Bomber's Moon is a piece of digital artwork by Pat Speirs which was uploaded on October 6th, 2011.
Title
Bomber's Moon
Artist
Pat Speirs
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Art Print
Description
�Bomber�s Moon�
Although this was a term used, loosely, during WW2 in reality this weather condition was much more a Hunter�s Moon. The Lancaster force much preferred a moonless or overcast condition that made the task of the prowling Luftwaffe night fighters so much more difficult - the downside was that such weather also screwed up the navigation conditions!
Uploaded
October 6th, 2011
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Comments (5)
Kris Schemeld
Beautiful picture. I can feel the cold air of the Lincolnshire Fens just looking at it. To the lady who's husband is blind, its a shame not to be able to see this. May I suggest he listens to a track called Bombers Moon by a British singer / comedian called Mike Harding. His father was a navigator on Lancasters and died on a raid over Germany. Have a listen - I'm sure it will portray perfectly to him the essence of this picture.
Pat Speirs replied:
Thanks for the comment and intro to the Mike Harding piece - most evocative. Note that the U-tube rendering used my pic (as above) - would have been nice if they had asked, would gldly have contributed. Good to hear from you and having spent a few winters on Lincolnshire RAF bases can well remember the bitter cold, particularly '63.
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