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Clipped Signature - Raymond Grayston. - Cranston Military Prints

Clipped Signature - Raymond Grayston.


Clipped Signature - Raymond Grayston.

Flew with No.50 Sqn before joining No.617 Sqn as the Flight Engineer of Lancaster AJ-N piloted by Les Knight on the Dambusters raid. His aircraft breached the Eder Dam. Later he was shot down and imprisoned from September 1943 until liberation. He died in 2010.
Item Code : CLP0448Clipped Signature - Raymond Grayston. - Editions Available
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Grayston, Raymond E

Died : 2010
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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This was the moment when the massive Möhne dam was finally breached on the night of 16th-17th May 1943 during the top secret Operation Chastise. The specially-converted Lancaster B MkIII of Fl/Lt David Maltby ED906(G) AJ-J roars between the towers of the dam, having released the Upkeep bouncing bomb that would ultimately cause a cascade of water to flood into the valley below. Fl/Lt Harold Martin's identical aircraft, ED909(G) AJ-P can be seen off Maltby's port wing with all of its light ablaze, drawing enemy fire from the attacking bomber.

Dambusters - Moment of Truth by Ivan Berryman. 		The image shows Lancaster AJ-G attacking the Mohne dam. Alongside is the portrait of AJ-G pilot Wing Cdr G P Gibson. The very first aircraft to attack the dams, AJ-G dropped its bomb short of the Mohne, but drew anti-aircraft fire away from the following Lancasters, before returning home safely<br><br><b>Crew of <i>G for George</i> :</b><br><br>Pilot : Wing Cdr G P Gibson<br>Flight Engineer : Sgt J Pulford<br>Navigator : Plt Off H T Taerum<br>Wireless Operator : Flt Lt R E G Hutchison<br>Bomb Aimer : Plt Off F M Spafford<br>Front Gunner : Flt Sgt G A Deering<br>Rear Gunner : Flt Lt R D Trevor-Roper.

Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-G by David Pentland.		 Operation Chastise, the plan to destroy the mighty Ruhr dams, was bold, audacious and dangerous. It was also set to become one of the most legendary combat missions ever undertaken in the history of aviation warfare. In late February 1943 a unique decision was taken by the RAF to form the now legendary 617 Squadron, a highly specialised unit within Bomber Command. Its task was to be the destruction of the huge Möhne, Sorpe and Eder dams, which provided vital services to German industry. Tasked with providing the crews for this new squadron was the young, outstanding, bomber and night-fighter pilot Wing Commander Guy Gibson, already a veteran of 174 bomber operations. On 21st March 1943 the unit was formed at RAF Scampton under his command, and the chosen men had just eight weeks to prepare for the task in hand.

Low Pass Over the Möhne Dam by Anthony Saunders. 		A peaceful corner of eastern England is temporarily awakened from its summer slumbers by the thunder of Merlin engines, the familiar roar announcing the safe return of a squadron of Lancasters from their latest operation. With wheels already down, the pilots throttle back the huge engines as the heavies make their final approach to the airfield nearby. Below them quiet will soon return to the countryside and on base, after debrief, the weary bomber crews will take a well-earned rest. They don't expect it to last long - they could be flying again tonight.

A Welcome Sight by Richard Taylor.
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Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased)
Died : 2010
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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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