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A faithful reproduction of the Flying Log Book of the iconic leader of the Dambusters Raid
Presented in its own luxury embossed presentation box with an ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWING by Richard Taylor and specially printed Certificate of Authenticity.
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On the night of 16th May 1943, a small force of 19 Lancaster bombers from 617 Sqn set forth from RAF Scampton to embark on a mission that would live on in the history books for eternity. Under the command of Wing Commander Guy Gibson they achieved what Bomber Command supremo, Arthur Harris, had earlier described as impossible: They breached the mighty dams in Westphalia, causing massive...
The fifth aircraft to attack the Möhne dam on the night of 16 / 17 May 1943, Flt.Lt. David Maltby powers Lancaster AJ-J away from the target as his Upkeep mine successfully detonates against the already damaged dam wall. Within seconds the dam will rupture releasing a terrifying wall of water flooding into the valley below.
It's easy to see why this...
In one of the boldest precision raids of World War II, the valiant men of 617 Squadron breached the mighty dams of Germany. They were the Dambusters.
On the night of 16/17 May 1943, nineteen Lancasters and 133 men from the recently formed 617 Squadron carried out one of the most spectacular precision raids in the history of air warfare. This highly secret undertaking went...
This highly collectible matching-pair of Limited Edition prints by Frank Wootton were published in 1977 by Blaze Fine Arts to benefit the R.A.F. Museum Appeal!
'LANCASTER' depicts one of the most famous aerial operations of World War II—the Dambusters Raid (Operation Chastise) on...
THE DAMBUSTERS
On 16th May 1943, the crews of 617 Sqn were about to embark on an audacious low-level assault against the great dams of Germany. Codenamed Operation Chastise , the task required exceptional flying skills and a specially designed ‘bouncing bomb’, but if the dams could be destroyed it would deal a massive blow to the Nazi war machine.
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There were few sights back in the early 1940’s that stirred the emotions more than that of a Lancaster on final approach, its weary crew returning from combat over enemy territory.
In the midst of the harvest in the late summer of 1944, a Lancaster of the famous 617 ‘Dambusters’ Squadron makes its final approach. After a gruelling night operation over Germany the thankful crew are...
Robert Taylor pays tribute to the courage and selfless determination 617 Squadron’s Dambuster crews, of which eight never returned, with this dramatic pencil rendering.
As his bouncing bomb scores a direct hit, Pilot Officer Les Knight powers his Lancaster over the Eder Dam, a huge deluge of water cascading over the fractured wall as he departs the scene.
The breathtaking skill and courage displayed by the crews of 617 Squadron on the moonlit night of 17 May 1943 created a legend that remains undimished.
Guy Gibson leads the first wave of 617 Squadron’s Lancaster bombers towards the German border and on to the Mőhne dam. After crossing the coast a fraction off course, Gibson adjusts his compass heading...
”The Commander in Chief wants a special squadron formed for the job. And I want you to form it.”
The words from Air Vice-Marshall the Hon. Ralph Cochrane, newly appointed as AOC of No.5 Group, to the young Wing Commander Guy Gibson.
In one of the finest paintings of his career, leading aviation artist Anthony Saunders has completed one of the most...
