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Clipped Signature - Ken Brown. - Cranston Military Prints

Clipped Signature - Ken Brown.


Clipped Signature - Ken Brown.

Joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 and by 1943 was a pilot in No.617 Sqn Royal Air Force. For Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid of 16th/17th May 1943, he was Captain and Pilot of Lancaster ED918 AJ-F 'F for Freddie' as it shot up trains and bombed the Sorpe Dam. He died in 2002. Joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 and by 1943 was a pilot in No.617 Sqn Royal Air Force. For Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid of 16th/17th May 1943, he was Captain and Pilot of Lancaster ED918 AJ-F 'F for Freddie' as it shot up trains and bombed the Sorpe Dam. He died in 2002.
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Brown, Ken

Died : 2002
Squadron Leader Ken Brown CGM RCAF (deceased)
Born 20th August 1920. Joined the Canadian Air Force in 1941, and joined No.617 Sqn in 1943. Pilot and Captain of Lancaster AJ-F, he attacked the Sorpe Dam. Ken Brown died 23rd December 2002.
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Flew Spitfires in the Battle of Britain with No.616 Sqn, completing his tour with No.92 Sqn. For his second tour, he flew Lancasters with the famed No.617 Sqn, flying on all three raids against the German battleship Tirpitz. He died in 2013.

Clipped Signature - Tony Iveson.		 The success of the attack on the Möhne dam on the night of 16th/17th May 1943 meant that the remaining three 617 Sqn Lancasters of the First Wave could turn their attention to the Eder, some twelve minutes flying time away. Wing Commander Guy Gibson first called in Flight Lieutenant D J Shannon, flying AJ-L (ED929G) to make the initial run, but he had great difficulty achieving the correct height and approach, so Gibson now ordered Squadron Leader H E Maudslay in AJ-Z (ED937G) to make his run. Again, the aircraft struggled to find the correct height and direction, so Shannon was again brought in, AJ-L finally releasing its <i>Upkeep</i> on the third attempt. The bomb bounced twice before exploding with no visible effect on the dam. Now Maudslay made another attempt, but released his bomb too late. The mine bounced off of the dam wall and exploded in mid air right behind AJ-Z, the Lancaster limping away, damaged, from the scene, only to be shot down on the way home with the loss of all crew. Finally, Pilot Officer Les Knight was called in for one final attempt. AJ-N (ED912G) released its <i>Upkeep</i> perfectly, the mine bouncing three times before striking the dam slightly to the south. In the ensuing explosion, the dam was seen to shake visibly before the masonry began to crumble and a massive breach appeared. With the Möhne and Eder dams both destroyed and the Sorpe demonstrated to be equally vulnerable, <i>Operation Chastise</i> had been a remarkable success and will stand forever as one of the most heroic and audacious attacks in the history of aerial warfare.

The Eder Breaks by Ivan Berryman.		 The Lancaster B MkIII of Flt Lt J V Hopgood was the second aircraft to make an attempt at breaching the Mohne Dam on the night of 16/17th of May 1943, ED925(G) (AJ-M) encountering intense flak and 20mm fire from the shore and from the towers of the dam itself. Just moments from the release of the Upkeep bomb, both of Hopgood's port engines took direct hits and burst into flames as other rounds ripped through the starboard wing. Despite these fatal strikes, the brave crew pressed home their attack, but released their bomb just seconds too late to be effective. The bomb bounced over the dam wall, landing on the power station below where it exploded with devastating results. With blazing fuel now engulfing the wing of his crippled aircraft, Hopgood climbed to about 500ft where the wing failed, sending ED925 into a dive from which it would never recover. By jumping clear just moments before impact, two of her crew survived to become prisoners of war.

Determined to the Last by Ivan Berryman. 		Bill Townsend's Lancaster O for Orange, returns safely on the morning of 17th May 1943 after the success of the daring raids on the dams of the Ruhr Valley.

'O' Safe Home by Ivan Berryman.
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Squadron Leader Ken Brown CGM RCAF (deceased)
Died : 2002
*Signature Value : £85

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Brown, Ken
(Squadron Leader Ken Brown CGM RCAF (deceased))

Born 20th August 1920. Joined the Canadian Air Force in 1941, and joined No.617 Sqn in 1943. Pilot and Captain of Lancaster AJ-F, he attacked the Sorpe Dam. Ken Brown died 23rd December 2002.
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