Bug Killer by Ivan Berryman. (B)

Equipped with the experimental Monica IIIE detection device, Hawker Tempest EJ535 was deployed to the Fighter Interception Unit at Newchurch for evaluation in July 1944. Originally developed as the AN/APS 13, Monica had been intended as a rear-looking device to warn crews of attacks from behind. Now modified to face forward, it became a valuable aid in the battle against Hitler's terror weapons, notably the V-1 Flying Bomb. In the hands of the Fighter Interception Unit's then Commanding Officer Joseph Berry, this became a winning combination with no fewer than 52 Doodlebugs falling to Berry's guns - on one occasion, seven V1s being shot down by Berry in a single night.

Signed by Flying Officer Frank Wheeler DFC (deceased),
Pilot Officer Rusty Townsend,
Warrant Officer Jack Hodges DFC
and
Derek Tapson.

Large Size Limited edition of 10 giclee prints.

Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm)