Lancaster- Night Hunter Wood Print

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Lancaster Series
‘Night Hunter’
An error in weather forecast on the night of 3rd/4th May 1944 for the attack on Mailly-le- Camp resulted in the mainstream Lancasters making their way home in bright moonlit conditions. The Luftwaffe night-fighter arm made the most of the near perfect conditions and 42 Lancasters failed to return. The majority were taken down by Bf110 night-fighters recently armed with radar and upward firing 20mm cannon. The image reflects one such engagement in one of Bomber Commands worst nights..

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