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Bomber's Moon Poster
by Ray Agius
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Bomber's Moon poster by Ray Agius. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Artist's Description
Bomber's Moon
Watercolour
24" X 18"
Flight Lieutenant Mervyn Shipard DFC* RAAF was the pilot in a leading night fighter crew, with Douggie Oxby RAF, on 89 Squadron RAF on Malta and in North Africa 1942-43.
Already with one victory at night over the UK, they took a transfer to the Mediterranean rather than go on rest. They destroyed a total of thirteen enemy aircraft, probably destroyed and damaged others in dangerous night interceptions over Malta and on the north coast of Africa.
They survived crashes and potentially lethal flying at night and in bad weather. Shipard was a natural at this kind of flying and Oxby made the pair successful in night air combat. At all stages of his flying career Shipard was highly rated.
When called back to Australia by the government, Shipard became a valuable instructor but decided to take the opportunity of transferring to airline flying, and spent the rest of his career in that profession.
Many o...
About Ray Agius
I am first and foremost a Gemini. My feet are placed precariously in several camps and constantly and easily cross over many boundaries. My working life spanned 3 decades and embraced 3 continents. Some of my time was spent in the British Royal Navy and much of it in the International Automotive Industry. An Engineer and Designer is automatically a keen observer of life and human nature and from that I take much inspiration for my art. I do not call myself just an artist but rather a purveyor, documenter and expositor of life, from which my art bleeds and sometimes gushes forth! My skills and qualifications have been honed over decades, influenced by both current and long dead artists., Some of those with whom I...
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Laurel Adams
Ray, while you give but a slight nod to your love of writing within your Accomplished career/bio, your images’ description tabs and behind the scenes shares…are offering tantalizing morsels screaming for published anthology!!…viewers a MUST SEE, behind the BUZzz!!
Ray Agius replied:
So nice to feel appreciated. Thank you.