‘Happy Choppers’, initially displayed in 2002 at London's Whitecross Street Market, is one of Banksy's notable urban street art pieces featuring helicopters. Helicopters or ‘choppers’ are a recurring motif that reflects the artist’s deep fascination with anti-war sentiment. 

The cartoon-inspired skyline features an Apache Attack helicopter adorned with a pink bow to convey a message of child-like innocence and challenge society’s romanticised perceptions of war and invasion.  

A year later in 2003, Banksy created the ‘Happy Choppers’ screen print in an edition of 750 prints. Among these, 600 are unsigned, and 150 are signed prints. Additionally, Banksy released  33 signed artist proofs.

In Banksy's own words, he says, "The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It's people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages."