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The Loch Ness Wellington by Ivan Berryman.
R-Robert was dramatically retrieved after nearly forty years on the bed of Loch Ness in Scotland. It is being restored at the Brooklands Museum. |
| | Item Code : B0013 | The Loch Ness Wellington by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | Signed limited editon of 450 prints.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) |
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| | Sir George Edwards OM CBE FRS (deceased) |
| George Edwards joined Vickers in 1935 working with Barnes Wallace on the Wellington and Warwick before becoming Chief Designer in 1945. At Vickers, he led the design team for the Valiant, Viscount and VC-10 and later, as Chairman, British Aircraft Corporation, he led the BAC-111, TSR2 and Concorde projects. A keen aviator since 1948, he learnt to fly in a Tiger Moth to better communicate with his company test pilots and flew in all his subsequent designs, culminating with a Mach:2 flight in Con |
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Berry, PeterNO
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| | Wing Commander Peter Berry DFC |
| Pilot of Loch Ness Wellington R for Robert |
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Holmes, RobinNO
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| | Chairman Loch Ness Wellington Association and instigator of Wellington recovery |
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Barton, MoragNO
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| | Director of Brooklands Museum and involved in planning and recovery of Wellington |
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Temple, Julian | | Curator of Aviation, Brooklands Museum |
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Casbard, RobertNO
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| | Project Co-ordinator, Wellington Restoration, Brooklands Museum |
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Boorer, NormanNO
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| | Norman Spud Boorer (deceased) |
| Norman Boorer was part of Barnes Wallis's hand picked three-man team of specialist design engineers who developed UPKEEP, the code name for the famous bouncing bomb. Sadly, Spud Boorer passed away in May 2004. |
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View | | Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 40 cards. | Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) | none | | £2.90 | | | Signed limited editon of 450 prints.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) |
Edwards, GeorgeNO
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| | Sir George Edwards OM CBE FRS (deceased) |
| George Edwards joined Vickers in 1935 working with Barnes Wallace on the Wellington and Warwick before becoming Chief Designer in 1945. At Vickers, he led the design team for the Valiant, Viscount and VC-10 and later, as Chairman, British Aircraft Corporation, he led the BAC-111, TSR2 and Concorde projects. A keen aviator since 1948, he learnt to fly in a Tiger Moth to better communicate with his company test pilots and flew in all his subsequent designs, culminating with a Mach:2 flight in Con |
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Berry, PeterNO
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| | Wing Commander Peter Berry DFC |
| Pilot of Loch Ness Wellington R for Robert |
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Holmes, RobinNO
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| | Chairman Loch Ness Wellington Association and instigator of Wellington recovery |
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Barton, MoragNO
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| | Director of Brooklands Museum and involved in planning and recovery of Wellington |
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Temple, Julian | | Curator of Aviation, Brooklands Museum |
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Casbard, RobertNO
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| | Project Co-ordinator, Wellington Restoration, Brooklands Museum |
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Boorer, NormanNO
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| | Norman Spud Boorer (deceased) |
| Norman Boorer was part of Barnes Wallis's hand picked three-man team of specialist design engineers who developed UPKEEP, the code name for the famous bouncing bomb. Sadly, Spud Boorer passed away in May 2004. |
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+ Artist : Ivan Berryman | £80 Off! | Now : £60.00
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Half Price! | | | **Signed limited editon of 450 prints. (One copy reduced to clear)
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) |
Edwards, GeorgeNO
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| | Sir George Edwards OM CBE FRS (deceased) |
| George Edwards joined Vickers in 1935 working with Barnes Wallace on the Wellington and Warwick before becoming Chief Designer in 1945. At Vickers, he led the design team for the Valiant, Viscount and VC-10 and later, as Chairman, British Aircraft Corporation, he led the BAC-111, TSR2 and Concorde projects. A keen aviator since 1948, he learnt to fly in a Tiger Moth to better communicate with his company test pilots and flew in all his subsequent designs, culminating with a Mach:2 flight in Con |
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Berry, PeterNO
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| | Wing Commander Peter Berry DFC |
| Pilot of Loch Ness Wellington R for Robert |
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Holmes, RobinNO
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| | Chairman Loch Ness Wellington Association and instigator of Wellington recovery |
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Barton, MoragNO
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| | Director of Brooklands Museum and involved in planning and recovery of Wellington |
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Temple, Julian | | Curator of Aviation, Brooklands Museum |
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Casbard, RobertNO
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| | Project Co-ordinator, Wellington Restoration, Brooklands Museum |
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Boorer, NormanNO
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| | Norman Spud Boorer (deceased) |
| Norman Boorer was part of Barnes Wallis's hand picked three-man team of specialist design engineers who developed UPKEEP, the code name for the famous bouncing bomb. Sadly, Spud Boorer passed away in May 2004. |
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+ Artist : Ivan Berryman | Half
Price! | Now : £65.00 | | | | **Signed limited editon of 450 prints. (One print reduced to clear) | Image size 22 inches x 15 inches (56cm x 38cm) |
Edwards, GeorgeNO
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| | Sir George Edwards OM CBE FRS (deceased) |
| George Edwards joined Vickers in 1935 working with Barnes Wallace on the Wellington and Warwick before becoming Chief Designer in 1945. At Vickers, he led the design team for the Valiant, Viscount and VC-10 and later, as Chairman, British Aircraft Corporation, he led the BAC-111, TSR2 and Concorde projects. A keen aviator since 1948, he learnt to fly in a Tiger Moth to better communicate with his company test pilots and flew in all his subsequent designs, culminating with a Mach:2 flight in Con |
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Berry, PeterNO
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| | Wing Commander Peter Berry DFC |
| Pilot of Loch Ness Wellington R for Robert |
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Holmes, RobinNO
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| | Chairman Loch Ness Wellington Association and instigator of Wellington recovery |
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Barton, MoragNO
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| | Director of Brooklands Museum and involved in planning and recovery of Wellington |
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Temple, Julian | | Curator of Aviation, Brooklands Museum |
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Casbard, RobertNO
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| | Project Co-ordinator, Wellington Restoration, Brooklands Museum |
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Boorer, NormanNO
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| | Norman Spud Boorer (deceased) |
| Norman Boorer was part of Barnes Wallis's hand picked three-man team of specialist design engineers who developed UPKEEP, the code name for the famous bouncing bomb. Sadly, Spud Boorer passed away in May 2004. |
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Bomb Away! The Third Assault by Robert Taylor.
On the night of 16th - 17th May 1943 nineteen specially modified Lancasters of No.617 Squadron departed from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire on one of the most secret and daring bombing operations undertaken during World War Two. The ultra-secret operation to destroy the huge hydro-electric dams that powered a significant part of Germany's industrial war machine in the Ruhr valley, codenamed Operation Chastise, had been planned in stealth for months. Using a revolutionary 10-ton 'bouncing bomb' designed by the brilliant designer Barnes-Wallis, a special squadron comprised of the most talented crews that RAF Bomber Command could muster would be formed to attack primarily the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams. Using highly modified Lancaster bombers to carry the secret bomb, Operation Chastise.was to become one of the most dangerous precision bombing raids ever undertaken, and Robert Taylor astutely captures all the atmosphere in his drawing Bomb Away!. At 00.38 hrs th.........
