Acclaimed airbrush artist Philip Castle, who designed the menacing-looking poster for the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange, was commissioned to design the image for the world's largest military airshow, held annually at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.

Mr Castle, 64, from London, is no stranger to aviation art, having made a name for himself creating striking artwork featuring historic aircraft and scantily clad women. His passion for aviation developed from an early age and was inspired by his father, a carpenter, who was called up to join the RAF during World War Two, repairing Mosquitoes.

The poster for this summer's Air Tattoo, on July 14-15, features a number of aircraft including an RAF Typhoon, the Red Arrows, an F-22 Raptor, a P-51D Mustang plus Philip Castle's trademark woman. Also featured are the Thunderbirds aerobatics display team, who will be making a rare UK appearance this summer as part of the Air Tattoo's tribute marking the 60th anniversary of the US Air Force.

The poster was designed in a series of layers so that the image could be adapted for a variety of uses. Mr Castle said: “The poster took a long time to create because I had to keep checking that the angles of the aircraft worked together. I am pleased with the finished picture – it looks pretty good.”

It was back in 1971 that the former Royal College of Art student was approached to design the poster for Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange after the film's head of publicity, Mike Kaplan, saw some of Castle's work in the Daily Express.

“I jumped at the chance,” said Mr Castle. “I was a Kubrick disciple. I loved Dr Strangelove and 2001.” Among the highlights of his career were designing the film posters Full Metal Jacket and The Boyfriend, two Indianapolis 500 posters, two Time magazine front covers and an album cover for pop band Pulp.