Long Night Ahead Acrylic Print

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Long Night Ahead

The Lancasters struggle out from the East Anglian field, loaded with fuel and weapons, turning East away from the setting sun. Some 8 to 10 hrs later the crews will return, most of them, bone weary but with another mission chalked off the elusive tour total. Almost every night the same scenario was repeated through the years from 1943 onwards - the real meaning of �maximum effort�.
Fifty percent of the crews would not survive the experience - the highest casualty rate for any UK combat unit.

Have been interested in photography since just after WW2, when film became freely available again, using Kodak Autographic equipment. Graduated, in the 50's, to 35mm and was involved in photographic work during my 17 yrs as RAF aircrew - navigator. Since retirement and migrating to Canon digital equipment have been involved with two of my sons and one grandson in a considerable amount of photographic activity, particularly composite images. Now producing digital art prints with the major emphasis on classic warbird aviation. With son, Duncan, now becoming a well-known and published wild life photographer we have started, in 2017, a new gallery reflecting Scottish sea birds - and 'feathered' flight