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| | Item Code : DHM6039 | Bomb Away! The Third Assault by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | Signed limited edition of 300 prints.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Paper size 23.5 inches x 19 inches (60cm x 48cm) |
Grayston, Raymond E | | Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) |
| Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. |
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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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| | Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased) |
| Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011. |
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McDonald, Grant S | | Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased) |
| Grant McDonald was the rear gunner on Lancaster AJ-F flown by Ken Brown. On the way to the Ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip before reaching the Sorpe Dam. Sadly, we have learned that Grant S McDonald passed away in May 2012. |
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Munro, Les | | Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF (deceased) |
| New Zealander Les Munro was the Captain and pilot of Lancaster AJ-W assigned to attack the Sorpe Dam, but was forced to turn back en-route to the target after heavy flak damage over Holland had rendered his aircraft unable to carry on with the operation. Squadron Leader Les Munro, who has died aged 96, was the last surviving pilot to have taken part on the Dambusters raid, which attacked the Ruhr Dams in May 1943. His Lancaster was one of the first to take off on the night of May 16. Their tar |
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Sutherland, Frederick E | | Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased) |
| Doc Sutherland was the front gunner on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam, and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland, France and Spain. He died on 21st of January 2019. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor | | £145.00 | | | | Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. | Paper size 23.5 inches x 19 inches (60cm x 48cm) |
Grayston, Raymond E | | Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) |
| Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. |
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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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Lucas, KennethNO
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| | Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased) |
| Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011. |
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McDonald, Grant S | | Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased) |
| Grant McDonald was the rear gunner on Lancaster AJ-F flown by Ken Brown. On the way to the Ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip before reaching the Sorpe Dam. Sadly, we have learned that Grant S McDonald passed away in May 2012. |
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Munro, Les | | Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF (deceased) |
| New Zealander Les Munro was the Captain and pilot of Lancaster AJ-W assigned to attack the Sorpe Dam, but was forced to turn back en-route to the target after heavy flak damage over Holland had rendered his aircraft unable to carry on with the operation. Squadron Leader Les Munro, who has died aged 96, was the last surviving pilot to have taken part on the Dambusters raid, which attacked the Ruhr Dams in May 1943. His Lancaster was one of the first to take off on the night of May 16. Their tar |
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Sutherland, Frederick E | | Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased) |
| Doc Sutherland was the front gunner on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam, and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland, France and Spain. He died on 21st of January 2019. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor | | SOLD
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AVAILABLE | | | Publishers Proof edition of 50 prints. | Paper size 23.5 inches x 19 inches (60cm x 48cm) |
Grayston, Raymond E | | Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) |
| Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. |
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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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Lucas, KennethNO
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| | Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased) |
| Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011. |
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McDonald, Grant S | | Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased) |
| Grant McDonald was the rear gunner on Lancaster AJ-F flown by Ken Brown. On the way to the Ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip before reaching the Sorpe Dam. Sadly, we have learned that Grant S McDonald passed away in May 2012. |
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Munro, Les | | Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF (deceased) |
| New Zealander Les Munro was the Captain and pilot of Lancaster AJ-W assigned to attack the Sorpe Dam, but was forced to turn back en-route to the target after heavy flak damage over Holland had rendered his aircraft unable to carry on with the operation. Squadron Leader Les Munro, who has died aged 96, was the last surviving pilot to have taken part on the Dambusters raid, which attacked the Ruhr Dams in May 1943. His Lancaster was one of the first to take off on the night of May 16. Their tar |
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Sutherland, Frederick E | | Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased) |
| Doc Sutherland was the front gunner on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam, and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland, France and Spain. He died on 21st of January 2019. |
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Johnson, Edward (matted) | | Flight Lieutenant Edward Johnson (deceased) |
| He joined the RAFVR early in the war, serving with 50 and 106 Squadrons. When he joined 617 Squadron in 1943 he was the bomb aimer on Lancaster AJ-N piloted by Les Knight on the Dambusters raid. During that raid they first attacked the Mohne Dam and then went on to attack and actually breach the Eder Dam, for which he was awarded the DFC. Later in 1943 he was shot down but evaded capture and during a two month journey returned to England via Holland, France, Spain and Gibraltar. Sadly, Edwar |
