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The Bomber Boys by James Dietz.
On the night of 16 / 17 May 1943, in one of the most daring low-level missions of the war, the men of newly-formed 617 Squadron, under the command of Guy Gibson, attacked the great dams of the Ruhr. The story of their audacious raid gained the squadron immediate fame and thereafter they would be known simply as the 'Dambusters'. But for the hundreds of airmen who followed in their footsteps, the destruction of the great dams was merely the beginning for this new squadron of low-flying, precision-bombing experts. Over the next two years their courageous exploits would earn the respect of the world. They did so under the command of some of Bomber Command's greatest leaders. Following in Gibson's footsteps were men such as the inspirational Leonard Cheshire VC, described by the London Gazette as having 'a reputation second to none in Bomber Command', and who helped pioneer precision target marking and the accurate delivery of Barnes Wallis's new deep-penetrati.........
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| | Item Code : DHM6618 | The Bomber Boys by James Dietz. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | Signed limited edition of 150 prints. | Image size 27 inches x 13.5 inches (69cm x 35cm) Paper size 33.5 inches x 21 inches (85cm x 53cm) |
Bell, John | | After initially training as a Navigator he went on to complete most of his 50 ops in Lancasters as a Bomb Aimer with 617 Sqn, including all the raids against the Tirpitz. |
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AVAILABLE | | | 617 Squadron edition of 125 prints. | Image size 27 inches x 13.5 inches (69cm x 35cm) Paper size 33.5 inches x 21 inches (85cm x 53cm) |
Bell, John | | After initially training as a Navigator he went on to complete most of his 50 ops in Lancasters as a Bomb Aimer with 617 Sqn, including all the raids against the Tirpitz. |
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Johnson, George L | | Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) |
| Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. |
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Goodman, L S Benny | | Squadron Leader L S Benny Goodman (deceased) |
| Benny Goodman (Pilot) volunteered for aircrew at 18 years of age and was called up in 1940. After basic training he went to RAF Abingdon - a Whitley OTU - for what he was told would be straight through training. This did not materialise and he found himself in the role of a Ground Gunner. In 1941, a posting eventually came through to the Initial Training Wing followed by Elementary Fyling School at Peterborough and an instructors course at Woodley, Reading; then to Clyffe Pyparde, a holding u |
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Grimes, S V | | Flight Lieutenant S V Grimes |
| Wireless Operator with No.617 Sqn. |
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Avey, Charles | | Flight Sergeant Charles Avey |
| Joining the RAF in 1944 he was posted to 617 Sqn as a Mid Upper Gunner on Lancasters and flew on the last 11 Operations of the war, dropping Grand Slam and Tall Boy bombs. |
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+ Artist : James Dietz | | SOLD
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AVAILABLE | | | Bomber Command edition of 100 prints. | Image size 27 inches x 13.5 inches (69cm x 35cm) Paper size 33.5 inches x 21 inches (85cm x 53cm) |
Bell, John | | After initially training as a Navigator he went on to complete most of his 50 ops in Lancasters as a Bomb Aimer with 617 Sqn, including all the raids against the Tirpitz. |
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Johnson, George L | | Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) |
| Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. |
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Goodman, L S Benny | | Squadron Leader L S Benny Goodman (deceased) |
| Benny Goodman (Pilot) volunteered for aircrew at 18 years of age and was called up in 1940. After basic training he went to RAF Abingdon - a Whitley OTU - for what he was told would be straight through training. This did not materialise and he found himself in the role of a Ground Gunner. In 1941, a posting eventually came through to the Initial Training Wing followed by Elementary Fyling School at Peterborough and an instructors course at Woodley, Reading; then to Clyffe Pyparde, a holding u |
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Grimes, S V | | Flight Lieutenant S V Grimes |
| Wireless Operator with No.617 Sqn. |
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Avey, Charles | | Flight Sergeant Charles Avey |
| Joining the RAF in 1944 he was posted to 617 Sqn as a Mid Upper Gunner on Lancasters and flew on the last 11 Operations of the war, dropping Grand Slam and Tall Boy bombs. |
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Waughman, Russell | | Flt Lt Russell Rusty Waughman DFC AFC |
| Volunteered for the RAF in 1941. After training in Canada, he qualified as a heavy bomber pilot. In November 1943 he was posted to No.101 (Special Duties) Squadron at Ludford Magna. He completed a tour of operations, which began during the Battle of Berlin, where they did several operations. Surviving a mid-air collision, only to write the aircraft off on landing, Rusty and his crew on a subsequent flight had a miraculous escape when their aircraft was blown upside down, over the target, at |
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Kirby, Harold | | Warrant Officer Harold Kirby |
| Called up in 1942 he attended a flight mechanics course at RAF Halton and then qualified as a flight engineer in 1943, joining 467 Squadron at Waddington on Lancasters. In August 1944 his aircraft was forced to crash land after an operation when a 1000lb bomb from another Lancaster ripped through their port wing and destroyed their undercarriage over France. In September 1944 he joined 97 Squadron at Coningsby on Lancasters as part of the Pathfinders and remained with this unit until the end o |
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Gard, Ron | | After completing training as a Rear Gunner he was posted in September 1944 to join No,463 Squadron RAAF, part of No,5 Group RAF, based at Waddington in Lincolnshire. Equipped with Lancasters, he took part in raids over Germany and Norway but on the noght of 14th February 1945, on his 17th mission, his Lancaster was shot down over their target near Leipzig. After bailing out he was captured and spent the remainder of the war as a Prisoner of War in Nuremberg. |
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Key, Ted | | Joining the RAF in 1943 he qualified as a Flight Engineer and joined No.514 Squadron equipped with Lancasters. From their base at RAF Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire he completed 29 Operations which included raids over Germany and France to disrupt the supply lines for enemy troops in Normandy. He also took part in missions against V-1 and V-2 bomb sites and as the war ended helped drop supplies during Operation Manna plus carry liberated POWs back to England during Operation Exodus. |
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Noye, Rupert | | 72 ops as Rear Gunner on Wellingtons then Lancasters of 166 Squadron. |
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