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THE DAMBUSTERS - TARGET X
Twenty minutes had passed and three Lancasters had attacked but there was still no sign of a breach in the Möhne Dam, the first of three primary targets for the newly- formed elite 617 Squadron under the command of Wg Cdr Guy Gibson. Gibson and Flt Lt ‘Mick’ Martin had made successful attacks but Flt Lt ‘Hoppy’ Hopgood, whose...
Commemorating the historic Dambusters Raid, 16/17 May 1943
On the night of 16/17 May 1943, nineteen Lancasters crewed by 133 men of the newly- formed 617 Squadron took off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire to begin Operation Chastise – a daring low- level night attack on the mighty dams of the Ruhr; the...
This bookplate is available to be issued in your copy of our artists' books and will be accompanied by a special edition Aces High slipcase.
It has been personally hand-signed by Pilots and Aircrew who flew with the famous 617 Squadron during WWII:
Squadron Leader TONY...
A highly-restricted edition serving as a tribute to all those from across the commonwealth who helped to plan, prepare and execute Operation Chastise – the attacks on the great dams of the Ruhr valley on the night of 16/17 May 1943.
Just NINETEEN copies of this memorable edition are available worldwide...
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.
Released some years ago as an exclusively limited edition of just 100 copies worldwide, this long...
Commemorating Operation Chastise – the daring low-level raids against the great dams
of the Ruhr Valley on the night of 16/17 May 1943.
There were many skills required of an RAF bomber crew and none more so than courage. They often flew deep into enemy territory, mainly by night and often in freezing conditions, bad weather...
With the threat from Hitler’s increasingly belligerent regime growing, minds within Britain’s Air Ministry had already identified potential targets should the unthinkable happen and war with Germany become a reality. The list included the great dams of western Germany, some of the largest in the world.
On 9 September 1939 Hitler’s armies invaded Poland and,...
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...
