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Colin Bowley: Colin lives on Vancouver Island, B.C where he devotes much of his time to his
painting, both landscapes and aviation subjects. The two As (Aviation and Art) have always been
a big part of his life. As a young man he enlisted in the Royal Air Force and served for six years in
Africa, the Middle East and England. On return to civilian life he worked as a Commercial Artist in
various studios in Toronto and also as a Technical Artist at the Avro Aircraft Company during its
final dramatic days. He started his own Commercial Art business in 1973 and moved to B.C in
1985. During these years he continued to fly and has owned several aircraft and logged many
hours during this time. He is now retired and paints full-time. He has received various awards and
has work in private, public and corporate collections.

The deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth

From the 1930s to well into the 1940s the Tiger
Moth was the elementary trainer used by the RAF
and RCAF.

Although it was cold and draughty and the early
models had no brakes it did have a strong and
forgiving landing gear and was a pure delight to fly

Derived from the DH-60 Moth the first DH-82
Tiger Moth was flown for the first time on the
26th October, 1931. It was powered by a 120 hp
Gipsy engine and in 1937 it received the larger
130 hp Gipsy Major engine and was re designated

the DH-82A Tiger Moth.
When it finally went out of production over 800
had been built.

At the End of the Day
"Flying home in the gold of the setting sun in that magical time
when the day is done. With burnished wings we still catch the light
while it darkens below as we end our flight.

Up here all alone we can loop and roll and do other things that
nourish the soul. When we finally land and sit for a while people
may wonder why we wear such a smile.

To simply explain is a difficult thing how can you say what makes
your heart sing. You may talk about joy and the sheer delight but
that is only a part of the wonder of flight."

The Boeing (A75N1) PT-17 Stearman