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Chalmers, George (matted) | | Flight Lieutenant George Chalmers DFC DFM (deceased) |
| George Alexander Chalmers was born on February 12 1921 at Peterhead in Scotland. He was educated at Aberdeen Academy before working briefly at a local Crosse & Blackwell factory and joining the RAF as a boy entrant. After boy's service and qualifying as a wireless operator and air-gunner, Chalmer joined the RAF in 1938. Geogre Chalmers was posted to No 10, a two-engine Whitley bomber squadron at Dishforth, Yorkshire, from where he took part in leaflet-dropping operations over Germany after |
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Boorer, Norman (matted)NO
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| | Norman Spud Boorer (deceased) |
| Norman Boorer was part of Barnes Wallis's hand picked three-man team of specialist design engineers who developed UPKEEP, the code name for the famous bouncing bomb. Sadly, Spud Boorer passed away in May 2004. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor | | SOLD
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AVAILABLE | | | Studio Proof edition of 15 prints. | Paper size 23.5 inches x 19 inches (60cm x 48cm) |
Grayston, Raymond E | | Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) |
| Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. |
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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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Lucas, KennethNO
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| | Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased) |
| Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011. |
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McDonald, Grant S | | Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased) |
| Grant McDonald was the rear gunner on Lancaster AJ-F flown by Ken Brown. On the way to the Ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip before reaching the Sorpe Dam. Sadly, we have learned that Grant S McDonald passed away in May 2012. |
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Munro, Les | | Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF (deceased) |
| New Zealander Les Munro was the Captain and pilot of Lancaster AJ-W assigned to attack the Sorpe Dam, but was forced to turn back en-route to the target after heavy flak damage over Holland had rendered his aircraft unable to carry on with the operation. Squadron Leader Les Munro, who has died aged 96, was the last surviving pilot to have taken part on the Dambusters raid, which attacked the Ruhr Dams in May 1943. His Lancaster was one of the first to take off on the night of May 16. Their tar |
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Sutherland, Frederick E | | Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased) |
| Doc Sutherland was the front gunner on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam, and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland, France and Spain. He died on 21st of January 2019. |
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Johnson, Edward (matted) | | Flight Lieutenant Edward Johnson (deceased) |
| He joined the RAFVR early in the war, serving with 50 and 106 Squadrons. When he joined 617 Squadron in 1943 he was the bomb aimer on Lancaster AJ-N piloted by Les Knight on the Dambusters raid. During that raid they first attacked the Mohne Dam and then went on to attack and actually breach the Eder Dam, for which he was awarded the DFC. Later in 1943 he was shot down but evaded capture and during a two month journey returned to England via Holland, France, Spain and Gibraltar. Sadly, Edwar |
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Chalmers, George (matted) | | Flight Lieutenant George Chalmers DFC DFM (deceased) |
| George Alexander Chalmers was born on February 12 1921 at Peterhead in Scotland. He was educated at Aberdeen Academy before working briefly at a local Crosse & Blackwell factory and joining the RAF as a boy entrant. After boy's service and qualifying as a wireless operator and air-gunner, Chalmer joined the RAF in 1938. Geogre Chalmers was posted to No 10, a two-engine Whitley bomber squadron at Dishforth, Yorkshire, from where he took part in leaflet-dropping operations over Germany after |
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Boorer, Norman (matted)NO
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| | Norman Spud Boorer (deceased) |
| Norman Boorer was part of Barnes Wallis's hand picked three-man team of specialist design engineers who developed UPKEEP, the code name for the famous bouncing bomb. Sadly, Spud Boorer passed away in May 2004. |
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Martin, Harold Mick (matted) | | Air Marshal Sir Harold (Mick) Martin KCB CB DSO* AFC RAAF (deceased) |
| Born 27th February 1918, Australian Mick Martin joined the RAF in 1940 and had flown tours with 455 Squadron RAAF and 50 Squadron RAF before joining Guy Gibson at 617 Squadron. Pilot of AJ-P, Mick Martin was Deputy Leader of the Dams Raid and flew in Gibsons lead group. Third aircraft to attack the Mohne Dam, he was awarded the DSO for his part in the raid. Mick Martin later served with Leonard Cheshire, and went on to a distinguished career after the war. ADC to the Queen in 1963, he eventu |
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Townsend, Bill (matted) | | Flight Lieutenant Bill Townsend CGM DFM (deceased) |
| Pilot and Captain of Lancaster AJ-O, he attacked the Ennepe Dam. Transferring to the RAF from the Army in 1941, Bill Townsend served a tour as a pilot with 49 Squadron, before joining 617 Squadron, at the time a Flight Sergeant. As part of 617 Squadron Bill Townsend flew Lancaster ED-886 codenamed AJ – O for Orange in the famous dambuster raid of May 1944. Flight Sergeant Townsend flew his bomber and crew in the third wave of the famous raid. After the first two dams (Mohne and Eder) wer |
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Shannon, David J (matted) | | Squadron Leader David J Shannon DSO* DFC* RAAF (deceased) |
| Born 27th May 1922 in Australia, Dave Shannon joined the RAAF in 1941, and trained as a pilot. He flew an extended tour of 36 operations with 106 Squadron RAF before being chosen for 617 Squadron. Pilot of Lancaster AJ-L in Gibsons group, he was called off as he began his run on the Mohne Dam after the breach became apparent, but flew on and was the first pilot to attack the Eder Dam. Awarded a DSO for the Dams operation, he later served as Deputy to Leonard Cheshire, flying Mosquitos on what |
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