotional depth, capturing the atmosphere of flight — from low-level coastal sweeps to cloud-breaking climbs and evening returns to base.

Produced in fine English bone china, the series was strictly limited to 95 firing days, ensuring each plate remains a genuine limited-edition collectible. Turner’s work has long been admired by aviation enthusiasts, and this complete set represents the series exactly as intended.