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Based in Tengah and Butterworth, Singapore, the DeHavilland Hornet DH 103 was used to great effect as a ground attack aircraft during the Malayan Emergency during the 1950s. Shown here are aircraft OB-A WB 898 and OB-O WB 876 of 45 squadron on patrol.

London born in 1943, I spent most of my working life in the aviation industry. As Senior Illustrator at Rolls-Royce, UK, I was responsible for creating many of the air brush colour cutaways of the aero engines designed and built by the company. Apart from aviation I have always been a “car nut”, going to race meetings at Brands Hatch and Silverstone in the UK where I managed to pick up many commissions, not only cars, but landscapes too. I have been heavily influenced by the foremost aviation artist, the late Frank Wootton OBE, FAGAvA, and like him I try to represent aircraft in action with the perception of clouds and atmosphere as seen from the pilot’s point of view. My favoured medium is acrylic. I am a member of the Australian...